Burj al Arab - 1:1000 scale

[Louis R]

The Burj Al Arab - a luxury hotel built on an artificial island in the Persian Gulf - has already become an iconic landmark of Dubai. Currently it stands for the world's tallest hotel and the world's tallest structure with a membrane facade. Our 1/1000 scale model depicts all the beauty of the building including the helipad and the hanging restaurant. Size when assembled: 12,8 x 5,5 x 5,1 inches / 32,5 x 14 x 13 cm.
Precut & Scored.
Difficulty Level: Medium (6/10)
By: Paper Landmark

 

[Louis R]

Original packaging.

 

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The Base plate and main carcass.

 

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Internal Stiffener

 

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Main Facade

 

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Shaped membrane panels and their attachment to the main facade

 

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More images of model under construction

 

[Louis R]

Added window strips to the buildings's accomodation wings

 

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Truss members

The trussed arches which can extend out from the supports by up to 13 metres are supported vertically at the 18th and 26th floors by a series of 52mm diameter cross-braced macaloy bars. Girders at these floors transfer the load to the core structure. These bars are then pre-tensioned to ensure that the whole structure remains in tension.

 

[Louis R]

Helipad at top of building

 

[chapuzas100]

A very interesting model.

 

[Louis R]

Adding the two main trussed arches.

 

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Added the hanging restaurant.

 

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The Burj-al Arab completed!
A very nice and interesting architectural model of the world's first six-star hotel in Dubai

 

[Louis R]

More pics of Burj-al Arab completed!

 

[Stev0]

Incredible. Dubai is going to have some amazing subject matter for card modeling.

 

[Stev0]

Amazing.

Dubai is/will have some amazing subject matter for card modeling.

 

[kk135]

Thats a cool model of an interesting building!
Tho I don't know if I could eat there (even if I could afford it) with it hanging
our over nothing like that! YIKES!

Great job tho!

 

[voyager76]

Wow ! Very nice one.

 

[Nothing]

good job on the build. it is a beautiful peice of archetexture, and one of my favorite buildings.