Skyscraper Buildings
Skyscraper Buildings
Request to adopt green energy sources in everyday life has led many architects to design a skyscraper that can use renewable energy sources. The roof of this building uses the sun and other green energy sources. Here is a list of 10 sustainable skyscrapers are designed to have a green roof
Chinatrust Bank Complex Taiwan
Chinatrust Bank Complex is located in Taiwan is an environmentally friendly structure because it features a green roof. LA, office of NBBJ has designed a beautiful skyscraper together with Taiwan firm Fei & Cheng Associates. Consists of 30-story complex features 21-story commercial building and 10-story hotel. It is expected that by 2012 the whole structure will cover approximately 2.5 million square feet. This building has been designed to use natural sites and solar energy to produce energy. Gardens on the roof of this building will reduce rainwater runoff
Felipe Campolina's Portability Skyscraper Designed by Brazilian architect Felipe Campolina, this futuristic skyscraper with green walls and roofs made of some of the mobile living unit. Living units of this building is the scale of a standard OSB steel plate and frame structure to form a mobile living unit. Feature wall thermo-acoustic insulation and tower rail features on each floor. Six independent units carried by each floor. The unit has been designed so that they can be added or removed without disturbing the neighboring unit. The building has a water recycling system is als
Perkins Eastman
American firm Perkins Eastman recently unveiled two skyscraper design made specifically for the city of Mumbai, India. The design of green skyscrapers on display during the Kohinoor Skyscraper Competition. In the first design, Perkins Eastman has been suggested to build 108 000-square meter structure. 33-story building features a double story retail base. In the second design, corporate America has proposed to build two mid buildings of 66 700 square meters each. This eco-friendly tower will generate electricity using renewable energy sources. The roof of the building will have a garden
Suburb in the City
Architect Nabito company has proposed to build a unique skyscraper named "Stairscraper" in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The company claims that green building will allow residents to feel the joy of suburban life while living here. Each apartment building will have a roof that will be used as a garden. Each unit in the skyscraper will have private open space, which will allow residents to grow their own gardens