Aldar Headquarters building - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Posted by: Ariberna
N 24° 26.583 E 054° 34.430
40R E 254034 N 2705435
Best Futuristic Design 2008
Waymark Code: WM16GHQ
Location: United Arab Emirates
Date Posted: 07/28/2022
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"The Aldar Headquarters building is the first circular building of its kind in the Middle East. It is located in Al Raha, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The shape of this building is achieved through the use of structural diagrid, a diagonal grid of steel.
The building features the following elevators:
12 passenger elevators
2 service elevators
3 mono space elevators
1 circular hydraulic lift
2 dumbwaiters
23 floors
Use of the golden ratio
The extent that the circle is embedded in the ground was designed around the golden ratio"
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