A new age of architecture may be due to emerge. Architects are already thinking beyond the constraints of prescribed formats just like this magnificent structurecalled the Edifice Sphere. Dropping the preconcieved notion of what a skyscrapershould look like is EQUIP Xavier Claramunt. The concept skyscraper, called the Edifice Sphere, is a hundred stories tall structure, but instead of being a tower, it is actually a sphere within a sphere.
The total area covered is 17,877,778 square feet. This marvel of modern designwould be as big as a township; and, it is planned as such. As mentioned before there are actually two spheres; one housed inside the other. The inner sphere has been created to have offices, green public spaces and cultural facilities. The outer sphere has housing units that have a view of the outside as well as the inside.
Large open public areas form the space between the two spheres. These open areas are shielded from the outside environment and its climatic changes offering ideal living conditions in any kind of environment. But this doesn’t mean that it is hermetically sealed and claustrophobic. Large open ruptures in the external sphere allow natural light in. These openings can be optimized on the basis of specific requirements. It has been designed with inherent flexibility to suit specific needs.
This may seem like something out of a science fiction movie right now, but it is dreams like these that create our future reality. It is in having dreams like the Edifice Sphere that unexpected new developments in the field of architecture may happen. So your next office commute may not be on the subway, but a quickslide down to another sphere in your neighbourhood!
Edifici Sphere – The Spherical Skyscraper Picture Gallery
