DUBAI ISLAMIC BANK HQ, DUBAI
White and clear acrylic with lighting
300 x 300 x 490mm (H)
The plan for this 180m high skyscraper traces an outline of an 8-pointed star, a geometry created by the division of its parent form, the perfect circle, into 8 parts. The building embodies a rotating transformation with each tower, a crystalline shard rising from a segment of the 8-pointed star-shaped plan. The transparent shards spiral up around its central axis, culminating in a solid spire. A series of interconnecting sky-gardens rise in step with the rising shards creating a continuous garden atrium spiraling from the ground up to the apex. The entrance is aligned in salutation of the Qiblat.