Mississauga Absolute World | 169.77m | 56s | Cityzen | MAD architects

[marcus_a_j]

Reminds me a bit of Aqua in Chicago, and kinda like the future Market Wharf building.

 

[Redroom Studios]

really this Miami building is far from being the architectural wonder that the Absolute buildings will be. All theyve done is stagger the balconies in a pattern that simulates a wave shape. Dont get me wrong, its a decent gimmick but thats all it is... a gimmick attached to a box!

 

[wyliepoon]

I think a hybrid between Absolute and the typical "Toronto Style" condo tower would look something like that.

 

[3Dementia]

Well Absolute is a "gimmick" too then. If you looked at the rotation diagram all of the curves appear to be created by balconies around a circular core.

 

[adma]

That building looks like it's doing the hula. Nice place to get lei'd, I guess

 

[Redroom Studios]

priceless!!!

 

[Andrew3D]

really this Miami building is far from being the architectural wonder that the Absolute buildings will be. All theyve done is stagger the balconies in a pattern that simulates a wave shape. Dont get me wrong, its a decent gimmick but thats all it is... a gimmick attached to a box!

That is all Absolute is, a core who's shape doesn't change, just the outer envelope. The Miami tower actually took more work in a 3D application to produce then Absolute did.

 

[Tuscani01]

That is all Absolute is, a core who's shape doesn't change, just the outer envelope. The Miami tower actually took more work in a 3D application to produce then Absolute did.

The floorplans for Absolute do say that size and layout varies by floor and rotation so im guessing that means the core does indeed rotate.

 

[Dan416]

The floorplans for Absolute do say that size and layout varies by floor and rotation so im guessing that means the core does indeed rotate.

That was my impression as well.

 

[Edward Skira]

Do the elevator shafts rotate as well?

 

[Jarrek]

The core will not rotate. You guys have got to be kidding me.

size and layout varies by floor and rotation so im guessing that means the core does indeed rotate.

Well, because each floor will have a different amount of sq ft from the next.

 

[Tuscani01]

The core will not rotate. You guys have got to be kidding me.



Well, because each floor will have a different amount of sq ft from the next.

We mean the floor plate will rotate as it goes up the tower. Every floor will have a similar layout, just different sizes due to the shift in the floor plate.

 

[3Dementia]

As I said earlier, a round core with the balcony portion of the floorplates achieving most/or all of the perceived rotation. I'll dig out the rotation diagram.

 

[doady]

Only the balconies "rotate" and personally I think the way Absolute's will do it will have a much more dramatic effect than that tower in Miami.

 

[Andrew3D]

Do the elevator shafts rotate as well?

My thoughts exactly Ed.