Dubai International Financial Center.

Another piece of remarkable architecture has been unveiled in Dubai, This new mega-structure is the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), It has been nicknamed ‘The Lighthouse.’ It will be a 66-story office tower.

The Lighthouse is said to have over 84,000 square meters of commercial space and will also include a convention center, Car parking, retail shops, and an environmental visitor center and park connected to the Dubai International Financial Center central spine.

A great deal of importance has been placed on the building’s future impact on local and global resources. It is still only in development but plans are in place for all materials in the tower to be selected from sustainable sources. The Lighthouse will serve as a working prototype for future low carbon towers in the region, promoting more sustainable developments.

The Lighthouse will strive to make low carbon commercial towers a reality in Dubai and it will reduce the total energy consumption by up to 65% and the water consumption by up to 40%. The height and shape of The Lighthouse play pivotal roles in its goals for low energy consumption, As the design allows for the installation of three enormous 225 KV wind turbines (29 meter diameter).

Its good to see that many of the architectures these days are making self sufficiency the way of the future of many new mega buildings around the world.