OK, construction workers, now let’s get in formation.
A bootylicious skyscraper in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia — a 79-story structure whose curvy shape takes its cues from the fabric-wrapped dancers in Beyoncé’s “Ghost” music video — has broken ground, Curbed reports.
Fabric-wrapped dancers in “Ghost.”Dubbed the Premier Tower, this mixed-use property, whose renderings show contours reminiscent of a female figure, expects a 2020 completion. It will house a total of 796 flats (the smallest of which will measure 440 square feet), 187 hotel rooms and retail and restaurant space.
News of Premier Tower first broke last summer, when the edifice — located at 134-160 Spencer St. — received planning approval.
It’s a sight to behold — especially if you’re a member of the BeyHive. But if you think it’s easy to build in this shape, think again.
“The complex form — a vertical cantilever — is actually the most effective way to redistribute the building’s mass, giving the best results in terms of structural dispersion, frequency oscillation and wind requirements,” writes the project’s architects, Elenberg Fraser, in the project description.
Don’t understand those technical details? No worries, mate.
“For those more on the art than science side … the form does pay homage to something more aesthetic,” the description continues. “We’re going to trust you’ve seen the music video for Beyoncé’s [‘Ghost’].”
