Business Bay's Dancing Towers unveiled in New York

The design of Business Bay, Dancing Towers, was revealed at New York's prestigious Guggenheim Museum this week, as part of a retrospective exhibition on UK-based architect, Zaha Hadid.

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Dancing Towers.

The Iraqi-born architect was recently declared the winner of an international competition to design three iconic towers at Business Bay, the region's business capital.

Hashim Al Dabal, CEO of Dubai Properties said: 'Zaha Hadid's design for the Dancing Towers confirms Business Bay's role as a project that reflects Dubai's rapidly changing future.'

'The towers incorporate avant-garde definitions of functionality and form that will not only create a distinctive landmark at Business Bay, but also symbolise a new phase in Dubai's architectural standards.'



The bold design concept of Dancing Towers features a 'choreographed' fluidity that combines the three towers in one overall gesture.

Connecting the commercial, residential and hospitality sections of Business Bay, the three towers will share a common base, or podium, that will feature retail, restaurants and related amenities.

The three towers will be conjoined two by two, with the offices and hotel at the base and the hotel and residences at the top.

On Level 7, the floor spaces of the hotel and the office towers will merge to create a link to the hotel business centre with meeting rooms, office facilities and services for guests.

The residential tower merges into the hotel on level 38, for residents to share collective leisure facilities, including the indoor swimming pool and other amenities.

On level 65 of the hotel, the three towers meet again to share a panoramic restaurant offering spectacular views of Dubai Creek, Business Bay, Burj Dubai Downtown, and the Arabian Gulf beyond.

'The advantage of conjoining the three towers in one design is to allow people to live a full day cycle between the offices, residences and the hotel,' said Al Dabal.

Business Bay is Dubai Properties' 80 million square feet master development, located along the extension of the Dubai Creek. It aims to provide world-class environment and infrastructure for global businesses, as well as a self-sustaining lifestyle for residents.

Zaha Hadid was the first woman to receive the distinguished Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004. Once considered impractical, her architectural concepts are now seen in landmark projects across Europe, North America and Asia.

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Krazy, those fork towers are Abu Dhabi proposals :)

WOW....i like em wherever they are.

i will remove the abu dhabi proposal to avoid confusion... sorry abt that malec i had just woken up :sleepy:

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Here we go again another crazy tower posed by Krazy LOL. :) :cheers:

Somehow it really gives me a "Madonna" impression.

^^them thai ones.

it looks awkward . . .

Quite cool

it is awesome but i doubt the renders is totally correct.

they look funny, hope they'll built them.

I'd rather rent an office in that most straight one:)

interesting concept, i like the materials. but isn't there any concern over seismic stability?
i understand there was an earthquake in 97 off the coast of iran.

^^ That's why the two towers are joined at level 65 so they support each other, yet giving the impression of two separate towers

The name fits well, do they name them in English, like do the people over then call the ttowers by their english names?

it looks awkward . . .
It might look a bit in that render but I'm sure the real thing will be more than great. I'm sure Zaha has thought about the details, etc.

I like it, it's clever!

I wonder how the elevators will work

hehehe .. funny :hilarious and interesting ^__________^ .. ;)

I wonder how the elevators will work

Well, I was thinking that the render is probably wrong and that it doesn't bend that much, in that case it could work something like this:

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The towers are joined together though, so it might be possible that elevators in the bendy tower go up to a certain level, and then you have to move to the elevators from the other tower to get to the top.

Better render:

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Looks pretty good.......

weird

If u work there u certainly have something that will take some time to get used to :S.

the buildings are going so well with the music I'm listening to right now:D

This would look good in new york as well

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The building at the bottom of the pic is Spiralling Tower which is proposed for a university in Barcelona.

^^ That's why the two towers are joined at level 65 so they support each other, yet giving the impression of two separate towers

i didnt even see that! tricky!

are these aproved yet?

^^ That's why the two towers are joined at level 65 so they support each other, yet giving the impression of two separate towers

I can't see how...

are these aproved yet?

yes.

I can't see how...

imagine dusit dubai split zig zag in the middle...and one moved forward


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Stunning project!

