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Old Posted Nov 21, 2006, 12:39 PM
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Foster is always been in the fore front of innovation in architecture. Index tower 's main structure is not of the typical central core system, the supports are on the sides thus giving the building a spacious open plan design from side to side. Sounds interesting. But reminds me of the project design by Oscar Niemeyer fo France Le Defense Tower in 1973. Looks pretty much design.
     
     
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i love that tower
     
     
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Old Posted Nov 21, 2006, 3:12 PM
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I saw an ad for this tower in a Shanghai magazine today. Pretty funny.
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Old Posted Dec 5, 2006, 12:42 AM
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Bloody massive! Look at the workers, they look like ants!
The "openess" of this design looks interesting. I wonder how it'll turn out in the end.

     
     
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I don't really love the design, but its interesting that it has floors all the way to the top. That seems to be unusual for supertalls.
Maybe unusual for supertalls in Dubai and many other cities (NY included), but not for Chicago, everyone of our supertalls is all the way to the top with floors, of course that will change if CS is built.

Anyhow, I love the index, but it kinda reminds me of Chase tower in Chicago, but with fewer vertical cement butresses and quite a bit taller. I have to say this is one of the few in Dubai I am very jealous of!

Thanks for the pics Malec! Its going to be f-ing massive!
     
     
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So what is the point of the enormous concrete wings on the sides, besides blocking views from the narrow sides?
     
     
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So what is the point of the enormous concrete wings on the sides, besides blocking views from the narrow sides?
you mean the big thick things on the left and right of the building? Those are the "cores" if you can even call them that. All the elevators, stairs, and such are in there. Thats at least a creative and interesting idea, if not a really good one. Look at how much it opens up the floor space, basically no columns. Most other concrete residential towers can't say the same, look at Trump Tower in Chicago for example, its got collumns all the way around.
     
     
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holy now i think about itt i love it and it is massive
     
     
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Seems to be shaping up nicely.

That street would make for an interesting walk when all those projects are complete.
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I've just realized that the Index is a beefed up version of Foster's Repsol Tower in Madrid.



Bigger is definitely better.
     
     
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Old Posted Dec 25, 2006, 7:05 PM
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A nice project to add dimension to Sheikh Road's linear skyline.

However, I would rather get an apartment in one of Dubai's [soon to be even more] abundant skinny residential towers, where I may get a nice place with views on about three sides and maybe a balcony or two, rather than share space in this monolith with views only on two sides.
     
     
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I've just realized that the Index is a beefed up version of Foster's Repsol Tower in Madrid.

How so? I don't see the connection?
     
     
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I like this building a lot. It's my favorite project in Dubai right now. I'm very excited to see it going up.
     
     
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How so? I don't see the connection?
well, they were both designed by Norman Foster, that helps.
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well, they were both designed by Norman Foster, that helps.
I know that, I'm asking about the design, I just don't see how the index is a larger, beefier version of Repsol. I'm sure Fabb has good reasons, I'm just wondering what his thinking is on that, just curious, thats all...
     
     
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They both have a dark facade framed with white, blind walls. The top is different, as well as the surface treatment, but that's a detail. To me, they're variations on a common theme.
     
     
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damn it look straight out of halo man, even the name gah it is my favourite project in dubai
     
     
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