Ocean Heights is a
supertall residential
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ri ...
in
Dubai Marina
Dubai Marina ( ar, مرسى دبي), aka Marsa Dubai, is a district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is an artificial canal city, built along a stretch of Persian Gulf shoreline. As of 2018, it has a population of 55,052. When the entire develo ...
,
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, wikt:دبي, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates#Major cities, most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 ...
,
UAE. The tower stands tall with 83
floors.
The tower is designed by
Andrew Bromberg of
Aedas
Aedas is an architectural firm with eleven International offices founded by the Welsh architect Keith Griffiths. Aedas provides services in architecture, interior design, urban design, masterplanning and graphic design. It was established in 2002 ...
.
The building was topped out on 22 December 2009,
and completed in 2010.
As of 2022, Ocean Heights is the seventh-tallest residential building in Dubai and
20th-tallest residential building in the world.
The tower, with its unique curves and twisting motion as it ascends, is actually the third version of the tower proposed by DAMAC Properties Co. The first version had the tower at a much shorter 38 floors, the second had 50.
The 83-floor tower houses more than 519 condominiums and is located along Al Sufouh Road in Dubai Marina.
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See also
* List of tallest buildings in Dubai
Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, is home to many extremely tall modern high-rises, 108 of which stand taller than . The tallest building in Dubai is the Burj Khalifa, which rises and contains 163 floors. The tower has ...
* List of tallest buildings in the United Arab Emirates
* List of tallest residential buildings
* List of twisted buildings
References
External links
View Tower info, Images and Floor Plans of Ocean Heights
Ocean Heights
on CTBUH
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Skyscraper Center
{{Supertall skyscrapers , current
Residential skyscrapers in Dubai
Andrew Bromberg buildings
Aedas buildings
Residential buildings completed in 2010
High-tech architecture
2010 establishments in the United Arab Emirates
Twisted buildings and structures