TOWER OF LIFE
The Tower of life is a milestone landmark for Africa, as a model for a near-future categorized by ecological architecture. It is an energy-positive construction wrapped with vernacular land clay as its primary shell material.
Location Dakar | Senegal
Type Commission
Program Mixed Use
Size 80,000 SQM
Elevational View of the Tower
The Tower operates as a living system, mobilizing an economy of resources, energy, water, air, culture, and robotics.
Tower Entrance within a field of biomorphic Solar Cells
Aerial Close-ups of the Tower Crown
Setting the rules for an Ecological Architecture, the Tower of Life project understands economy and ecology as a single hybrid entity and is designed accordingly. All systems are studied and organized in harmony as a self-sustaining wholeness, creating a bio-responsive and bio-receptive role model.
Animation of the Clay 3D printing process for the Tower
As a context-specific landmark, the tower’s skin is constructed of 3d-printed locally sourced clay. That way, the cost is minimized to extraction and printing processes rather than transport and raw materials. The cladding system covers the tower and helps sustain a microclimate inside and around it with minimal emissions.
Diagrammatic representation of the Tower Systems and Networks
The Tower of life is the Architectural icon of the Ecological Era. It defines the metrics for what, why, and how Architecture performs amidst a planetary scale climate crisis.
Elevational View of the Tower
Aerial View of the Tower Crown