2024-12-22T03:08:33-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150451677/rcr-arquitectes-debuts-ultra-thin-muraba-veil-residential-tower-in-dubai Josh Niland 2024-10-24T17:05:00-04:00 >2024-10-28T23:29:49-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3d/3d19367ab568abd31421dc9e6d84cebb.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A unique new residential skyscraper in Dubai from <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/23728/rcr-arquitectes" target="_blank">RCR Arquitectes</a> will be built to the width of just a single 22.5 meter (almost 74 feet) apartment unit in what could come as a shock to even the most ardent fans of contemporary luxury high-rise design.</p> <p>The fifth collaboration between the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149994613/rafael-aranda-carme-pigem-ramon-vilalta-named-2017-pritzker-prize-winners" target="_blank">2017 Pritzker Prize winner</a> and developer Muraba, the Muraba Veil, was&nbsp;announced this month for a site overlooking the canal in the city of 3.6 million.</p> <p>Its design is shaped also by endemic cultural and climate conditions, reaching a total height of 1,247 feet and 73 stories. The apartments are being offered between two and five bedrooms. Some unique features include a cavern-like indoor spa and oasis located in the crawl space underneath its datum.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/05/057dc6fce5dba245f79381b7d32204f2.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/05/057dc6fce5dba245f79381b7d32204f2.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: courtesy RCR Arquitectes//Muraba</figcaption></figure><p>The building&rsquo;s 'super-thin' appearance is meant to evoke traditional Arabian domestic architecture, revealing itself from behind a series of 'veils' comprising stainless steel mesh that helps to dematerialize its sil...</p>