A Hierarchy of Architectural Design Elements for Energy Saving of Tower Buildings in Korea Using Green BIM Simulation

Table 4

Scale arrangements depending on forms of tower.

Classification		Radius (r)
		10 m	15 m	20 m
	External area (m^2)	4157	6235	8314
Triangular	Volume (m^3)	10,392	23,384	41,568
	Floor space (m^2)	2598	5846	10,392
	External area (m^2)	4525	6788	9051
Rectangular	Volume (m^3)	16,000	36,000	64,000
	Floor space (m^2)	4000	9000	16,000
	External area (m^2)	4702	7053	9405
Pentagon	Volume (m^3)	19,020	42,796	76,084
	Floor space (m^2)	4755	10,699	19,021
	External area (m^2)	5027	7540	10053
Circular	Volume (m^3)	25,128	56,540	100,520
	Floor space (m^2)	6282	14,135	25,130
	External area (m^2)	3980	5998	8050
Free form	Volume (m^3)	13,800	31,048	55,204
	Floor space (m^2)	3450	7762	13,801