Dubai is trying to touch the sky once again as it took a vow of constructing another building which will be a taller to Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest building.
The tower in Dubai Creek Harbour, a 6-square-kilometre master development, will be higher than 828-meter Burj Khalifa, property developer Emaar Properties chairman Mohamed Alabbar said on Sunday.
The new $1 billion-skyscraper will be decked with rotating balconies and elevated landscaping inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. “Of course, when it comes to financing a project like this, we have to think about the revenue model. A monument like this where we will have probably close to 18 floors with different uses and a boutique hotel at the top…the company has enough resources to fund it but I think it will probably be 50 equity and 50 debt,” Emaar said.
“The tower will be linked to the ground with sturdy cables which have been inspired by the delicate ribbing of the lily leaves. The cable array gives the structure its strength, anchoring the ‘bud’ securely to the ground with technical precision using modern engineering materials,” Calatrava said.
