World’s first kilometre-high tower planned to combat dirty air in China’s Wuhan
The world's first kilometre-high double-tower building that could enter the record books as the tallest development in the world will be built in central China over the next few years, its British designer has said.
The world's first kilometre-high double-tower building that could enter the record books as the tallest development in the world will be built in central China over the next few years, its British designer has said.
Once completed, the “Phoenix Towers” development in central Hubei province will dwarf the current world’s tallest skyscraper, Dubai’s 830 metre-high Burj Khalifa.
It will be constructed on a small island in the middle of a lake in the province’s capital Wuhan over a 47-hectare site, British design studio Chetwoods told magazine Dezeen.
While the design brief from the Hua Yan Group was for an “iconic” development, the architects have included several environmental features that will combat the city’s air and water pollution.
The taller building will harvest water from the lake, cleanse it, and then pump it back. Filtration equipment in the towers will purify the air surrounding the building, and they will generate their own power needs from solar electricity plants.