Adrian WelchWe’ve become accustomed to the shapes of buildings doing all manner of things and Iris Mist is doing one very visible and wavy thing. The connection between ocean, waves and a wavy building is equally obvious and direct.
The Holcim Foundation, one of the premier foundations for sustainable building design and construction has honoured Atkins at an awards ceremony in Marrakech on 13th November.
Atkins’ scope of services for this 51-storey residential tower included conceptual design, detailed architectural, structural, landscaping and electromechanical design, as well as full site supervision. At 251m, this tower is located on the well known Sheikh Zayed Road.
The development comprises a ground floor, 19 floors of office space, a leisure deck and a basement car park. The podium is designed to house retail outlets along with restaurants, cafes, health & leisure facilities and parking for additional cars.
Photographs by Allan Pollock-Morris are taken from a current exhibition called ‘Close’ which is on at Edinburgh Botanic Garden until January 2009.
The Al Salam Tecom Tower is a mixed-use building located within Dubai’s energetic Technology, Electronic, Commerce and Media (TECOM) Free Zone. This high-rise building is divided into three distinct vertical zones.
Atkins was commissioned as lead consultant for architecture, interior design, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering design, construction supervision and project management.
The Business Bay Executive Towers combines five contemporary towers whose heights vary from 27 storeys to 47 storeys and which will be located in what is anticipated to be the region’s business capital.
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Atkins was appointed as lead consultant for architecture, interior design, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering design, construction supervision and project management for this 285m, 59 storey tower on Sheikh Zayed Road.
Situated on the upscale Sheikh Zayed Road, the 194m tall Sama Tower represents a truly modern design concept responding to the challenge of providing a unique and dynamic form combined with the most efficient and effective space planning.
The proposed Beach Front Hotel is located directly at the exit link of Dubai Marina Canal with the Arabian Gulf and next to the Dubai Marina, one of the best visionary resort lifestyle communities.
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.
These successes come hot on the heels of the Atkins designed Bahrain World Trade Center taking CTBUH’s ‘Best Tall Building’ award for Middle East and Africa plus ‘Tower project of the year’ at the Middle East Construction Week awards.