Segmented High-Rise Building with Distinct Façades
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional high-rise building constructions have a uniform façade and limited open-air and green spaces, making it difficult to differentiate between building segments and provide adequate space for inhabitants.
Innovation Solution
A multi-floor building construction comprising multiple building portions with distinct façades and internal layouts, connected by a core structure, and featuring open-air areas between them, allowing for varied designs and increased open-space without expanding the building's footprint.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If traditional high-rise building constructions use a uniform façade throughout, then the building structure is simpler and more homogeneous, but the building lacks character and it is difficult to differentiate between different parts
Solution Approach 1:
The building is divided into multiple segments or portions, each with its own distinct façade style. The façade system is segmented into first, second, and third portions with different architectural characteristics, allowing each segment to have unique identity while forming a cohesive whole through the core structure connection.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the building are given different façade qualities and styles appropriate to their function or location. The first portion has a first façade style, the second portion has a second façade style, and the third portion has a third façade style, creating local differentiation throughout the building structure.
2Area of stationary object
If traditional high-rise buildings only incorporate open-air space on roof portions, then the building footprint remains compact, but the amount of open-air and green space is insufficient to meet inhabitant demands
Solution Approach 1:
Open-air spaces are created not only on the roof but also at intermediate levels between building portions. The second open-air area is positioned at a different height than the first, utilizing vertical dimensionality to provide additional access points and distribute green spaces throughout the building's height, effectively increasing total open-air area without expanding the ground footprint.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple building portions with different façades are integrated into a single cohesive building, then the building character and differentiation are enhanced, but the structural complexity and integration requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple building portions with different façade styles are merged into a single cohesive structure through a central core structure. The core structure serves as a unifying element that connects the first, second, and third building portions, integrating them structurally while allowing each portion to maintain its distinct façade identity.
Solution Approach 2:
The core structure acts as an intermediary element between the different building portions. It provides the structural connection and coordination between portions with different façade styles, facilitating their integration into a unified building while preserving their individual characteristics.
4Quantity of substance
If open-air areas are formed between building portions at different heights, then the amount of accessible open space increases without increasing footprint, but the structural support and coordination requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The building design utilizes vertical dimensionality by positioning open-air areas at different heights rather than only at ground level or roof level. The first open-air area and second open-air area are positioned at different vertical levels, allowing the building to provide multiple access points to green spaces without requiring horizontal expansion of the footprint.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a building for a high-rise construction. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide for a single, cohesive building that has the appearance of a multi-segmented building. Each segment of the building may be separated by an open-air area and have a different façade than adjacent segments.