Bigger better renders

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How are they gonna do for the elevators ? :shocked:

oups sorry I didn't see it was discussed before. Anyway, I'm still wondering...

imagine dusit dubai split zig zag in the middle...and one moved forward


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Oh thanks. That's cool idea! :cool:

How tall are the towers?

According to our guesses.. they range from 65 to 85 floors..

that looks so amazing..

the elevator will work like malec explained, i am sure.

i can see that working out for at least two out of the three towers.. if needed be they will use two separate elevators

I count 70+ floors and I think this tower is ~280m tall.

But I don't see they're dancing :sly: :D

moving towers.. now that would be something.

can u remember that (fake?) project/proposal for Dubailand.. the rotating city ;)

ew

it is awesome but i doubt the renders is totally correct.

since when are renderings ever correct :ohno:

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wow nice renders! where did u get em krazy?

superb!!! :D

WOW! I like those. :cheers1:

wow! the curve is so elegant... is this project somehow related to that Dancing Building in Prague?

Looks very promising, gotta love the effect when scrolling up and down the pics ;)

that is one crazy tower. be difficult to build

cool

It takes getting used to. I'm sure it pushes the envelope in engineering. Finally, Otis can use those prototype elevators that they've been developing for pioneering designs and concepts such as this one. :)

haha they're really dancing :lol:
I like 'em

buahhh

I'm sure this will be a very interesting project slim,sexy,modern towers....
To make they dance we must have a huge speaker around them....

really nice :eek:

looks more like a consept, very nice indeed

:nuts: :weird:

Nice design but is it too fantasy?

Nice design but is it too fantasy?


IMO anything pushing architectural capability is worth an honorable mention. These towers are no exception

:)

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Thats an interesting structure :P

LOL :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Lovely design. I wanna see it finished!! :cheers:

i can see that working out for at least two out of the three towers.. if needed be they will use two separate elevators

They could also perhaps have an elevator that is suspended from the back of the elevator, and have it kind of hang. Gravity would always keep it verticle, yet the elevator shaft could follow the angle of the building. This, if any of the buildings bend so far that you can't put in a verticle elevator as Malec explained.

:cool:




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Mentally Challenged Towers?

first time you can really appreciate these towers; amazing renders.

This is architectural revolution???

The balconies are so awesome.

^^i was just going to say the same thing

simply amazing!!

Omg, these r awesome :D

WOW! :eek2:

amazing

Looks great but too difficult to build

Hadid's designs are always phenomenal.

Will be one of the best towers in Dubai. World class design from a world class architect.

I wonder how the base will be designed and I hope they do a good job of it to encourage people to walk around these towers. There appears to be an oppertunity for some good public space and since business bay is so dense this'll be needed I think.

Anyway, in these pics you can see that the towers are different sizes and can also see how they connect.

yay! number one favorite dubai construction / proposal

Well, I was thinking that the render is probably wrong and that it doesn't bend that much, in that case it could work something like this:

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/6175/dancing6eo.jpg


The towers are joined together though, so it might be possible that elevators in the bendy tower go up to a certain level, and then you have to move to the elevators from the other tower to get to the top.


I was thinking the same thing myself once I saw that design.. there was no room for a core to be built straight upwards.. the building bends so much, that I dont understand how they could do that; surely there is no way that the render is 100% accurate. It kind of reminds me of the twin leaning towers in Spain....

I know they're not exactly right, I just guessed everything from the renders and one of the towers is even facing the wrong way :D



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I'm sure these towers will make for some great photos once built. :)

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Dubai never stops imagining... Wonderful. :)

Does the lifts travel diagonally...it will be the world's first?

^^ the lifts could be positioned somewhere so they won't have to go up diagonally...

Does the lifts travel diagonally...it will be the world's first?
Nope, read back through the thread and you'll find my suggestion on how it should work with normal elevator shafts

So, Any updates?

This project looks awesome. Dubai. I can't say anything.....Most of their projects are great. I wish they build something like that in Manila..

I have no words to explain how fantastic is that project

Does the lifts travel diagonally...it will be the world's first?
No way. Already in 1980ies Riga TV tower got elevators with changing vector of movement (and not the first ones in world). Have used it - you don't notice even the diagonal movement - although elevator is very fast.
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Jeez, what'll the Dubaiians think of next?

That's very much futuristic.

