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Originally Posted by whatnext
What did you expect? As an architect surely you understand they're just trying to piggyback on the buzz of Vancouver House's design at minimal cost. As to function, what's the function of the twist in Trump Tower? None, it's a design gimmick to achieve maximum price per sq/ft.
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Well, not really. In the case of Trump Tower, the twist was to move the upper part of the tower out of the viewcone. "The proposed tower is described as having a triangular form, truncated at the corners to provide balconies, which rises from a base that is oriented to Georgia Street and then gradually twists as it rises, turning 45 degrees from Georgia Street at the uppermost level where its south-facing façade falls along the view cone boundary and is oriented to the north. The tower form is a hyperbolic paraboloid structure which responds to the street grid at grade and the view protection guideline above." [
2005 Report to Council]
Other undulating towers like the Aquilini rental by Rogers Arena, or Concord's One Pacific are a design feature (or gimmick, if you prefer).
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