These beautiful twin office towers in Abu Dhabi borrow from ancient
Arabic architectural elements to create an innovative way to shield
themselves from sunlight. The two towers are overlaid by a mechanized
geometric “skin” with triangular panels that follow the sun to block it
out.
The sunscreen design by Aedas Architects was inspired by the
masharabiya, a beautiful form of ornate sunscreen that shields windows
in the Arab world from glaring sunlight and prying eyes. The screens,
controlled by computers. open, close and even travel horizontally to
block the sun. The 145m-tall towers underneath, which were completed in
2012, are covered in glass, so the sunscreens reduce sunlight-generated
heat in the building by at least 50% and probably help with the air
conditioning bill as well!
More info: aedas.com (H/T: Bored Panda)
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