| Dynamic Tower | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Never built |
| Type | Hotel Residential Office [1] |
| Location | United Arab Emirates |
| Cost | AED1.2 billion, $330 million [1] |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 420 metres (1,378 ft) [2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 80 [2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | David Fisher [1] [3] |
| Developer | Dynamic Architecture [4] |
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. [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 180 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 each year. 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." [11] Fisher acknowledges that he is not well known, has never built a skyscraper before, and has not practiced architecture regularly in decades. [12] By 2019, construction had not started, and there has been no official announcement of the building site. [13]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Da Vinci Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ a b c d "Dubai plans 'moving' skyscraper". BBC Online. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "Dynamic Architecture Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-01-04.[ dead link]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c "Construction". Dynamic Architecture. Archived from the original on 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ a b "Green Construction". Dynamic Architecture. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
- ^ a b "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.
- TIME's Best Inventions of 2008 #15 The Dynamic Tower [1]
External links
- Dynamic Architecture - Rotating Tower Official website
- Profile and images from Specifier Magazine
- The Da Vinci, Upward Spiral - slideshow by The First Post