Dubai is a relatively young city in the grand scheme of things.

In a short space of time, however, it’s become something almost otherworldly.

Visit Dubai today and you could hang out in a luxury recreation of Europe, hit a golf ball off a helipad suspended 212 metres above sea level, or visit the world’s tallest (and most golden) hotel.

The latest addition to the Dubai skyline is an architecturally fascinating resort from developers FIVE, called the FIVE Jumeirah Village Dubai.

Over to Forbes:

FIVE Jumeirah Village Dubai, offers a luxury tower with 247 hotel rooms and suites, 221 one and two-bedroom hotel apartments and 33 four-bedroom hotel apartments, all with private pools or Jacuzzis.

The incredible thing about the pools is that many of them are ‘floating pools’, although the exact number is unclear.

Forbes states that there are 254 floating pools. whilst another source claims the number is closer to 271.

The official website for FIVE Jumeirah Village says there are 260 pools and jacuzzis but doesn’t say how many pools are floating pools.

The point I’m trying to make here is that there are a lot of floating pools, and floating pools are hard to build, as was the rest of the building.

This is not just another tower in Dubai’s skyline, it is a futuristic new property providing each unit with a landscaped garden and private swimming pool, even at the height of 800 ft.

The mastermind behind this one-of-a-kind design is CEO of FIVE Real Estate Development, Nabil Akiki. Mr. Akiki created a rotating design that features advanced architecture to maximize natural daylight and create spaces that simultaneously conserve energy.

The open space architecture allows sunlight to shine through the core of the 60-story tower while a vertical micro-climate with over half a million sq. ft. of plant life helps to naturally maintain the temperature. Each apartment benefits from a dramatic 200- degree view of Dubai and offers an astounding 156 pools and 134 Jacuzzis.

Now we’re on 156 pools. I can’t deal.

Describing what separates this building from other hi-rises, he says “Conventional buildings are valued from top to bottom, wherein your highest floors at the highest rates compared to the lower ones.

With FIVE Jumeirah Village, all levels are penthouses and equal the features and value of each other, increasing the value of the conventionally, underselling levels by far.”

“This pioneering design features three revolving wings on each floor, which rotate continuously through the building. The roof becomes the garden of the upper apartment.

The revolving void creates a natural cooling system, decreasing the temperature by 2-3 degrees compared to conventional building approaches.”

So, it’s an architectural masterpiece.

It also has Hogwarts swimming pools that may or may not be there depending on when you count them.

The five-star resort also includes a main pool; gourmet street food restaurant; ReFIVE urban spa, and a state-of-the-art gym. Guests are also allowed access to Palm Jumeirah with its beach, restaurants, and bars.

We’ll add that pool to the count.

[source:forbes]