Altitude is not the only thing that makes stunning skyscrapers. Differentiation is a matter of design that also affects the assessment of the beauty of a skyscraper.
Stefan Dorin, an architect from Romania, is designing a skyscraper that has a design that resembling a tree. The plan, this futuristic design skyscraper will be built in the city of Taichung, the third largest city in Taiwan who had just won a design award.
Skyscrapers will be designed to have a main building shaped like a rod. The main building will serve as offices, restaurants, “urban park” and the museum.
Uniquely, the main part of the skyscraper will be equipped with leaf-like structures that can move up and down, just like the weaving leaves because of the wind. The plan, leaf-like structures called “Floating Observatories” will function as an elevator that can carry up to 80 people.
Dorin says, “Starting from Taiwan geographic visualization which will materialize in Floating Observatories the form of islands (in Taiwan), we have built this technology tree concept equipped with eight floating observatories.” The number eight was chosen because it symbolizes good luck number that believed by Taiwan society.
Development of this skyscraper also has the spirit of loving environment. Skyscrapers will be equipped with turbines, solar cells and geothermal power plants which will supply the heating requirements.
Construction will begin in 2012. The height of the building will not be reaching 1,000 feet, so would defeat the Taiwan 101 building feet with altitude 1671 and became the tallest building in the country. Even so, Dorin said that this building will add a new vertical dimension of buildings in Taiwan.
This skyscraper is named the same as its unique structure, “Floating Observatories”. Building construction will be entirely covered by the Government of Taiwan.
