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VERTICAL HORIZON
A Contextual Tall Building
Academic: Individual ARC 302 Design Studio VI Duration: 04 weeks [Summer 2014]
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Role: Individual Work
Instructors: Mahmudul Anwar Riyadh, Saiqa Iqbal Meghna and Shams M Ghani
Dhaka is one of the most densely populated cities in the world with 75,000/sq-mi. Therefore, high-rise buildings are inevitable in Dhaka city due to scarcity of land and high land prices. We were given to design a tall building comprising cutting-edge technologies, sustainable building material and structural intelligence. The termination at the crown and ground floor function ideas were considered to be the strong point of this project. The site is in Mohakhali, a mixed-use business district in the city with a few mid-rise buildings in the avenue.
Form Derivation And Floor Plans
1.Open Public Space
As it is located at the edge of a lake, transitional point and a prominent road, defining a public open area
2. Functional Distribution Programs are generated in multiple towers connected by functions resulting in a minimum occupied space of the ground
3. Context Coherence
The form of the towers are refined considering visual connectivity and energy efficiency of the built form
4. Core Formation
Each tower is equipped with a core comprising of service areas, MEP shafts and elevator. They are placed toward the center to achieve maximum visual areas
5. Central Courtyard
All the towers are connected together by the atrium creating a breakdown space among the users while making the built form interact with its users
6. Connectivity with Public
The plaza continues into the central courtyard which terminates in the sky garden located at the floor level 25, drawing the public into the building
Views And Facade Details
