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NBBJ reveals a skyscraper to overcome issue of shadows
POSTED 19 Mar 2015 . BY Katie Buckley
NBBJ's design would allow for 60 per cent more sunlight to reach London's streets Credit: twitter.com/NBBJDesign
International architecture firm NBBJ have revealed concept designs for two light reflecting, shadowless skyscrapers on the Greenwich Peninsula in London, UK.

Created using the design software Rhinoceros, several blueprints for the mixed-use skyscrapers have been generated with the key aim of reflecting dispersed sunlight onto the streets below.

With more skyscrapers being built in 2014 than in any other year, targeting the ‘doom and gloom’ effect and allowing sunlight to reach the ground is an important factor to bear in mind when constructing such colossal buildings.

NBBJ’s designs allow for more than 60 per cent of dispersed sunlight to be cast on the streets below. The two buildings would allow this to happen by being designed in tandem, with each acting as a giant mirror to the other.

Although designs are at concept stage, the practice has hinted at looking for developers who might be interested in moving the project forward.
Light will be reflected won to reach the courtyard in the centre of the two buildings Credit: NBBJ
This computation demonstrates how the towers would react to the sunlight Credit: NBBJ from Wired
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No Shadow Skyscraper
International architecture firm NBBJ have revealed concept designs for two light reflecting, shadowless skyscrapers on the Greenwich Peninsula, London, UK. NBBJ’s designs allow for more than 60 per cent of dispersed sunlight to be cast on the streets below. The two buildings would allow this to happen by being designed in tandem, with each acting as a giant mirror to the other.

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NBBJ reveals a skyscraper to overcome issue of shadows
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NBBJ's design would allow for 60 per cent more sunlight to reach London's streets Credit: twitter.com/NBBJDesign
International architecture firm NBBJ have revealed concept designs for two light reflecting, shadowless skyscrapers on the Greenwich Peninsula in London, UK.

Created using the design software Rhinoceros, several blueprints for the mixed-use skyscrapers have been generated with the key aim of reflecting dispersed sunlight onto the streets below.

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NBBJ’s designs allow for more than 60 per cent of dispersed sunlight to be cast on the streets below. The two buildings would allow this to happen by being designed in tandem, with each acting as a giant mirror to the other.

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Light will be reflected won to reach the courtyard in the centre of the two buildings Credit: NBBJ
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