Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed visualisations of a 112 metre-high tower, planned for Paceville on the northern coast of Malta, which would be the country's tallest building.
Named Mercury Tower, the 31 storey building would be 14.5 metres higher than the nearby Portomaso Business Tower ? currently the tallest building on the Mediterranean island.

The 24,500 square metre tower was designed by the late Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher, who has headed up the practice since the death of founder Hadid in 2016.
It will contain residential apartments on the lower nine floors and hotel rooms on the upper 19 storeys ? with a distinctive twist separating the building's two functions.
"Conceived as two volumes stacked vertically, the tower incorporates a realignment that expresses the different functional programmes within," said Zaha Hadid Architects.
According to the practice the twist allows the building to integrate with the city at ground level, while giving the hotel rooms better views of the sea.

The three transitional storeys will contain the hotel's public spaces, including its reception and an outdoor pool with sea views.

At ground level the development will incorporate the early 20th century Mercury House into its base.
The building's facades, and its remaining original interiors, will be renovated to become the entrance space for the hotel and apartments.

Alongside the tower a piazza containing a central water feature and seating will be flanked b...