Dubai merancang membina 'berhala' tertinggi di dunia.

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visiondivision: al hakawati (the storyteller), dubai
                       
al hakawati (the storyteller) zaabeel park, dubai
image courtesy visiondivision

the thyssenkrupp elevator award was a competition which asked architects to develop
an iconic tall emblem structure for zaabeel park in dubai.

for their proposal visiondivision designed a statue based around al hakawati -  a storyteller,
whose profession that goes way back in ancient arabic times and still is performed in the
arabic world today.  the statue will be a home of stories; a children’s library in its base
and various spaces for performance and reading inside of the statue.

in every part of the park, small speakers will be set up so people can gather around them
and listen to the statue when he recites stories; perhaps great legends from one thousand
and one night, historical anecdotes from the city itself and future speculations, all this
performed with an animated body language.


al hakawati (the storyteller) zaabeel park, dubai
image courtesy visiondivision


al hakawati (the storyteller) zaabeel park, dubai
image courtesy visiondivision


al hakawati (the storyteller) zaabeel park, dubai
image courtesy visiondivision

the statue
the walls in the base are stairs on the outside which leads to theplatform where the
storyteller begins to rise. windows punctuatesvarious stairs for a bright indoor environment
without any directsunlight. the statue also has big rooms inside of it forreading,relaxing
and other social activities. each big room has its owntheme, be it a gold room, a crystal
cavern, a green room or a room fullof fish tanks, or the night views of dubai.



al hakawati (the storyteller)  - diagram of elevator sections
image courtesy visiondivision

technical aspects
the statue can move its arms and head; this demands an articulate jointbetween the elevators
and the floors on these critical points. thejoints are similar in function to those seen in joint
buses, and willguarantee an uninterrupted movement inside of the statue, even if heslightly
tilts his head.
the arms and head movement is controlled by computers and can mimic a prerecording of
an actor for example. the rigid parts of the statue are made out of a steel frame structurewith
a cover of sheets of steel. the movable parts must be flexible,thus a material like rubber
or silicon with a coating that mimic theglossiness of the steel is preferable.



al hakawati (the storyteller) - library floor plan
image courtesy visiondivision



al hakawati (the storyteller) zaabeel park, dubai
image courtesy visiondivision


al hakawati (the storyteller) zaabeel park, dubai
image courtesy visiondivision


gold theme room in the eyeball of al hakawati (the storyteller)
image courtesy visiondivision

TNC

bengong puak2 arab nih

mysweetisha

berhala ker tuh...klu yer mcm takde mender len nak bina..
tanda2 akhir zaman...manusia berlumba2 nak membina bangunan tinggi..

marumaru

sape modelnya ni?

shiraloveyou

berhala???tanah arab nk bina berhala???ape la nk jadi

Tottot89

adakah mereka tahu tiada tuhan yang layak disembah melainkan Allah?

pj870

omg this is too much...

menjad

gila dan melampau!

mice_cheese

memang dah akhir zaman la..

Mede

inilah akhir zaman..benda ni lama dah aku baca,dalam tenet jugak...

card_reader

tengin nyer orang2 arab nie.....

bobok5015

tak serik lagi ke pak arab ni...ari tu Dubai World dah nak bankrup..ni nak buat lagi benda2 mcm ni..

mynameisdot

creepy nak mampos...apsal telanjang je patung tu..hahah

Canaletto

tak rasa projek ni akan berhasil...selain tentangan masyarakat islam antarabangsa Dubai dah hampir bangkrap kerana projek mega mereka. kesemua projek mega mereka menggunakan dana asing sehingga mustahil utk membayar balik. dana dah kering tapi projek tak siap2. ada sorang kenalan dari Itali yang invest begitu banyak duit disana tapi akhirnya keluar dan melabur di Malaysia. kerana itu sekarang ini Abu Dhabi mengalih perhatian dan tidak lagi Dubai. ramai expactriat yg berhijrah kesana dah mula kembali ke negara masing2.

masuco

duit da terlebey gaknya

kucingblue

Korang ni sebenarnya baca ke tak article ni? Ke tengok tajuk thread ni, tengok gambar terus ingat Dubai nak bina patung tu?

liyanur

gerun aku membayangkan andai patung tu menyembah bumi.....

edmundo

Bila duit dh byk tk tau nk spend kt mne..gini la jd nye....

taring_rimo

macam hantu tinggi jeks...hahaha

tasik

tipikal melayu xpernah pi obersi
bina menara petronas lepas tu syok sendirik jaja citer sama ke hulu ke hilir
tengok bangunan org lain lagi tinggi mula la kutuk kiri kutuk kanan