Flame Towers, Baku
Client
Owner / Developer
Architect
Building Function
Status
Dekoral Aluminium Ind. & Trad. Co. Ltd.
Owner / Developer
Azinko Development MMC.
Architect
HOK International Ltd.
Building Function
Office, Hotel, Residential
Status
Completed 04/2012
Height
Technical Features
approx. 190 m
Technical Features
- Triangular shaped facade representing a flame
- Unitized curtain wall
- Motor-operated folding sliding doors for BMU-devices’ penetration of the facade
Tower 1 – ca. 190 m
Tower 2 – ca. 160 m
Tower 3 – ca. 140 m
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In the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, also known as the City of Winds, is where three so-called Flame Towers shoot up into the stormy skies.
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Engineering
With the award of the contract, we check the contractual framework conditions as the basis for the implementation. If necessary, we adapt the technical solutions to any requirements that have changed – always with the goals of our client in mind.
- Contract review, determination of the contracted services and if necessary, developing alternative solutions
- Operational management, cost and budget audits
- Assessment of technical amendment suggested by the contracting parties, assessment of proposed modifications
- Evaluation of implementation alternatives to the approved diagrams (IFC Issued for Construction Drawings)
- Definition of the main strategic objectives as the basis for a coordinated facade design
Specials
Facades need to remain cleanable, maintainable and repairable throughout their service life.
- That is why maintenance logistics and safe access belong in the design from the start.
- Priedemann considers not only cleaning and maintenance equipment, but also the facade design itself, moving or electrical components and the future replacement of glazing.
- This helps prepare operation and maintenance in a practical way over the life of the facade.
- Priedemann considers maintenance, cleaning and facade access during design.
- Moving and electrical components, glazing, cleaning methods, access routes, fall protection, walkways and building maintenance units are coordinated with use, safety and construction interfaces.
- Depending on the appointment, the work produces maintenance and cleaning concepts, access strategies and technical requirements for subsequent design.
- The objective is a facade whose operation and care are practicable.
- Testing, certification and specific maintenance intervals are addressed only within the agreed scope.
Access and replacement as design considerations
- Facade access is not only about routine cleaning.
- Maintenance of moving or electrical components and the future replacement of damaged glazing also need to remain practicable.
- Design considerations can therefore include access routes, fall-protection systems, walkways and building maintenance units, together with their loads and interfaces with the facade and primary structure.
- Maintenance and cleaning concepts can also define how different facade areas are to be reached and cared for in practice.
Facade-Lab
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