| Dynamic Tower | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Never built |
| Type | Hotel Residential Office [1] |
| Location | United Arab Emirates |
| Construction started | Unknown |
| Estimated completion | Unknown |
| Cost | AED1.2 billion, $330 million [1] |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 420 metres (1,378 ft) [2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 80 [2] |
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The Dynamic Tower similar to the Suite Vollard completed in 2001 in Brazil, [4] each floor is designed to rotate independently, [5] resulting in a changing shape of the tower. Each floor is designed to rotate a maximum of 6 metres (20 ft) per minute, or one full rotation in 180 minutes. [1] [5]
It was proposed as the world's first prefabricated skyscraper with 40 factory-built modules for each floor.Rocca, Francis X. (2009-02-11). "Believe Him or Not, He Puts a Fresh Spin on Architecture". WSJ.com . Retrieved 2009-03-09.The core of the tower must be built at the construction site. [1]
The entire tower is proposed to be powered from wind turbines and solar panels. Enough surplus electricity should be produced to power five other similar sized buildings in the vicinity. [3] The turbines would be located between each of the rotating floors.