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The spiral of theCayanTowermakes it a standout building, even in theastonishing skylineofDubai. The residential
skyscraper is the tallest in theworldwitha90-degree twist.
CAYANTOWER –DUBAI, UNITEDARAB EMIRATES
Outstandingdesign
witha twist
TheunconventionalCayanTower twists througha full 90degrees
fromground level to the top of its crown at 306meters.
The strikingdesignmakes it the tallestbuilding in theworldwith
aquarter turn–andauniqueaddition to theDubai cityscape.
The unusual helix of the residential block, which shows an
hourglassfigurewhenviewed fromoneanglebut appears to
bulge in themiddlewhen viewed fromanother, demanded
innovative solutions. KONEwas involvedearly in theplanning
process toensure theproject’s technical requirementswouldbemet.
Helical hexagon
KONEworkedwith the developer, CayanGroup, to assess
the needs of the skyscraper and alsomeet the demands for
elevator speed and efficiency.
The hexagonal floor plan, where each level is slightly
offset from the next to advance the twist, necessitated an
exceptional solution: the installation of circular elevator shafts.
This set challenging requirements that KONEmet at both a
design and technical level.
The solutions implemented included space and energy
efficient KONEMonoSpace
®
andKONEMiniSpace
™
elevators. Three of the sevenhigh-rise passenger elevators
travel with speeds of up to eightmeters per second.
KONE InfoScreens installed in six of the elevators ensure
passengers are up-to-datewith the latest building
information.
Construction timebenefits
KONEworked in closepartnershipwith themain contractor
tomaximize efficiency, safety and speed in the building
process by providing construction time elevators for an
extendedperiod of time.
“Thiswas very useful for the client, the builder and the
other contractors,” says KONE ProjectManager
Sivaraman
Rajagopalan
. Using these elevators helped avoid the need
todismantle and readjust an external hoist to follow the
atypical building shape.
“Compared to an external hoist, the construction time
elevatorswere substantially quicker and thewaiting time
wasmuch lower,”Rajagopalanadds. “Thiswas agreat help
when completing the interior finishes.”
Working together
Tomeet theclient’shigh level of technical andperformance
requirements, KONEwas able to tailor its offering
throughout the project.
“Through our experience, KONE proves tohave a
dedicated team of vertical transportationprofessionals,”
says
Ashraf Qudsieh
, ProjectManager at CayanGroup.
“They deliveredwhat they promised andwere very flexible
and cooperative through all the stages, startingwith the
early phases of planning to implementation and installation
of the system.”
Full commitmentmeant KONE took care of the smallest
details, evendown to redesigning the ladder usedby
service technicians to access the circular elevator shafts.
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