I wonder what moves Dubai will pull off next?
This looks fantastic, its so out-there, futuristic and challenges a whole new world of design and thinking.

Amazing! Kind of 'living architecture'...
Like one day you get up earl in the morning and you think to yourself: 'Are they still the same? Wasn't it the otherone who was benching to the left yesterday?' Really borderbreaking architecture!

^^ Thats such a god point Nout!

Gatis, you also make a really good point. I wasnt aware that there were elevators with changing vector of movement although it doesnt seem very unreasonable after considering the tech difficulties would not be that hard to overcome.

That's cool looking buildings!

the building design is special but funny.

i like the design of this one....it will be near BD true?

^^yeh its wil be near the BD..this is going to be in the business bay and the BD is in the burj complex which is right next to it

aeon flux anyone?

This is bull shit! It defy's the simple pratice of architecture & engineering! I love it!

This is one of the most stunning and interesting projects on earth right now.

it's real???
WOW ;)

very big hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
i look forward to hearing from you

abdullah

aeon flux anyone?

I reckon! It's really abnormal, would we be ready for anything like that?

i notice that if you look at a BB plot, it doesn't show the dancing tower's in this location http://www.reiser-umemoto.com/projects/aeon/a01.jpg

very big hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
i look forward to hearing from you

abdullah

welcome jam42a34 :wave:

i notice that if you look at a BB plot, it doesn't show the dancing tower's in this location http://www.reiser-umemoto.com/projects/aeon/a01.jpg

how is that so?

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the design is incredible

what the design??? Fantastic!!!!

very original

very sexy and creative designs!!!

hey it is no longer proposed leh ..... anyone can change the title ....

I'll confirm the height of the tower tomorrow :)

is it now UC or what?

^^ It goes like this: ... Vision ... Proposed ... Approved ... Under Construction ... Completted. ;)

Super duper nice!!!

silly.

WOW! IMPRESSIVE! I love this trend! :banana:

wow OMG this tower is impressive.. The design its futuristic..

HOLY SHITT!!!

THIS IS SOOO out of this world -ish!!

i loVE IT! FANTASTICC!!!!

wowowowoowow :eek2::eek2:

you know, from some angles it looks like muslce in the body :dunno:?

all of it actually, the waves and such, nd the bridge, look like human tissue

:D i, GUESS so............:dunno:

Dubai's date: 11th-04-2050 :lol:

Why March 11 2050? ;)

^^ not march, april. And why? because Dubai is in the future ;)

Hmm i dont get it haha

Will be interesting to see how you get to the top. The middle tower looks like you wont be able to get a lift straight up

Any news about this projects? It's one of the best proposals I've seen in years - Dubai needs this!!

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Just wanted to remind people that ^^ are THE DANCING TOWERS, designed by Zaha Hadid.

^^ The 1st pic actually looks real!

^^ and this is what is actually on the site as of two days ago:

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Will be interesting to see how you get to the top. The middle tower looks like you wont be able to get a lift straight up

over exagerated renders

phase 3 of BB ready to flood

Thanks Dubaiflo for the site pic ....

Okay ... the official name is "Signature Tower" which is located at Dubai Business Bay.

Tower 1 (Single Tower)
Usage: Office
Height: 340.8m
No. of Floor: 79
Height to the top of the facade: 350.8m

Tower 2&3 (2 become 1 Tower)
Usage: T2 is for Residential and T3 is for Hotel
Height: T2 is 291.6m and T3 is 238.3m
No. of Floor: T2 is 65 and T3 is 52
Height to the top of facade: T2 is 305.2m and T3 is 250.6m

Lead Design Consultants: Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Architect: Zaha Hadid

Engineering Consultant: Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd => Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, and Facade

Current Progress: Detailed Design


Fiuh ..... finally today I've finished the design ^__^v at least till next deadline =.=" *go back looking at Zaha Hadid notebook for the drawing*

I'll try to inform about the Tower 1 which is Office tower as I'm doing it while the other two is by my colleague..

wow, 2 of them over 300m :eek:

yup .... and if u see the 3d done by the architect ..... awesome. i always confused when i see which tower is that =.=" coz all of them seems to be twisted to dunno which direction T_T

ive heard from an architect that the lifts work by connecting through the buildings. i.e. to get to the top of the middle building you will have to take the elevator from a smaller building, then the smaller building is actually attached to the taller one, so you have to go across to the taller one and take the lift up from there from the current floor to the higher one. very confusing!

