THE DNA BLOCKCHAIN – AN ADAPTIVE SKYSCRAPER

The DNA Blockchain Tower is a research project for an adaptive skyscraper. “We believe that the future of construction will be in robotic technologies. This revolution in the way we make buildings will impact not only how we design but how we think. Our intention is to anticipate this inevitable shift and lead the way towards a positive robotic age. An age in which Robotic technology is simple, affordable, environmental and connected to our ancestral knowledge of materials. An age in which the architects, engineers and contractors will work more closely together, bringing back the golden age of master-builders.

Circular Economy

The tower’s capacity can expand and contract depending on the socio-economic needs and users buying, selling or moving to another blockchain building. No more empty towers, no more static cities.

Unique proposition

Construction sequencing using programmed robotics, machine learning and parametric design advances people’s skills and pushes the boundaries of conservative building methods.

Efficient and safe design driven with the latest sustainable technologies and strategies; adaptable and applicable for each local environment that the blockchain building intended to be placed.

Power is shifted to the future owner or occupier of each module directly, with services that DNA-B can provide to facilitate this within given timeframes. The size of modules offers ample space for creative designs to be developed by one or different design teams to meet the aspirations of the users.

Completed office fit-out modules can be brought on-site and installed in a short amount of time. Using the precision of the robot, these modules can be placed and secured to the steel core structure which evolves simultaneously with the introduction of these modules. Once the minimum height is achieved, every 5 years there will be an opening time where modules can be removed from the supports with the use of the robots, get refurbished offsite and brought back. Vertical expansion is also feasible.

Skyscraper construction with stacked prefabricated modules (off-site) and the aid of tested Cable Robotics will be the future as buildings can be scalable, affordable and safe. Developers around the Globe can adjust the key parameters outlined below and get the building that suits them best in any location. As technology advances and digital transformation will be part of our daily lives, a new & refreshed notion of the built environment is possible.”

Current architectural robotics rely on outdated robotic arms initially developed for the automotive industry, which are difficult to scale and prohibitively expensive. By leveraging the open-source movement, we propose the development of a new kind of cable construction robot. This innovative technology combines the principles of stadium spider cams with delta pick-and-place open-source technologies, enabling construction on an unprecedented scale.

This robot is designed to both construct and deconstruct towers, demonstrating the cyclical nature of the building process and highlighting how demolition can be planned, aligning with the principles of a circular economy.

In conjunction with the launch of the DNA Blockchain Enterprise, we introduce a modular, additive, and decentralized skyscraper concept. This structure is robotically assembled on-site using prefabricated spatial units, or “blocks,” which are arranged based on environmental, structural, and programmatic logic determined by a combination of user input and algorithms.