ARCH 653 Project 1
1. Target building Information Target Building: Torre Agbar Designer: Jean Nouvel Location: Barcelona, Spain Built-in: 1999 – 2005 Height: 142 meter Surface area: 47,500m2 Floors: 34+4(underground) Materials: concrete, aluminum, and glass Award: International Highrise Award décerné par le Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM), Francfort, Allemagne (2006) Shape Description: The building shape is not circular but slightly elliptical. The shape is completely straight from the ground floor to the 18th floor. From the 19th floor to the 26th floor, it is close to the parabolic curve, and the remaining part (from the 27th floor to the top) is dome shape based on the ellipse. 2. Drawings and Images Full scene Sectional view Floor plan view Close-up view to windows 3. References http://www.jeannouvel.com/en/projects/tour-agbar/ https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/agbar-tower/ 4. Modeling 4.1. Creating conceptual mass model As explained in Section 1, the building shape is completely straight f