Port Baku Towers

**Port Baku Towers**
Port Baku Towers
General information
Type	High-rise office buildings
Architectural style	Highrise, Glass, Modern architecture
Location	Baku, Azerbaijan
Construction started	2006
Opening	2011; 13 years ago
Owner	Pasha Construction
Height
Roof	120 m (390 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	32 (Southern Tower) / 36 (Northern Tower)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Chapman Taylor Architects
Main contractor	PASHA Construction LLC

Port Baku Towers are high-rise office buildings in Baku situated on Neftchilar Avenue next to marine port. The high-rise complex includes two towers - Northern and Southern - with 36 and 32 storey accordingly.^[3]

Architecture

The architectural style of the buildings is modern.^[1] The tallest tower has been built in a shape of a triangular prism with lower and upper bases. Due to such a geometry, The Southern Tower presents multiple aspects to the view depending on the angle of viewing: it looks like a flat rectangle from the eastern and western part of the city, but from the northern point tower's seen as a cylindrical building; lateral faces of construction meeting in the prism's edge are seen from the south of Baku. According to skyscrapernews.com, such shape of Southern Tower reminds Flatiron Building, New York's skyscraper built in the early 20th century. But in contrast to the Flatiron Building, the upper levels of Port Baku Southern Tower are gradually constricted toward the top, that creates convexity in the midsection of the building. Such a geometric solution allows decreasing number of beams in upper levels, which makes the cladding steady blue and provides high reflective characteristics in the daytime and crystal transparency at night.^[4]

Usage

The buildings comprise class A offices, retail departments, an international SPA and wellness centre, restaurants and cafés. There is also parking for 1200 cars.^[2] ^[5]