Wow, these towers look great!

DAMN these towers r hot!

^^ Shure they are

04/May/2007

this pic from the Business Bay, Dancing Towers plot:

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is it the one with a signboard? or is it the one in front of the signboard?

the plot is the empty area on the pic :)

yes, still empty plot

08/June/2007

Dancing Towers plot

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cool, at least some activity. soil testing or?

yes, I think soil test.

Generally, how long between soil test and start of excavation?

that is hard to tell. There is no standard time between the siol testing and start of excavation. Could bij weeks but also months.

woow...
looks like a kind of bulding orgy or something like that!

^^ Not really an orgy ... just a thresome.

But anyway better than nothing

Mh, i dont like this project.
It doesnt "look" serious to me. It seems more like a "just for fun" construction.

well RSG ... lets just wait and see then ..

Any news on the reported request from the investor for increase in floor count of the two shorter towers?

Any news on the reported request from the investor for increase in floor count of the two shorter towers?

yup ... it has been accomodated as much as possible by reducing the floor to floor height. actually what the investor want was more number of rooms ... and i would say Zaha&Meinhardt has been trying so hard to achive it. today Zaha's architect was here in SG for the Dubai Financial Market meeting ...

@AltinD .. wah you're so informative .. cool! btw, do you have any idea of how the Dubai Municipality would do the floor numbering? where should we start no.1 etc ? :) thx b4hand

^^ LOL, me informative? I am just repeating what someone mentioned in here, and it seams forgot about it at all (not the first time it happened though). :D

I have no idea about the numbering, since I don't know the structure, but here it starts with G and then there's M (Mezzanine) and so one, however I would presume that the first floor where offices, apartments, hotel rooms starts, should be labeled "1"

oops! was it me? :P sorry tho if i forgot anythin :)

u mean the entrance shld be labeled as 1? the office, hotel, and residential will have their drop off/entrance at +3.5 Above Dubai MSL ... shall consider this as 1st floor or Ground Floor?

^^ I didn't understood the second part, but my point is that 1st Floor should be labelled the floor from where the regular office, residential or hotel room spaces start. Every other floor beneath that should be labelled differently, starting from G (obviously) for the tower's entrance and then M or even M1 and M2 as I've seen elsewhere.

(M = Mezzanine Floor)

BTW, I don't like the idea of lowering the ceiling height to accomodate more floors, they should just add floors on top, or at least a combination of the two so everyone will be happy, including us the height (increase) obsessed ones. :D

oo ... i c .. i got what you mean now ... Thanks!

as for the hotel ... they dint change the ceiling height .. ceiling height will still remain as it is .. as we have the ceiling .. hehehe ... just that the engineer must turn their head upside down ..

office and hotel will be connected thru Ground Level (Drop Off level) ..

GLITZboy based on what you said in the past few posts you are indeed connected to meinhardt singapore :)

^^ You're a curious guy indeed ... now come clean and spill your own beans. :D

GLITZboy based on what you said in the past few posts you are indeed connected to meinhardt singapore :)

:lol: :lol: all the project member are connected what .... and how about you? even if you're in this project as well, i might not know you :)

Dubai needs to spice things up a bit with new buildings.

How about "Belly-Dancing Towers"......hot

:okay:

Zaha Hadid is the designer of the Dancing Towers :cheers:

@GLITZBOY

haha :) ok im just inferring my conclusions based on your posts
nope i am not connected with this project. i hope i was! i'm sure u feel very lucky to be connected to this prestigious project

22/June/2007

Dancing Towers plot

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@GLITZBOY

haha :) ok im just inferring my conclusions based on your posts
nope i am not connected with this project. i hope i was! i'm sure u feel very lucky to be connected to this prestigious project

Any project that you or your collegues were involved with? :gossip:

Agree with this post ... u got any info frm ur colleague about any interesting project? share with us pls.:cheers:

Any project that you or your collegues were involved with? :gossip:

Tough shell to break ... LOL ;)

22/June/2007

Dancing Towers plot

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I love this pic....talk about springing out of the desert!!

awesome.

