UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled plans for Symphony Tower, a residential skyscraper in Dubai that will be enclosed by an illuminated lattice structure.

Set to rise 160 metres along the Dubai Creek, the Symphony Tower will contain apartments within a modular stainless steel and concrete structure lined with staggered terraces.

Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a residential skyscraper in Dubai

Zaha Hadid Architects drew on the “three-dimensional geometries and detailed embroidery” of traditional Emirati crafts for the tower’s latticed exoskeleton.

Lighting for the tower’s grid will be powered by photovoltaic panels across the facade.

It will have an illuminated exoskeleton

“The gentle amber glow of this lattice after sunset expresses the recurring pattern within the structure, echoing the geometric reflections from metallic threads within the region’s celebrated embroidery,” the studio said.

Renders of the 42-storey Symphony Tower reveal its staggered base, which will have a glazed ground floor, followed by upper floors wrapped in inset balconies and crowned with a swimming pool.

Balconies will protrude from the facade

Next to the swimming pool, the residential tower will rise to its peak, with cut-outs in its volume forming private open-air terraces with pool areas.

Glazing and bronze-toned panels are set to wrap around the facade to create well-lit interiors, with renders depicting glass-fronted living spaces framed by the steel exoskeleton.

Flanking each of the apartments will be protruding balconies designed for shading.

“The precision-engineered exoskeleton serves both structural and environmental functions,” the studio said.

“Reducing solar gain by shading the facades, the exoskeleton and its terraces also shelter the tower’s outdoor living areas, providing residents with comfortable external spaces throughout much of the year.”

Glazed facades will draw daylight into the interior

According to the studio, a modular construction method will use recycled steel and low-carbon concrete to lower the tower’s embodied carbon.

Additionally, grey water recycling, coupled with drought-tolerant landscaping, will aim to reduce its water consumption.

Elsewhere, the studio recently released photos of its rippling charity headquarters, which has topped out in Shenzhen, and unveiled its design for a curving footbridge in Hangzhou.

The renders are by Bloomimages.

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