"To stand apart within the crowded stretch of skyline, the stacked floorplates separate to accommodate a luminous 'ovoid', or egg-shaped volume nestled at roughly three quarters of the tower's height. Suspended behind a glazed envelope, this pearl-like structure will be experienced with its own interior space rather than just as a massive artwork. From a distance, it registers as a soft orb of light, visible from multiple vantage points across the Emirati city."
"At the street level of MVRDV's Inaura tower, a four-story plinth houses restaurants and lobbies, with a gym stacked above. An infinity pool occupies the plinth's roof, paired with a spa one level higher, creating a sequence of wellness spaces that mediate between ground and tower. Above this base, the lower portion of the building houses a 101-room hotel alongside 105 urban apartments ranging from one to three bedrooms."
Inaura is a 210-meter mixed-use tower featuring a luminous pearlescent ovoid suspended behind a glazed envelope at roughly three quarters height. The ovoid houses a Sky Lounge with a VIP area and club, and offers floor-to-ceiling glazing framing views toward the Burj Khalifa. A four-story ground plinth contains restaurants, lobbies, and a gym, topped by an infinity pool and a spa. The lower tower includes a 101-room hotel and 105 urban apartments. Above the Sky Lounge are seven floors of four- to six-bedroom sky villas with expanded terraces. Program stacking moves from public amenities to private residences.
Read at designboom | architecture & design magazine
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