[malec]

I decided to post this since the construction method is interesting.


Stats
Name: O-14
Location: Business Bay (in front of Ubora Towers and near Burj al Alam)
Height: 102m
Floors: 22
Use: Offices
Space: 300,000 sq feet
Architects: http://www.reiser-umemoto.com
Other random facts:
Has 1000 openings.
The building's held up by the core and exoskeleton so the space inside is column free.
1m space between facade and windows allows hot air to rise and cool air to come in from below.


Website: www.o14.ae

Other articles and links:
http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek06/1117/1117d_pw.cfm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/javierarbona/sets/72157594336988593/
http://archinect.com/news/article.php?id=46360_0_24_0_C
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5247&Itemid=1

Construction updates by 234sale on May 27th. Look how they make the holes

 

[HD]

cheesy. interesting.

 

[ZZ-II]

that's what i call a cool tower , good to see it rising already

 

[Minuteman]

Construction method and cooling are both interesting, but the tower itself is really awful.

 

[Ni3lS]

Strange design, don't know if I like it or not..

 

[malec]

Looking good (by Old Town Resident)

 

[Scent=038]

Nice, very original as the city itself..

 

[LeMoN-SK]

Yup, it is unique but I am not sure I like it...

 

[pedrovitoria]

Very stranger tower!

 

[Talbot]

I don't like it. But it is unique, which a city like Dubai can pull off a lot easier than other cities around the world.

It looks like a big piece of swiss cheese.

 

[Ramses]

Very cool building! I think this one would also fit very well in a city in the Netherlands, Rotterdam for instance.

 

[pescarush]

not really sure it would sute in the Netherlands, maybe in Japan, see Toyo Ito's work in Tokyo.
anyway, this is a very good 21st century architecture presence in Dubai, which, BTW, i couldn't say the same for many other highrises in this city.

 

[Buyckske Ruben]

Fast tower 50m already?

 

[raymond_tung88]

That kind of reminds me of the facade of the Jumeirah Han Tang Hotel in Shanghai.

 

[mbuildings]

HORRIBLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[droneriot]

While I do appreciate creativity in modern architecture, this kind of looks like the box I throw my dirty laundry into.

 

[LAYZIEDOGG]

Very cool building! I think this one would also fit very well in a city in the Netherlands, Rotterdam for instance.

Are you confusing Rotterdam with Almere maybe:shifty:
I like it, but its really something for Dubai. No other city can get away with that kind of architecture.

 

[connected_]

Poor design... Imagine how dark it will be inside during the day? A city like Dubai should have towers which make the most of daily sunlight.

 

[BrickellResidence]

dubai is such as a copycat its almost the same as the 2004 planned cor tower in miami.

 

[AltinD]

^^ What if that Miami tower proposal was designed by the same Architect?