ANALEMMA TOWER
By Clouds Architecture Office (US)
Analemma Tower is a proposal for the world's tallest building. It taps into the desire for extreme height, seclusion and constant mobility. If the recent boom in residential towers proves that a sales price per square foot rises with floor elevation, then the Analemma Tower will command the highest prices ever.
In 2015, the European Space Agency sparked a new round of investment in asteroid mining concerns by proving, with its Rosetta mission, that it is possible to rendezvous and land on a spinning comet. NASA is planning an asteroid retrieval mission for 2021 that aims to prove the feasibility of capturing and relocating an asteroid. This process can be monetized for enormous private sector profits by placing a large asteroid into orbit over Earth, with a high-strength cable lowered towards the surface of the Earth to suspend a super tall tower from the asteroid.
This pendulum tower can be placed in an eccentric, geosynchronous orbit, which would allow it to travel between the northern and southern hemispheres daily. The ground trace for Analemma Tower would be a figure eight, and the tower would move at its slowest speed at the top and bottom of the figure, allowing inhabitants to interface with the planet's surface at these points. The orbit would be calibrated to place the slow part of the tower’s trajectory over New York City.
BIO
Clouds Architecture Office is an idea-driven multidisciplinary practice that fuses extensive experience from the fields of architecture, academia, and the arts. Founded in 2010 in New York City by partners Masayuki Sono and Ostap Rudakevych, the firm has completed numerous projects that explore the intersection between conceptual and experiential approaches to the built environment. The partners have experience in working on an array of cultural and institutional projects ranging in scale from the master planning of national museums to the design of housing for astronauts on Mars.
The uniqueness and strength of Clouds AO lies in their process-oriented approach, which involves rigorous research and design studies to meet the highest degree of resolution for a given project. This methodology ensures that materialized projects achieve optimal performance and lasting emotional impact, which stems from their broader philosophy of creating a functional and memorable architectural experience through the synthesis of ideas and design. A deep commitment to creativity, teamwork and detailed execution underscore the firm’s approach to architecture projects.