EASTERN design office: tower of ring, tianjin
positioned within a big square, the tubular building is composed of stacked rings with an undulating profile creating a pattern of eye-shaped voids to allow daylight to enter.
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‘tower of ring’ by EASTERN design office, tianjin, china
image © koichi torimura
all images courtesy of EASTERN design office
in tianjin, the ‘tower of ring’ by japanese firm EASTERN design office is a tower with prospects of becoming a recognizable structure
and symbol for china. positioned within a big square, the tubular building is composed of stacked rings with an undulating
profile
creating a pattern of eye-shaped voids. the open framework interacts with the changing sky throughout the day. only experienced at ground level,
sunlight filters into the empty structure without a way to access the form itself.
image © koichi torimura
image © koichi torimura
images © koichi torimura
images © koichi torimura
image © koichi torimura
image © koichi torimura
image © koichi torimura
image © koichi torimura
image © koichi torimura
images © koichi torimura
image © koichi torimura
image © koichi torimura
image © koichi torimura
video courtesy of EASTERN design office
(left) side view
(right) break down of components
tower components
conceptual sketch
conceptual sketch
sketch of the tower of ring amidst other city landmarks
diagram
section
elevation
detail
detail
floor plan / level 0
project info:
location: tianjin, china
completion: 2012
client: tianjin city
design team: eastern design office + kawaguchi & engineers
photographer: koichi torimura
video clip: eastern design office + koichi torimura
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