18/July/2007

Dancing Towers plot

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^^
OMG!
Will be amazing to see to the towers to grow up in front of our eyes!

AFAIK, the piling is supposed to commence on around August this month for the Dubai Financial Market with the rest of the area a month later.

woneerful

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how on earth is they going to stay up ? the wait of the tower on the upper floors are of center in the bulding ! how are they not topel ower

^the middle tower is leaning on the other at the base, and the one at the top. The tower on the left doesnt tilt very far over so it doesnt need to be supported. It gives the allusion that it shouldent be standing. From most angles it look really amazing!

There will be enough strong load bearers in the bottom 1/2 of the buidings to support the upper-most levels. It would all be mathematically worked out by the structural engineers to provide more strength than what would be required, just as an assurance like with many standard buildings anyway.

A bit hard to tell from some the renders but it appears load bearers on one side of the very lower-part of the tower, shoot str8 up to the other side of the upper-most side. Unless there is some severe malpractice, the towers will not topple. A diagram of the supersturcture of the towers would explain it all.

Now for some dancin'!
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...

I recommend the CCTV Headquarters (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=179084) tower thread which is currently under construction for further reading and diagams on the concpet of non-vertical tower construction :)

^^ Yeah perfect. That and page 2 of this thread :okay:

No way. Already in 1980ies Riga TV tower got elevators with changing vector of movement (and not the first ones in world). Have used it - you don't notice even the diagonal movement - although elevator is very fast.
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And before that there was the Gateway Arch in St Louis. The construction of the arch began on February 12, 1963, was finished on October 28, 1965 and was opened to the public on July 24, 1967 (after one of the trams was completed). It cost about $ 13 million to build. The two bases are equilateral triangles with sides 54 ft long. At the top of the arch, the triangle is only 17 feet long on each side. Visitors enter the arch from an underground visitor's center and can travel to the observation deck at the top in a 40-passenger tram that runs inside the arch.

http://img.search.com/thumb/1/14/GatewayArchTramCar.jpg/200px-GatewayArchTramCar.jpg

http://www.stlcommercemagazine.com/archives/july2002/images/construction_pic28.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oFVrjB6ovk

Business Bay Signature Towers, Dubai

Start Date: August 2006 | Completion Date: December 2011

Arup completed the concept design for architect Zaha Hadid’s stunning twisting structures in the business bay district of Dubai. Originally known as the Dancing Towers, none of the three buildings [a 75-storey office development; 65-storey hotel; and 55-storey residential building] - is exactly vertical.

It was certainly an unusual design for Arup project manager Keith Jones and his team to work on. “We've seen a twisted geometry trend emerging in building design lately,” he comments, “but to date, I haven’t seen anything else quite like this.”
Business Bay Signature Towers, Dubai Zaha Hadid Architects
The project team carried out a study of the site – a circle formed by the extended Dubai Canal – to find the optimum alignment for the towers.

Two of the towers translate sideways as they rise before straightening again at the top and joining together. Structurally, the two towers had to be treated as one as they rely on each other to stand up. Although they will be joined at the top, the two buildings require different services designs - one will be used as a hotel and the other as residential apartments.

The design also had to take into account the region’s hot climate. The project team carried out a study of the site – a circle formed by the extended Dubai Creek – to find the optimum alignment for the towers. The resulting designs allow the towers to shade each other, helping to keep the towers' occupants comfortable under the hot Dubai sun. We also Elsewhere within Business Bay, we worked on the concept design for the centre living bridge and the new financial market [situated on the site adjacent to the towers]. Our Milan office carried out the structural design for the culture centre and our Sheffield office was responsible for the structural and mechanical engineering of the financial market building. Keith Jones' team based in London coordinated the dozens of specialists working on the various projects across the site.

Modern communications technology coupled with Arup's world class knowledge management tools, ensured teams spread across different countries and continents could work together easily and effectively. “Other than the initial kick-off meeting, we didn't need regular meetings where we all sat together around a table,” explains Jones. “Using technology to facilitate collaboration on the project saved us time, energy and the carbon output of having to travel and meet face to face.

