Dubai City Tower is situated on the coast straddling the land and the sea. The project's siting links the tower with both Dubai and world. The base of the tower raises six stories above ground and descends fifteen stories below ground occupying a circular foot print pf one million square feet. The tower's base houses a convention centre, retail, event spaces and VIP self parking. The fifteen stories below the ground house self and robotic parking to handle the load of the 6 towers that rise 1.5 miles above. The size and proportion of the base fits within the legs of the tower relating more to the ground level pedestrian. Rather than create a large street wall, the edges of the base pull back at each level drawing the eye upward into the void created by the rotating building of the tower. Where the rotating building strands relate to the image of the tower at a distance, the base and physical connection to the sea grounds the project in the city of Dubai.
