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shapeanduniﬁedatthecenterandinsteadofrepeatedidentical

patternsthearchitecturalplanappointssuccessivelyrecedingand

rotatedstories

TheY-shapedplanisidealforresidentialandhotelusagewiththe

wingsallowingmaximumoutwardviewsandinwardnaturallightViewed

fromaboveorfromthebasethetipsoftheY-shapedplanevoke

theoniondomesofIslamicarchitectureDuringthedesignprocess

engineersrotatedthebuildingdegreesfromitsoriginallayoutto

reducestressfromprevailingwinds

Architecturallythebuildingtransformsitselffromasolidbaseexpression

toaverticallyexpressedmiddlesectionofpolishedstainlesssteel

projectedmetalﬁnsandglassOnlyverticalelementswereused

hereastheﬁnedustinDubai’sairwouldbuilduponanyhorizontal

projectingelements

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