In Brief
Dubai's 3D-printed "Office of the Future" is now officially open: it will house the Dubai Future Foundation and will serve as a meeting place for international delegates. Take a look inside.

The “Office of the Future” is now officially open…but it won’t be serving as just any office.

Dubai’s 3D-printed building is a 2,700-square-foot, single-story structure printed out of a special mix of concrete, fiber reinforced plastic, and glass fiber reinforced gypsum. And it looks astounding.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the office of the future. Photo: Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the Office of the Future. Photo: Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters

It will serve to promote innovation and enhance communication, specifically as a meeting place for international delegates. It will also house the Dubai Future Foundation, a government initiative dedicated to solving modern society’s biggest challenges.

Photo: Dubai government
Photo: Dubai government

To that end, Austrian office furniture company Bene furnished its interiors with modern pieces.

Photo: Dubai government.
Photo: Dubai government.

Earlier this year, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE of Dubai, inaugurated the building as part of his goal to put Dubai in the forefront of global innovation.

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Photo: Dubai government

The futuristic structure took only 17 days to print—resulting in an 80% reduction on construction costs, 60% on labor, and 60% on waste.

Photo: Dubai government
Photo: Dubai government