Known as Bond Tower, this brother and sister pair of skyscrapers are set to rise in Tirana, Albania.

The tall and slender towers reach a maximum of 50 stories, and feature a delightfully quirky ’tilt’ that gives the appearance of them leaning on one another.

Designed by architecture studio OODA , the shorter of the towers has a distinctive kink at around the 16th floor, which bows out, and somehow humanizes the steel and concrete structures.

Indeed, the architecture firm refers to the unique form as a plié, like a ballet dancer might make.

Featuring zigzagging balconies that reference Albanian culture, the towers also incorporate ample plant life, as well as a public green space at the base.

Via Dezeen.

The images are by Plomp.

Characterized by two interconnected volumes of different heights that meet in a plié in the urban landscape, creating a silhouette reminiscent of the grace of a ballet

Inspired by a ballet dancer’s Plié.

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  1. butterfly9591

    The leaning tower cool place

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