project: cloud 133
design studio: made to measure – building and skin
students: emilie fulchiron, jasmin hummer, tjado ganders, nihan modur
institution: university of innsbruck, i.sd
tutors: robert r. neumayr, josip bajcer, romina hafner
With its lucid lines and solid form, the Cloud 133 protrudes from the metropolitan environment with an eponymous height of 133 meters and presents itself with both dignity and aloofness.
The tower´s futuristic design, based on Ires van Herpen´s one-of-a-kind dress and its consistent, yet on closer inspection, versatile complexity of the exoskeleton attract everyone´s attention.
Featured glass elements make the building seem soft and contribute to the
elegantly reserved integration into Manhattan’s architectural cityscape.
Furthermore, the building´s spherical, bubble-like shapes entail an interesting gimmick between the width and the density of the glass panels.
The simple and clear forms of the edifice leave room for individual interior design.
