UK Architecture studio Foster + Partners has unveiled renderings of an office tower to be built in Hollywood with a series of spiralling terraces wrapped around its exterior.
Located on a two-acre lot on Sunset Boulevard, the 22-storey building will host creative offices across 525,000 square feet (48, 770 square metres).
Foster + Partners has unveiled designs for a proposed spiral-shaped office tower in Hollywood
Renderings depict a circular tower with jutting floorplates clad in white, and each level wrapped in a glass curtain wall.
A series of terraces, covered in plants, dip into the building's facade as they ascend in a spiral pattern, giving the impression of green walls wrapped around the structure.
It is a redesign submitted by the studio The terraces will have enough room for multiple seating areas that lead into interior work spaces through doors in floor-to-ceiling glass walls.
"This is a true reflection of the workplace of the future, nurturing community, wellbeing and collaboration with green social terraces spiralling through the building that will encourage and enliven the city's incredible creative industries," said Foster + Partners founder Norman Foster.
The circular tower is wrapped in spiraling terraces
The terraces will also offer natural light and ventilation to create a "healthy and highly productive" working environment, according to Foster + Partners senior partner Patrick Campbell.
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