Top architect puts spin on property investment

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Anyone that suffers from motion sickness, read on with caution….

Property investors - look out! Reservations have opened for the world’s first revolving skyscraper. The $700 million ‘Dynamic Tower’ is to be built in Dubai (where else?) and, as you know, Dubai doesn’t do things by halves. So it’s not just any old revolving building - each of the 80 floors will rotate separately so the structure is constantly changing shape.

The tower has been designed by Italian architect, David Fisher, whose mantra for the project is “designed by time, shaped by life”. It’s due for completion in 2010 but with the launch of the reservation list, you can now put your name down to invest from $3.6 to $36 million in an apartment which rotates on voice command. That is of course if it’s working and you don’t have to call an engineer every three days…”have you turned it off and on again?”

360 degree living

No really, here’s how it actually works; the apartments vary in size and each spins a full 360 degrees, taking between one and three hours, around a central column which is powered by 79 giant power-generating wind turbines located between the floors. This means the building even generates its own electricity.

The developers have got an eye on their pennies too. It’s going to be made entirely from prefabricated parts made in a workshop, meaning very low construction costs. Amazingly, each apartment will only take seven days to make, which sounds less complicated than Ikea’s flat pack creations.

Moscow and buy an apartment

And if you fancy going round in circles for the rest of your life, but Dubai is just a bit too far away, you’re in luck. Two more towers are planned for Moscow and New York. Don’t know about you but I feel dizzy already.