ANARA TOWER: Dubai’s Titanic Turbine-Shaped Superstructure
Posted By Mike Chino On November 3, 2008 @ 10:00 am In Architecture,Green Real Estate,Sustainable Building | 7 Comments
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It seems that hardly a week passes before Dubai’s prospective skyline is updated with plans for yet another soaring skyscraper [5] or incredible development [6]. The latest world-class superstructure to grace the modern megopolis is Anara Tower [7], an ambitious project crowned with an eye-catching propeller-shaped peak. Designed by Atkins Designs Studio [8] and Developed by Tameer Holding Investment [9], the 2,150 foot tall skyscraper will be aiming for LEED silver certification when construction begins next year.
Shaped like super-massive wind turbine, Anara Tower [7] is a mixed-use high-rise that will features residences, offices, retail spaces, a hotel, and a world-class art gallery. The 125 story structure will incorporate sky gardens every 27 floors and will boast a luxury restaurant situated within the glossy glass capsule in the center of the tower’s peak. Atkins Design Studio [8] is aiming to maximize the skyscraper’s efficiency by incorporating water and energy efficiency strategies and potentially installing renewable sources of energy.
The Anara Tower website [7] states: “Inspired by the vertical shape and representation of the Minaret, the antecedent of lighthouses and skyscrapers of today, the central aim behind the creation of Anara Tower is to produce a form that would be instantly recognizable on the local, regional, and architectural stage”
Construction is currently slated to begin at the end of 2009.
+ Anara Tower [7]
+ Tameer Holding Investment [9]
Via Dvice [10]
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[5] soaring skyscraper: http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/13/jumeira-gardens-skyscrapers-unveiled/
[6] incredible development: http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/25/ziggurat-dubai-carbon-neutral-pyramid-will-house-1-million/
[7] Anara Tower: http://www.anaratower.com/
[8] Atkins Designs Studio: http://www.atkinsglobal.com/
[9] Tameer Holding Investment: http://www.tameer.net/
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