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Joe Witchell Construction of skyscrapers, an option The English architect pointed out the particularities of high buildings and presented places in various places of the world The director of architecture in London office Broadway Malyan, Joe Witchell was the responsible conducting the first lecture of the Aluminum Congress – AFEAL’30. The profes- sional started his speech explaining that until the decade of 1930 there was a limit of high that the buildings of the British capital should respect. ‘In a different way of Manhattan, USA, London has strong rules for the construction of tall buildings’, affirmed Witchell. The architect explained that there are regions of the English metropolis where the construction of big towers is forbidden. However, the current lack of land and the high prices of avail- able land end up turning a typology that is currently minority Architect Joe Witchell – the skyscrapers – in a option. ‘London is a historic city that needs to be renewed’, he evaluated. With emphasis in ‘green’ was designed to provide thermal comfort throughout the year. buildings, Witchell advocates the production of new buildings There are two layers of glass and you can open them, just as in prime regions of cities where users have different transport the shutters, for better air circulation. The balconies are also options and the solutions ‘mixed-use’, gathering residential glazed, but not completely, allowing air to enter. and commercial property. Another presented example was the complex mixed-use Sey- ‘With prices of commercial and residential properties among rantepe located in Istanbul, Turkey. The project contributed to the highest in the world, the developers are working to con- the revitalization of a peripheral area in the city, next to the struct an unprecedented number of tall buildings. The trans- new stadium Turk Telecom Arena. The work is composed of formation of the historic center of London is not well seen by three towers with 350 meters each. One of which houses com- everyone, but the lack of spaces for buildings and the need to mercial offices, another is just residential and the third is a conserve energy in construction and transportation convinced hotel. Between buildings there are central atriums covered by city planners to embrace this type of building for the 21st cen- a layer of glass and occupied by shops. ‘At this compound, tury. This transformation makes the skyline of the London full each facade was designed according to the characteristics of of cranes towers”, summarizes. the buildings. For example, in the residential, is more open and has terraces, unlike the commercial where it’s closed to To illustrate his lecture, Witchell presented some of the proj- preserve privacy’, explained Witchell. ects developed by the office in which he operates. The Vauxhall Tower, largest residential building in London with 181 meters The last detailed design during the lecture was the Trump tall and 213 apartments is one of those. ‘The construction work Tower, the largest residential building already constructed was a catalyst for revitalizing the region close to the Thames in Manila, Filipines, with 250 meters tall and 65 floors. The River, and that location allows residents and visitors to have project takes its name from having been funded by the U.S. available five different means of transport’, said. The construc- businessman Donald Trump, which has similar assets in other tion has a circular shape allowing all the apartments to have countries. With high headroom, the building was designed with river views. It aggregates different sustainable solutions, such European appearance and offers automated solutions. High- as a wind turbine installed on its top and takes advantage the lighting the shutters that move according to the sun’s rays, so high-speed of the winds to generate part of the energy that that the heat stays outside. ‘Due to the climate of the region, the building uses, trough battery charging station for electric was not necessary to provide for the closing of the facades’, cars in the basement and bins in all the floors. The facade added the architect. 4 I