Third Place
2010 Skyscraper Competition
Ryohei Koike, Jarod Poenisch
United States
The Nested Skyscraper adapts to climatic, urban, and programmatic conditions with the use of advanced materials and robotic construction. Its form and building method derive from the carbon sleeves and fiber-laced concrete performance. It is a composition of multiple layers of louvers which thicken and rotate according to solar and wind exposure.
The construction method consists of a series of robots that stretch a network of carbon sleeves that are sprayed with fiber-laced concrete to create a primary structure. A second set of robots wraps the structure with a steel mesh for lateral movements and increase or decrease its density according to structural and programmatic needs. The resulting structure of “nests” is a hybrid of compressive and tensile elements that frees the skyscraper typology from the rigid multiplication of floor plates.
This prototype was designed as a fashion boutique for Tokyo; a city of extreme climate, density, and earthquakes. It explores the use of advanced materials and robotic construction to re-imagine the skyscraper.
Nice work man!!!!
Super nice. Great Job!
Good Job Guys!!!!!!!
wow! love it. the ‘night view in rainy season’ is an awesome image. reminds me of a huge tree. urban tree, maybe.
nice work.
Congratulations Ryohei and Jarod!
[...] tower is a composition of multiple layers or louvers which thicken and rotate according to solar and wind [...]
[...] Nested Skyscraper in Tokyo – eVolo | Architecture Magazine [...]
Yo Jarod! Congrats!
[...] (Credit: Ryohei Koike, Jarod Poenisch) [...]
[...] any event, the entries are extremely inventive, including Nested Skyscraper, designed by Ryohei Koike and Jarod Poenisch as a biomorphic tower transparently sheathed in [...]
I remember checking out this project during the break. Congrats and Great work Guys!
Very impressive, although not very aesthetically pleasing as it looks like it’s been attacked by spiderman.
Jarod and Ryohei: you two rock! I can’t believe your entry only got third place, but I guess you’re still better than me. Good job; I hope to work for you someday. Don’t forget the little ones.
ps: Can you pick up some eggs and orange juice on the way home?
will you guys be my sensei and teach me your wisdom?
おめでとー。 Me so happyyyyyyy
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