REYNAERS FACILITATES DELIVERY OF
A WORLD-FIRST
IN DESIGN AT AXIS TOWERS
Axis Towers is the first facility in the world where two towers turn
around their own axis, but stand on the same foundation, separated
by multiple expansion joints. Attracting much interest and acclaim
from the architectural community, each floor is turned by two degrees
around its axis in order to achieve the desired spiral effect.
Located in the Vake district of Tbilisi, Georgia, and designed as a
multi-functional complex, the ‘White Tower’ (Stone Tower) comprises
apartments whilst the Black Tower (Glass Tower) is home to a hotel,
offices, a fitness centre with a swimming pool, and a Sky Bar at the
very top.
The upper floors of the towers offer beautiful views of the entire city
and, in particular, the Dynamo Stadium. The towers are equipped with
22 of the fastest elevators in Georgia and the total parking area is
equal to the area of four football stadiums. The building’s architecture
is quite complex, and all constructional solutions are designed in such
a way as to withstand the heavy winds which typically frequent Tbilisi.
The Reynaers Aluminium systems were chosen to be part of the Axis
Towers project because of their reliability (there was a request to
test 4500 Pa), ergonomics and their aesthetics complementing the
overall appearance of the building. The project has fulfilled all the
necessary thermal parameters and has been designed to withstand
the particular heavy winds unique to Tbilisi.
Georgia is a country with medium seismic activity resulting in Axis
Towers having to tackle a complex array of design and structural
challenges including applying significant measures to attain shock
wave resistance. Thanks to the necessary gaps between the double-
glazed windows and aluminium profiles of the Reynaers systems, Axis
Towers were able to achieve the required high level of the indicator.