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GEOtube – A continuously evolving sustainable structure for Dubai

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Eco Factor: Sustainable structure made using salty water.

Dubai is a place where all wild fantasies of architects are taking shape. While many of these unique structures are already developed or under construction, architects all over the world are no short of plans to transform Dubai into a tourist destination. Faulders Studio has unveiled its GEOtube structure design for Dubai that will not be made but will be grown.

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Since there is no shortage of salty water in Dubai, Faulders Studio has envisioned a structure that will not be made using common building materials but will be made by gravity-sprayed sea water. The building’s skin is entirely grown and is in continual formation rather than fully completed.

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Water from the Persian Gulf will be supplied to GEOtube via a 4.62km buried pipeline and misted onto the tower’s exposed mesh. As water evaporates, salt deposits will aggregate overtime, transforming the tower’s appearance from transparent to a highly visible white solid plane. The building will be used as a specialized habitat for wildlife that thrives in this environment.

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Via: Faulders Studio

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