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PEOPLE FLOW |
Like James, the majority of Dubaian
respondents in KONE’s Tall Buildings
survey identify the avoidance of pollu-
tion and feeling of peace and relaxation
as the main incentives for living high
above ground level.
James reports that the quality of
life is significantly better in Dubai than
in the UK, particularly with access to
luxury residential services including two
state-of-the-art gyms, two pools and
a Jacuzzi. In addition, there are two
games rooms with pool tables and air
hockey, and a playroom for children on
one of the lower floors.
“The outside pool area on the fifth
floor offers a great outdoor space for
residents to enjoy a breath of fresh air.
We also make good use of our balcony,”
says James.
Beam me up
“The quality of the KONE elevators in
our building is incredible. They are fast
and deliver an incredibly smooth ride.
You don’t even notice that you’ve shot
princess Tower
Completed: 2012
Height: 170,000 m
2
Floors: 101 + 6 basement floors
Architect: Eng. Adnan Saffarini Office
Building owner: Tameer Holding Investment LLC
Developer: Tameer Holding Investment LLC
Contractor: Arabian Construction Company
Kone soluTions
11 KONE MiniSpace™ elevators
2 KONE MonoSpace® elevators
2 KONE JumpLift construction time elevators
ciTy dwellers liKe living Tall
When you think of Paris, London or Rome, what
springs to mind? The Eiffel Tower? Big Ben? The
Colosseum? Landmark buildings are part of a city’s
identity. And increasingly that identity is being driven
higher as urban areas become more densely popu-
lated and the logical building direction is up.
Nearly 70 percent of people living in cities around
the world see tall buildings as an essential part of the
modern cityscape. Sixty-three percent believe that
building upwards is a sustainable way to develop
urban areas. And, perhaps unsurprisingly considering
where most of the world’s highest new buildings are
springing up, Asians and Middle Easterners view tall
buildings even more positively than Europeans and
Americans.
There are other differences between nationalities
too, according to the study commissioned recently
by KONE and gathering responses from over 4,000
city dwellers in eight of the world’s major cities:
Dubai, Chicago, London, Moscow, Mumbai, Paris,
Shanghai and Singapore.
Singaporeans and Parisians are the most eager
to live on high floors and men are slightly more
enthusiastic than women about living and working in
high-rises. Three-quarters of respondents like working
in tall buildings because there is generally easy access
to services such as shops and public transport. People
from Shanghai (79%) and Dubai (71%) in particular
appreciate the close proximity to business partners
offered by working in tall buildings.
And the top reasons to love living high? Nearly
90 percent of respondents mentioned the view while
more than half also appreciated being able to rise
above the traffic noise below.
up from the ground floor to the 68th
in less than a minute. They really make
living high up a pleasure.”
The KONE survey indicates that
Dubaians assign special importance to
advanced high-rise technology, with
four out of five respondents feeling it is
important to have access control solu-
tions to improve security and enable
the easy movement of people within
buildings.
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