The architects designed the skyscraper without casting shadows.
The architects from the NBBJ company in London tried to create a way to get rid of the shadows of the skyscrapers. Computer modeling was used to design a pair of buildings, one of which works like a giant twisted mirror. It is important to note that the reflected light must be a diffuse, not a focused beam that can cause burns.
The architects have introduced various construction requirements for office and residential premises into the Rhinoceros software. The program was used to create structures that maximize light reflected to the earth. The architects performed several iterations, changing the design, and got the buildings of the appropriate form. One of the developers noted that the creation of structures resembles work with clay. The final design allows you to reduce the shadow of buildings up to 60%.
Architects plan to use this concept for the construction of a pair of buildings in Greenwich, UK, on the prime meridian . For the construction of a similar project in any other place you need to change the data on the position of the sun. The approach can be useful in major cities in the USA, China and India.
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Using mirrors to fight the shadow is not a new idea. In Norwegian Riukan, which is half a year in the shade of the mountains surrounding it, three mirrors measuring 17 square meters each illuminate the city: although the method was used only in 2013, the idea of 1913 became its basis. In the One Central Park complex in Sydney, shadow mirrors use mobile mirrors.
The architects have introduced various construction requirements for office and residential premises into the Rhinoceros software. The program was used to create structures that maximize light reflected to the earth. The architects performed several iterations, changing the design, and got the buildings of the appropriate form. One of the developers noted that the creation of structures resembles work with clay. The final design allows you to reduce the shadow of buildings up to 60%.
Architects plan to use this concept for the construction of a pair of buildings in Greenwich, UK, on the prime meridian . For the construction of a similar project in any other place you need to change the data on the position of the sun. The approach can be useful in major cities in the USA, China and India.
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Using mirrors to fight the shadow is not a new idea. In Norwegian Riukan, which is half a year in the shade of the mountains surrounding it, three mirrors measuring 17 square meters each illuminate the city: although the method was used only in 2013, the idea of 1913 became its basis. In the One Central Park complex in Sydney, shadow mirrors use mobile mirrors.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/365233/
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