Tammo Prinz Architects competition entry proposal for a new residential tower in Lima, Peru, displays the use of platonian bodies to create its dramatic design.
Practical multi-storey cubic units are placed within a concrete dodekaeder structure to form a relationship between these two spatial qualities. The interior is extended into exterior balcony-like outdoor areas by the angles exterior structure.
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The proposals aim is not only meant to provide more apartments, but to address the issue of a lack of public spaces in Lima. The project does this by creating a large sunken public plaza with ample natural light pouring through the generous voids in the bottom levels of the building. The multipurpose space includes a playful series of staggered colorful amphitheatre steps that provide an invitation to passersby and some relief from the monotone concrete structure.
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Tammo Prinz Architects expect to create more projects in the future using this dodekaeder system due to its changeability. It can be easily sliced in half in order to form a flat side. The modular and flexible platonian design technique allows for an architecture that is geometrically informed and aesthetically unique.
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