Aedas has emerged the winner of an international design competition inviting suggestions for the new HQ of Abu Dhabi Investment Council. The Council wanted two “landmark towers” that would provide dining, meeting, and conference spaces for council’s 2000 employees. It seems that Aedas entry has the right mix of architectural integrity and freshness to fulfill all the parameters. The two towers will be located near Al Qurum beach, on the periphery of Eastern Ring Road, acting as city’s gateways. The buildings derive several of characteristic features from a mathematically pre-rationalized form, which in turn was derived from Islamic Principals. Here’s what Peter Oborn, Aedas Joint Managing Director, says about the concept:
A key feature of the design is the application of a diaphanous screen that envelopes the most exposed aspect of the building in the form of a dynamic ‘Mashrabiya’, opening and closing in response to the sun’s path, significantly reducing the solar heat gain and providing a more comfortable internal environment.
Great flexibility and economy lies underneath the buildings’ crystalline, honeycombed structure. Another key consideration is the adherence to strict standards for eco-friendliness in the blueprints. The two towers will be linked via impressive and picturesque outer spaces, which include a palm reserve and elegant pedestrian pathways. Three sky gardens arranged on the upper levels of the towers will be a further respite from the solar heat on the exposed upper elevation. Proposed to be built on an area of 11,500sq m, the towers will be quite a home for the Investment Council of Abu Dhabi. The structure will rise at about 140 m from the ground and will have in all 29 floors. And as far as the innovative Mashrabiya screen is concerned, preliminary estimates suggest that it will result in 25% reduction in cooling load, having substantial effect in the carbon footprint of the skyscrapers. A well thought out geometric pattern, great building form, novel environmental solutions, and beautiful landscapes in the vicinities, all make Aedas’s concept a worthy winner.
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为阿布扎布投资委员会设计新办公室
加甘（男性名，来源印度):
Aedas成为在阿布扎比投资委员会建造新总部而举行的国际设计比赛中最佳方案的得胜者。该委员会希望建造两座“具有里程碑意义的高楼”，可以提供餐饮，会议，和容纳2000名员工的会议空间。Aedas的介入从满足所有的参数的角度来说似乎是建筑的完整性和新颖性完美结合。这两座高楼位于东环路的外围，靠近Al Qurum海滩，起到城市的入口的作用。该建筑从一个精确的预先合理的形态中获取若干典型的特征，这个形态依次来源于伊斯兰校长们。以下是Aedas的联合管理主管皮特·奥本(Peter Oborn)对这个概念进行的描述：
该设计的主要特点是对一个半透明屏幕的使用，以有动力的“雕刻窗”来包裹建筑最暴露的部位，“雕刻窗”可以透过和阻挡光线，最重要的作用是减轻了热量的获取，提供了更为舒适的内部环境。
在建筑的晶体条文和蜂窝结构之中存着巨大的灵活性和经济性。另一方面主要考虑的是严格符合蓝图中的环保指标。给人印象深刻的，美丽如画的外部环境将把这两座高楼联系在一起，这些外部空间包括棕榈树保护区和优美的人行小路。高楼上的三个空中花园会进一步缓解处在高海拔所遇到的阳光照射问题。
两座高楼预计建筑面积11，500立方米，到时成为阿布扎比投资委员会办公室。该建筑将达到高度大约140米，有29层。就新颖的雕刻窗式的屏幕而言，初步估计可以在冷却负荷方面减少25%，这样可以在摩天大楼的碳质残留物方面起到实效作用。外观几何布局观点，壮观的建筑形态，新颖的环境解决方案，周围美丽的自然风光，所有的一切使Aedas的概念成为当之无愧的胜利者。
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