An ambitious project aims to redefine Dubai’s already changing skyline. At 725 m and with over 140 floors, Burj Azizi will be the world’s second tallest skyscraper. Scheduled for completion in 2029, the tower will occupy a strategic location on Sheikh Zayed Road, opposite the Dubai World Trade Centre. Designed by ae7, a practice specializing in large-scale projects, and developed by Azizi Developments, the skyscraper leverages vertical stacking to organize residential, hospitality, and social programs into an integrated framework.
Burj Azizi was conceived to accommodate high-end residences – 1,038 housing units, including apartments, penthouses, and vacation homes – a seven-star hotel organized around seven cultural themes, a vertical shopping center, and a broad range of wellness, leisure, and social spaces, including swimming pools, spas, screening rooms, family areas, lounges, and a wide range of resident services. The tower will break several world records, with its hotel lobby, restaurant, nightclub, and observation deck the highest in the world.
Multiple design challenges face the project, from the need to achieve coherence across a mixed functional program to the extreme engineering complexity involved in a building of this scale. The project therefore requires state-of-the-art construction methods: thermal sensors embedded in the concrete to monitor temperature and maturity, tower cranes with anti-collision systems, hydraulic formwork systems to accelerate vertical construction, a real-time coordination model, and high-precision tracking devices. The project also focuses on sustainability with selected materials, intelligent energy systems, and passive strategies that reduce consumption and environmental impact.
The architects aim to position Burj Azizi as a benchmark in advanced engineering, experiential luxury, and urban innovation.
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