C-19 RESIDENTIAL TOWEr

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Location: Abu Dhabi

Description: Competition - 1st Prize

Building area: 30.000m2

Budget: 40.000.000 €

Current stage: Under construction

The C-19 Tower is a residential building and that is exactly the dominant element of its design. In contrast to its rectangular podium, the upper part of the building swirls as an elegant structure with light colours and a soft curvilinear geometry that smoothens the apparent building mass. The Tower creates a unique vertical residential landscape that completes the district's image, enriches the skyline while bringning a clear identity to the site. The basis of the building, the podium, houses the entrance, the naturally ventilated parking spaces, and retail spaces on both sides. The residential Tower that stands on top of the podium has a total of 22 floors and houses 200 apartment and duplexes. The housing units wrap as a series of cantilever balconies that act as the self-shading element, supporting the extroverted residential character of the Tower, which swivels above the public realm seeking connections and offering fine views of the waterfront and the cityscape.