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VERTO: High-Performance Air Purification for Urban Landscapes

byStudio SymbiosisTakes projects across India; Studios in Noida, London & StuttgartStarts from₹3,50,000 per design elementView full gallery

Our performance-driven approach merges computational design with environmental engineering to combat urban air pollution.

This visual summary showcases the VERTO tower from multiple perspectives. You can see its scale in a public park setting, the intricate detail of its performance-driven facade, and its presence as both a functional object and a piece of urban sculpture.

VERTO is designed to improve the quality of life in urban spaces. Here, it is seen in Sunder Nursery Park in New Delhi, creating a zone of cleaner air for people to enjoy. The product is an active intervention in the urban environment.

A low-angle view emphasizing the tower's helical, upward twist. This rotation is key to its function, designed through aerodynamic principles to increase surface area and efficiently channel air through its advanced filtration system.

A detailed close-up of VERTO's triangulated facade. The gradient in the openings is a performance-driven feature, with larger apertures at air intake and outlet points. This demonstrates how every aesthetic choice is backed by engineering logic.

Here, one of our founding partners, Britta Knobel Gupta, examines the texture and form of the first VERTO prototype. This hands-on interaction is a crucial part of our design and development process, ensuring the final product meets our exacting standards.

The VERTO tower is designed to integrate seamlessly into green urban environments. This shot captures the relationship between the man-made technological object and the natural elements surrounding it, a physical representation of our 'Symbiosis' philosophy.

Our products are designed for everyday life. The VERTO tower operates quietly and safely within public spaces, allowing people and their pets to enjoy the benefits of cleaner air without disruption.

The sun filters through the trees, highlighting the texture of the VERTO tower. The material used is durable and weather-resistant, ensuring the product's longevity and performance in an outdoor public setting.

A teaser video focusing on the tactile and visual details of the VERTO facade. The play of light and shadow across the geometric forms highlights the precision and quality of the product's construction.

Children play in the background as the VERTO tower stands sentinel. Our goal is to create healthier environments for future generations, and this product is a direct step towards achieving that.

About VERTO: Performance-Driven Air Purification

Each VERTO tower functions as a 360-degree, multi-directional air purifier. By utilizing parametric modeling to create a helical, twisting form, we maximize the surface area for air intake, effectively cleaning up to 600,000 cubic meters of air daily while maintaining a minimal footprint in public green spaces.

Red Dot Award-winning air purification design — Approved by the tribe
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Studio Symbiosis

Takes projects across India; Studios in Noida, London & StuttgartStarts from ₹3,50,000 per design element

We are Amit and Britta, founders of Studio Symbiosis. We believe architecture should actively solve urban problems, which is why we developed the VERTO tower to blend cutting-edge engineering with the natural landscape.

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