As if the Burj Khalifa was n’t spectacular enough , a Dubai - free-base think tank has propose a radical installation that would encase the entire construction in a super - lightweight , reflective and semi - crystalline material suspended off its fundamental spire .
CalledEXO - BURJ , the task was proposed by Dubai - based interdisciplinary practice and think tankOP - EN .
The case would shine the superstructure and its surroundings . visitant would be capable to take the air right on up to the encasement .

The designers write :
In the spirit of explore creative electric potential in the public realm , Exo - Burj aspire to make a liquid urban ambiance by suspend a pensive cloth material around the 828 - meter pillar , complement the structure ’s reflective facade … The conclusion - result would amplify the visual perspective of the city ’s skyline , augment the column ’s symbol as an urban center of sombreness and produce an artistic atmosphere on a immense architectural scurf .
[ h / tDesign Bloom| Images : OP - EN ]

Related : An invisible skyscraper .
A 1,476 - foot tower equipped with its very own cloaking gimmick
ArchitectureBurj Khalifa

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