The largest building in the world that will 'reach the clouds' is being built in Saudi Arabia, with a total size of 1008 meters in height. The undertaking received an investment of US$ 1,23 billion.
The tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, which has 828 meters, could lose its position, because the Jeddah Tower is already being built in Saudi Arabia, which will have a total of 200 floors and should exceed 1.008 meters, in addition to consuming an area of 515 thousand m³ of concrete. This building is being built in Saudi Arabia's second largest city, Jeddah, and was planned to withstand wind storms, sand and other natural phenomena that exist in the desert.
Investment of US$ 1,23 billion
The estimate was that the largest building in the world would open at the end of 2020, but due to the pandemic and technical issues, the completion of the venture was delayed.
The Jeddah Tower also has 80 thousand tons of steel, with an estimated investment of US$ 1,23 billion. In addition to the studies, the building will feature an unprecedented architectural project, bearing in mind that for buildings of this height, traditional materials and designs do not work.
An example is the wind load, which in order to resist, it was necessary to make the design of the building change with height, to allow the wind to circulate throughout the development and not topple it.
The building will be so high that it will surpass the clouds and will be a mixed building, with space for a condominium with a shopping center and housing apartments, a hotel and office areas, and the tourist attraction should take place in the observatory with a lookout, at almost 700 m feet tall.
The concept of its tower resembles a desert plant that sprouts with a leaf and with its growth, others appear. Thus, along the tower there are 3 cutouts that are floors of a single structure that are separated so that the wind passes through them, guaranteeing their stability.
Elevators in the world's tallest building will travel at 60 km/h
the building of Saudi Arabia it will also have 12 escalators and 59 elevators inside, some of which will have speeds greater than 60 km/hour. And it will have powerful air conditioning systems, which, along with special glass, will contribute to improving the climate and scatter most of the sun's rays.
In addition, it will have fire-fighting systems, a refrigerated electrical system, containment galleries that have their own hydraulic and electricity systems, and infirmary and communication systems.
These galleries serve to contain a large number of people while others are quickly removed from the building. In addition to the technical challenges for the largest building in the world in Saudi Arabia, the pandemic impacted on the priority of financial resources, as they were aimed at fighting the disease.
World's tallest building already has 270 concrete piles
One of its developers is Bill Gate's Cascade Investment Management, with a 47,5% stake.
The company is named after Bill Gates, the 3rd richest man in the world. However, the problem is that the multibillionaire has changed his focus, investing in ventures with low carbon emission, which is not the case with Jeddah Tower. Even with the work interrupted in recent years, the structure already built is superlative.
It has 270 reinforced concrete piles with a diameter of 1,8 meters and a strength of 115 MPa, reaching a depth of up to 105 meters. They support a raft-shaped foundation, 5 meters thick. This set was developed to withstand a load of 860 thousand tons.
