A marvel of technology and architectural design."Īs well as with reaching an impressive height, The Pearl is intended to be extremely safe.
"The Pearl is more than a skyscraper," reads a website dedicated to its design.
The story goes that it took seven years to construct, weighs one million tons, and comprises 120,000 glass and steel panels. The Pearl is described as "a marvel of technology and architectural design" in the movie. Reaching 1,066 metres high, it would be categorised as megatall – over 600 metres – and would overtake both the Burj Khalifa and Jeddah Tower if it was to be built.ĭesigning supertalls and megatalls is a "daunting" task The resulting skyscraper, created by production designer Jim Bissell and his team, comprises glass and steel forms that twist upwards to cradle a sphere at the top, from which it takes its name. "I was consulting on issues that tall buildings face in real life and design aspects like wind behaviour, tower movement, elevator systems and how supertall towers can become cities within the tower, housing functions from office, hotel, residential, observatory, restaurants, health clubs, retail shopping, grocery stores and other daily needs," said the architect. Related story High Rise is "not a criticism of post-war architecture" says director Ben Wheatley
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