ARCH 653 Project 01: United Tower- Bahrain

Building Name: United Tower

Location: Bahrain

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Project 01Modeling Steps:

First Step: Create a Rotation Family

The twisted building mass of the United Tower is rotated gradually 180 degrees from ground level to the top level. At first, I created a parametric mass family for the rotation of the twisted building mass. For the rotation of the building outline, I made two reference lines; on those two reference lines one is rotted with the axis and another projected perpendicularly and we draw the building outline on this reference plane. We make the width and depth the type parameter and the rotation angle is the instant parameter which is defended on the Number parameter multiplied by 180 degrees. Where the number (N) parameter is an instant parameter by changing N value our build from is rotated.

Second step: Create Building Mass

The total height of the building is 200m, I created five levels and located those levels equally. I use total height as the height parameter of building mass. Then copy the rotation family parallelly on each level. After that, I make a mass volume using those outlines. I also link the width and depth perimeter with the mass parameter. I increase the N value by adding 0.25 in every level and the building mass is rotated by changing the N value.

Third Step: Making Adaptive Curtain Panels

I have made three parametric adaptive curtain panels for the envelope of the mass. One of the curtain panels I inspired by the Al-Bahar Tower parametric facade.