Eye In The Sky Lookout
Tower
Oakland, California, USA
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
To build an architectural and cultural tourist attraction
in the city of Oakland with the objective of creating a highly profitable
enterprise that will be an unforgettable and meaningful experience to
every visitor regardless of age, sex, educational, social, economic
and cultural background. We want to show the world the physical beauty,
the cultural and innovative ingenuity and the social richness of the
area. We want to create an architectural landmark that is fantastic,
meaningful, educational and ecological.
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Height: 600 meters
Elevators: Four, glass and aluminum, vertical stacked cab elevators
which stop at 5 floor levels simultaneously like a vertical train. Manufactured
by Thyssen-Krupp Elevator Company.
Structural Materials: High strength structural steel, structural glass,
anodized aluminum, stamped stainless steel, safety glass, reinforced
concrete, ceramic tile and native stone.
Construction Method: Prefabrication, level-by-level crane lift system.
Number Of Windmills: 92
Type Of Windmills: Vertical axis “Eggbeater” type manufactured
by Vestus Corporation
Number Of Photovoltaic Panels: 50 panels covering 14,000 square feet
each panel.
Type Of Photovoltaic Panels: Siemens, producing 15 watts per square
foot.
Look Out Area At 5 Levels: 96,000 square feet.
Ventilation Method: Natural controlled air breeze
The Crystal (Exhibition Hall): Ground Floor: 66,600
square feet Total Enclosed Area: 270,000 square feet Exterior/Outdoor
Exhibit Space: 30,000 square feet
The Crystal Height: 450 feet
The Globe: Total Enclosed Area: 226,800 square feet
Diameter: 252 feet (64.6 meters)
The Freedom Pool: 97,000 square feet
Freedom Plaza Inside Waterfall: 40,000 square feet
Sunken Outdoor Plaza: 40,000 square feet
Public Sidewalk and Plaza Area: 110,000 square feet
Total Site Size: 490,000 square feet (11.5 acres)
Newly Planted Oak trees: 164 Oak trees
Underground Parking: 4,600,000 square feet (106 square
acres)
THE LOOK OUT TOWER
The 600 meters Eye-In-The-Sky Look Out Tower, Cultural
Center, Exhibition and Public Plaza will be a spectacular symbol of
the City of Oakland and the entire San Francisco Bay area. It is the
tallest inclined tower in the world. It will be a global landmark present
in every travel book and etched in every travel-minded individual of
the world. The tower is a significant tourist attraction capable of
attracting at least 10 million of the 40 million visiting tourists each
year who come to the San Francisco Bay area. From the top five viewing
levels visitors can view the entire Bay area for the first time in history.
With admission fee of $30 for adults and $15 for students and children,
parking fee, food, souvenirs, hotel stays and transportation fees, the
total annual revenues generated, when established, will exceed $600
million to the city of Oakland. Gross annual profit to the tower itself
is expected to exceed $400 million from ticket sales, food and souvenirs.
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
In addition, the Eye-In-The-Sky Tower features 92 large
scale windmills and 700,000 square feet of photovoltaic panels producing
additional electricity (10 megawatts). Smaller photovoltaic panels are
linked together to create the outer “skin” of the tower
adding another 10 megawatts of renewable electricity generation. Together,
the tower is capable of producing over 200 megawatts of pollution-free
electricity making it the largest and most visible renewable energy
source in the world. The electricity produced is enough to supply a
significant portion of the electricity needs for the city of Oakland.
Oakland will be known as the renewable energy capital of the world.
OBSERVATION AREA
The design contains four glass elevators stacked at
five levels, like a vertical train, capable of reaching the top five
level observation deck in one minute; the tower design would be the
tallest structure in the world and, by far, the tallest inclined structure
ever conceived. Reaching a height of 2300 feet and watching the city
fall away below will be a memorable experience in itself. We are selling
excitement and the chance to see the beauty and history of the Bay area
surroundings from an incredible vantage point.
Every significant natural and human made feature of
the Bay area will be located and pointed out from the observation area
of the Look Out Tower. For instance, directional finders and audio tours
will be indicate the locations of sights of tourist and educational
interest such as the Winchester House, the garage of David Packard,
the garage of Steve Jobs, the routes and settling places of the Spanish
and Portuguese explorers, the native American settlements, the Santa
Cruz beach area, the house of Mark Twain, the house of William Saroyan,
the underground house of Baldasare Forestiere, Ames Research Laboratories,
Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, Intel Corporation, Stanford University,
the Golden Gate Bridge, Stinson Beach, Haight and Ashbury, North Beach,
Napa Valley, People’s Park in Berkeley, U.C., Berkeley, Lawrence
Berkeley Laboratories, Chez Panisse, the Port Chicago explosion in Hercules,
the Wolf house of Jack London, the house of John Steinbeck, the house
of Ansel Adams at Seacliff, Zoetrope, ILM, Dreamworks and Skywalker
Ranch movie studios and much more.
There will be several locally owned, non-franchised
restaurants at the top of the tower on five levels. These shall feature
regional cuisine with local, organically grown produce. One restaurant
will feature am English Pub-like atmosphere complete with dart board
and billiards table. The emphasis on these restaurants is there California
spirit and quality. Local bands will also play throughout the day and
evening at designated hours. The observation levels are a personal way
to get to know the locals; musicians, restaurateurs, poets, artists
and innovative thinkers.
