Nikken Seiki, the Japanese architectural, engineering and urban design firm, has confirmed that the main structure of the world's tallest suspended horizontal building, the Link, which connects the two vertical towers of the One Zabeel mixed-use project in Dubai will be lifted to its place at the beginning of the year. 2020.
“Designing the world's tallest suspended horizontal building has been a major challenge in itself, but at the same time an unrivaled innovation,” said Dr. Fadi Jabri, CEO and Chief Executive Officer of Nikken Seiki in the Middle East, North Africa, CIS, India, Australia and Europe. He has an architectural design, especially as this building connects two vertical towers and rises 100 meters from the highway. '' "The design team of Nikken was able to counter the effects of inclination and vertical deviation by designing a tilted grille using steel, which has diagonal cross beams to create a column-free space to provide a spectacular viewing angle," Gabri said in a statement. Attractions included in this project, including prestigious restaurants and luxury lounges ».
He pointed out that «the structure will be built piece by piece on a bridge, to be closed to traffic during the construction phase of the structure, where the structure will be gradually withdrawn using the system of building bridges and lifted 100 meters to its place».