Tower Revisited: Simultaneous Integration of Tower Subsystems During Conceptual Design Phase Elif Erdine 1 1 Architectural Association (AA) - School of Architecture 1 elif.erdine@aaschool.ac.uk The research presented in this paper formulates the major methodological approach of a recently completed PhD thesis. It is witnessed that the high level of complexity encountered in the initial phase of tower design is not managed in its entirety by establishing connections between multiple design parameters which have the potential to control the performance of all tower subsystems, revealing that presently there is partial integration of tower subsystems during the conceptual design phase. As such, the research focuses on the incorporation of the functional parameters of the tower system with principles of biological models in order to propose computationally generated dynamic systems for the tower typology. The principle aim is to achieve simultaneous integration of tower subsystems which can coherently adapt to their internal and external context during the initial phases of the design process. Keywords: Generative design, Tower, System integration, Simulation INTRODUCTION The tower typology preserves the vision and ambi- tions of modern cultural and technological produc- tion. As the symbol of Modernism, the tower agenda is still defined today by standardization, repetition, segmentation, and orthogonal grid based structures. In contemporary urban conditions, the tower needs to respond to its current environment by changing from a closed building typology of repetitive floor plates towards a heterogeneous, differentiated open system that can adapt to the changing conditions surrounding it. The research presented in this paper formulates the major methodological approach of a recently completed PhD thesis. It is witnessed that the high level of complexity encountered in the initial phase of tower design is not managed in its entirety by establishing connections between multiple design parameters which have the potential to control the performance of all tower subsystems, revealing that presently there is partial integration of tower subsys- tems during the conceptual design phase. As such, the research focuses on the incorporation of the func- tional parameters of the tower system with principles of biological models in order to propose computa- tionally generated dynamic systems for the tower ty- pology. The principle aim is to achieve simultaneous integration of tower subsystems which can coherently adapt to their internal and external context during the initial phases of the design process. In this frame- work, the tower subsystems are grouped as the struc- tural system, floor system, vertical circulation system, facade system, and environmental system. The struc- tural subsystem is made up of the exterior structure, Design Tools - Concepts - Volume 1 - eCAADe 33 | 179