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The Siberian Diamond-Shaped Solar Building Of Your Dreams

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Check out this this diamond-like tower designed by designed by architects at Foster+Partners that looks and reflects light like a cut diamond and is said to absorb enough energy to be self-sustainable thanks to solar light.

Set high on a hill in a densely wooded area, the tower rises above two podium buildings each facetted like a cut diamond, reflecting and refracting natural light to illuminate the interior. At the summit, a viewing platform and restaurant offer panoramic views over the city. The development will take advantage of a number of sustainable energy strategies and key to the energy performance of the building are its atria, designed to facilitate solar gain and to encourage daylight to permeate the complex.

Via Gizmodo.



 
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