Ocean Heights
A 310-metre residential tower that corkscrews skyward — the third design attempt before DAMAC's architects finally got the curve right.
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Andrew Bromberg of Aedas gave all 83 floors a continuous twist, a form that passed through two rejected drafts (38 floors, then 50) before reaching 310 m. Completed in 2010 and ranking 20th among the world's tallest residential buildings as of 2022, it earns a look purely for what the iterative design process produced.
What to look for
- The progressive spiral — curves visibly rotate as the tower ascends, not just at the top
- The full 310 m (1,017 ft) roofline against the Dubai Marina skyline, 83 floors up
- Its position along Al Sufouh Road, where the twisting profile reads cleanly from street level
Walk Al Sufouh Road along Dubai Marina for a clear, unobstructed view of the full twisted profile — no entry required.
Ocean Heights is one of 33 sights worth the detour in Dubai, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Dubai pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Dubai
- Burj KhalifaHalf a mile of reinforced concrete, straight up — the tallest structure on Earth since 2009.
- Burj al-ArabA hotel shaped like a dhow sail, planted on its own man-made island 280 meters off the beach.
- Dubai MallIn 2023 it drew a record 105 million visitors — up 19 percent year-on-year from the 88 million recorded the year before.
- 23 MarinaFifty-seven swimming pools stacked into one tower — and since 2026, visible war damage on the skyline.
- Palm JumeirahSand and stone stacked on the Persian Gulf to form a palm shape — only legible from the air, and reportedly still sinking 5 mm every year.
- Rose Tower (Rose Rayhaan by Rotana)A 333-metre hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road that actually outreaches the Burj Al Arab — and most people walk past it.