The Crystal Dome will be the biggest 'exterritorial' of the world.
Description : The Crystal Dome will be the biggest 'exterritorial' of the world. It will touch a height of 455 m, with a gross area of about 2.3 million sq m.Instead of building two separate buildings - one as a parking house and one for business and living - with the disadvantage that the walking distance is long, the Crystal Domes combines both areas. This gives a maximum comfort to the inhabitants.The Crystal Dome will provide space for about 3,000 residences or luxury apartments and 500,000 sq m of space for business offices.It will have clinics, sport facilities, conference space, and a six-star hotel, food and other shops, as well as a leisure park for children of the working parents and a wellness centre. The Crystal Dome will be optically 'wrapped' by a golden colour glass spiral-ramp (enclosed like a tube) forming a 'necklace', while going up to the top. (The most modern magnetic transportation facility will run upwards on the inside). The Dome is wrapped by two spirals (one upward, the other downward) at a distance of 10 m. Considered a gradient of 1:15 it takes 3 km to climb up the 450 m. With a speed of 60 km (which is low) it takes 3 minutes to the top, which is very comfortable. One turn of the spiral is about 600 m with a gain in heights of 90 m. This gives 5 windings of the spiral up to the top if a steepness of 15 per cent (8.5°) is considered. For the up and down spiral it gives 10 windings in total.The spirals are used also for emergency escape instead of stairs. Both spirals (up and down spiral) can be used as emergency slide exits. Completion Date: 2008 Location The Crystal Dome will be located off the Trade Centre roundabout in close proximity to Zabeel Park. Type of Units 6 Star Hotel Residential Retail Offices