What are the architectural features of Dubai Sailing Hotel?

The original idea of the Sailing Hotel was put forward by Allermark Toum, UAE Defense Minister and Crown Prince of Dubai. He dreamed of giving Dubai a Sydney Opera House, a landmark like the Eiffel Tower. After the whimsy of hundreds of designers around the world, plus the huge money bags of Dubai people and five years, they finally created a fantastic building-a perfect combination of rich Islamic style and extremely luxurious decoration with high-tech means and building materials. The building itself has won numerous awards.

Designed by British designer tom wright, the hotel looks like a mature sloop (an Arabian ship) standing on the sea. The hotel was specially built in a place where the shadow of the building would not cover the beach. The two "wings" spread in a V shape to form a huge "mast", and the top of the hotel is equipped with a cantilever apron extending from the edge of the building; On the other side of the hotel is an aerial restaurant supported by a cantilever. Inside the building is the highest atrium in the world, with a height of180m. It is made of glass fiber woven fabric coated with Teflon paint, which can prevent dust and sand and surround the "wings" of sailboats. The sailing hotel combines the latest architectural and engineering technology, charming scenery and modeling at that time, making it look as if it were integrated with the sky. This hotel, which looks like a sailboat, was built on an artificial island by the sea. This is a tower in the shape of a sailboat. The hotel adopts the architectural form of double-layer membrane structure, with light and elegant shape, strong membrane structure characteristics and modern style. 202 rooms are all two-story suites, and the smallest room is 170 square meters; The largest royal suite is 780 square meters. And they are all French windows, which can face the endless Arabian Sea at any time.

The most surprising thing is that as soon as you enter the room, there is a housekeeper waiting to explain to you how to use all the high-tech facilities in the room, because the luxurious and distinguished service purpose of the hotel is to make the guests feel that they are the king of Arab oil, which makes people feel surprised and sighed at the power of money. Take the most common luxury suites as an example, including curtains and light switches. There is a Toshiba laptop on the desk, and you can surf the Internet at any time. All the paintings hanging on the wall are original.

The Sheikh's hope is to have a luxurious and eye-catching landmark and lead Dubai into high-end tourism. With extraordinary courage, he chose the tom wright team with an average age of only 32. Prior to this, they had no relevant experience in high-rise buildings, and had never designed a building with more than 15 floors.

Tom wright's point of view is that if a building wants to become a landmark, it must rely on simple and unique shapes. For example, judging a landmark requires only a few strokes, and the location is clear at a glance. This is a landmark building.