A moving skyscraper is a tall building in which individual floors can rotate on its axis. The world's first such building, the
Suite Vollard
The Suite Vollard is a futuristic residential building in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. It is the world's first spinning building. , is located in
Curitiba,
Brazil. Another similar project is the
Dynamic Tower
The Dynamic Tower (also known as Dynamic Architecture Building or the Da Vinci Tower) is a cancelled , 80-floor moving skyscraper, designed by architect David Fisher.
Similar to the Suite Vollard completed in 2001 in Brazil, each floor is design ...
in
Dubai.
The Dynamic Tower
The tower which will be built in Dubai is designed by Italian architect David Fisher. It will have a total number of 80 floors. All the floors are prefabricated and can spin 360 degrees around a central column by means of power generated by the wind turbine located between each floor. The
apartment
An apartment (American English), or flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building, generally on a single story. There are ma ...
s are expected to cost about $3.7 million to $36 million. The construction was expected to be completed by 2014. The projected cost of the project was 700 million dollars.
Moscow
There are plans to build a 70-story skyscraper in
Moscow as well.
References
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Skyscrapers by type
Residential skyscrapers in Dubai