As if the Burj Khalifa wasn’t spectacular enough, a Dubai-based think tank has proposed a radical installation that would encase the entire building in a super-lightweight, reflective and semi-transparent material suspended off its central spire.
Called EXO-BURJ, the project was proposed by Dubai-based interdisciplinary practice and think tank OP-EN.
The casing would reflect the superstructure and its surroundings. Visitors would be able to walk right up to the encasement.
The designers write:
In the spirit of exploring creative potential in the public realm, Exo-Burj aims to create a fluid urban ambience by suspending a reflective fabric material around the 828-metre tower, complementing the structure’s reflective facade…The end-result would amplify the visual perspectives of the city’s skyline, augment the tower’s symbol as an urban centre of gravity and create an artistic atmosphere on a vast architectural scale.
[ h/t Design Bloom | Images: OP-EN ]
Related: An invisible skyscraper.
