Burj - World record scaling Heights Dubai Already recognized as the world's tallest tower, Burj Dubai achieved another world premiere May 12, 2008, when he was officially recognized as the tallest building and the tallest structure in human-rights worldwide. The glass panels that were installed at a dizzy height of 512 meters took the introduction to 636 meters above the current record holder, the Petronas Towers in Malaysia by 181 meters.
Scaling new heights in luxury
The centerpiece of Downtown Dubai and one of the emblematic buildings of Dubai, Burj Dubai, is surrounded by plush green spaces and spacious pedestrian boulevards in addition to a combination of residential, commercial hotel, leisure and entertainment, including Dubai Mall, the world's largest mall. A large artificial lake surrounding the tower offering every facade of the tower with the momentous day, but different and night views.
The tower itself consists of smart residential apartments, ultra-luxury Armani hotel, office space, high-tech, four magnificent pools, an exclusive lounge for residents and an elite club of cigars and facilities fitness cry, serviced residences and an observatory.
Key architectural features
- The footprint of the building, a three-lobed shape is based on an abstract desert flower indigenous to the region
- At certain angles the silhouette of the building proffers a subtle touch to bulbs feature of Islamic architecture
- The foundation, which was constructed using over 110,000 tons of concrete, consists of a concrete and steel podium with 192 piles descending to a depth of over 50 meters
- Beneficial to withstand temperatures of Dubai was soaring, the exterior facade consists of 22,000 glass panels coated with reflective stainless steel tubular vertical fins and aluminum and textured stainless steel spandrel
- The building uses futuristic double-decker lifts
- The highest residential floor occupies the 109th and ground observation deck is located at 124th with a private club above that
- Remarkably similar to the concept embedded tube of the Sears Tower, Burj Dubai is technically not a tube structure at all. Despite its striking similarity, it is structurally quite different from the Sears Tower
The Tower of Dubai - a global icon
Literally translated as the "Tower of Dubai, Burj Dubai was initially conceived as a structure of 90 floors. An ambitious aspiration to construct a global icon gave rise to this opus magnum bow of steel, concrete and glass, which has made the world sit up and recognize that the market for Dubai property development as as world leader to face.
According to Mohamed Ali Alabbar, chairman of Emaar Properties, the Dubai Tower is a masterpiece of architecture and engineering, is a real achievement of the man he would not compete or even equality. As a case, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat plans on holding its 8th World Congress in Dubai and Burj Dubai as using an archetype to demonstrate how modern structures are pushing the limits technology and engineering.
Posted on March 17, 2010.
