Torre Espacio - Madrid, España - Skyscrapers on Waymarking.com

[ES] “La Torre Espacio nace con la pretensión de evocar un ser vivo que hubiera nacido en la tierra y fuera creciendo y desarrollándose en dirección al cielo.

El experimento se inició intentando imaginar como un edificio en altura de planta cuadrada en su base podría evolucionar gradualmente hasta adoptar una planta con forma de mandorla en su coronación.

Si fuera una escultura, el volumen podría ser sencillamente modelado a partir de un bloque masivo, sin embargo, las superficies ­curvas entrelazadas que la definen deben construirse a partir de numerosos paneles fabricados y ensamblados de forma individual. De ahí la necesidad de hallar un orden geométrico que pudiera racionalizar y facilitar esta transición desde un prisma rectangular a un huso. Este orden se halló dividiendo la sección del edificio en 44 planos horizontales y subdividiendo posteriormente cada cuarto de círculo de la planta en un número igual de segmentos radiales. Las intersecciones de estos últimos con los sucesivos planos definieron una serie de puntos a lo largo de una curva vertical. Debido a que las fórmulas matemáticas que describen esta curva están basadas en el coseno, se bautizó con el nombre de curva coseno. Una característica importante de esta ­geometría es que, además de simplificar el proceso de fabricación y montaje del muro cortina, su grado de curvatura cambia gradualmente a lo largo de toda su longitud, dotando a la torre de gran dinamismo.”

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[EN] “Space Tower was born with the intention of evoking a living being that was born on earth and was growing and developing towards the sky.

The experiment began by trying to imagine how a tall building with a square plan at its base could gradually evolve into a mandorla-shaped plan at its crown.

If it were a sculpture, the volume could simply be modeled from a massive block, however the interlocking curved surfaces that define it must be constructed from numerous individually fabricated and assembled panels. Hence the need to find a geometric order that could rationalize and facilitate this transition from a rectangular prism to a spindle. This order was found by dividing the section of the building into 44 horizontal planes and subsequently subdividing each quarter-circle of the plan into an equal number of radial segments. The intersections of the latter with the successive planes defined a series of points along a vertical curve. Because the mathematical formulas that describe this curve are based on cosine, it was named the cosine curve. An important feature of this geometry is that, in addition to simplifying the curtain wall manufacturing and assembly process, its degree of curvature gradually changes along its entire length, giving the tower great dynamism.”

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Building Name: Torre Espacio (Actualmente: Torre Emperador) Structure Height: 735 Number of Stories: 56 Year Built: 2004-2008 Architect/Design Firm: Henry N. Cobb y José Bruguera Style: Post-Modern Use: Office Building Publicly accessible areas: Las 3 primeras plantas que son comerciales. Address: Paseo de la Castellana, 259Dç-- 28046 Madrid The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) link: [Web Link] Hours: Not listed Cost: Not listed Building Website: Not listed

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