The Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building. The design for the 162-story tower combines local cultural influences with cutting-edge technology to achieve high performance in an extreme desert climate.

SKYSCRAPERS DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

• Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
• Area : 454249 m²
• Year : 2010
• Manufacturers :  Hansgrohe, Jonite, Guardian Glass, Agorex Pro-line, Bellevue Architectural, Campolonghi, Ceresit, Dallmer, Doka, Giacomini, Hunter Douglas, Hunter Douglas Architectural (Europe), Leipziger Leuchten, Otis, Rondo, TERRACO, Xylem
• Landscape : Cracknell Landscape Design LLC
• Lighting : Fisher Marantz Stone
• Geotechnical : Hyder International
• General Contractor : Samsung Corporation, Dubai Contracting Company LLC
• Structural Engineering : SOM
• MEP : SOM
• Interior Design : SOM
• Construction Manager: : Turner International

Products used in this Project

Wood – Veneered Wood Ceiling & Wall Panels | Hunter Douglas Architectural (Europe)

Metal Ceilings – Wide Panel – 300C/300L | Hunter Douglas Architectural (Europe)

Stone Grates for Trenches | Jonite

Stone Grates for Trees | Jonite

External Water Features : Crystal Fountains 8 Elevators, Lerch Bates, Bates & Associates

Fire & Life Safety : Inc., The RJA Group

Facade Maintenance : Lerch Bates, Bates & Associates, Facade Access Consulting, Citadel Consulting

Food Service : Trend Foodservice Design

Graphics : Emery Studio

Interior Water Features And Pools : PA EMS, Ltd.

Parking : Walker Parking Consultants

Security Systems : Sinclair Knight Merz

Surveying : Emirates Nortech Surveys

Wind Engineering : RWDI

Acoustics : Pelton Marsh Kinsella

Telecommunications : Pelton Marsh Kinsella

Audiovisual : Pelton Marsh Kinsella

City : Dubai

Country : United Arab Emirates

Text description provided by the architects. Soaring 828 meters above the metropolis of Dubai, the Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building. The design for the 162-story tower combines local cultural influences with cutting-edge technology to achieve high performance in an extreme desert climate.

The centerpiece of a large mixed-use development, the Burj Khalifa contains offices, retail space, residential units, and a Giorgio Armani hotel. A Y-shaped floor plan maximizes views of the Arabian Gulf. At ground level, the skyscraper is surrounded by green space, water features, and pedestrian-friendly boulevards.

The tower’s overall design was inspired by the geometries of a regional desert flower and the patterning systems embodied in Islamic architecture. Built of reinforced concrete and clad in glass, the tower is composed of sculpted volumes arranged around a central buttressed core. As the tower rises from a flat base, setbacks occur in an upward spiraling pattern, reducing the building’s mass as it reaches skyward. At the pinnacle, the central core emerges and forms a spire. 

Beyond its record-breaking height, the Burj Khalifa incorporates new structural and construction efficiencies to reduce material usage and waste. These include a “sky-sourced” ventilation system, in which cool, less humid air is drawn in through the top of the building. The tower also has one of the largest condensate recovery systems in the world.

Source

https://www.archdaily.com/882100/burj-khalifa-som