from its early days as a small fishing
village at the start of the 20th century
dubai has transformed into a truly
global city
from the vast palm jumeirah formed on
land reclaimed from the arabian gulf
to the seven star burj al-arab hotel and
the megatool burj khalifa
the emirate is now synonymous with some
of the world's most impressive
construction projects
but the ambition scale and extremity of
the city's latest scheme will quite
literally take engineering and
construction to new heights
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dubai creek harbour is a vast
residential retail and entertainment
development that is set to rival the
existing downtown dubai district
designed by santiago calatrava to stand
at the center of this new destination
dubai creek tower will rise to over 1.3
kilometers in height
and become the tallest structure
constructed by mankind to date
resembling a lily and drawing
inspiration from a traditional arabian
minaret
the tower will consist of a simple shaft
topped with an ovoid bulb structure that
houses observation decks and restaurants
along with broadcast and
telecommunications infrastructure
in addition the tower will be steadied
by an array of steel cables
reaching up from an extensive new plaza
below
constructing a scheme that extends
higher than any structure to have
preceded it and in such an extreme
climate
is far from easy
work on the 1 billion us dollar project
first commenced in october 2016
with the excavation of over 170 000
cubic meters of earth
from here the schemes foundations
consisting of 145 piles each extending
to a depth of 75 meters were formed
this process alone required more than 15
000 tons of steel
and over 211 000 tons of concrete
despite foundation works completing in
may 2017 two months ahead of schedule
there has been little work above ground
since
with the project initially intended to
be complete ahead of the 2020 dubai expo
delivery has now been postponed to 2021
while this state may still feel
unfeasible for such an extreme structure
the relatively simple design of the
dubai creek tower as compared to denser
fully habitable skyscrapers
allows for an accelerated construction
schedule
though the tower's final height of 1
300 meters has been widely reported
developer mr properties are keeping
exact details of its summit under wraps
in an effort to protect it from new
rival proposals
particularly across the middle east and
asia
at 1.3 kilometers dubai creek tower
would easily eclipse the height of the
world's current tallest structure the
828 metre burj khalifa
and even that of the jeddah tower
currently under construction in saudi
arabia that is expected to stand a
kilometer tall when it finally completes
however it should be noted that while
dubai creek tower would easily lay claim
to the title of world's tallest
structure
it would not be eligible to take the
title of world's tallest skyscraper away
from the burj khalifa as it does not
meet two specific skyscraper
classification criteria
as set out by the council on tall
buildings and urban habitat
firstly the tower will not be completely
self-supporting
partly relying on its tensioned steel
cables for stability
in addition to be considered a
skyscraper at least 50 percent of a
building's total height must be
habitable a threshold that dubai creek
tower will not reach
technicalities aside this remarkable
structure will set a new benchmark in
tool building engineering
further propelling mankind's seemingly
endless race for the skies and once
again demonstrating what our industry is
capable of
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