Meraas Tower | |
Native Name: | برج مراس |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Former Names: | Burj Meraas EP 15 Tower |
Location: | Jumeirah Garden City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Antenna Spire: | ~5500NaN0 |
Floor Count: | 112 |
Start Date: | 2009 |
Opening: | Never built |
Architect: | Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture |
Developer: | Meraas |
Meraas Tower was a proposed supertall skyscraper that was to be 550 m (1,804 ft) tall, and to be constructed in Jumeirah Garden City, Dubai. When completed it would have been one of the tallest skyscrapers in Dubai. The tower design had a series of faceted surfaces that would help light and air travel throughout the building. The faceted shapes were projected to maximize energy generation, balance natural light, and offer 360-degree views of the city below. They also would create natural atrium spaces as the building ascended, allowing the creation of naturally lit sky gardens. Exposing the intermediate floors would have made it seem as if the structure was composed of four smaller towers stacked one on top of another. Tower was to include 300,000 square meters of hotel, convention, commercial and retail spaces.
The tower was never built, and was canceled in 2009.[1] [2] [3]