Souvenir shops, a book store and small film theatre
for watching a film of the history of the Eye-In-The-Sky Look Out Tower
including how it was designed and constructed will be present at the
observation levels. Audio taped tours of several different languages
are available at the entrance on the ground level. Illustrated and labeled
maps are mounted near the windows pointing to the locations and direction
of interesting places and historical monuments in the San Francisco
Bay area.
AT THE BASE OF THE TOWER
In addition to the tower there are three major visitation
areas at the base of the tower. These are; the 252 foot diameter glass
and aluminum “Globe” with a 150 foot exterior waterfall
dropping from the equator of the globe, a 270,000 square foot Crystal
Exhibit Hall and a 110,000 square foot sunken outdoor, public plaza
with 12 foot high continuous waterfalls. Twelve levels of underground
parking accommodate tourist buses, taxis, motorcycles, bicycles and
automobiles. The underground parking area, in total, covers 4.6 million
square feet or 106 acres of land divided in 12 levels.
THE GLOBE
The Globe contains educationally based activities; an
Exploratorium/NatureWorld Experience designed for children and adults
that emphasizes the concepts and living examples of nature, an auditorium
and theater for a weekly program of locally and globally renowned speakers,
performances and public events. A leadership training program supports
persons of all ages to develop their intrinsic interests in social causes
and public issues.
The Globe contains workshop rooms for daily scheduled
gatherings, a large viewing hall for a scale model of the State of California.
This model would contain all of the important natural and human made
features of the state in great detail. The scale model would be 200
feet long. This model would be one of the star attractions of the tower.
In the “Globe” an indoor green house displays
the varieties of plants and trees unique to Oakland, the Bay area and
to California. Here, local flora and fauna is composed in dramatic and
artistic ways showing how the ecology of the local environment had formed.
THE CRYSTAL
The Crystal (Exhibit Hall) features whole walls that
telescope upwards making the ground and lower levels open to the outdoors.
An area of the Crystal (Exhibit Hall) contains a Minature World area
where everything that is small in nature is suddenly huge and we humans
become the size of insects exploring a seemingly alien world. The ground
is a series of hidden foam mats that persons, young and old, can play
and roll around without injury. This is a place where everyone is encouraged
to rediscover their youth.
Another area of the Crystal (Exhibit Hall) shows how
the city works. Where does our sewage go? How is it treated? Where do
we get our food? Where does our garbage go? What happens to the rain
water? How do traffic lights work? What is it like to be a policemen
or fireman? All of the activities and characteristics of the city that
we take for granted are now displayed and explained.
THE ANNUAL OAKLAND STAIR RUN
The tower contains 3943 stairs to the top level. An
annual Oakland Stair Run Competition could be initiated to see who can
run up and down the stairs in the fastest time. The top three fastest
times receive trophies and the fastest person is deemed, The World’s
Greatest Stair Runner, since the Look Out Tower is the highest building
in the world—with the most consecutive stairs.
EXPERIENCE ARCHITECTURE
Inside the Crystal Exhibition Hall would also be installed
an, Architecture Fantasy World, or, Absolute Architecture, or, Architecture
As Art, whatever the title, every two years, selected persons, locally
or globally, are asked to design and build the most imaginative, fantastic
environment possible for the general public to experience. This experience
in itself could become a global event and attraction since it exists
nowhere else in the world and it would never become dull since it is
recreated from a totally different approach every two years with a year’s
time for demolition and construction of a new “experience”.
UNDULATING WALKWAY: THE WALKWAY ACCORDING TO EINSTEIN
The outdoor areas surrounding the tower all feature
undulating sidewalks, grassy knolls, flowers and Oak trees. Main walkway
slopes do not exceed a 1:12 slope to accommodate the physically challenged.
Other areas wend and heave in spectacular ways giving this two square
block area a tremendous distinction and fun loving ambiance. It will
be unlike any place in the world. It is the spatial universe of Einstein
come alive in the public arena.
OUT DOOR MOVIES ON WALLS
Surrounding the plaza area is a curved wall where movies
can be projected and shown to the public at night. On warm spring, summer
and fall nights the Tower plaza will show films of every sort, children’s
films, art films, documentaries, closed circuit television to major
events, local documentaries, feature films, etc.
GOOD TIMES PLAZA
Outdoor eating places, sales kiosks and booths of all
sorts create an Italian plaza feeling of music, films, outdoor cafes
and good time gathering places. Live bands play into the night and the
young and old gather together in merriment and relaxation. Waterfalls
and fountains accent and carry through the spirit of gathering.
TRANSPORTATION
Shuttle buses to and from the Oakland, San Francisco
and San Jose airports run continuously. Private tourist companies like
San Francisco's Grey Line Bus Tours will have established routes running
daily. Plenty of drop off areas for taxis buses and private vehicles.
Bicycle lanes to and from the tower and bicycle parking at the sidewalk
edge. All parking areas monitored by security personnel for peace of
mind. Tour buses, limousines, motorcycles and private cars park underground.
All established tour vehicles will be specially designed to match the
imagination and spirit of the tower area.
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