Pimping up the Eiffel Tower
Quite honestly, I have no idea how I feel towards additions to historical monuments. On one hand, it’s changing history, on the other hand, it just really becomes a part of the accumulated history of a certain monument.
But anyway, my opinion aside, they’re pimping up the Eiffel Tower for its 120th anniversary by adding an observation deck designed by Serero that will go up next year. I think it looks like my grandmother’s crochet tablecloths.
The concept of the design is rather amusing:
Generative Design: The design is based on a generative script,
creating branches out of the primary structure of the tower. Inspired
by the structural concept of Eiffel of three-dimensional cross bracing
beams, the script unfolds along curved lines the “DNA” of the tower.
The script used the existing structure at the top of the tower ( a 10
by 10 meters cube) to generate 3 structural weaves, which are
interconnected. These layers are combined to create a woven complex,
which is based on the redundancy and the non-repetition of patterns to
increase its structural performance. In opposition with modern
engineering (based on the concept of repetition and optimization), the
project for the Eiffel tower extension is based on an alternative model
of high performance.
So, what do you think? Cool or not cool?
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