Amazing super thin skyscraper project, only as wide as an apartment in Dubai

A super-narrow 73-storey skyscraper, no wider than an apartment block, is being planned in Dubai.

According to details revealed by the architects and developers behind the project, the Muraba Veil tower will soar 380 metres into the sky, but will be just 23 metres wide.

Perspective of Muraba Veil Tower in Dubai. (Photo: RCR Arquitectes/Muraba).

The 73-story tower will have 131 apartments, each with two to five bedrooms, according to a statement sent to CNN by the project's UAE-based developer, Muraba. The luxury apartment building will feature "a range of select leisure facilities ," including a spa, restaurants, galleries, padel courts (a sport similar to pickle ball) and a private cinema.

The impressive tower will be built next to a canal near Dubai's main thoroughfare, Sheikh Zayed Road. The Muraba Veil Tower was designed by Spanish architectural firm RCR Arquitectes, which won the prestigious Pritzker Prize - often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of architecture" - in 2017.

A side view of the ultra-thin Muraba Veil skyscraper from the canal side. (Photo: RCR Arquitectes/Muraba).

Muraba Veil is expected to be completed in December 2028 , marking the fifth collaboration between Muraba and RCR Arquitectes.

And needless to say, a unit at the city's newest luxury address won't come cheap – prices are expected to start from 18 million dirhams ($4.9 million).

According to the developer's press release, an "oasis" will "hide beneath a vast dune-like shell at the foot of the tower." (Photo: RCR Arquitectes/Muraba)

Each apartment will occupy the full width of the building and will be modeled after traditional Arab houses, with courtyards in the middle and "softened by shade and greenery ," the developer said.

Meanwhile, the building's design is revealed to be multi-layered, with the first layer being the "veil", which the creative team describes as "a custom-designed stainless steel mesh, porous and elastic, reflecting different shades of the sky" .

The super-thin skyscraper will combine indoor and outdoor spaces. (Photo: RCR Arquitectes/Muraba).

'We are passionate about ensuring that our buildings fit their sites, the terrain and the local landscape where they are located. They must communicate with nature and integrate with the atmosphere of the local culture,' said Rafael Aranda, founder of RCR Arquitectes, in a press release.

Dubai's mega-skyline is currently home to the world's tallest skyscraper—the 828-meter Burj Khalifa—and will soon be the second tallest. Last month, the developer of the Burj Azizi, which is scheduled to be completed in 2028, announced that the skyscraper will be 725 meters tall.

According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Dubai now has more skyscrapers over 300 metres than any other city in the world.

The city is no stranger to superlative constructions. It boasts the world's highest infinity pool, the world's largest natural flower garden, the world's largest picture frame, etc.