Architects have designed a skyscraper, no shadow

The architects of the London-based NBBJ tried to create a method that will get rid of the shadow of skyscrapers. Computer simulation was used to design a pair of buildings, one of which works like a giant curved mirror. It is important to note that the reflected light to be scattered and not focused beam that can cause burns.





Architects have introduced various construction requirements for office and residential premises in the software Rhinoceros. Program used to create designs that maximize the light reflected on the ground. Architects have produced several iterations, changing the design of the building and got a suitable form. One of the developers said that the creation of structures like working with clay. The final design reduces the shadow of buildings up to 60%.

This concept architects plan to use for the construction of a pair of buildings at Greenwich, England, на zero meridian . For the construction of a similar project in any other place you want to change data on the position of the sun. Approach may be useful in major US cities, China and India.



Using mirrors to deal with shadow - not a new idea. The Norwegian Ryukane that six months is in the shadow of the mountains surrounding it, three mirrors an area of ​​17 square meters illuminate the city: although the method was used only in 2013, it is based on was the idea in 1913 . The complex One Central Park in Sydney to deal with shadow using movable mirrors.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/247218/