Dynamic Tower

Dynamic Tower

Artist's impression of the Dynamic Tower
General information
Status On hold
Type Hotel
Residential
Office [1]
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Construction started 2009
Completed 2020
Cost USD 330 million [1]
Height
Roof 420 metres (1,378 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count 80 [2]
Design and construction
Architect David Fisher [1][3]
Developer Dynamic Architecture [4]

The Dynamic Tower (also known as Dynamic Architecture Building or the Da Vinci Tower) is a proposed 420-metre (1,378 ft), 80-floor moving skyscraper, designed by architect David Fisher.[2][5]

Similar to the Suite Vollard completed in 2001 in Brazil,[6] each floor is designed to rotate independently,[3] resulting in a changing shape of the tower. Each floor is designed to rotate a maximum of 6 metres (20 ft) per minute, or one full rotation in 90 minutes.[1][3]

It was proposed as the world's first prefabricated skyscraper with 40 factory-built modules for each floor.[1][7] Fisher said that 90% of the tower could be built in a factory and shipped to the construction site.[1] This would allow the entire building to be built more quickly.[5] The core of the tower must be built at the construction site.[1] Fisher said that the prefabricated portions would decrease the project's cost and the number of workers,[8] and that construction will take 30% less time than a normal skyscraper of the same size.[9] The majority of the workers would be in factories, working under safer conditions.[9] Kitchen and bathroom fixtures would be pre-installed. The core would serve each floor with a special, patented connection for clean water, based on technology used to refuel airplanes in mid-flight.[7]

The entire tower is proposed to be powered from wind turbines and solar panels. Enough surplus electricity should be produced to power five other similar sized buildings in the vicinity.[4] The turbines would be located between each of the rotating floors.[10] Fisher said that they could generate up to 1,200,000 kilowatt-hours of energy. The solar panels are expected to cover the roof and the top of each floor.[4][9][10]

In 2008, Fisher said that he expected the skyscraper to be completed in 2010.[2] In 2009, Fisher said construction would be complete in late 2011.[11] Fisher did not "say where the tower would be built, [...] because he wanted to keep it a surprise." The buliding of the tower has not started yet, even in 2016. [11] Fisher acknowledges that he is not well known, has never built a skyscraper before and has not practiced architecture regularly in decades.[12] As of 2016, construction has not started, and there has been no official announcement of the building site.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Da Vinci Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dubai plans 'moving' skyscraper". BBC Online. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dubai Puts a New Spin on Skyscrapers" (PDF). Wall Street Journal. 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
  4. 1 2 3 "Dynamic Architecture Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
  5. 1 2 "Fisher baits industry over Dynamic Tower location". ArabianBusiness.com. 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  6. ↑ Randl, Chad (2008). Revolving Architecture. A History of Buildings That Rotate, Swivel, and Pivot. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-1568986814.
  7. 1 2 Rocca, Francis X. (2009-02-11). "Believe Him or Not, He Puts a Fresh Spin on Architecture". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  8. ↑ "UAE's Dynamic Tower will be 'factory built'". ArabianBusiness.com. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  9. 1 2 3 "Construction". Dynamic Architecture. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  10. 1 2 "Green Construction". Dynamic Architecture. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  11. 1 2 "Towers take turn for the worse". The National. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  12. ↑ Caruso, David (2008-06-25). "Architect hopes new skyscraper keeps us spinning". The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
  • TIME's Best Inventions of 2008 #16 The Dynamic Tower

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