Dynamic Tower

Dynamic Tower
General information
Status Proposed
Type Hotel
Residential
Office [1]
Location United Arab Emirates
Cost $330 million [1]
Height
Architectural 420 metres (1,378 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count 80 [2]
Design and construction
Architect David Fisher [1][3]
Developer Dynamic Architecture [4]

The Dynamic Tower (also known as Dynamic Architecture Building or the Da Vinci Tower) is a proposed 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] As of 2018, construction has not started, and there has been no official announcement of the building site. In 2017, Dynamic Architecture announced for the Dynamic Tower to be completed by 2020, as the construction not started yet.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Da Vinci Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dubai plans 'moving' skyscraper". BBC Online. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dubai Puts a New Spin on Skyscrapers" (PDF). Wall Street Journal. 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
  4. 1 2 3 "Dynamic Architecture Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
  5. 1 2 "Fisher baits industry over Dynamic Tower location". ArabianBusiness.com. 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  6. ↑ Randl, Chad (2008). Revolving Architecture. A History of Buildings That Rotate, Swivel, and Pivot. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-1568986814.
  7. 1 2 Rocca, Francis X. (2009-02-11). "Believe Him or Not, He Puts a Fresh Spin on Architecture". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  8. ↑ "UAE's Dynamic Tower will be 'factory built'". ArabianBusiness.com. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  9. 1 2 3 "Construction". Dynamic Architecture. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  10. 1 2 "Green Construction". Dynamic Architecture. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  11. 1 2 "Towers take turn for the worse". The National. 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  12. ↑ Caruso, David (2008-06-25). "Architect hopes new skyscraper keeps us spinning". The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2010-05-09.

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