Ingenious Trio

Construction of the first district of Dubai’s Jumeira Gardens scheduled to be completed in the current year, but due to the economic crisis there were made certain alterations: in 2009, the project implementation was suspended. A city within a city, this giant mixed-use project supposed to be a centerpiece of this unique development and of Dubai itself, as well as one of the tallest and largest megastructures in the world.

1 Dubai is a trio of supertall towers of staggered heights (each at least 600 meters) joined near the base. On its tripedal base, 1 Dubai rises over a canal that forms an oasis in the center. From there, viewers will be able to gaze up through the great atrium-like space between the three towers. At night, a virtual “fourth tower” – a giant beam of light – will lance up through the atrium, creating a shining beacon at the city’s center.

On special occasions, the oasis will transform itself into one of the world’s most unique event and performance spaces, with a floating stage surrounded by barges doubling as seating banks. There will be state-of-theart sound and light shows featuring giant holograms projected in the air and on the building’s mosaic-like glass and aluminum skin.

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Materials provided by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture