Twisted Tower

ABOUT

A ‘deep wall’ concept within the perimeter zone of a glazed, twisted tower façade was developed for a high-rise residential tower in Dublin to give literal and implied depth and transparency.

Working with BCDH Architects, this tower was submitted for an international competition to design a focal building for the redevelopment of Dublin’s dockland area. The proposal combines high-rise residential apartments (untypical in Ireland until then) with new penthouse recording studios for U2.

Because the twist of the tower produced very small out-of-plane warping within individual glazing panels, C | L proposed warped cold-bent double-glazed units in combination with opaque and translucent areas of glazing or metal panelling. The ‘deep wall’ strategy for the perimeter zone of the building provides storage, ducting and insulation possibilities and usable wall space internally. A two-sided pattern within the external glazed pane in combination with a semi-reflective inner surface provides a shifting Moiré pattern when viewed from the outside in opaque panels and solar shading in transparent panels.

Renderings by BCDH

Rendering by BCDH