British studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for the 42-storey Cityzen Tower in Tbilisi, Georgia, which will swoop towards the ground with a series of terraces.
Scheduled for completion in 2028 as the studio’s first project in Georgia, Cityzen Tower will contain apartments, offices, shops and leisure facilities to form part of a neighbourhood constructed by property developer Cityzen.
One side of Cityzen Tower’s concrete structure will twist and swoop towards the ground with a series of cascading terraces.
Zaha Hadid Architects designed the sweeping form in reference to the nearby Central Park, aiming to create a distinctive building for the neighbourhood that appears to emerge from the surrounding natural landscape.
“Informed by the rolling hills intersected with river valleys that wind through the undulating cityscape of Tbilisi, Cityzen Tower echoes its context at the intersection of the city’s urbanism and its natural environments,” said Zaha Hadid Architects.
“Serving as the gateway to this new urban district of Tbilisi, the tower has been designed as a vertical extension of the nature within the adjacent Central Park.”
Located in Tbilisi’s Saburtalo district, the south-facing terraces on the lower levels will overlook Central Park and will be populated with planting, cafes and restaurants.
As the tower rises, the terraces will twist around the building and get narrower to form outdoor areas for offices and balconies for the apartments on the upper floors.
“The tower’s composition is defined by the gradual unification of the large communal areas facing the park on its lower floors merging into the smaller, diamond-shaped footprint of the residences above,” said Zaha Hadid Architects.
“This design ensures every apartment has excellent natural lighting conditions and exceptional views,” the studio added.
“These differing footplate requirements between the lower and higher floors gradually amalgamate, defining an incremental twist in the tower’s overall composition.”
According to Zaha Hadid Architects the balconies and external louvres will help naturally ventilate the building in the humid summer months and minimise direct sunlight in the interior.
Public squares and gardens will surround Cityzen Tower, and pedestrian routes will connect it with amenities in the new Cityzen neighbourhood.
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled designs for a number of sculptural buildings so far this year, including a pair of sweeping towers for a masterplan in Naples and a curving convention centre in Beijing.
The images are by Negativ.
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