Architectural firm Dynamic Group has just announced its plans to create the world's first rotating skyscraper in Dubai. The 80-story Dynamic Tower is set to change the Dubai skyline once it sees completion in 2020, just as long as everything goes to plan.
Each floor is connected to a central column, which therefore allows the building's separate floors to rotate on command. In fact, residents living in the tower's luxury apartments will have the ability to control the rotation speed and direction with voice activation.
Initially proposed by architect David Fisher back in 2008, the tower is looking to stand 420 meters tall - making it the second tallest building in Dubai, after the Burj Khalifa (828 meters), and the second tallest residential tower in the world, following New York City's 432 Park Avenue (426 meters).
In addition, the Dynamic Tower will also be generating its own energy for use, thanks to 79 wind turbines located in between floors. It will also have solar paneling, which will "coat both the roof of the building and the roof of each level."
As it turns out, the excess energy generated from the wind turbines and solar panels can produce enough electricity to power five more buildings of the same size.
The rotating tower will also be the "world's first prefabricated skyscraper," with Fisher pointing out that as much as 90 percent of the tower, excluding the central column, could be built in a factory before being shipped and assembled on the construction site.
It doesn't seem so surprising that the project would cost approximately US$329.982 billion, given its rotating ability. What's On reports:
"Doing so would not only decrease both the costs of the project and the amount of workers needed, but would also allow for the tower to be built up to 30 percent quicker than a skyscraper of a similar size. Saying that, the project is still set to cost Dhs 1,212,007,500 (yes, that's billions)."
Watch a rendering of the Dynamic Tower in the video here.
