Richard Keep and Henry Goss unveil plans for Nairobi tower in rainy renderings
These foggy renderings by The Boundary forego the stereotypical blue-sky backdrop to depict a wedge-shaped tower by Richard Keep Architects and Henry Goss Architects, which has just been granted planning permission in Nairobi, Kenya.
London-based Keep and Goss designed the 30-storey mixed-use Akili Tower for a spot on Upper Hill, where it will join a growing number of high-rises overlooking Uhuru Park and the central business district of the Kenyan city.
Offices and apartments will fill the main body of the tower, with penthouse suites occupying the uppermost floors, while a restaurant, bar and terrace will be set at podium level. The ground and basement levels are to host shops and parking.
Images of the project were created by The Boundary, the visualisation studio Goss runs with Peter Guthrie. The pair wanted to avoid the "utopian" vision that architectural visualisation artists often strive for. They instead took the opportunity to produce a set of less stereotypically presented renderings that capture the tower from unusual angles ? similar to those a photographer might achieve with a camera ? and in inclement weather.
"We always think of ourselves as architectural photographers inhabiting a virtual 3D world rather than computer illustrators or painters in a more traditional sense," Goss told Dezeen.
"We have worked in this way for years and it is certainly the way that the industry is going particularly with the rapid growth...
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