미 건축회사, 토네이도 형태 고층 빌딩 디자인 A building with a twister: Oklahoma architects plan tornado-shaped skyscraper(VIDEO)
Architects in Oklahoma have planned a skyscraper for the city of Tulsa shaped called Tornado Tower.
The city, which sits in Tornado Alley and sees a large number of the tower's namesake weather events, has been looking for a building to rejuvenate an area that currently holds a part-time garage.
Kinslow, Keith and Todd Inc, an architecture firm based in Tulsa, was approached by a local magazine to come up with an idea, and has now unveiled the concept for the Tornado Tower, which would hold a severe weather museum and research center.
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Architecture firm Kinslow, Keith and Todd Inc have designed a building for downtown Tulsa called the Tornado Tower
'There's not client at this point. It's just a conceptual drawing of what could potentially take place and happen downtown,' architect Andrew Kinslow told Fox23.
Plans for the funnel cloud-shaped tower currently range from 20 to 30 stories, and would multiple floors would feature outdoor terraces.
The architects said in late February that they have been contacted by multiple potential investors interested in finding out more details about the project.
They say that the reaction has been largely positive.
The funnel cloud building would hold a weather museum, multiples gardens, a revolving restaurant and a research center
While the design of the building may make it look likely to be blown over in the famously strong Oklahoma winds, its creators say the structure would be stable.
A solid core would go up the middle of the building with elevators and bathrooms.
The building would also feature a 360-degree rotating restaurant on its top floor, and the revolving action seems appropriate given the tower's swirling inspiration.
Classrooms and an auditorium would stand at the building's base, and the architects say office space could be easily added.
Tornado Tower would be visible from most of the downtown Tulsa area.
The state of Oklahoma saw more than 80 tornadoes in 2013, though the number did not reach the 145-tornado record set in 1999, according to the National Weather Service.
Tulsa's skyline features a number of skyscrapers that would remain taller than the proposed Tornado Tower, including the 52-story Bank of Oklahoma Tower that was designed by the same architects who built the original World Trade Centers.
The new tower would be located near BOK Center, the 19,000-seat home of the Tulsa Oilers
Tornado Tower, which does not yet have a client to build it, would be held up by a strong core section with elevators. It would be located near the BOK Center (left), a 19,000-seat arena
The weather museum and research center would add another skyscraper to the Tulsa skyline if it is built near the BOK Center (right)
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