A mega skyscraper planned for Dubai is set to be the second skinniest building in the world.
The 1,247ft Muraba Veil building will measure just 74ft in width, which would make the project the second thinnest skyscraper in the world.
There will be 131 two- to five-bedroom flats spread over 73 stories, according to the plans of UAE-based developer Muraba.
Prices for the luxurious flats are set to start at a roughly £3.8 million (18 million dirham).
Once built, the only skyscraper will be even skinnier than Muraba Veil is 1,428ft-high 111 West 57th Street in New York, which is just 60ft wide.
Every flat will span over the whole building width of 74ft and are designed after traditional Arabian houses.
In the middle of the tower will be a courtyard that is supposed to be ‘softened by shade and greenery’, according to the developer.
The new skyscraper is set to feature a cavernous spa, restaurant, gallery, padel court and a private cinema.
The skinny tower is planned to stand next to a canal and the Sheikh Zayed Road, which is one of Dubai’s busiest roads.
The award-winning Spanish architecture firm RCR Arquitectes is behind the design.
The firm, which won the ‘nobel prize in architecture – the prestigious Pritzker Prize – in 2017, has already collaborated with developer Muraba on four other projects.
For the Muraba Veil, the architects have planned to have a ‘stainless steel mesh’ cover the facade, to symbolise the first ‘layer’ of the building, its ‘veil’.
The Veil is supposed to be finished by December 2028.
The unveiled plans for the Muraba Veil come two years after developers revealed they were planned a ‘hypertower’ in Dubai, which they hope will surpass the 1,550ft Central Park Tower in New York as the world’s tallest residential building.
The building, called Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences, is a collaboration between Emirati property development company Binghatti and watchmaker Jacob & Co.
In a statement in 2022, they state that the aim is ‘to set a record as one of the tallest residential constructions in the world’.
The Central Park Tower has 98 storeys – the plan is for ‘ultra-luxury’ Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences to boast 100 of them.
And it won’t just be the height that’ll be eye-catching as renderings show how the building will wear a ‘crown’ of diamond-shaped spires.
It’s promised that the building – which will ‘stand opulently in the heart of Dubai’s most eminent financial district, Business Bay’ – will be glamorous on the inside, too.
A statement says: ‘The proposed design comprises over 100 storeys that are made of lavish two-bedroom and three-bedroom residences.
‘This hypertower also houses a dedicated concierge team, offering a la carte services such as daycare, bodyguard, chauffeur and private chef.’
At the top of Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences, meanwhile, will be ‘five of the most luxurious and exclusive penthouses in Dubai’.
The tower will also be home to an ‘exclusive’ private club featuring ‘an extensive infinity pool’ and ‘vast’ lounge.
The residential tower is due to be finished in June 2026.
The Veil as well as the Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co Residences are set to join the world’s tallest building, the 2,723ft Burj Khalifa, as part of the constantly evolving Dubai skyline.
