Telecom Tower

The concept of this tower suggests the volcano and optical phenomena such as the halo and the sun pillar. The ideas originate with the early modernists such as Rodchenko, Tatlin, Yakov Chernikhov and Malevich.  

Chile has an enormous amount of active volcanoes and this tower evokes that seismic dynamism with its smoke plume vertical extension that seems to twist and rise. Likewise, the light emitted at night by the viewing platform is reminiscent of the wide glow from an active eruption. The evocation here is more about spreading than upward movement, such as a volcano does as it emits its fiery contents. The relationship of the tower to the statue of Saint Mary is important also in that the horizontal emphasis does not represent a dominating presence but rather a shared mountainous space. The mountain’s gentle slopes are resonant with the viewing platform’s disposition that erases a hierarchy along the skyline to Saint Mary.

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Project Details
Status:
Competition
Location:
Santiago, Chile
Size:
736 m²
Consultants:
Archiplan (Chile), Engenuiti (UK)
Awards:
3rd prize winner
Team:
Davit Canava, Petras Isora, Nikoloz Japaridze, Anton Khmelnitskiy, Ivane Ksnelashvili, Daniel Lareau