Hmm , i actually did get 15 minutes to blog so taking use of it , i decided to write on Dynamic Architecture who is being used to design the first ever Rotating skyscraper !
Firstly , lets get some wiki :
What is Dynamic Tower ?
The Dynamic Tower (also known as Dynamic Architecture Building or the Da Vinci Tower) is a proposed 420-metre (1,378 ft), 80-floor tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower is expected to be architecturally innovative for several reasons. Uniquely, each floor will be able to rotate independently. This will result in a constantly changing shape of the tower. Each floor will rotate a maximum of 6 metres (20 ft) per minute, or one full rotation in 90 minutes
It will also be the world's first prefabricated skyscraper. 90% of the tower will be built in a factory and shipped to the construction site. This will allow the entire building to be built in only 18 months.
The only part of the tower that will be built at the construction site will be the core. Part of this prefrabrication will be the decrease in cost and number of workers. The total cost will be 23% less than a normal skyscraper of the same size, while only 90 people will work on the construction site. The majority of the workers will be in factories, where it will be much safer.
The entire tower will be powered from turbines and solar panels. Enough surplus electricity should be produced to power five other similar sized buildings in the vicinity. The turbines will be located between each of the rotating floors. They could generate up to 1,200,000 kilowatt-hours of energy from the movement of the floors. The solar panels will be located on the roof.
Construction of the Dynamic Tower, if built, is expected to be completed in 2010 :)
Here is the most amazing and "dynamic" video to show you the architectural details and the physical appearance and a little bit of physics has to be involved ;)
One more special thing , my friend told me about the about “Rotating City” urban concept and thanks to this link i can share with you all, which will be built anytime soon on an island in Abu Dhabi , Dubai. The Rotating City, also by High Rise RE, is a city project where every building rotates and faces different environments according to the owner’s wishes. At 10 million square feet, this city definitely has the closer look to Spaceport in Star Wars. The city will consists of 20 rotating building 300 revolving, floating and flying villas on the water, also able to rotate at wish. Inside the city there are also 5-star hotel tower with 300 rooms, 4-star hotel tower with 350 rooms and Attraction Park with an animation box, magic carpet, river adventure, conference room and wedding room.
I cant wait till 2010 ! This is yet another remarkable creativity shown by the architect , amazing how he thought about it , i even heard (not sure ) if there is a rotating tower in U.S.A. already but i aint sure , would be great if u inform me about that and yeah i hope this article was informative ! :)
Firstly , lets get some wiki :
- Dynamic Tower Information
- Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Roof 420 metres (1,378 ft)
- Floor count 80
- Cost USD 330 million
- Architect David Fisher
- Developer Dynamic Architecture
What is Dynamic Tower ?
The Dynamic Tower (also known as Dynamic Architecture Building or the Da Vinci Tower) is a proposed 420-metre (1,378 ft), 80-floor tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower is expected to be architecturally innovative for several reasons. Uniquely, each floor will be able to rotate independently. This will result in a constantly changing shape of the tower. Each floor will rotate a maximum of 6 metres (20 ft) per minute, or one full rotation in 90 minutes
It will also be the world's first prefabricated skyscraper. 90% of the tower will be built in a factory and shipped to the construction site. This will allow the entire building to be built in only 18 months.
The only part of the tower that will be built at the construction site will be the core. Part of this prefrabrication will be the decrease in cost and number of workers. The total cost will be 23% less than a normal skyscraper of the same size, while only 90 people will work on the construction site. The majority of the workers will be in factories, where it will be much safer.
The entire tower will be powered from turbines and solar panels. Enough surplus electricity should be produced to power five other similar sized buildings in the vicinity. The turbines will be located between each of the rotating floors. They could generate up to 1,200,000 kilowatt-hours of energy from the movement of the floors. The solar panels will be located on the roof.
Construction of the Dynamic Tower, if built, is expected to be completed in 2010 :)
Here is the most amazing and "dynamic" video to show you the architectural details and the physical appearance and a little bit of physics has to be involved ;)
One more special thing , my friend told me about the about “Rotating City” urban concept and thanks to this link i can share with you all, which will be built anytime soon on an island in Abu Dhabi , Dubai. The Rotating City, also by High Rise RE, is a city project where every building rotates and faces different environments according to the owner’s wishes. At 10 million square feet, this city definitely has the closer look to Spaceport in Star Wars. The city will consists of 20 rotating building 300 revolving, floating and flying villas on the water, also able to rotate at wish. Inside the city there are also 5-star hotel tower with 300 rooms, 4-star hotel tower with 350 rooms and Attraction Park with an animation box, magic carpet, river adventure, conference room and wedding room.
I cant wait till 2010 ! This is yet another remarkable creativity shown by the architect , amazing how he thought about it , i even heard (not sure ) if there is a rotating tower in U.S.A. already but i aint sure , would be great if u inform me about that and yeah i hope this article was informative ! :)
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Wooow, this is just so amazing - I do agree with you: Can't wait for 2010 - keep us posted!
Thanks for the comment Rennyba ! Dubai is growing with such a fast pace , till 2015 they would be called most probably the rotating "country" , sheesh , i wonder how other architects thinks about this ;)
Take Care ;)
Thanks Teasa :) it was a lovely co incidence :]
Thanks for your appreciation and the comment !
Take care and stay tuned for more ;]
wooow, amazing and timely. i appended one of your images to a recent post. great write-up btw.
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ADHI
Great Pict,i grab your image for inspiration
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