The vertical city: Design explorations on new typologies of high-rise architecture
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
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Master's Thesis
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High-rise architecture is becoming more common
around the world. The urgent need for more habitable
and public space has led to an increasing number of tall
buildings in cities that have a low average building
height. Tall buildings have a large potential in
generating space vertically from a smaller piece of
land, making them a fundamental part of cities with
increasing urbanization and densification.
Today it seems that many tall buildings are concerned
with striving for taller heights and dominance of a city’s
skyline. Many of the tall buildings that are currently
being built have monotonous floor plans extruded
vertically with facades consisting of glass panels. The
rapid increase of these repetitious tall buildings has
sparked discussions and hesitations toward high-rise
architecture.
The purpose of this thesis is to understand the ongoing
discussions of tall buildings and explore new typologies
and potentials of high-rise architecture to reconceive
the perception of what a tall building is and could be.
The intention is to raise awareness of the potentials of
tall buildings by showcasing a new perspective that
provides with multifunctional components and has a
reinvented expression. As tall buildings are a very
current phenomena today, it is important to highlight
the value that they can bring to a city.
This thesis departs from mapping the history of tall
buildings to understand the evolution of height in
architecture over time. Research papers and reference
projects are also studied to explore the ongoing
discussions and advancements regarding
contemporary tall buildings. The literature review
results in design principles that drive the design
explorations forward through several iterations
focusing on geometry, structure and program.
The knowledge gathered in this thesis ultimately
results in an architectural design proposal of a tall
building consisting of a vertical city, with the main
focus being on reconceiving the traditional skyscraper
typology.
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Skyscraper, Tall building, High-rise architecture, Vertical city