550-metre Burj Jumeira is a new super-tall tower that will be built in the Al Sufouh neighbourhood of Dubai.
Dubbed “Downtown Jumeria” (not to be confused with Downtown Dubai), the design of Burj Jumeira is said to be inspired by the harmonious ripples of desert sand dunes and oases, as per Dubai Holding.
May be, the most distinct feature of this high-rise tower — taller than One World Trade Center in New York is that the base of the building will be bearing the outline of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid‘s thumbprint.
The 550-metre tower itself is a eye of the needle concept is oval-shaped on its front, and sleek and cut in two halves.
The needle tower have some of its features sound similar to the Burj Khalifa. The tower’s façade will also be covered in a digital display capable of lighting up the tower.
If things fall in the right place, the first phase of the development will be completed by the end of 2023.
“Downtown Jumeira” will hold a mix of residential, office, and commercial buildings, hotels, an amphitheater, space for artists and cultural events, and, judging from the video released by the Dubai Media Office, a fountain inside the fingerprint pool.
A sky lounge and restaurant will round out the 360-degree observation deck planned at 1,476 feet up, and the tower is expected to be a major draw for tourists.
The reveal comes before the World Expo 2020 Dubai, as the United Arab Emirates city ramps up its architecture bona fides, an effort that created the world’s largest picture frame. Work on the Burj Jumeira began on January 31, the same day it was announced, and Dubai Holding expects the first phase of the project to be complete in 2023. Though no cost projection has been released so far, but the New York office of SOM will handle the tower’s design and engineering, as well as the development of the Downtown Jumeira master plan.