Coordinating the towers project was helped by Arup’s existing relationship with architect Zaha Hadid and her company. "When Zaha Hadid won the competition to build the towers, Arup was already on board" Jones explains.

Arup is currently working with Hadid on a similar design for a competition in Dublin: a residential tower with a core surrounded by eight rectangles which translate outwards, giving a splintering effect. We are also working on the design of the new Aquatics Centre for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

http://www.arup.com/gulf/project.cfm?pageid=9936

Thanks for posting that.

Small overhead render:

http://www.arup.com/_assets/_img/49FA2FDD-19BB-316E-4038353871EB5390.jpg

muse nice shot! do you have a larger img of that overhead rendering?
thanks!

Futuristic design

I started a wikipedia article on this which I'm way too lazy to finish.
Anyone want to add some stuff?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature_Towers

I somehow forgot about these towers... damn Dubai sure knows great architecture.

Really crazy!

I hope they start to build the towers next year because they look amazing with taht modern design.

they will :)

20/Sept/2007

Signature Towers (ex. Dancing Towers)

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not much new since the last update

yeah now they're still doing the Soil Investigation ... should be completed before end of this month i guess.

cool

18/October/2007

Business Bay, Burj Al Alam and Signature Towers (ex Dancing Towers) plots

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Awesome pictures! When will they going to fill up man-made lake/river?

not in the near future i guess...maybe 2009 or 2010

^^ AWWWW! :(

nice towers, they look Dancing

making rivers in a dessert? Wow...

i like that

man made rivers are cool.But now it seems like a big desert.

How deep is that canal? I've likely got the perspective all wrong but it doesn't look deep enough to house large boats. So just small luxury yachts then?

^^ They say 6 meters. I've been on it's banks a few times but with such a vaste open area around it is very difficult to judge.

Anyone know how far away from the Dubai Towers they will be? I love these, but if Dubai Towers goes u/c, I get the odd feeling Dancing Towers may be out shined if too close.

^^ No, they are not that close. Some 10 km I would estimate.

22/November/2007

Signature Towers (ex. Dancing Towers) plot

fence work has started around the plot

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If there is one tower who will outshine these it is the behemoth called the burj dubai roaring in the background... :)

Enjoy... :)
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^^WOOOOOOOW

i think these towers have the best design for a proposed project in the whole world....

i really hope these get built.

BTW: IS THERE ANY THREAD WHERE WE CAN SEE MORE PICTURES OF ZAHA'S EXHIBITION ???

dancing towers are so amazing....

Enjoy... :)
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In my Opinion, The Hotel Tower (tower 3, shortest one), should be taller than the Residential Tower (tower 2), to create that perfect balance and unity between the three towers.
Or maybe at least rearranging the towers (maybe rotating towers 2 and 3 by 180 degrees) so that it doesn't look like the towers are standing in order of height.

What do you guys have to say? Nonetheless, this development is by far one of Dubai's best and i'm really looking forward for these towers to rise.

the shortest one is residential tower, the one in the centre is hotel tower.

Such weird buildings, dont know if i like it.

very weird. i love 'em!

does anyone know when its supposed to start ?

I wonder how the elevators will work

i wonder the same!!!

the design is very stranger but i like it.

About the elevators: They will go straight up to the top for the side towers. The central Hotel tower will have an elevator shaft going 2/3 up to serve the hotel rooms, and the hotel serviced apartments that are on the floors above, will be served by the lifts on the residential tower (keep in mind that they are joined at the top)

All have been explained before

Its a very complicated design, but it will be a remarkable spot that you cant miss in Dubai!!

Is there a website that confirms the approved status, or any updates?

Part of me wants Dubai to stop building so I can finally visit all the exciting projects completed, but part of me wants them to never stop. What a wonderland.

Id say they have slowed down considerably in releasing new projects (but moved up the pace in construction in many areas). But i think we will see a surge again when the waterfront and canal is completed :O.

Yes! I can't wait to see what they plan for the water front

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Can't wait to see these beauties rising. It will be indeed a very interesting construction cause of the shape...

Great renderings! :)

great renderings and who would thought that 10 years ago this kind of structure would be possible definitely one of the best proposals around

march 12th ( one of the pic fury posted in the BD-thread ):

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Wow, I love this heli-shots :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

You can see how big the BB area is!!!!

