REYNAERS
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
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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.