The idea of a skyscraper as a prototype of a vertical city was introduced by Rem Koolhaas in the seventies. In his book 'Delirious New York' (in the recent translation of Arrows, the book is called 'New York outside of itself' - ed.), The architect describes Manhattan as a quarter devoid of architectural theory, where a skyscraper carries the potential of an autonomous settlement, “cities within a city . Over the past fifty years, skyscrapers have not only grown, continuing to set high-rise records, but also expanded their functionality, combining office spaces, hotels, galleries and boutiques.
Architects perceive skyscraper designs as ways of plastic and conceptual expression. For the PANACOM bureau and its head Arseny Leonovich, such a statement was the project of the "Tree of Life / Hyperion" skyscraper. It was developed for the Skyscraper Competition of eVolo Magazine. The annual competition has been held since 2006 and promotes ideas for a new understanding of the vertical city through the use of new technologies and materials, aesthetics and organization of internal space, as well as through the establishment of a new order of relations between nature and architectural objects.
“Our skyscraper is a kind of Tree of Life, which transmits creative energy and vitality, giving power to man over energy resources and nature,” says the author of the project, Arseny Leonovich. A characteristic feature of this building is the expansion of one trunk into three or four branches. At the junction, a space is formed with its own internal microlandscape. For the construction and life support of the skyscraper, the latest technologies of sustainable and continuous development (sustainability) are used. For example, in a skyscraper, structural elements and ties can be made of biopolymer, which is not inferior to metal in its characteristics.
To maintain the environment and special climate of the "Tree of Life", it is possible to use technologies based on algaic. Brown algae take up carbon dioxide and reproduce oxygen. Their plantations are located in translucent pipe systems along the facades. The building's energy needs are provided by solar panels and super-compact devices that synthesize and store various types of energy.
This is how a symbiotic relationship between man and nature is created in the Tree. The inner-outer space of the building connects walking terrainka, ponds and groves with offices, shops and concert halls. So the "Tree of Life" can grow in the desert, and on a stone island, and in the urban jungle.
