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These construction photos capture One Za’abeel, a pair of skyscrapers and a 225-metre-long cantilever, on which Japanese studio Nikken Sekkei is nearing completion in Dubai.
In the construction images revealed by One Za’abeel, the complex is shown near completion with its record-breaking skybridge, named The Link, spanning a six-lane highway.
According to Mace, one of the construction companies working on the project, the steel and glass bridge is the “world’s longest cantilever”.
It is just 16 metres shorter than the smallest of the two skyscrapers that flank it, which measures 241 metres in height. The tallest of the two buildings extends to 304 metres, making it a supertall skyscraper.
Nikken Sekkei is set to officially complete One Za’abeel at the end of this month. Being one of the first visible structures for those travelling from the airport, it is hoped to become a landmark for Dubai.
Inside, The Link contains an infinity pool that runs its entire length. The horizontal structure will also feature a range of restaurants, as well as retail and leisure facilities.
These offerings form part of a wider mixed-use programme for the complex, which will also contain offices, hotels and residences.
According to Nikken Sekkei, One Za’abeel’s “iconic design strikes a clear departure from the existing buildings around it”.
One Za’abeel has been designed by Nikken Sekkei for developer Ithra Dubai. The lift of the dramatic cantilever over the highway was carried out over the live highway in 2020.
The project is not the first record-breaking building in Dubai. The city is also home to the 828-metre-tall Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, which was completed in 2010 to a design by architect Adrian Smith while working at architecture studio SOM.
Other habitable buildings with significant cantilevers include the Busan Cinema Center in South Korea, which features a roof with a column-free cantilever of 85 metres, and the observation deck at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, which projects 66.5 metres.
The photography is courtesy of One Za’abeel.
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