Who designed Opus Tower?
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Who designed Opus Tower?
Zaha Hadid
Located in Dubai’s Business Bay district, The Opus by Zaha Hadid for Omniyat is an architectural wonder. Comprising luxury residential units and corporate spaces, the building is also home to the region’s first ME by Melia Hotel.
When was the Opus Dubai completed?
Architects & Firms Conceived by Zaha Hadid in 2007, the Opus by Omniyat was completed posthumously by her firm Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) earlier this year, adding a welcome volumetric diversion to the rigid linearity of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa district.
When was Opus Zaha Hadid built?
Designs for the Opus were first unveiled in 2007 by Hadid, who died in 2016. It was originally due to complete in 2018, but was pushed back due to construction delays.
Who designed the Opus Dubai?
Designed by the late Zaha Hadid in 2007, the ME Dubai hotel at the Opus in the Burj Khalifa district, adjacent to Downtown Dubai and Business Bay, is now open. Created with Hadid’s signature parametric design style, the project is the only hotel where Hadid had designed the interiors as well as the architecture.
How many floors does the Opus have?
21-storey
The Opus is a 21-storey mixed-use building in Business Bay, Dubai. The project was developed by Omniyat Properties.
What was Zaha Hadid philosophy?
Zaha Hadid’s design philosophy Hadid stated that her architectural designs were not intended as a personal stamp on the world, or an act of self-indulgence. Rather, addressing 21st-century challenges and opportunities is the cornerstone to Zaha Hadid’s style and creations.
When was Dubai built?
The ME Dubai hotel, which opened in March 2020, has 74 bedrooms and 19 suites. Its lobby sits directly under the Opus’ signature void, which forms its glass ceiling. Three stories of galleries with projecting balconies ring the perimeter of the space.
What is Zaha Hadid inspired by?
From the beginning of her career Zaha Hadid was influenced by the artist Kazimir Malevich, who led her to use paint as a tool for architectonic exploration. During the 1980s, before Zaha had realized any of her works, she was faced with many fruitful years of theoretical architectural design.
