tammo prinz architects proposes a pentagonal housing tower in peru

‘housing tower’ by tammo prinz architects, lima, peru
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german practice tammo prinz architects has recently submitted the ‘housing tower’ to a housing competition in lima, with a characteristically geometric concrete structure soaring into the sky.  the basis of the tower lies in the two platonian geometries that compose it: the square and the dodecahedron. a public plaza reachable by amphitheater-like steps is enclosed within an open air rectangular zone, acting as the base for the perfectly tessellated pentagonal polygons that make up the individual units. by having a rigid exterior frame the interior of the forms are left free to be arranged in a variety of ways, including outdoor terraces.

view of the housing units
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public plaza and entrance into the structure
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interior lobby
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suite
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