THYSSENKRUPP’S MULTI CABIN WINS DESIGN AWARD
THYSSENKRUPP’S MULTI CABIN WINS DESIGN AWARD
The lightweight, futuristic design of thyssenkrupp Elevator's MULTI cabin earned it the German Design Award in the Buildings and Elements category for 2018 from the German Design Council. Boasting shaft views of the revolutionary MULTI technology, the cabin's design concept was developed by the Junior Professorship in Industrial Design Engineering at Technische Universität in Dresden, Germany, with neongrau behind the lighting and interface. The cabin was constructed by Composyst GmbH and is on display in the lobby of the thyssenkrupp test tower in Rottweil, Germany. The use of carbon fiber resulted in a cabin weighing several hundred kg less than one made of steel. Its circular operating panel “captures the cabin's horizontal and circular travel directions within the shaft.” A formal awards ceremony is scheduled for February 9, 2018, in Germany.
TURKISH FIRM’S TULIP-INSPIRED TOWER FOR DOWNTOWN MIAMI
Turkish developer Okan Group plans to build a 73-story, 966-ft.-tall mixed-use tower in downtown Miami called The Sterling, Miami Today reports. Set to contain a 300-room hotel, approximately 360 residences, commercial, retail and office space, The Sterling has been recommended for approval by the Urban Development Review Board. Its design, inspired by the shape of a tulip (Turkey's national flower) with a curved, sloping crown, is by Behar Font & Partners P.A. The location is at 501 North Miami Avenue near Miami Worldcenter, Miami Dade College and transit connections. Highlights of the project include a 68th-floor restaurant, swimming pools on the 24th and 25th floors and condominiums with private terraces.
DETAILS REVEALED ABOUT BROOKLYN RESIDENTIAL TOWER
Further details have been revealed about the third City Point tower at 138 Willoughby in Brooklyn, New York,Brownstoner reports. Extell Development’s Brooklyn Point residential tower has had its height increased by 11 to 68 stories and 745 ft. tall, and it will have a “mind-boggling” number of amenities, including a saltwater pool, rock-climbing wall, screening room, putting green and forest-adventure-themed children’s play area. Kohn Pedersen Fox and Katherine Newman Design International are the architects. Sales are expected to start soon, with completion anticipated by early 2021.
INTERESTING ADDITION TO MELBOURNE SKYLINE
Probuild has delivered an interesting addition to the Melbourne, Australia, skyline in the form of Marina Tower Melbourne, a mixed-use structure consisting of conjoined 43- and 36-story towers that lean, The Urban Developer reports. DKO Architecture collaborated with engineering firm Webber Design on the property, developed by Hiap Hoe of Singapore and forming an "impressive bookend" to the Docklands precinct. Probuild Victoria Managing Director Luke Strombolis described Marina Tower Melbourne as "a truly iconic project" that is unique in the city, with the structure leaning 280 mm at each level. Approximately 460 apartments and common areas were handed over on October 13.
