This is a stunning new design by architects US architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Created for the state-owned energy company, Pertamina, the large-scale project will feature a performing arts and exhibition pavilion, a mosque, and a central energy plant in addition to the office tower. Rising more than 1739 ft (530 metres) above Jakarta, the tower will be a new landmark on the capitol's skyline.
The unique, elegant design features an integrated "wind funnel" that generates energy from prevailing air currents.The new tower will be the tallest building in Indonesia and one of the tallest buildings in the world once completed (the new One World Trade Center is 1,776 feet but that includes a 406 ft antenna).
I've always wanted to go to Jakarta after seeing the fantastic movie, The Year of Living Dangerously, with Sigourney Weaver, Mel Gibson and Linda Hunt decades ago. Guess I'll have to wait unit 2020 to finally visit so that I can see the finished Pertamina tower.
ttp://www.dezeen.com/2013/12/11/som-indonesia-skyscraper-harness-wind-power/
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