Dakar Skyscraper Building in Senegal, Johannes Baar-Baarenfels West African Tower, Architecture Images
Dakar Skyscraper Building, Senegal
29 November 2021
Design: Architect Johannes Baar-Baarenfels, Vienna
Location: Dakar, Senegal, Africa

‘Time Space Existence Miami 2021’ exhibition at MCAD
Exhibition in Miami: Baar-Baarenfels Architects present a skyscraper for Dakar
The Miami Center for Architecture & Design pays tribute to the latest work of Viennese architect Johannes Baar-Baarenfels – a skyscraper in the West African megacity Dakar.

Dakar Skyscraper Building Design
On November 30, 2021, the exhibition “Time Space Existence Miami 2021” opens at the Miami Center for Architecture & Design (MCAD). The exhibition presents the latest work by Baar-Baarenfels Architects.
The contribution of the renowned Viennese architectural firm is a skyscraper in Dakar, Senegal. Adapted to the hot climate of West Africa, the building’s supporting structure is in front of the glazing. The skyscraper is located in the middle of the Dakar Peninsula, offering spectacular city andsea views in almost all directions. Despite the building’s transparency and the large proportion of glass, there is a high degree of shade. “Due to the building’s sculptural design the, grid structure has different mesh sizes. Parametric design made this possible”, says architect Johannes Baar-Baarenfels.

The breathtaking entrance hall connects to a...