The tower as typology has been evolving since it was conceived, always striking for height and dramatic shapes. Currently humans are trying to reach a milestone, the 1,000 meters barrier. This project questions the real need of creating this type of building, which requires an extremely high number of resources. The super tall skyscraper nowadays seems to be an excess in the context of the current global agenda. This project opens the conversation again regarding the true limit of a tower. Is it a technical limit? Is it a budget limit? Is it an environmental limit?
This tower contemplates 1,000 meters in total and an approximate of 900,000 sqm. The tower plan typology changes every 200 meters, reducing its built area to become thinner as it gains height. As shown, the tower has a central core and four equal “wings” at each side of it. One by one they get deleted, resulting into a rational object, contained by a skin. The skin is composed of several facets that resulted from a low-poly mesh. The skin pretends to generate a controlled environment to the inside, isolating the tower from the exterior conditions.
