December 23, 2005—Otis Elevator Co. will supply and install 66 elevators and escalators, including 20 Gen2 flat-belt machine-roomless elevators, at Emaar Properties’ Burj Dubai, which will be the world’s tallest building when completed in 2008, according to Otis, a unit of United Technologies Corp.
When completed, the iconic tower will change the skyline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At more than 2,297 feet, the 160-plus story Burj Dubai will become the tallest building in the world, surpassing the 101-story Taipei Financial Center by more than 656 feet.
As part of the $36 million contract, Otis will supply and install 58 elevators and eight escalators. Among the elevators are 20 Gen2 machine-roomless units, featuring Otis’ unique coated-steel, flat-belt technology, and two double-deck units, which will service Burj’s observation deck, according to Otis. The double-deck elevators, capable of accommodating 23 persons on each deck, will have the world’s highest rise and longest travel distance, and be among the world’s fastest at more than 20 miles per hour.
With a total floor area of 460,00 square meters, Burj will include the first Armani Hotel and combine serviced residences, luxury apartments, world-class restaurants, and leisure and entertainment facilities. Burj Dubai is part of a US $20 billion urban development in the heart of Dubai, spreading across 500 acres with landscaped open green spaces dotted with lakes and numerous water features.
Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) designed the building, which mixes functional modernist surfaces with decorative form. Building contractor is Samsung Corporation of Korea. New York-based Turner Construction International is the project and construction manager.
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