Motorsport legend Michael Schumacher has teamed up with the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture to create the first of seven concept towers to be built worldwide in what has been described as the ‘next step in branded architecture’…
Michael Schumacher is not your typical retiree – no pipe and slippers for this man, oh, and did I mention he’s only 39?
When he retired from Formula One in 2006, he found another interest. No, not golf. Property. He and the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) have partnered to create the architecturally astounding Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower.
The Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower (MSWCT) will be located in the Central Business District of Reem Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The wharf tower will emerge from the sea and comprise a private luxury marina.
The first of seven tours to be built worldwide, the new tower will take Abu Dhabi property ‘to new heights.’
Why seven? No, not so Michael can live in a different tower each day of the week, but rather to represent each of the seven Formula One World Championship titles that he won during his formidable career.
The 59-storey tower’s design features fluid lines ‘reflecting the aerodynamics that are crucial to motor racing,’ inspired by the ‘geometrics of nature.’
Drawing inspiration from the shapes of snowflakes, the tower features a wide, terraced base for wharf apartments that ‘gradually tapers off vertically to the Sky Villas at the very top which boast breathtaking panoramic views of the bustling cultural district on Abu Dhabi’s Saadyiat Island.’
Special reflective fins shield the building’s private balconies from the sun by tracking its movement to provide dynamic solar shading and give the building a constantly evolving appearance.
Every feature has ‘been designed to reflect the standards that made Michael Schumacher’s racing career so successful.’
Construction on the tower is set to begin at the start of 2009, with an expected completion date around mid 2011.
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