Kingdom Tower

10 facts about the upcoming tallest building in the world

1. The tower holds the world highest observatory and will feature a grand balcony as wide as 98 foot in diameter as well as several planned helipads along with it.
2. The entire structure is so massive, especially vertically, that it was said to be nearly impossible to show in a single rendering, therefore only far distance birds eye view could contain the entire building. This includes its architectural drawings, sketches and construction blueprints.
3. On basic technical specifications, its foundation piles will be 10 feet in diameter with some reaching up to 360 feet in length.
4. Its functional shape, which appears to be a narrowing silhouette, is designed to adapt and flow with wind and gravitational forces, therefore its 3- sided shards has state-of-art aerodynamic properties. The taper approach widens the base of the structure to offset the large core size on the lower floors helping to maximise usable space.  
5. Now about the foundational building materials, the whole mega building will consume a total of 80,000 tonnes of steel and parts of the core itself will be supported by concrete that is easily several metres thick.
6. The building features awesome looking patios along its three sides with each side decorated with series of shaded notches where outdoor terraces offer breathtaking views of the entire red sea and Jeddah.
7. It hosts 5 double decker elevators, 12 escalators and 59 elevators (lifts). These hi-performance lifts are specially designed to regulate and control the changes in air pressure during the sudden altitude hike, preventing unpleasant feeling like nausea for its visitors and residents.
8. The whole skyscraper, being part of its larger city project, is designed to blend and meld into its surrounding urban and natural elements seamlessly in a thoughtful manner, with efficient transportation routes circulating it, connecting all vital location points.
9. On the aesthetics, its form and design is inspired by folded fronds of young desert plant growth with furnishings of gill-like indentations. Its three petal plan allows separate extrusions to nudge against one another. 
10. Finally coming to the high tech features, as with any Neo-futurism skyscrapers, it boasts a hyper performance exterior wall system, including low conductivity glasses and design to minimise energy consumption by reducing thermal loads.