OODA’s Twisted Cubic Taipei City Museum of Art Harvests Rain and Sun

Remember playing with a Rubik's Cube as a kid? Well, <a href="http://www.ooda.eu/">OODA Architecture's</a> awesome proposal for the Taipei City Museum of Art design competition reminds us of one, except you definitely can't pick it up! By twisting a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/a-serene-double-glazed-glass-facade-envelopes-the-british-embassy-in-warsaw/">double-glazed facade</a> over inclined steel supports, the Portuguese design firm enables the cubic building to <a href="http://inhabitat.com/urban-field-piezoelectric-trees-harvest-rainwater-and-generate-energy/">harvest both rainwater and sunshine</a>. And further demonstrating their commitment to sustainability, they intend to plant a mini forest around the museum in Taiwan in order to offset their anticipated carbon footprint.

OODA is committed to sustainable design.

This is definitely demonstrated by this visually interesting cubic proposal for the Taipei City Museum of Art in Taiwan

Which consists of a 90 degree angled cube housed within a larger twisted box

The double-glazed and diamond-shaped facade is wrapped around inclined steel supports

And permits diffused natural lighting

And accommodates building integrated solar panels

The curvature also harvests rainwater

And attracts the maximum amount of solar energy as the sun travels across the sky

In addition to being a cool looking landmark building

It showcases some of the best in inspired design

And offsets its embodied carbon footprint

With a small forest of trees built on the property