A helical skyscraper that makes a distinct mark on the Dubai skyline, Cayan Tower is at once remarkable and subtle. The residential tower is a pure expression of the idea that a building’s form should directly follow its structural framework.
While the skyscraper’s 73 floorplates are all identical, each is slightly rotated against the story below it, resulting in a full 90-degree twist over the course of the tower's 307-meter rise. The benefits of this unique form, besides the aesthetic ones, are manifold. Wind load and solar heat gain are reduced compared to a rectilinear building of the same height, and a greater number of tenants are afforded desirable views of the nearby marina and gulf.
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Project Facts
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Project Completion: 2013
Site Area: 3,026.50 m2
Project Area: 111,000 m2
Number of Stories: 75
Building Height: 307 m
Market: Residential
Service: Architecture, MEP, Structural + Civil Engineering, Tall Buildings
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2015
Best International Project Over $150 MillionStructural Engineers Association of Illinois2015
Merit AwardAIA – Middle East Chapter2014
Architecture Multiple ResidenceInternational Property Awards2014
Best Tall Building: Middle East & AfricaCouncil on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)2014
American Architecture AwardChicago Athenaeum2014
Architizer A+ Award: Residential High Rise Popular Choice AwardArchitizer2013
Architizer A+ Award: Residential High Rise FinalistArchitizer2011
R + D AwardArchitect Magazine2008
International Architecture AwardChicago Athenaeum2008
American Architecture AwardChicago Athenaeum2007
Best International High Rise ArchitectureInternational Property Awards2007
Best High Rise ArchitectureArabian Property Awards2006
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