DESERT ROSE

J. MAYER H. Competition Team: Mehrdad Mashaie, Simon Kassner, Max Reinhardt

XI ThyssenKrupp Elevator Award, Dubai ’0 2008
Tall Emblem Structure, Za’abeel Park, Dubai (UAE)

Structural engineering: Eisenloffel.Sattler + Partner, Berlin
Consulting engineer: Prof. Karen Eisenloffel, M.Sc.

Za’abeel Park is known as a recreational part of Dubai, containing exhibition program focused on technology, sports facilities and restaurants. Anticipating on this mixed-use urban landscape, the addition of other public program enhances the overall experience. The tower designed for the XI Thyssen Krupp award, consist of a compact cluster of egg-shape volumes, bubbling up towards the sky and offering views of the different scenarios of the city of Dubai.