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    The Al-Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi were designed by Aedas Architects and constructed from 2009-2012. The towers feature an innovative dynamic shading screen called a mashrabiya that wraps around the cylindrical towers and filters sunlight. Composed of triangular panels on a lightweight frame, the mashrabiya opens and closes throughout the day in response to the sun's movement to minimize solar heat gain and energy use for cooling. The towers were among the first in the Gulf region to receive a LEED Silver rating for their sustainable design.

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    The Al-Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi were designed by Aedas Architects and constructed from 2009-2012. The towers feature an innovative dynamic shading screen called a mashrabiya that wraps around the cylindrical towers and filters sunlight. Composed of triangular panels on a lightweight frame, the mashrabiya opens and closes throughout the day in response to the sun's movement to minimize solar heat gain and energy use for cooling. The towers were among the first in the Gulf region to receive a LEED Silver rating for their sustainable design.

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    The Al-Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi were designed by Aedas Architects and constructed from 2009-2012. The towers feature an innovative dynamic shading screen called a mashrabiya that wraps around the cylindrical towers and filters sunlight. Composed of triangular panels on a lightweight frame, the mashrabiya opens and closes throughout the day in response to the sun's movement to minimize solar heat gain and energy use for cooling. The towers were among the first in the Gulf region to receive a LEED Silver rating for their sustainable design.

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    AL-BAHR TOWERS

    --- A STANDOUT LANDMARK FOR THE CITY OF


    ABU DHABI.

    BYJYOTI AHLAWAT
    SAJIDA SHAH
    SONALI JAIN
    TSERING CHOEZOM

    AL-BAHAR
    ABHU-DHABI,UAE

    ARCHITECT:

    Aedas Architects

    CONSTRUCTION COMPANY:

    Al-Futtaim Carillion

    FOUNDER:

    Council Investment Abu Dhabi

    YEAR OF DESIGN:

    2008

    YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION:

    2009-2012

    ROOF HEIGHT:

    145.1 m

    TOP FLOOR HEIGHT:

    120.0 m

    FLOORS:

    27 + 2 basement levels

    LAND AREA:

    100.080 m

    FLOOR AREA:

    56.000 m

    LOCATION:
    ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB
    EMIRATES
    COORDINATES: 24 27' 23" N, 54 24' 4" E

    CLIMATE: HOT DESERT CLIMATE


    HIGHEST TEMP:120 DEGREE
    FAHRENHEIT
    THE CITY HAS INTENSIVE SUNSHINE
    ALL YEAR LONG WITH LESS
    CHANCES OF RAIN.

    In such extreme weather conditions, the environmental design is the first priority on the design agenda.

    SITE ANALYSIS
    SITE PLANNING: TWO TWIN OFFICE TOWERS FACING SOUTH ARE PLACED ON SITE
    CONNECTED BY

    SKYWALK
    Entry/Exit

    CONCEPT
    THE DESIGN CONCEPT IS BASED ON THE FUSION BETWEEN BIO-INSPIRATION, REGIONAL
    ARCHITECTURE, AND PERFORMANCE-BASED TECHNOLOGY.
    CIRCLES AND ORBITS ARE USED TO REFLECT THE CONCEPT OF UNIFICATION AND UNITY
    EVIDENT IN NATURE.
    PRINCIPLES
    DESIGN PRICNCIPLE IS TO ACHIEVE A PERFORMANCE ORIENTED, CULTURALLY RELEVANT,
    TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED, AND AESTHETICALLY INTRIGUING BUILDING.
    PLANNING
    BASED ON SIX TANGENTIAL ARCS,TAKEN
    FROM THREE INTERSECTING CIRCLES
    A PATTERN WHICH FORMS THE BASIS OF
    NEARLY ALL GEOMETRIC
    CONFIGURATIONS KNOWN TO THE
    REGION.

    The design for the project began with two simple cylinders, because the circular plan giving
    the most efficient floor area usage while also creating the greatest volume with the least
    surface area which will highly reduce the sun exposure surface area .

    An integrated building model consisting both the geometry of the buildings and the mashrabiya shading devices

    DESIGN ELEMENTS
    THE DESIGN IS BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF ADAPTIVE
    FLOWERS AND THE "MASHRABIYA" - A WOODEN LATTICE
    SHADING SCREEN

    SCREENS
    A DYNAMIC AND SENSITIVE SHADING SCREEN ACTING
    AS' MASHRABIYA
    SECONDARY SKIN FILTERS THE LIGHT AND REDUCES
    GLARE.
    POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY DERIVED FROM
    PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS.
    WRAPS GIANT LATTICE ALMOST TWO TOWERS
    COMPLETELY EXCEPT FOR THE AREA NORTH-FACING
    FACADES.

    L- BAHR TOWER SCREENS MODULE

    OPERATION
    AS THE SUN RISES IN THE MORNING IN THE EAST, THE
    MASHRABIYA ALONG THIS SIDE OF THE BUILDING WILL
    BEGIN TO CLOSE, AND WHEN THE SUN MOVES AROUND
    THE BUILDING, ALL VERTICAL STRIP MASHRABIYA
    MOVE WITH THE SUN.
    AT NIGHT ALL SCREENS FOLD, ALLOWING MORE OF
    THE FACADE.

