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Raising the Modernist Flag in Dallas--It’s European and Green

Atelier Data and Moov’s Forwarding Dallas is based around a ubiquitous natural landform: the hill and valley. The approximately 400,000-sqaure-foot complex is organized as a series of four bands of towers. Each section has two or three towers of varying heights, up to 22 stories. All images courtesy of Atelier Data and Moov.

The top of the building features wind turbines and solar photovoltaic panels.

Expansive ribbons of greenscaped urban farmland will cover the east and west facades of the Forwarding Dallas complex. At the highest elevations, where conditions are harsh and soil is thinner, mosses and sedums will grow. Lower down, there will be grasses, shrubs, and herbs. At the lowest levels residents will enjoy the shade of trees and will harvest vegetables.

The parallel bands of peaks and valleys create unique public spaces at the base of the Forwarding Dallas building. The view corridors and sense of street wall enclosure are comparable to an Italian hill town.

Set next to each other, building’s the peaks and valleys are offset and staggered—each peak looks out to a valley and vice versa, providing expansive and engaging views, optimizing surface area for urban farming, and offering optimal solar orientation.

The base of the building will house most non-residential functions: a fitness center, child care faculties, a restaurant, and flexible event spaces.

Forwarding Dallas makes a serious attempt to engage the community, as it offers and abundance of public education space where people can learn about sustainable lifestyles.

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