Museum of the Future

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Completed · Cultural · Parametric Clad Civic Landmark · Arid · 2022

A toroidal steel-and-glass structure clad in 1,024 complex stainless-steel facade panels laser-cut with Arabic calligraphy, assembled using BIM-coordinated digital fabrication without any right angles in the external envelope. The structural system uses a diagrid exoskeleton that eliminates internal columns across 77 m spans.

Innovation highlights

• toroidal diagrid exoskeleton spanning 77 m column-free
• 1,024 unique stainless-steel GFRP composite facade panels fabricated via CNC
• Arabic calligraphy integrated as structural apertures, not applied decoration
• full BIM-to-fabrication digital thread with zero traditional shop drawings
• LEED Platinum arid-climate performance with reflective envelope

Client / Developer

Dubai Future Foundation

Architect

Killa Design

Engineer

Buro Happold

Type

Parametric Clad Civic Landmark

#digital fabrication #diagrid #BIM #parametric facade #LEED Platinum #CNC

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