Dynamic Design
Dubai is no stranger to fanciful design projects, over-the-top skyscrapers, and gigantic artificial islands. It’s home to the Emirates Towers, the soon-to-be-completed and absolutely breathtaking spire of Burj Dubai, the man-made Palm Islands and the tallest (and presumably most expensive) hotel in the world, the Burji Al Arab.
So what could possibly be next for this city, in which artificial and natural environments are constantly reworked at a science fiction pace? The answer: mobile homes. Sort of.
On June 24th, Dynamic Group and architect David Fisher announced the launch of the Dynamic Tower, “The world’s first building in motion.” Literally revolutionary, the skyscraper has been designed so that each floor of the building is able to rotate independently of the others, thus changing the outward look of the tower over time. Furthermore, not only is the building environmentally friendly (it powers itself), it’s prefabricated. According to the press release, because most of the building work takes place in the factory, each floor will only take seven days to construct on-site.
Speaking about his upcoming project, Fisher said, “Today's life is dynamic, so the space we are living in should be dynamic as well, adjustable to our needs that change continuously, to our concept of design and to our mood, buildings will follow the rhythms of nature, they will change direction and shape from spring to summer, from sunrise to sunset, and adjust themselves to the weather, buildings will be alive…From now on, buildings will have four dimensions, the fourth dimension is ‘Time'.“
A second Dynamic Tower is planned for Moscow with the hopes of building like structures in other cities around the world, including New York.
This dynamic architecture really blows my mind. It's so amazing. I love that people are constantly pushing the envelope of what is expected in design today.
-adrienne
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Posted by: Adrienne Breaux | June 26, 2008 at 10:36 AM