The Gullwing Twin Wind Towers

The Gullwing Twin Wind Towers

The Gullwing Twin Wind Towers  might be one of the design of a skyscraper tower wind turbine as an energy source of the most ambitious in the beginning of 2011. The tower is designed to run entirely from wind power energy produced by wind turbines placed in this tower.

Architects and designers in ARXX Studio designing skyscrapers independent twin towers to Dubai, which generate all the energy it needs from renewable resources sourced from wind, which certainly environmentally friendly. Baptized in the Gullwing Wind Twin Towers, the tower is equipped with a unique power-generating systems that use wind turbines hinge attached to the building to generate electricity from wind.

 
If the tower skyscraper built and fully supported by its own wind turbine. The Gullwing Twin Towers Wind planned for Dubai, a country that has served as a breeding ground for the concept of a skyscraper is exceptional.

 
Circular wing structure that encourages turbines to generate clean electricity. Turbine is a cylinder with the circle, where each section contains a series of bladed ring to catch the wind. The tower has been designed in the form of a cylinder to simulate the effects of tornadoes to maximize environment-friendly energy generation.

Flowing Marine Research Center Design in Bali

Flowing Marine Resarch Center Design in Bali

An international design competition for a marine research center in Bali, Indonesia gave firm solus4 an opportunity to study and architecturally interpret the structure of tsunami waves.

The competition, sought to address the need for tsunami research and preparation in response to the devastation caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The 2500 square meter Marine Research Center would be located 150 meters off shore from the of Kuta beach. It is an imposing fluid structure that seamlessly adapts to its natural aquatic environment and allows visitors and scientist to have a direct visual connection to the exterior. The program which consists of research labs, bedrooms for scientist, seawater pool, aquatic garden library and an auditorium would be distributed under and over the surface of the sea.

The solus4 design team sought to understand the wave dynamics and the resulting wave force patterns that are generated as tsunami waves are created and radiate out from an epicenter. The wave forces, when translated to linear patterns, inform the shapes that are integrated into the building form and result in patterns that seem to be born of the sea. Building forms are then used to respond to the programmatic requirements of the facility for both on-board scientists and the interested visitor.

In keeping with the nature of the universal ocean, the project is intended to be wholly energy efficient. Large glass-based panels form the skin – both transparent and opaque as well as embedded PV cells. The close in to shore location allows for tidal/current generators to serve the power requirements. Rainwater collection and seawater conversion systems take care of the domestic water requirements. Deeper source seawater is circulated through the skin for radiant cooling and temperature control of the overall anthropomorphic shape.

The unique shapes and programmatic requirements would serve as an icon for scientific study and tourism in this location.