Dubai is a city that looks like an open platform for competitions of architects from all over the world. Here the highest skyscrapers in the original designs with an abundance of the most advanced engineering solutions. In 2007, an incredible message appeared in the press - a rotating tower will be built in Dubai.
From idea to project
The Green Environmental Tower project was developed by the Italian construction company Dynamic Architecture. It is worth noting that mobile buildings are being developed and are being prepared for construction around the world. And yet the tower, the construction of which is planned in Dubai, has a number of features. The main author of the project - engineer David Fisher - states that he is building the housing of the future. The original concept of the building implies the mobility of each floor with the possibility of making a complete turn. In this case, the skyscraper will have a central fixed core, in which elevators, stairs and all necessary communications for comfortable living will be placed. The project quickly received an unofficial name - Dynamic Tower. The author compares his work with a woman slowly moving in dance. Rotating tower in Dubai will allow owners of the rooms to radically change the view from their windows to their own mood. In this case, the general view of the building will also be constantly changing. In terms of skyscraper does not have round shapes, with each floor moving independently of neighboring.
The smartest house in the world
There is already a place where an eighty-storey Dynamic Tower will be built. The rotating tower should appear very soon near the Sheikh Zayed Road. According to the project, the total height of the building will be about 420 meters. Inside the skyscraper will be located elite apartments, offices, restaurants, shops and other public institutions. Each floor will have a separate owner. For buyers, the greatest interest should be the opportunity to watch the sunset and sunrise from one room in full glory, as well as change the panorama from the windows to the mood. Another feature of the project is its considerable autonomy. A modern skyscraper will generate electricity in quantities in excess of its own needs. Between the moving floors will be located energy wind turbines, and on the roof of the building is planned the installation of solar panels.
How will the rotating tower be built (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)?
According to the plan of David Fisher, in the traditional way only the central fixed part of the building will be erected. Moving floors and other elements, of which a revolving tower will consist, will be pre-manufactured at the plant in Italy. At the selected place in Dubai it will only be necessary to collect the floors of the skyscraper from individual triangular sections. According to the calculations of engineers, the construction of a single level with this technology will take no more than three days. All the necessary technical calculations have been made. The new skyscraper will impress the imagination with its ultra-modern design and delight with high security features. Curiously, Dynamic Tower has better indicators of seismic stability than its fixed counterparts.
Mentions in mass culture
It's hard to believe, but as soon as the first reports appeared in the press that a revolving tower will appear in Dubai, Dynamic Architecture began to receive messages from those wishing to purchase real estate in this unique building. Real sales are planned to start directly when the construction starts. A modern skyscraper is planned to be built in just 18-20 months. The secret of such a high speed of construction lies in the preliminary manufacture of about 90% of the entire building in the Italian factory. The author of the project does not get tired of maintaining interest in the mobile tower. Regularly held press conferences and new publications appear in the press. Interestingly, the Dubai revolving tower has already appeared in computer games. Forge of Empires is a striking example. This is a cult strategy, in which today every player can build his own mobile skyscraper. What is curious, for each level of construction bonuses are given in the form of goods. The finished building produces resources quite like its real prototype. It remains only to hope that very soon residents and guests of Dubai will be able to see a new attraction on a real city panorama, and not just on advertising mock-ups.