Dubai’s Wheel: another rotating building
You probably already heard of Dubai’s Rotating Building, but here is another one. You can see that rotation does not have to be necessarily around a vertical axis. Dubai thought it had seen it all, but this proves they didn’t. (This is not the Great Wheel that should get built in Dubai Land).
The design comes from the dutch Royal Haskoning (who recently also won a bridge design competition in Dubai), which has won a prestigious competition organised by the Great Wheel Corporation for a hotel accommodation.
The wheel is 180 metres high and has 24 capsules each with 16 rooms, swimming pools or other applications. What is unique is that the wheel actually revolves.
The two rings of the hotel turn parallel to one another. The outer ring makes a complete revolution in 30 minutes and contains 36 sight rooms. The inner ring takes six hours and is vibration-free. It contains the hotel rooms, a swimming pool and other hotel facilities.
The 36 classic sight capsules allow a fabulous panorama.
I don’t know if this building will ever get built, but if it ever does, than Dubai will have another landmark to put on its list. The hotel is truly unique, even though it might not be very practical. Do you have to wait up to 30 minutes to get to your room?
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Royal Haskoning: http://www.royalhaskoning.com
