Analysis Of Jumeirah Emirates Towers
The competition
A competition initiated by his highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to build a new focal point higher than the Dubai World Trade Centre at the time. At first the architect Hazel Wong designed both towers as office towers but according to financial market analysis the shorter tower was converted into a hotel.
Background
Jumeirah Emirates Towers was completed in the late 20th century (2000). It is now one of the most stunning architectural highlights on the Dubai skyline. The Towers are located on Sheikh Zayed Road; the centre of Dubai's commercial business district and a highly visible statement of the region's corporate success. The site is set back from the Sheikh Zayed Road connecting Dubai and Abu Dhabi, which …show more content…
Jumeirah Emirates Towers’ concept reflects a leading business style representing sharp lines and high technology, provides natural light and panoramic views. It is realised as a place where function and form operate in harmony. Emirates Tower Complex has a specific lightning design for the building during sunset. Dimming luminaires, switching lighting circuits, exterior and interior creates an illumination on the building. The towers present a strong metaphor of a smooth, modern technology reaching upwards and outwards into the future, yet firmly fixed in the cultural and environmental origins of its past. (Jumeirah Emirates, …show more content…
The Centre Pompidou in Paris is a good comparison to The Emirates Towers because the use of colour in Pompidou was formally function; i.e. the use of colour was to show the functions of every part of the building. However the use of colour in the Emirates Towers was purely formal, i.e. for aesthatics. In my opinion the use of the colour orange on the interior refers back to the psychology of the colour. The colour orange is enthusiastic, energetic and dynamic. The connection that I see between this colour and the concept of this building is the fact that it’s being built in a fast paced growing city so the architect probably chose this colour to connect the building even more to the people. I think that it’s important that architecture which is thought of as cold and unconnecting is built in a way where there is a possibility of connection with the human being. A good design is a design which is evocative of human emotion. Another connection was the interior of the Emirates Towers; the use of new technology to show the fast paced growth of the
A competition initiated by his highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to build a new focal point higher than the Dubai World Trade Centre at the time. At first the architect Hazel Wong designed both towers as office towers but according to financial market analysis the shorter tower was converted into a hotel.
Background
Jumeirah Emirates Towers was completed in the late 20th century (2000). It is now one of the most stunning architectural highlights on the Dubai skyline. The Towers are located on Sheikh Zayed Road; the centre of Dubai's commercial business district and a highly visible statement of the region's corporate success. The site is set back from the Sheikh Zayed Road connecting Dubai and Abu Dhabi, which …show more content…
Jumeirah Emirates Towers’ concept reflects a leading business style representing sharp lines and high technology, provides natural light and panoramic views. It is realised as a place where function and form operate in harmony. Emirates Tower Complex has a specific lightning design for the building during sunset. Dimming luminaires, switching lighting circuits, exterior and interior creates an illumination on the building. The towers present a strong metaphor of a smooth, modern technology reaching upwards and outwards into the future, yet firmly fixed in the cultural and environmental origins of its past. (Jumeirah Emirates, …show more content…
The Centre Pompidou in Paris is a good comparison to The Emirates Towers because the use of colour in Pompidou was formally function; i.e. the use of colour was to show the functions of every part of the building. However the use of colour in the Emirates Towers was purely formal, i.e. for aesthatics. In my opinion the use of the colour orange on the interior refers back to the psychology of the colour. The colour orange is enthusiastic, energetic and dynamic. The connection that I see between this colour and the concept of this building is the fact that it’s being built in a fast paced growing city so the architect probably chose this colour to connect the building even more to the people. I think that it’s important that architecture which is thought of as cold and unconnecting is built in a way where there is a possibility of connection with the human being. A good design is a design which is evocative of human emotion. Another connection was the interior of the Emirates Towers; the use of new technology to show the fast paced growth of the