Just when you thought Dubai could not be home to any more record
breaking moments (counting all the architectural feats) there's another
record being set about another skyscraper that is out of this world,
and no, this is not a story about the British and French pair who
jumped off the Burj Dubai, although that in itself is a video worth watching.
Among the man made palm shaped islands, island formations in the shape of the world map, hotels shaped like sails and waves, and the world's tallest free standing structure, there will now stand an 80 story building which changes shape. This is straight out of a futuristic Spielberg film. The Time Residences, as the building has been called, will be made of individual apartments which rotate independently around the core of the building.
Among the man made palm shaped islands, island formations in the shape of the world map, hotels shaped like sails and waves, and the world's tallest free standing structure, there will now stand an 80 story building which changes shape. This is straight out of a futuristic Spielberg film. The Time Residences, as the building has been called, will be made of individual apartments which rotate independently around the core of the building.
Designed by
Italian architect David Fisher whose previous projects including the
massive drill that bore the English Channel, the rotating tower is
claimed to never have the same shape twice.
Standing an impressive 420 meters, the building's 80 apartments will rotate at voice command propelled by the means of 79 giant turbines. If this impossible idea could not sound any more amazing, the architects and engineers behind the project have designed the tower to be fully self sufficient and one of the greenest buildings in the world. The turbines, which will be powered by the plentiful Arabian sunlight and wind, will actually generate enough power through the rotating motion to power the whole building and still have some left over to be cycled through the grid.
The building is also unique in how it will be put together. Over 90% of building components will be pre-fabricated, which means each of the units will be come ready-built with electrical, plumbing and air conditioning systems ready to use and will simply be 'installed' in the building's core.
Designers assure that living in the building will not require seat belts or cause motion sickness as the units will be moving slow enough to complete one full rotation in a period of one week. It is being marketed as a 'fair building' because it promises every one of its tenants the best view, but the price tag for a spot in this coveted project might be a better deciding factor of how fair it can be. Apartments are expected to cost between $3.7 million to $36 million.
The completed building will also feature a 6-star hotel, offices and retail space. There will also be luxury villas that will have designated parking spots on their own floors with special elevators installed to move the vehicles up from street level. There are also plans to include a separate swimming pool and garden in the penthouse.
The building is the first of its kind among a series of rotational designs now up for bidding around the world. At an estimated cost of $700 million to build, the project is planned to be completed in the next year and a half. It is to be the centerpiece of the eagerly awaited DubaiLand amusement park, and is sure to make many a head turn to notice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IRyZ2sY83A
http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-GAL1.htm
http://www.5min.com/Video/Dubai-Skyscraper-with-Rotating-Floors-4272393
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7472722.stm
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/25/futuristic-rotating-tower-skyscraper-in-dubai/
http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2006-11-29-skyscraper_x.htm
http://www.ameinfo.com/170819.html
http://www.dubailand.ae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fisher_(architect)
Standing an impressive 420 meters, the building's 80 apartments will rotate at voice command propelled by the means of 79 giant turbines. If this impossible idea could not sound any more amazing, the architects and engineers behind the project have designed the tower to be fully self sufficient and one of the greenest buildings in the world. The turbines, which will be powered by the plentiful Arabian sunlight and wind, will actually generate enough power through the rotating motion to power the whole building and still have some left over to be cycled through the grid.
The building is also unique in how it will be put together. Over 90% of building components will be pre-fabricated, which means each of the units will be come ready-built with electrical, plumbing and air conditioning systems ready to use and will simply be 'installed' in the building's core.
Designers assure that living in the building will not require seat belts or cause motion sickness as the units will be moving slow enough to complete one full rotation in a period of one week. It is being marketed as a 'fair building' because it promises every one of its tenants the best view, but the price tag for a spot in this coveted project might be a better deciding factor of how fair it can be. Apartments are expected to cost between $3.7 million to $36 million.
The completed building will also feature a 6-star hotel, offices and retail space. There will also be luxury villas that will have designated parking spots on their own floors with special elevators installed to move the vehicles up from street level. There are also plans to include a separate swimming pool and garden in the penthouse.
The building is the first of its kind among a series of rotational designs now up for bidding around the world. At an estimated cost of $700 million to build, the project is planned to be completed in the next year and a half. It is to be the centerpiece of the eagerly awaited DubaiLand amusement park, and is sure to make many a head turn to notice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IRyZ2sY83A
http://www.dubai-architecture.info/DUB-GAL1.htm
http://www.5min.com/Video/Dubai-Skyscraper-with-Rotating-Floors-4272393
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7472722.stm
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/05/25/futuristic-rotating-tower-skyscraper-in-dubai/
http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2006-11-29-skyscraper_x.htm
http://www.ameinfo.com/170819.html
http://www.dubailand.ae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fisher_(architect)
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