    AL BAHR TOWER IN DAY TIME

    AL BAHR TOWER AT NIGHT

    TORRES - "COCOON BUILDINGS"


    BASED ON A PRE-RATIONALIZED GEOMETRIC SHAPE, TUNED VIA PARAMETRIC DESIGN TOOLS TO
    ACHIEVE THE OPTIMAL RATIO OF SURFACE BETWEEN THE WALLS AND FLOOR.
    FORM OF THE TOWERS IS OPTIMIZED TO COMPLEMENT THE SHADING SYSTEM.

    EVOLUTION
    THE DESIGN STARTED WITH TWO SIMPLE CYLINDERS,
    CIRCULAR, YIELDING THE MOST EFFICIENT IN TERMS OF
    "AREA-TO-FLOOR WALL", CREATING MORE VOLUME WITH
    LESS SURFACE.
    THEN, A CIRCULAR SHAPE IS DIVIDED BASED ON A
    COMBINATION OF CIRCULAR GEOMETRIES TO REDUCE
    SOLAR EXPOSURE, AND IT STARTED TO GENERATE A
    NATURAL ORIENTATION.
    THE SHAPE OF THE TOWERS WAS THEN SCULPTED
    AROUND THE CORE, NARROWER AT THE BASE AND AT THE
    TOP, WIDER AROUND THE INTERMEDIATE FLOORS.

    ENGINEERING
    EACH UNIT COMPRISES A SERIES OF PANELS STRETCHED PTFE (POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE)
    AND IS DRIVEN BY A LINEAR ACTUATOR TO PROGRESSIVELY OPEN AND CLOSE ONCE PER DAY, IN
    RESPONSE TO A PRE-PROGRAMMED SEQUENCE THAT IS CALCULATED TO AVOID DIRECT
    SUNLIGHT TO FROM THE MOMENT IT HITS THE FACADE .

    COMPUTER-CONTROLLED,
    OPERATES AS A CURTAIN WALL,
    READY TO TWO METERS OF THE EXTERIOR FACADE OF BUILDINGS, IN A SEPARATE FRAME.
    EACH TRIANGLE IS COATED WITH MICRO FIBERGLASS
    PROGRAMMED TO RESPOND TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE SUN.
    IT IS AN ANCIENT TECHNIQUE USED IN A MODERN WAY
    THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS PROTECTED BY A VARIETY OF SENSORS THAT OPEN THE UNITS IN
    CASE CONDITIONS CHANGE, OR RAISE TO CLOUD WINDS.
    GEOMETRIC PATTERNS THAT MAKE UP THIS GIANT SCREEN INCLUDE MORE THAN 1,000
    MOBILE ELEMENTS THAT CONTRACT AND EXPAND DURING THE DAY, DEPENDING ON THE SUN
    POSITION.

    A BESPOKE APPLICATION WAS DEVELOPED USING JAVASCRIPT AND ADVANCED PARAMETRIC


    TECHNOLOGIES TO SIMULATE THE MOVEMENT OF THE FAADE IN RESPONSE TO THE SUNS
    PATH.
    THE PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AND GEOMETRY BUILD-UP OF THE SYSTEM DESIGN WERE
    CONVEYED USING A UNIQUE PROJECT SPECIFIC, GEOMETRY CONSTRUCTION & PERFORMANCE
    MANUAL.
    THIS FREED THE DESIGN-TO-CONSTRUCTION PROCESS FROM LOCKING IT DOWN TO CERTAIN
    PLATFORMS AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES AND OFFERED A UNIVERSAL DATA EXCHANGE
    LANGUAGE, ENABLING ALL PARTIES TO COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY.
    PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
    ROOFS FACING SOUTH EACH TOWER
    INCORPORATE PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS.
    DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS FOR SCREENS
    IN DIVA AND GRASSHOPPER

    GENERATING APPROXIMATELY FIVE PERCENT OF


    THE TOTAL ENERGY REQUIRED RENEWABLE
    ENERGY SOURCES, USED FOR HEATING WATER.
    THE TOWERS HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE FIRST
    BUILDINGS IN THE GULF THAT RECEIVED A LEED
    SILVER RATING.

    EFFICIENCY
    .
    IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE SCREEN REDUCES SOLAR GAIN IN MORE THAN 50% AND REDUCES THE
    NEED FOR AIR CONDITIONING
    SCREENS ABILITY TO FILTER LIGHT HAS ALLOWED TO BE MORE SELECTIVE IN THE CHOICE OF
    GLASS.
    THIS ALLOWS US TO USE MORE NATURALLY TINTED GLASS, WHICH ALLOWS MORE LIGHT INSIDE
    AND LESS NEED FOR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.
    THE INTELLIGENT FACADE, TOGETHER WITH SOLAR THERMAL PANELS FOR HOT-WATER HEATING
    AND PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON THE ROOF, MINIMIZE THE NEED FOR INTERNAL LIGHTING AND
    COOLING, ALTOGETHER REDUCING TOTAL CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS BY OVER 1750 TONS PER
    YEAR.
    FOR THE PROJECTS SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING AND SENSITIVE CULTURAL AND URBAN
    APPROACH, THE TOWERS WERE AWARDED THE 2012 TALL BUILDING INNOVATION AWARD.

    THANK
    YOU!!

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