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Klingerka Residential Tower

Klingerka Residential Tower is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Klingerka Residential Tower rather than just read about it. In short: The Klingerka Residential Tower, or simply known as Klingerka, is a residential skyscraper in Bratislava, Slovakia. The tower stands at 116 m (381 ft) tall and was built between 2019 and 2022.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The Klingerka Residential Tower, or simply known as Klingerka, is a residential skyscraper in Bratislava, Slovakia. The tower stands at 116 m (381 ft) tall and was built between 2019 and 2022. It is the third tallest building in Slovakia and the second tallest residential building, surpassed by the Eurovea Tower. The tower contains 380 apartments.

History

Architecture The tower is part of a residential complex built on a former industrial site, hosting two main buildings containing a total of 400 apartments and approximately 10,000 m2 of high-standard administrative space, awarded with the BREEAM Excellent Building Certification in 2022. The building was structurally topped out in November 2020 and completed the approval process by September 2021. The project was initially known as Klingerka II and III. It was first presented in 2008 by companies Koruna Invest, Tatra Hotel and Internationale, with the main aim being the implementation of a 160-metre high skyscraper. J&T Real Estate, a.s. bought the land of the future project and presented the first visualisations of the solution in 2020. The project was initially prepared to host a total of 656 apartments within the main building and five low-rise multifucntional buildings surrounding it. The project includes a multifunctional park the size of half a football pitch. This will became an attractive oasis and social feature, and serve as a natural connection between the original Klinger area and the residential tower located alongside the main road.

Criticism The complex received the BRUTUS 2022 award for the worst architectural achievement:When the highest is not the best, and certainly not the most beautiful, or – how low can one fall? Klingerka is a caricature of a futuristic (Slovak) vision of the future, and sadly also a grim reflection of the domestic struggle for the quality of construction, housing, and work. Its material nature, mass form, and placement in the city's image and context do not create space for positive criticism.

See also List of tallest buildings in Slovakia List of tallest buildings in Bratislava

References

External links Klingerka Residential Tower at CTBUH

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Klingerka Residential Tower

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Klingerka Residential Tower claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Klingerka Residential Tower before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Klingerka Residential Tower ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Klingerka Residential Tower

In research: Klingerka Residential Tower appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Klingerka Residential Tower in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Klingerka Residential Tower is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2022 establishments in Slovakia, 21st-century architecture in Slovakia, Buildings and structures completed in 2022, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Klingerka Residential Tower outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Klingerka Residential Tower in simple terms?

The Klingerka Residential Tower, or simply known as Klingerka, is a residential skyscraper in Bratislava, Slovakia. The tower stands at 116 m (381 ft) tall and was built between 2019 and 2022.

Why does Klingerka Residential Tower matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Klingerka Residential Tower?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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