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Contributed by: DR. SEAN REIF D.C. on 4/30/2008

The development of the pine-cone shape is the result of aerodynamic experiments which show this shape provides the lowest resistance to wind. This diminishes demands on the load bearing structure, as well as the danger of strong katabolic (downward) winds in the area around the building - a frequent problem with high-rises.

The office spaces are traditionally arranged around a central core with elevators, side rooms, and fire escapes. The load bearing structure, a net-like steel construction, which lies directly behind the glass façade, allows support free spaces right up to the core.

While it sets no height records, its biomorphic form makes it aesthetically significant and with its highly complex inner structure and its concept of natural ventilation and lighting, it represents a further development of sustainable high-rise buildings.

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