0-14 Tower, Dubai, UAE: Elegantly Interesting

In the hub of skyscraper one more skyscraper has made its mark
which is shining high in sky. Its 0-14 tower- an office skyscraper located in one
of most commercial area of Dubai i.e. Business Bay. 0-14 is designed by the
leading architectural pair of Reiser + Umemoto of RUR Architecture. The story
behind their winning of this project was quite interesting with twist and turns.
Initially 0-14 was not supposed to design by this pair. They entered into
competition for Business Bay district by Dubai Developers for another site in
which they lost it to Zaha Hadid. Later on, Shahab Lutfi one of the developer,
who was about to open his office shows his interest in there design.
Coincidentally he was working with Khalid Alnajjar a Dubai Architect who
used to be the student under Reiser in Columbia University and through this
contact he recommended the design of Reiser and Umemoto. Finally 0-14 tower
made with the collaboration of Creek Side Development Company of Dubai
and RUR Architecture of New York The project has started on 2006 and
completed in 2009. It has achieved Siver, Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2009 ,
ACEC National Honor Award for being Excellent in Engineering Design in
2010 and won Best tall building in Africa and Middle East by Council on Tall
Buildings and Urban Habitat.
 0-14 tower is a twenty-two story building which is placed over a
two story podium. Being an out and out commercial building it does not have
straightway simple and corporate feel about its design. The design is highly
innovative which makes 0-14 stands out in whole Business Bay. The exterior of
the building is actually a shield over the real building. This shield is designed as
a perforated reinforced steel which performed as an exoskeleton for the
building. This shell is not only for creative purpose but it highly contributes in
maintaining the temperature inside. The distance between shell and wall of
helps to avoid the hot air to enter into building and keeps the surface of wall
cool. The shield also functions as chimney and ventilator to purify the air, wind
and sunlight. The total floor area covered by building is 28,000 m2. The loads
of appreciation is not only limited to Dubai but it got its fair share of best
reviews from all over the world.

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