A Spinning Residential Skyscraper
Dubai has recently been on the forefront of technology and advancements for quite some time now. Dubai has also strived to achieve breakthroughs in architecture and this will definitely be a sight to see when it is completed. Architect David Fisher and the firm Dynamic Architecture have revealed plans on building the first spinning residential skyscraper in Dubai. A second and third will follow in Moscow and New York. The Dubai Tower will have 80 floors at 1,380 feet tall. It is expected to be completed in 2010 and will cost $700 million to build. Each floor spins independently and large wind turbines are mounted horizontally between floors to generate electricity for the whole building and possibly even power neighboring buildings. It will be a luxury residence with prices starting at $3,000 per square foot. The largest unit will be under 12,900 sq ft at around $39 million while the smallest will be 1,330 sq ft and cost $4 million. The tower is circular and the middle core is stationary as the outside spins at a slow undetectable motion. It also has a car elevator so that your car can go up to your floor. This makes it easy for your butler or chauffeur to carry your groceries from your Maybach to the kitchen for your master culinary chef. The chicks that feed you grapes on your thrown do not come with any of the units but I am sure getting that would not be a problem. It sure is nice to dream and imagine how the other half lives. More design images are here.

