Dubai is home to many amazing structures, among them the 828-meter Burj Khalifa, the 321-meter Burj Al Arab and the 310-meter Cayan Tower. And now in about a few years’ time, it will house an even more amazing structure: the splendidly designed Dubai Dynamic Tower.
Inspiration
Not many people are aware that the Dubai Dynamic Tower is also known as the Da Vinci Tower. There was no official confirmation from Dr. Fisher as to how the name was derived, but it was probably inspired by one of many Leonardo Da Vinci’s groundbreaking innovation, namely the aerial screw.
Although the aerial screw was said to have helped inspire the birth of the modern day helicopter, it bears a striking similarity to Dr. Fisher’s very own Dubai Dynamic Tower. It is no coincidence that the structure’s rotating wing and circular foundation look like it could be the very based that the skyscraper was inspired from.
Taking a cue from Da Vinci’s notes on the aerial screw (“if the screw is turned rapidly, it will penetrate air, and it will mount aloft”), Dr. Fisher and his team incorporated the turbine technology into the skyscraper to make it the first self-powered skyscraper in the world.
What makes the Dubai Dynamic Tower SO awesome?
Here are five amazing aspects about the Dubai Dynamic Tower that will cause anyone to be awestruck with wonder:
1. It will measure 420 meters with a total of 80 levels.
2. The structure will cost approximately $550 million dollars to erect.
3. The prefabrication technology used to construct the building resulted in the optimization of manpower needed – instead of 2,000 workers, only 690 are needed to see the building to completion.
4. Each of the levels in this futuristic building is able to rotate a full 360 degrees in an hour and a half. That means that the residents will be accorded different views throughout the day and night time.
5. A voice recognition system gives residents the power to customize their desired degree of rotation so that they will not be at the mercy of the rotation system.
6. Completely constructed through the prefabrication methodology, each Tower unit will come with 12 modules including pre-installed fixtures. However, this does not mean that all the units will be designed the same way; on the contrary, inhabitants will be given the choice to voice out and implement their preference in terms of design and customization.
7. There are five exclusive villas or penthouse located at the top of the skyscraper. The astronomical price tag awards owners with the convenience of being able to drive vehicles straight to their units AND park in it via a specially-built, spacious lift.
8. The Dubai Rotating Tower is pretty much self-sufficient when it comes to energy generation. Strategically placed wind turbines and solar panels will help produce up to 1,200,000 kilowatt hours of energy, thus creating sustainable and eco-friendly habitats.
The visionary behind the Tower
The idea for the rotating towers was conceived by Dr. David Fisher, a world renowned Italian-Israeli architect. Prior to immersing himself in the Dubai Dynamic Tower project, he spent the last three decades perfecting the aspect of technological extremes in the architectural and construction sector.
Dr. Fisher made it his lifelong goal to implement remarkable designs that adapt to the ever-changing needs of the residents in his creations, and this was achieved through three revolutions that are evident in the design and construction of the Dubai Dynamic Tower.
The first of the three revolutions relate to the shape of the structure which shifts continuously, allowing its residents to live in a revolutionary four-dimensional habitat.
The second revolution involves the technique in which the skyscraper is constructed – Dr. Fisher has employed the method of prefabrication in his desire for the Dubai Dynamic Tower to rise up majestically against the Dubai skyline. In a recent interview with Leonard Albanese who is the owner and CEO of Albanese Builders, the master builder was cited as saying that this was one of the wisest move an architect could make. The advantages of prefabrication (major ones include faster construction, better cost-efficiency and environmentally friendly) have long been acknowledged but up till now, no one has quite achieved what Dr. Fisher has in mind, and that is to build a dynamic skyscraper that engages the same advantageous construction method.
And finally, the third innovation revolves around the building’s wind turbines which is the very core of the technology that not only causes the skyscraper to rotate, but one that allows it to be the first self-powered building. The Dubai Dynamic Tower is not only an architectural marvel to feast your eyes on, but it is also a sustainable energy generator in its own right, powering not only the structure itself but also other buildings surrounding it.
Without doubt, Dr. Fisher is indeed an inimitable visionary who will soon add one of his creations to the already-impressive list of worldly modern day wonders. Only time will reveal other architectural wonders this farsighted genius will unleash upon the unsuspecting world.