Lego Architecture 21031 Burj Khalifa (Бурдж-Халифа) [5/116] To a vertically expressed middle section of polished stainless steel

shape and uniﬁed at the center, and instead of repeated identical

patterns, the architectural plan appoints successively receding and

rotated stories.

The Y-shaped plan is ideal for residential and hotel usage, with the wings

allowing maximum outward views and inward natural light. Viewed from

above or from the base, the tips of the Y-shaped plan evoke the onion

domes of Islamic architecture. During the design process, engineers

rotated the building 120 degrees from its original layout to reduce

stress from prevailing winds.

Architecturally, the building transforms itself from a solid base expression

to a vertically expressed middle section of polished stainless steel,

projected metal ﬁns, and glass. Only vertical elements were used here,

as the ﬁne dust in Dubai’s air would build up on any horizontal projecting

elements.

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DOME SHAPE