Tall Emblem in Za’abeel Park
Dubai, Emirates
2009
international competition
XI ThyssenKrupp Elevator Architecture Award
The proposed structure embodies the characteristics of an intentional monument, which does not show any specific function. The rhomboidal star shape, which appears again and again on the surface of the emblem with the same basic ornamental motif, represents the infinite composition-capacity of the geometrical ornament typical of the Islamic tradition. Rising from a single base and ending in a single peak, the structure with its height of 170 meters forms itself a four-pointed rhomboidal star: the internal void between the four lateral ribs takes its shape from conjunctional lines of four imaginary circles intersected by a square.
The sides of the structure are therefore curved and rotate around four different axes, developing depth. It’s as if the star rotates around itself, forming vertically the symbol of the infinite.
sponsor: ThyssenKrupp Elevator
architectural design: Quattroassociati
with: CetP
height 170 m