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The sensational Rotating Residences is the world’s first luxury tower with four rotating penthouses and a rotating villa on its top floor, each giving a fabulous 360º panoramic view. Set in the beautiful Jumeirah Village South, the exclusive Tower is a landmark building with an astonishing villa on the 15th floor and four penthouses, all providing truly exceptional accommodation. View from the top The Rotating Residences villa really is unique. It offers a living area over two floors, its own swimming pool, a tranquil landscaped garden, its own private car and passenger lift, and three car parking bays on the roof top. The 7,000 sq ft penthouses are located on the 11th to 14th floor. All the residences can revolve at four different speeds, from once in 3 hours to once in 12 hours, depending on individual choice.
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The prestigious new Tower – due for completion in 2008 - has been aptly described as ‘serenity in a city’. It provides stunning views, including one of Dubai’s finest palace gardens, and is located at the end of a large boulevard with easy access to two main roads. It is only minutes away from the Dubai Media Production Zone, Dubai Internet City and Jebel Ali Free Zone. Marketed by Signature Properties Worldwide and built to exacting standards by the respected developers Ali Moosa, the tower provides first-rate facilities including a leading-edge gym and health club, a world-class swimming pool, lifts with resident-only access and top-flight security.
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A series of rotating buildings based on Dynamic Architecture will be
built around the world, starting in Dubai, U.A.E. The Dynamic
Architecture concept was introduced by Florentine architect David
Fisher.The rotating buildings [VIDEO ] get their electrical power from
wind turbines that are placed between floors and which rotate freely
with the wind. Additional power is provided from solar cells on the
tops of the individual floors.Each individual floor is able to rotate
slowly, based on commands issued by the owners of condos or apartments
on that floor. I assume that the building owners can also take
control, for coordinated movements of the floors. Note that the
rotation of the floors is slow and uses power - the rotation of the
floors does not produce power.The building is constructed around a
central core; each floor is composed of individual pie-like sections
that are pre-built and hoisted up the central core (see illustration).
The builder claims that rotating buildings can be constructed by just
ninety people on the construction site; compare this to the typical
skyscraper construction site, which may have up to 2,000 workers at a
time.
Construction dates for the first building have not yet been announced,
but the first one will be built in Dubai. Pre-fabricated units for the
tower will be produced in a facility set up in Jebel Ali (a port 35
kilometers southwest of Dubai). The same units will then be shipped to
eleven other major cities, including Moscow, Milan, New York and
Tokyo, where similar towers will rise.
Science fiction writers have also made some use of the idea of
rotating buildings. In his eccentric 1972 novel The Godmakers, Frank
Herbert writes about a rotating house:
"Lewis was just telling me how our place is very much like his home on
Chargon," Polly said.
"Old-fashioned, but we like it that way," Bullone said. "I don't like
the modern trend in architecture. Too mechanical. Give me an old-
fashioned tetragon on a central pivot every time."
(Read more about the rotating house)
For an overview of the rotating building and a quick look at the
dynamic architecture that underlies it, take a look at this video.
Be sure to take a look at another "green" (that is, ecology-minded)
Dubai building, one that was inspired by an ancient Middle Eastern
design - Burj al-Taqa Dubai Energy Tower - High Tech Badgir.
Visit the Dynamic Architecture website; tip via Futurismic.
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