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Old June 14th, 2006, 12:02 AM   #21
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hehehe .. funny and interesting ^__________^ ..
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Old June 14th, 2006, 12:08 AM   #22
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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:




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.
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Old June 14th, 2006, 02:05 AM   #23
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Better render:

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Old June 14th, 2006, 03:50 AM   #24
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Looks pretty good.......
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Old June 14th, 2006, 04:56 AM   #25
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weird
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Old June 15th, 2006, 12:10 PM   #26
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If u work there u certainly have something that will take some time to get used to :S.
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Old June 15th, 2006, 03:08 PM   #27
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the buildings are going so well with the music I'm listening to right now
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Old June 15th, 2006, 04:21 PM   #28
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This would look good in new york as well
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Old June 15th, 2006, 05:50 PM   #29
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The building at the bottom of the pic is Spiralling Tower which is proposed for a university in Barcelona.
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Old June 15th, 2006, 06:11 PM   #30
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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?
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Old June 15th, 2006, 06:28 PM   #31
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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...
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Old June 15th, 2006, 08:06 PM   #32
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are these aproved yet?
yes.
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Old June 15th, 2006, 08:42 PM   #33
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I can't see how...
imagine dusit dubai split zig zag in the middle...and one moved forward


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Old June 15th, 2006, 11:59 PM   #34
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Stunning project!
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Old June 16th, 2006, 03:27 PM   #35
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Bigger better renders



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Old June 16th, 2006, 03:31 PM   #36
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How are they gonna do for the elevators ?

oups sorry I didn't see it was discussed before. Anyway, I'm still wondering...
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Old June 16th, 2006, 03:57 PM   #37
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imagine dusit dubai split zig zag in the middle...and one moved forward


Oh thanks. That's cool idea!

How tall are the towers?
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Old June 16th, 2006, 04:24 PM   #38
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According to our guesses.. they range from 65 to 85 floors..
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Old June 16th, 2006, 04:54 PM   #39
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that looks so amazing..

the elevator will work like malec explained, i am sure.
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Old June 16th, 2006, 05:07 PM   #40
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i can see that working out for at least two out of the three towers.. if needed be they will use two separate elevators
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