Dubai will have the world's first revolving skyscraper

Dubai is the land where eccentricities become reality and the place that has shown the world that, with money, everything is possible. The Arab emirate has passed, in less than a century, from being an arid and dead desert to being an oasis where luxury and innovation have established its kingdom, with the great skyscrapers as one of its signs of identity. , within its territory, incredible works of pioneering engineering and architecture and the vanguard of the world-wide design have developed. From the palm-shaped artificial peninsula known as the Palm Islands, passing the world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa, and reaching as far as The World, the artificial archipelago in the form of world map. When the Arab sheikhs, the minority of the population, they get an idea between eyebrow and eyebrow, however impossible it seems, they end up transforming it into something real. Based on these premises and circumstances, it was inevitable that Dubai would enjoy the title of owning the world's first revolving skyscraper. Designed by the prestigious architect David Fisher, this building was planned to be built in 2008, but due to the global economic crisis, works never started. In 2017, the promoters of the project ensure that everything is ready to start planting the first pillars of what will be one of the architectural jewels of history and they estimate that it will be finished in 2020. The fact is that in September, the works are still paralyzed and there is no news that construction will start soon.

As for the technical and physical characteristics of the building, this will have a height of 420 meters spread over 80 floors. Each of the heights will house a single housing whose price will be around 30 million dollars (about 25,553,700 euros at the current exchange rate). Not suitable for those with affinity to get dizzy, each apartment can describe circles of 360 degrees every 90 minutes, regardless of the movement of the remaining floors, which will offer its residents an incredible panoramic view of the entire landscape of Dubai. Although the consequences of living as spinning tops have not been proven, the speed of rotation of houses can be manipulated and regulated according to the wishes of the owners. The project developers point out that it can even be programmed to rotate depending on the position of the sun, something that would allow you to see both sunrise and sunset from the same room.

But how will it turn? Is it not too costly to constantly move a whole metallic colossus? To meet the energy demand required by the rotation, the tower will have 79 giant wind turbines and solar panels, which according to its designers, will generate so much energy that the building will be able to meet the demand of five other buildings of similar size of the area. According to Fisher himself, Dynamic Tower will be able to generate up to 1,200,000 kilowatts per hour every year. Another remarkable aspect that places this building at the forefront of design is that it would be the first prefabricated skyscraper in history. Each floor would consist of 40 modules that will move from the place where they were manufactured to the site of the tower. According to Fisher, 90% of the building could be built in factories and moved to its location, which would save costs and reduce construction time by up to 30% compared to other skyscrapers. In addition, the core of the building, which would have all connections and elevators, is the only element that should be built in situ.