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Opus by Zaha Hadid

The Opus is a 20-story mixed-use building in Dubai designed by Zaha Hadid. It resembles a glowing cube that floats above the ground and has a freeform void in its center. The building represents a living, breathing entity that is illuminated beautifully at night. The void adds poetic beauty and inspires with its futuristic architectural design. The building uses innovative construction techniques like a transparent glazed curtain wall and integrated lighting systems.

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Opus by Zaha Hadid

The Opus is a 20-story mixed-use building in Dubai designed by Zaha Hadid. It resembles a glowing cube that floats above the ground and has a freeform void in its center. The building represents a living, breathing entity that is illuminated beautifully at night. The void adds poetic beauty and inspires with its futuristic architectural design. The building uses innovative construction techniques like a transparent glazed curtain wall and integrated lighting systems.

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Opus

INTRODUCTION:
In the heart of Dubai, halfway between the world’s tallest building (Burj Khalifa) and the newly opened Dubai Water Canal, construction is coming to an end on
yet another landmark for the city: The Opus by Zaha Hadid.
CONCEPT :
The Opus is a mixed-use 20 story building – hotel, serviced apartments and offices –which resembles a glowing cube that floats above the ground and has a
freeform void in its centre.
FORM :
1. It epitomizes Zaha Hadid's signature aesthetic – beautiful, sleek, inspired by nature's beauty and dichotomy, and firmly future-focused. The building represents
a living, breathing entity, feeding off the sun during the day and Dubai's glittering night sky after dark
2. The Opus facade, clear and infinite, is the perfect canvas for a majestically artistic and breathtaking display of LED lighting, individually programmed and part of
a complex matrix.
3. The void is what makes The Opus an inspirational and futuristic architectural and design phenomenon. It adds a poetic beauty to The Opus, mirroring a natural
wonder to admire and appreciate.
4. The Opus is a cultural and artistic hub, where the exterior and interior were designed solely by Dame Zaha Hadid. There is no tower like this that seamlessly
blends architecture with design, hospitality, residences, and culture.
STRUCTURE:
5. The building consists of two concrete towers connected by a steel bridge on top and a large steel supported atrium roof at the base, seamlessly cladded
with glazed curtain walling.
6. The external façades are built with transparent glazing with a mirror pattern, in contrast with the freeform inner “void” area which has dark blue glazing.
7. The fully glazed skin of the building is constituted by a combination of various solutions. The external straight façades and the inclined and curved void façades
are built with a female-female unitized curtain wall system, which was selected among many aspects for its good curving capabilities and drainage on inclined
surfaces.
8.  The skylight and soffit areas are built with a back drained cassette system with a carrier frame to enhance shape control and offer protection of the edges
during handling. And lastly, the recessed double-story podium glazing is supported by sleek carbon fibre composite fins and includes an array of large size
narrow-frame doors.
9. In addition, a sophisticated lighting system is integrated into the void area façade. A matrix of lights was fitted inside the joints between panels (without
blocking panel movements) allowing the void to glow and pulsate at night while remaining invisible during daytime.
CONCLUSION:
• In the past years of The Opus development we have witnessed a
great advance in manufacturing techniques that allow to
produce customized “each piece different” components in the
exact same way and at nearly the same cost as repetitive items
were mass produced in the past.
• There is no question that it is easier to build The Opus today
than what it was a few years ago, and will be even easier in a
few more years’ time, when critical elements may be just 3D
printed in situ. For such to happen we need projects like this to
push the limits, induce progress and help to transform the
“unique” into the “usual”.

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