| Dynamic Tower | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Never built |
| Type | Hotel Residential Office |
| Location | United Arab Emirates |
| Construction started | Unknown |
| Estimated completion | Unknown |
| Cost | AED1.2 billion, $330 million |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 420 metres (1,378 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 80 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | David Fisher |
| Developer | Dynamic Architecture |
The Dynamic Tower (also known as the rotating tower or the Da Vinci Tower) is a cancelled 420-metre (1,378 ft), 80-floor moving skyscraper, designed by architect David Fisher.
Similar to the Suite Vollard completed in 2001 in Brazil, each floor is designed to rotate independently, 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 180 minutes.
It was proposed as the world's first prefabricated skyscraper with 40 factory-built modules for each floor. Fisher said that 90% of the tower could be built in a factory and shipped to the construction site. This would allow the entire building to be built more quickly. The core of the tower must be built at the construction site. Fisher said that the prefabricated portions would decrease the project's cost and the number of workers, and that construction will take 30% less time than a normal skyscraper of the same size. The majority of the workers would be in factories, working under safer conditions. 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.
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. The turbines would be located between each of the rotating floors. Fisher said that they could generate up to 1,200,000 kilowatt-hours of energy each year. The solar panels are expected to cover the roof and the top of each floor.
In 2008, Fisher said that he expected the skyscraper to be completed in 2010. In 2009, Fisher said construction would be complete in late 2011. Fisher did not "say where the tower would be built, because he wanted to keep it a surprise." Fisher acknowledges that he is not well known, has never built a skyscraper before, and has not practiced architecture regularly in decades. By 2019, construction had not started, and there has been no official announcement of the building site.
See also
References
- ^ "Da Vinci Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ "Dubai plans 'moving' skyscraper". BBC Online. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ "Dubai Puts a New Spin on Skyscrapers" (PDF). The Wall Street Journal. 2007-04-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ "Dynamic Architecture Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Fisher baits industry over Dynamic Tower location". ArabianBusiness.com. 2009-02-14. Archived from the original on 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- Randl, Chad (2008). Revolving Architecture. A History of Buildings That Rotate, Swivel, and Pivot. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-1568986814.
- ^ Rocca, Francis X. (2009-02-11). "Believe Him or Not, He Puts a Fresh Spin on Architecture". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- "UAE's Dynamic Tower will be 'factory built'". ArabianBusiness.com. 2009-02-09. Archived from the original on 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- ^ "Construction". Dynamic Architecture. Archived from the original on 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ "Green Construction". Dynamic Architecture. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ "Towers take turn for the worse". The National. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- Caruso, David (2008-06-25). "Architect hopes new skyscraper keeps us spinning". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- McGinley, Shane (5 August 2019). "Where are they now? Dubai's towering ambitions". Arabian Business. ITP Media Group. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
External links
- Dynamic Architecture - Rotating Tower Official website
- Profile and images from Specifier Magazine
- The Da Vinci, Upward Spiral - slideshow by The First Post
| Future Dubai skyscrapers | |
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| Under construction | |
| On hold | |
| Approved | |
| Proposed | |
| See also: Dubai skyscrapers and List of tallest buildings in Dubai | |