LEGO Architecture Burj Khalifa Building Instructions page 4

elements from traditional Islamic architecture, but

the most inspiring muse was a regional desert flower, the

Hymenocallis, whose harmonious structure is one of the

organizing principles of the tower's design. Three 'petals'

are arranged in a triangular shape and unified at the center,

and instead of repeated identical patterns, the architectural

plan appoints successively receding and rotated stories.

The Y-shaped plan is ideal for residential and hotel usage,

with the wings allowing maximum outward views and inward

natural light. Viewed from above or from the base, the tips

of the Y-shaped plan evokes the onion domes of Islamic

architecture. During the design process, engineers rotated

the building 120 degrees from its original layout to reduce

stress from prevailing winds.