Abu Dhabi, as repeatedly pointed on our website becomes a less attractive tourist destination as Dubai for example. Soon in Abu Dhabi will set a new record for the Guinness book, which will attract an even greater influx of tourists. The event this time was made by the company Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company, which will create the most tilted tower in the world and it must “vertical of” famous tower in Pisa. Tower of Abu Dhabi has an angle of 18 degrees, which exceeds that of Pisa by four degrees. The ambitious project the company needs additional steel reinforcement to compensate for gravity, wind and seismic pressures possible. The tower is part of a project the company’s impressive 2.2 billion dollars.
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We present another unusual architectural whimsy. This hotel is a spiral that has twisted and turned over a spacious park. Notably its highly unusual form, seems to be rotated before being baked or while he was still warm, cause it to become an attraction. Helix Hotel in Abu Dhabi has no floors, a spiral pitches form of a corkscrew without interruptions. This makes access to the swimming pool, sauna, massage rooms and meditation, the more easy. And then back in the bars and boutiques. One advantage of the hotel is that its hollow center allows it to be ventilated through the coastal breeze and illuminated by natural day light. Export of high energy plastic panels ensure the supply of solar and wind energy. Each of the 208-rooms, they have a different view, but many of them are suitable to watch the construction of the bridge “Sheikh Zayed” by Zaha Hadid. The design of the Hotel Helix is Leeser Architects, who won the contest organized by company Al Qudra Real Estate and QP International. The project was developed in close cooperation with consultants on environmental issues from Atelier Ten.
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