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the da vinci code is more than a
book or movie starring tom hanks – it’s the next technological
breakthrough within real estate. the da vinci tower will be located in
dubai and be over 300 meters with approximately 68 floors.
what’s so special about it? if not a
luxurious building and hotel is enough for you, the apartments will
rotate according to every resident’s desire. you like to have a clear
view of the sunset? no problem, just rotate your home until you got it.
the rotation also means that the form of the tower will constantly
change and therefore have a new different shape all the time.
but it doesn’t end there. it won’t
“only” rotate, but the rotation itself will generate the energy needed
for the whole building and for its immediate neighborhood. the ones
living nearby are surely fond by this news.
the concept is from the italian
architect dr. david fisher, who believes in more than the usual and
plain buildings of today as he said during the announcement of the da
vinci tower: “buildings should adjust to nature, so many have very
little to do with life today. i wanted to create a building which is
redesigned every day”.
fisher, who is also the founder of
the rotating tower technology international ltd, is currently looking
for local partners in order to take the final decision on the final
design by may. the projects is estimated to cost around dh1 billion but
would require considerably less workers, from 2000 to 90, and take only
18 months instead of the usual 30.
more building are planned after this
initial one, all in dubai’s major cities, where a pre-fabrication plant
in jebel ali is considered to produce 90 percent of the tower’s
requirements. since the modules of the tower, 12 per floor, will be
designed individually and then sent to the tower location, only the
concrete core will be built on-site. through this the cost also reduces
by far from today’s standards.
dubailand
dubai du united arab emirates
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description
architect: david fisher
estimated cost: aed1.2 billion (us $330 million - euro 255 million)
will be the world's first prefabricated skyscraper with 90% of the
68-storey structure built as modules in a factory, actual construction
time will be cut to 18 months, as opposed to the average 30 for a
building of similar size. the only part of the 313m-tall tower that
will be built on site using traditional construction techniques is the
central core, which will house lifts, emergency staircases and other
utilities.
the entire tower will rotate 360° while changing shape. a single rotation will take 90 minutes.
77 wind turbines will be fixed to the tower, along with solar panels,
the project will run off natural energy, as well as produce enough to
power five buildings in the vicinity.
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Dubai Land 
