Studio Symbiosis developed VERTO, a rotating tower that can clean up to 600,000 cubic meters of air daily. On August 26, 2022, the revolutionary system was inaugurated in Sunder Nursery Park of New Delhi by Dr. Philip Ackermann (German Ambassador to India & Bhutan). VERTO is derived from the word ‘turn’. Its energy-efficient fans draw air from its environment and remove PM2.5 and PM10 particles using special filters. The design team has shared detailed info about the project with SURFACES REPORTER (SR). Also, check out the video of this multidirectional air purification tower at the end of this post.
Developed on the Principle of Aerodynamics
Studio Symbiosis incorporated the principles of aerodynamics into their design of VERTO, crafting a form with a large surface area and higher wind speed for enriched and reliable performance.
‘Simulation studies were conducted to attain minimum resistance and maximum surface area to achieve this optimum design. An elliptical geometry was designed as the starting point, giving us the minimum resistance. We further developed the form by twisting the form to channel the wind along the tower’s surface in the Z direction, exponentially increasing the surface area,” says the team.
An additional CFD analysis was performed to refine the rotation geometry. This ensured that clean air was not mixed with unfiltered air as it was drawn in at multiple levels, ensuring a 360-degree purification zone and maximising the clean air output.
Triangulated Construction for Better Efficiency
Studio Symbiosis has designed VERTO with an improved triangulated construction for enhanced efficiency, thanks to its distinctive tapered form and optimized perforation plan.
With greater holes at multiple points in the structure, the tower's overlapping shape is further highlighted. Additionally, the plug-and-play design makes it possible for VERTO to be conveniently taken apart and sent in flat pack form for easy on-site assembly via its GRC panel modular construction.
Variable Speed and IOT
The air purification tower is equipped with a control system which allows its filter columns to be adjusted as required, in response to the current air quality.
External sensors track air and weather data, then collecting and analyzing it within the cloud. This technology has been in use since 2018 and has achieved impressive results, with German governmental institutions using it to limit pollution levels on some of their busiest roads in the countryside, ensuring that they stay within EU limits.
Project Details
Design & Execution: Studio Symbiosis Architects
Filtration: Mann+Hummel
Contractor: VARE - Varunodya Prefab LLP
Structure Consultant: Acecon
Prototype Location: Sunder Nursery Park, New Delhi
Inauguration: by Dr Philip Ackermann (German Ambassador to India & Bhutan)
Awards: Red Dot Award 2023 – Product Design Category, WA Award 43rd cycle by the World Architecture Community
Photographs & Movie: Avesh Gaur
Project Team Studio Symbiosis
Design: Britta Knobel Gupta, Amit Gupta
Project Lead: Gaurav Lamba, Anjan Mondal
Dewesh Agrawal, Kartik Misra, Nitish Talmale, Sonal Dongre Jain, Gagandeep Singh Virdi, Chinmay Chowdhary, Jitendra Farkade, Keshav Sapra, Pallav Chaudhary
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