But no process at the Dancing Tower plot?

This project needs time!!!

But no process at the Dancing Tower plot?

no, absolutely nothing as you can see :(

Time guys, needs time!!!

I am sick of waiting for this project... its perfect towers for the perfect plot, soil testing is complete i think... Whats the waiting about?

maybe a redesign ? :dunno:

i hope not, and i don't think so

^I hope not, they were perfect! I think they have to find a contractor or whatever, but the towers are getting built we had them on many expos till now. Remember what happened to Burj Al Alam, it faced delays, so i am sure thats what is happening here.

Wow, I love this heli-shots :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

You can see how big the BB area is!!!!

This shot is taken from Burj Dubai (not from an helicopter).:lol:

I am sick of waiting for this project... its perfect towers for the perfect plot, soil testing is complete i think... Whats the waiting about?Me! :lol:

I have just 3 weeks left at Almas Tower, 2 weeks at home, then I start here.

Me! :lol:

I have just 3 weeks left at Almas Tower, 2 weeks at home, then I start here.

Hmmm...your style of writing is amazingly familiar.

Here's a fun little trick you can all try at home:

1: Open your favorite internet browser and go to the address:
babelfish.altavista.com

2: From the drop down menu, choose "English to Russian"

3: In the box enter the words:
sky tower

4: Sure enough, the result is "башня неба"


Did you really think no one would notice, Sky? Remember when you yelled at Megatower for making a new account after he got banned? Quit trying to pretend to be someone you aren't. If you would just cut out the lies, you could be one of the best contributors to this forum. :bash:

^^:lol: hollie ur right on his tail and got him by his balls :lol:

lol hollie.


Im guessing that this towers' plot is the circular one? Seems only fitting.

yes, it is the circular plot :)

Hmmm...your style of writing is amazingly familiar.

Here's a fun little trick you can all try at home:

1: Open your favorite internet browser and go to the address:
babelfish.altavista.com

2: From the drop down menu, choose "English to Russian"

3: In the box enter the words:
sky tower

4: Sure enough, the result is "башня неба"


Did you really think no one would notice, Sky? Remember when you yelled at Megatower for making a new account after he got banned? Quit trying to pretend to be someone you aren't. If you would just cut out the lies, you could be one of the best contributors to this forum. :bash:


what's next? japanese :D?

Maybe this helps. From the UAE section.
Hope you are right 234sale

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If by magic new roads shall be finished by May - Expect Dubai Properties to start Dancing Towers, Porsche Design Towers and undisclose their other unannounced projects.

BB office prices 3000+ , Residential 2500+

Hmmm...your style of writing is amazingly familiar.

Here's a fun little trick you can all try at home:

1: Open your favorite internet browser and go to the address:
babelfish.altavista.com

2: From the drop down menu, choose "English to Russian"

3: In the box enter the words:
sky tower

4: Sure enough, the result is "башня неба"


Did you really think no one would notice, Sky? Remember when you yelled at Megatower for making a new account after he got banned? Quit trying to pretend to be someone you aren't. If you would just cut out the lies, you could be one of the best contributors to this forum. :bash:

Bahahahah :lol: Your're really clever Hollie to work that one out. :nuts: Good Job! :)

I'm really curious how that area will look like in, lets say, 6 months... Would constructing be started by that time?

^^ i hope so
i mean, that massive circle plot has been there for like AGES!!
and still no sign of progress. I really hope for BB and dubai creek to start taking shape soon or at least begin to take shape soon, cause all this revisiting to these threads just to see no progress, is getting really annoying

^^ i hope so
i mean, that massive circle plot has been there for like AGES!!
and still no sign of progress. I really hope for BB and dubai creek to start taking shape soon or at least begin to take shape soon, cause all this revisiting to these threads just to see no progress, is getting really annoying

What are the best projects according to you ( for offices) for an investor at this point in time

Ground works seem to be under way..

I think the double sized portacabin is Dubai Properties project offices

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so its u/c......?

Simply amazing! Its evident because the hole site of the "Burj Dubai" (shopping mall end surroundings) is leading step by step to its end. The most work is ready there. Most of the workers can now move to the "business bay" near the Burj site or something else.