They sure like to build some wacky stuff in Dubai.
Fox is reporting that the newest addition to the Dubai landscape will be “the world’s first building in motion,” an 80-story tower with revolving floors that give it an ever-shifting shape.
That’s, right a shape shifting tower.
Goes a little something like this here…
Looks like a massive game of Jenga, doesn’t it? This thing will be over 1,300 feet tall; taller than the Empire State Building.
The spinning floors, hung like rings around an immobile cement core, would offer residents a constantly changing view of the Persian Gulf and the city’s futuristic skyline…
Giant wind turbines installed between every floor, he said, will generate enough electricity to power the entire building, and lifts will allow penthouse residents to park their cars right in their apartments…
Fisher said each floor will be prefabricated in an Italian factory, then shipped to the site to be attached to the core. Assembling a building in this fashion, he said, will require only 80 technicians and take only 20 months, saving tens of millions of dollars, for a total cost of $700 million to build…
How would the plumbing hookups work in an apartment that is constantly moving? Fisher said the pipes will connect to the core via attachments similar to the ones used by military aircraft for in-flight refueling.
Wouldn’t people get dizzy? No, says Fisher. The rotations will be slow enough that no one will notice.
With so many moving parts, wouldn’t the building be a maintenance nightmare? Fisher said the building’s modular construction will allow easy access to parts that need to be replaced.
Fisher, is Italian architect David Fisher. A couple of interesting things about Fisher; 1. There is controversy surrounding the authenticity of his self proclaimed credentials. 2. He has no track record.
“I did not design skyscrapers, but I feel ready to do so,” Fisher said.
No problem. This is Dubai we’re talking about and anything goes.
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