A novel idea developed by the architecture firm Znera Space would alter the Dubai skyline. Downtown Circle, a 550-meter-tall ring that will encircle Burj Khalifa, is the name of the proposed project. The idea is meant to challenge conventional notions of skyscraper housing and gated communities. Additionally, sustainability and self-sufficiency are goals.
The remarkable size of the tower, which is expected to have a three-kilometer circumference and encircle the entirety of Downtown Dubai, is seen in artist renderings.
It will be divided into smaller parts, each of which will have residences as well as areas for public, commercial, and cultural use.
Najmus Chowdry and Nils Remess, co-founders of Znera Space, who frequently focus on experimental architecture that explores and challenges social limits and environmental issues, have designed the enormous project.
Skypark would also have swamps, waterfalls, tropical vegetation, and other floras, serving as a lung for the building. As part of the urban ecosystem, the design calls for spaces for rainwater collection, solar power generation, and a mechanism for storing carbon and filtering air pollution.
The design and sketches, which were produced in partnership with Poland-based visualisations firm Pictown, also feature a tram idea for the outer perimeter ring. Twenty roomy pods with top speeds of 100 kilometres per hour would ferry people around the Downtown Circle while offering 360-degree views of the city.
The Line megaproject in Neom, Saudi Arabia is comparable to the concept of an autonomous city within a city. The Line, which is intended to be created in the desert where space is ample, differs from Znera Space in that it is integrated into the fabric of an existing metropolis.
While creating Downtown Circle, Chowdry and Remess took into account all facets of urban living, including the social, economical, and sustainable ones, but they are equally excited by the conversation about what is feasible in terms of design.
