ABSOLUTE TOWERS(twisting form) CASE STUDY

General Structural information on Absolute towers

2. Completed2007 –2012
Roof Tower 1: 179.5m (589ft)
Tower 2: 161.2m (529ft)
Floor countTower 1: 56 floors
Tower 2: 50 floors
MaterialGlass, concrete, steel
Design Burka Architects; MAD Architects
Glass, concrete, steel
Structural
engineer
Sigmund Soudack& Associates Inc.
Absolute World 1
Absolute World 2
Tower 3
Tower 4
Tower 5
Foundation
system
Load bearing foundation walls
Façade material aluminium

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Ground-10° 15 15° 29 74° 43 168°
2 -9° 16 18° 30 82° 44 171°
3 -8° 17 21° 31 90° 45 174°
4 -7° 18 24° 32 98° 46 177°
5 -6° 19 27° 33 106° 47 180°
6 -5° 20 30° 34 114° 48 183°
7 -4° 21 33° 35 122° 49 186°
8 -3° 22 36° 36 130° 50 189°
9 -2° 23 39° 37 138° 51 192°
10 0° 24 42° 38 146° 52 194°
11 3° 25 45° 39 154° 53 195°
12 6° 26 50° 40 159° 54 196°
13 9° 27 58° 41 162° 55 197°
14 12° 28 66° 42 165° 56 198°

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Changing floor plates
HelicoidalForm

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The notion oftorsionis a manner of characterizing a
twist orscrewof amoving framearound a curve.
DESIGN

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Peri’sSKYDECK drop head system
EFCO climbing elevator formwork
system
Fly tables
Rail climbing System
Peri’sSKYDECK drop head system
Rail climbing System

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MATERIALS
ALUMINIUMCLADDING DETAIL

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