The Opus Hotel, Dubai

                                   The Opus Hotel, Dubai



  • The Opus in Dubai by Zaha Hadid Architects, a mixed-use building formed of conjoined towers with a irregular void in the middle, is almost ready to open.

  • The building is centrally located in the Burj Khalifa district near Downtown Dubai and Business Bay on the Dubai Water Canal.

  • Its construction began on 2010 and was handover in 2018.

  • The Opus is a mirrored glass building occupied by a hotel, offices, serviced apartments and several restaurants.

  •  The Opus is the  only hotel building which has both the interior and exterior designed by the late Zaha Hadid.

  • The building appears to be a giant cube with an amorphous hole pushing through its center, although it is in fact a pair of towers connected at the top and bottom to create the void effect.

  • The most characteristic feature of the hotel is its "giant irregular void" that links two glazed tower with smooth transition so as to two separate towers will appear as a single volume.

  • The Opus' exterior consists of a double-glazed façade that's made up of 4,300 individual pieces of Low-E glass.

  • The Opus captures the void during the day and illuminates it at night bringing to life the distinct character of the building.

The Opus is a stroke of genius from Hadid, who was the first woman to receive the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004.

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