Located on the city's main artery, Sheikh Zayed Road, the Atkins designed 'P-17' makes another strong statement in adding to both Atkins' and Dubai's growing portfolio of landmark buildings.
Standing tall at 379 metres, the tower's darker front facade rises from the ground and twists slightly in a striking glass and steel design. Behind the elegant form, increasingly taller blades gently splay outwards, conveying the appearance of layered planes which dynamically move sideways to produce a challenging, gravity-defying form.
'This design intends to integrate contemporary architectural thought, with innovative engineering solutions,' says Joe Tabet, Head of Architecture for Atkins in Abu Dhabi.
At the mid-building level of the 77-plus storey tower, an angled atrium cuts straight through the tower filling a void over several storeys. This atrium serves the five-star business hotel above, and hosts a group of supporting amenities for the 18 floors of offices underneath.
Seventy-five serviced apartments will be operated by the hotel to cater for the varied clientele. The top 19 floors of the tower are all residential apartments, enjoying incomparable views of Dubai.
Atkins unveils super slim design
Leading international architecture and engineering firm, Atkins is designing a super slim tower which gives the illusion of constantly changing its appearance with the movement of people and the sun.
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For more information about this or other Atkins projects, visit stand 4C01 at Abu Dhabi Cityscape from 13th to 15th May 2008.FAST FACTS
•Client: Tasameem Group
•Location: Sheikh Zayed Road - Dubai
•Facilities: Mixed use (17 office floors, five star hotel, 74 serviced apartments, 176 residential apartments)
•Total built-up area: 165,327 m2
•Height: 379metres
•Tower: 81 Storeys (3B + 1 + 77 floors)
•Car parking block: (3B + G + 10 floors)
•Status: Preliminary Design Stage
•Construction start: November 2008
•Expected completion: November 2011
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Atkins is a multinational engineering and design consultancy, providing expertise to help resolve complex challenges presented by the built and natural environment. Atkins is the largest multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe; the largest engineering consultancy in the UK; and the world's fifth largest design firm.
Atkins' current projects include:
• Major infrastructure works, such as design and programme management of the civil works for the Dubai Metro red and green lines;
• In the defence sector, the MoD's Future Rapid Effects System (FRES) programme - overseeing the development of the next generation of medium weight armoured vehicles for the military;
• Significant road contracts, such as a £150 million, five-year integrated contract for Gloucestershire County Council, delivering highway maintenance, design, emergency response, winter maintenance, re-surfacing and recycling;
• Key rail projects, including a £65 million, three-year resignalling contract in Basingstoke; and
• High profile designs, such as Durrat Al Bahrain, a spectacular 20 sq km resort for 45,000 people on the south coast of Bahrain, comprising 13 man-made islands.
Atkins won Engineering Consultant of the Year 2008 at the prestigious Building Awards. The company was also named among the '20 Best Big Companies to Work For 2008' by The Sunday Times; The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2007; and The Times Top 50 Companies Where Women Want to Work 2007. The company was also sector winner in the Target National Graduate Recruitment Awards for the second successive year in 2007.
Posted by Medilyn Manibo, Assistant News EditorTuesday, May 13 - 2008 at 14:56 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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