Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers is an educational facility located on a busy main street of Nagoya City in Japan. This 36-storey building is 170 meter tall. The most interesting feature of Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers is its wing-like shape. Narrow at the top, the wings change the rotation axis as they rise and create an organic curve.
Spiral Towers appears to change shape slightly when viewed from different angles, giving an elegant yet dynamic impression. The Spiral Towers appear quite precarious from the street, but their basic structure is simple. The strong inner truss tube, that is visible through gaps between the three wings, acts as a central pillar supporting the three, gently tapering wings. The truss tube is constructed of concrete-filled, steel tubular columns with structural braces affixed around the base and the entire structure is fitted with some of the most robust seismic engineering in the region.
Architectural group Nikken Sekkei included a host of ecological features in the towers. A double-glassed air flow window system and a natural air ventilation system are among the top ecological features of Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers. Though certainly not new, a typical double-glassed air flow system significantly reduces heating and cooling loads by passing indoor/outdoor air between two panes of glass.
The towers are designed to house educational facilities for three different disciplines that represent the school of fashion design, computer programming and medical support. The building is home to three vocational schools: Nagoya Mode Gakuen, HAL Nagoya and Nagoya Isen. house educational facilities for three different disciplines in three tapered ‘wings’ – fashion design, computer programming and a medical support. The concept of the towers are derived from the enthusiasm of students from three schools, twining and rising up to the sky then departing to the real world.
Spiral Towers appears to change shape slightly when viewed from different angles, giving an elegant yet dynamic impression. The Spiral Towers appear quite precarious from the street, but their basic structure is simple. The strong inner truss tube, that is visible through gaps between the three wings, acts as a central pillar supporting the three, gently tapering wings. The truss tube is constructed of concrete-filled, steel tubular columns with structural braces affixed around the base and the entire structure is fitted with some of the most robust seismic engineering in the region.
Architectural group Nikken Sekkei included a host of ecological features in the towers. A double-glassed air flow window system and a natural air ventilation system are among the top ecological features of Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers. Though certainly not new, a typical double-glassed air flow system significantly reduces heating and cooling loads by passing indoor/outdoor air between two panes of glass.
The towers are designed to house educational facilities for three different disciplines that represent the school of fashion design, computer programming and medical support. The building is home to three vocational schools: Nagoya Mode Gakuen, HAL Nagoya and Nagoya Isen. house educational facilities for three different disciplines in three tapered ‘wings’ – fashion design, computer programming and a medical support. The concept of the towers are derived from the enthusiasm of students from three schools, twining and rising up to the sky then departing to the real world.
