The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest building in the world at 828 meters tall. It was designed by architect Adrian Smith and took over 6 years to build at a cost of $1.5 billion. Some key facts are that it has 163 floors, 57 elevators that can travel 504 meters, and can accommodate 35,000 visitors at a time. Its Y-shaped floor plan maximizes views and its triple-lobed footprint is inspired by Islamic architecture.

1. BURJ KHALIFA
ADRIAN SMITH

2. Born August 19,
1944 (age 73)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Architect
Practice Adrian Smith + Gordon
Gill Architecture
Buildings Burj Khalifa
Jin Mao Tower
Pearl River Tower
Trump International
Hotel & Tower
ADRIAN SMITH

3. GENERAL PARAMETERS
• Location - Dubai
• Type - Mixed used Skyscraper.
• Architect - Adrian Smith
• Construction started - 6 January 2004
• Construction Completed - 2010
• Cost - USD $ 1.5 Billion
• Total Height (Roof) - 828 Mt
• Height till tip - 829.8 Mt
• Floor Area - 309,473 sq Mt
• Lifts / Elevators - 57
• Material - Glass , Steel , Aluminium ,
R/F Concrete.
• Floor Count - 163 above ground (154 usable
floors, 9 maintenance) and 2 below ground.
• Accommodate - 35,000 people at one time.
FLOOR PLANS

4. RECORDS
• Tallest free standing structure : 829.8 Mt
• Building with the most floors : 163
• World’s highest elevator installation.
• World’s longest travel distance elevators : 504 Mt
• World’s tallest structure that includes residential
spaces.
• World’s highest installation of an aluminum and
glass facade : 512 Mt
• World’s highest nightclub : 144th Floor.
• World’s highest restaurant : 122th Floor.
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5. ARCHITECTURE
• The architecture features a triple-lobed footprint, an
abstraction of the Hymenocallis flower.
• The tower is composed of three elements arranged
around a central core.
• The modular, Y-shaped structure, with setbacks along
each of its three wings provides an inherently stable
configuration for the structure and provides good
floor plates for residential.
• Twenty-six helical levels decrease the cross section of
the tower incrementally as it spirals skyward.
• The central core emerges at the top and culminates in
a sculpted spire.
• A Y-shaped floor plan maximizes views of the Arabian
Gulf.
• Viewed from the base or the air, Burj Khalifa is
evocative of the onion domes prevalent in Islamic
architecture.
WIND BEHAVIOR

6. SITE PLAN

7. FLOOR PLANS
FLOORS USE
B1 - B2 Parking, Mechanical
Ground - 8 Armani Hotel
9 - 16 Armani Residences
17 - 18 Mechanical
19 - 37 Residential
38 - 39 Armani Hotel Suites
40 - 42 Mechanical
43 Sky Lobby
44 - 72 Residential
73 - 75 Mechanical
76 Sky Lobby
77 - 108 Residential
109 - 110 Mechanical
111 - 121 Corporate Suites
FLOORS USE
122 Atmosphere
Restaurant
123 Sky Lobby
124 At the top
Observatory
125 - 135 Corporate Suites
136 - 138 Mechanical
139 - 147 Corporate Suites
148 The new deck
Observatory
149 - 154 Corporate Suites
155 Mechanical
156 - 159 Communication
and Broadcast
160 - 163 Mechanical

8. INTERIOR
• The interior design of Burj Khalifa features glass, stainless steel and
polished dark stones, together with silver travertine flooring, Venetian
stucco walls, handmade rugs and stone flooring.
• The interiors were inspired by local culture while staying mindful of the
building's status as a global icon and residence.

9. EXTERIOR CLADDING
• The exterior cladding is comprised of
reflective glazing with aluminum and
textured stainless steel spandrel panels and
stainless steel vertical tubular fins.
• Close to 26,000 glass panels, each
individually hand-cut, were used in the
exterior cladding.
• The cladding system is designed to
withstand Dubai's extreme summer heat,
and to further ensure its integrity, a World
War II airplane engine was used for
dynamic wind and water testing.

10. GREEN IRRIGATION
• The gardens are partly irrigated
with water collected through
Burj Khalifa’ Condensate
Collection System.
• Hot and humid Dubai outside air,
combined with the tower’s
cooling requirements result in a
significant amount of
condensation of moisture from
the air.
• This water, stored in the
basement car park, provides
about 15 million gallons of
supplemental water per year, the
equivalent to nearly 20 Olympic-
sized swimming pools.

11. FOUNDATION
• The superstructure is supported by a large reinforced concrete mat,
which is in turn supported by bored reinforced concrete piles.
• The design was based on extensive geotechnical and seismic studies.
• The mat is 3.7 meters thick, and was constructed in four separate pours
totaling 12,500 cubic meters of concrete.
• The 1.5 meter diameter x 43 meter long piles represent the largest and
longest piles conventionally available in the region.

12. MECHANICAL FLOOR
• Seven double-storey
height mechanical
floors house the
equipment that bring
Burj Khalifa to life.
• Distributed around
every 30 storeys, the
mechanical floors
house the electrical
sub-stations, water
tanks and pumps, air-
handling units etc,
that are essential for
the operation of the
tower and the comfort
of its occupants.

13. SPIRE
• The crowning touch of Burj Khalifa is its telescopic spire comprised of
more than 4,000 tons of structural steel.
• The spire was constructed from inside the building and jacked to its full
height of over 200 meters using a hydraulic pump.
• In addition to securing Burj Khalifa's place as the world's tallest structure,
the spire is integral to the overall design, creating a sense of completion
for the landmark.
• The spire also houses communications equipment.
FIRE SAFETY
• Fire safety and speed of evacuation were prime factors in the design of
Burj Khalifa.
• Concrete surrounds all stairwells and the building service and fireman's
elevator will have a capacity of 5,500 kg and will be the world's tallest service
elevator.
• Since people can't reasonably be expected to walk down 160 floors, there
are pressurized, air-conditioned refuge areas located approximately every 25
floors.

14. WINDOW WASHING BAYS
• Access for the tower's exterior for both window washing and facade
maintenance is provided by 18 permanently installed track and fixed
telescopic, cradle equipped, building maintenance units.
• The track mounted units are stored in garages, within the structure, and
are not visible when not in use.
• The building maintenance units jib arms, when fully extended will have a
maximum reach of 36 meters with an overall length of approximately 45
meters.
• When fully retracted, to parked position, the jib arm length will measure
approximately 15 meters.
• Under normal conditions, with all building maintenance units in operation,
it will take three to four months to clean the entire exterior facade.

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