For the Rotating Tower project, the priority was to optimize the tower following some specific conditions and using the Galapagos component in Grasshopper. The first condition for optimization was to have a maximum occupancy of 75% of the site, secondly the building should be higher than the highest existing building but lower than twice the size, and finally to maximize sun exposure by rotating the building.

SITE LOCATION

Poblenou – 41.396449, 2.197137

OPTIMISING FOOTPRINT BASED ON SITE BOUNDARY

RESULT OF FOOTPRINT OPTIMISATION BASED ON SITE BOUNDARY

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OPTIMISING BUILDING HEIGHT BASED ON HIGHEST BUILDING

RESULT OF BUILDING HEIGHT OPTIMISATION BASED ON HIGHEST BUILDING

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SUN ANALYSIS

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OPTIMISING THE BUILDING’S ROTATION BASED ON SUN POSITION

RESULT OF BUILDING ROTATION OPTIMISATION BASED ON SUN POSITION

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RESPONSIVE SKIN 

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RENDERS

Rotating Tower is a project of IAAC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia at Master in Advanced Architecture in 2021/2022 by: Students: Aaron Pereira, Ariadna Giménez; Faculty: David Andres Leon; Faculty Assistant: Ashkan Foroughi; Student Assistants: Uri Lewis Torres, Laukik Lad.