A new building is born in Dubai, an imposing cube, hollow in the center, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Opus is the name and is located in the Burj Khalifa district. Covering an area of 84,345 square meters, the structure is divided into two distinct towers, joined together by an equally large atrium on the ground floor and by a corridor/bridge to a raised floor.
The building consists of twenty floors above and seven floors below, which were completed seven years after work began. Its peculiarity is precisely a large central asymmetrical slit, which allows you to enjoy the view and the city from the center of the structure, all contrasts sharply with the squared and geometric shape of the cube. The external structure is completely made of glass and steel, while the interiors alternate between marble and what appears to be porcelain stoneware.
The environment will host the next hotel ME by Melia Dubai Hotel, which will have a super futuristic layout including 12 restaurants, a rooftop bar and about 5200 sqm of office space.
The project expresses all the peculiarities and style of the group of architects, expressing a sculptural sensitivity that does not betray the expectations of lovers of this type of plastic and futuristic architecture. The balance between solid and void, opaque and transparent, internal and external, is reinterpreted.
Text by Elisa Scotti
