The latest skyscraper vying for the designation of tallest building in Indonesia looks to give back to mother earth even as it reaches heavenward, harnessing wind through an opening at its peak. Like a blue whale filtering plankton, this SOM-design supertall will generate energy just by keeping wide its massive grill—about 25 percent of the … Continued
Designed SOM, the Pertamina Energy Tower, is able to generate about 25 percent of the power necessary to operate the building with the aid of a massive turbine grill at its top. The 1,740-foot building has a scheduled completion date of 2020, and would accommodate up to 20,000 Pertamina employees.
The new headquarters for the Indonesian state-owned energy company will be the tallest tower in Indonesia with designs to harness energy from the wind. The Pertamina Energy Tower is expected to reach a height of 530 meters in Jakarta, almost doubling Indonesia’s tallest tower, the 269-meter-tall Cemindo Tower, also located in Jakarta. The tower features … Continued
According to SOM, Pertamina Energy Tower is the world’s first supertall tower for which energy is the primary design driver. Gently tapering towards a rounded top, the 99-story tower opens up at the crown, revealing a wind funnel’ that will take advantage of the prevailing winds and their increased speeds at the upper floors to … Continued
SOM’s Pertamina Energy Tower for Jakarta, Indonesia, is the dramatic centerpiece of a new consolidated headquarters created for the Indonesian state-owned energy company. The tower will rise more than 500 meters above Jakarta as a stunning new landmark on the capital’s skyline. Complemented by performing arts and exhibition pavilion, a mosque, and a central energy … Continued
Cornell University has unveiled new renderings on its website for its 2.1-million-square-foot technology campus planned for Roosevelt Island. The designs come from Handel Architects, as well as Morphosis Architects’ Thom Mayne, SOM, and Weiss/Manfredi Architecture. Handel is behind the look of the first residential building, which is developed by the Hudson Companies and the Related … Continued
The Strand Theater was built in 1917 on San Francisco’s Market Street. A long, narrow building, the theater initially served as a combination cinema and revue, showing second-run movies and hosting Vaudeville-style acts. But as the character of the city’s so-called Mid-Market neighborhood declined through the decades, the theater did too. It became a BINGO … Continued
The Middle East is a region of rapid globalization with man-made islands and supertall towers. The contrast between the resilience of the area’s heritage and the overwhelming pace of change is creating an exceptional challenge for today’s architects and engineers, and producing exceedingly varied approaches to the region’s 21st century built environment. Several SOM-designed buildings … Continued
New York City’s Midtown West will be experiencing a large makeover over the coming years. Shortly after Hudson Yards broke ground in late 2012, Brookfield Properties initiated the first phase of its 5.4 million-square-foot master plan for Manhattan West on the corner of 33rd Street and 9th Ave. Hovering over Penn Station’s Railroad tracks, an … Continued
With the sheer quantity of activities that go on at any given minute in Manhattan, it’s hard to imagine any sort of construction taking place without getting a massive headache and moving on to another topic of contemplation.When the developers at Brookfield Properties faced the challenge of planting a trio of Skidmore, Owings & Merill-designed … Continued