UAE-based architectural firm offers an insight into a new generation of UAE living
A UAE-based architectural firm has created a hypothetical circular structure that would surround Downtown Dubai and transform the city’s skyline. Znera Space has designed the new concept titled Downtown Circle which features a giant 550-metre-high ring, surrounding the Burj Khalifa.
The circle in the sky will be formed of two rings, held together by a continuous green belt called the Skypark. Skypark would contain waterfalls, tropical vegetation sandy dunes, canyons and various plants and fauna, providing the city with alternative green solutions and enrich the city’s eco-system. With a circumference of 3,000 metres, this giant structure consists of five pillars which will support five levels containing residential housing as well as commercial and cultural spaces.
The Skypark would be a sustainable solution to much of the city’s needs including areas to harvest rainwater and solar power, as well as a system that stores carbon and filters out pollution.
The concept was designed by Znera Space Co-Founders Nils Remess and Najamus Chowdry. The pair were inspired during the COVID-19 pandemic to look at new ways of living that could define the future of communities. They would also implement a transportation system featuring a fleet of “suspended peripheral pods” that would transport passengers from one node to another around the circle at a speed of 100 kilometres per hour.
The architectural firm wrote on their Instagram account: “As a response to the dilemma of how to build densely while retaining liveability, the downtown circle project establishes a sustainable and a self sufficient vertical urbanism. As a singular mega building complex, it aims to create a hyper efficient urban center that gives back to the environment The proposed 550 meter tall mega structure offers an alternative to the singular and unconnected high-rises found in most metropolitan areas.” The company also shared a series of images detailing how the structure would appear over the skyline.
While the vision is still a dream the idea is most certainly a possibility. As we start to consider new ways of living and the future of our planet concepts such as this seem more likely than ever.
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