Huge Circle Around Burj Khalifa (Downtown Circle)

As a response to the dilemma of how to build densely while retaining livability, the downtown circle project establishes a sustainable and a self-sufficient vertical urbanism. With a circumference of 3000 mts the downtown circle functions as a continuous metropolis which is flexible and forward-looking. The concept proposes a 550-meter-tall ringed vertical city that encircles the monumental Burj Khalifa. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The continuous ring-like metropolis will hover above the city’s skyline supported by four vertical beams. The mix-use complex is composed of two living rings held together by a continuous green suspended belt — the Skypark. The structure will consist of five levels, divided into smaller units to create a range of residential, public, commercial, and cultural programs.

 

 

 

 

Forming the central spine of the Downtown Circle, Skypark offers clean, fresh air, abundant natural light, and panoramic views of the city. It is also embedded with offices, research centers, cultural spaces, and a 3D urban and green ecosystem that will function as the ‘lung’ of the ring. Within the green belt, it infuses diverse climates and natural habitats, including canyons, sandy dunes, swamps, waterfalls, digital caves, and tropical vegetation.

 

 

 

 

The architects also incorporate a futuristic rail transport system which will comprise a fleet of suspended pods traveling at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour. Transporting passengers from one node to another along the outer perimeter of the ring’s lowest tier, the pods will capture a 360 view of the entire city below from the soaring height of 500 meters.

 

 

 

 

 

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References:

www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com

www.designboom.com

www.arcrealestate.ir