Control tower
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Project • By Giancarlo Zema Design Group • Individual Buildings
Qataf Tower
The 60-meter-high Qataf Tower is the innovative 5G telecommunication and radar control tower-sculpture, the only one of its kind to be built in Qatar on the artificial island of the Doha Cruise Ship Port, in front of the waterfront, the Corniche that extends for seven kilometers along the Doha Bay.
Giancarlo Zema Design Group
Giancarlo Zema Design Group
The project by the Italian architect Giancarlo Zema for SmartKO a brand of Calzavara company is inspired in its shape by the tapered bud of Qataf, the national flower of Qatar that grows along the country’s coastline and blooms from March to May. It is not only a technical communication and control tower with the most modern VHF and radar antenna systems but also a magical p... More
Project • By Formica Group • Watch Towers
Kristiansand Airport
VIVIX® exterior façade panels were installed at the new control tower for Kristiansand Airport, in Kjevik, Norway.
Located in the southern part of Norway, the airport serves the Agder district with domestic and international flights. To clad the control tower, Archus Architects and Wiig og Horgmo Architects chose VIVIX panels in Storm, a deep charcoal grey.
The control tower’s egg-inspired shape dictated the choice of material which needed to be curved in order to create this unique design.
“VIVIX panels are the ideal solution for this project. The panels are easily machined and can be cut into a variety of shapes and sizes. The control towers are at least 30 meters above ground; the material we used for cladding had to be lig... More