Boutique Monaco: Emporis Skyscraper Silver Award 2008
Mass Studies‘ Boutique Monaco (‘Missing Matrix Building’) was just announced the Silver Award winner of the Emporis Skyscraper Award 2008 (Frankfurt, Germany).
Gold Award: Tange Associates, Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (Tokyo, Japan)
Silver Award: Mass Studies, Boutique Monaco (Seoul, Korea)
Bronze Award: KPF, Shanghai World Financial Center (Shanghai, China)
Top 10 Skyscrapers of 2008
1. Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, Tokyo, Japan (77 points)
2. Boutique Monaco, Seoul, South Korea (41 points)
3. Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China (29 points)
4. Torre Caja Madrid, Madrid, Spain (24 points)
5. Bahrain World Trade Center, Manama, Bahrain (21 points)
6. The Broadgate Tower, London, U.K. (21 points)
7. Tornado Tower, Doha, Qatar (17 points)
8. Grand Lisboa, Macao, China (12 points)
9. Pangu Plaza Office Building, Beijing, China (10 points)
10. 600 North Fairbanks, Chicago, U.S. (8 points)
The following information about the Boutique Monaco is from Mass Studies:
‘This tower project has a floor area of 5,500㎡, with commercial, cultural, and community spaces on the lower levels, and officetels on floors 5 through 27. To ensure the maximum building footprint ratio (40%) as well as optimal natural light conditions, a C-shaped plan is extruded into a 27-story tower consistent with the Domino Matrix to reach a height of 100 meters, the maximum height allowed by law. When the C-shaped plan is simply repeated vertically, however, the floor space of the entire tower exceeds the legally allowed amount by approximately 10%. To reduce this mass systematically, missing matrixes are introduced, meeting the maximum FAR (970%) throughout the building mass. Through 15 missing spaces, the building gains more exterior surface and corners for more natural light and better views. The spaces created by the missing matrixes are landscaped with trees that are visible from the inside and outside of the building. Inside the tower, a total of 49 different types of units, 172 units in total, are arranged heterogeneously to reflect and exploit rich spatial conditions. For example, in the area created by the 15 missing matrixes, there are 40 units with bridges that divide public (living/dinning area) and private spaces (bedroom) within individual units, along with 22 units with gardens.’
For more pictures of the ‘Boutique Monaco’ visit: www.massstudies.com.
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