Middle East Projects 8 Created 21-Jan-17 By Sarah Williams Goldhagen, New York, United States The YAS hotel, Asymptote hotel Sheikh Zayed Bridge Al Bahr Towers 3 Aldar Central Market, shopping centre Mohammed bin Rashid Tower and Trust 6 Tower - WTC Hyatt Capital Gate 7, RMJM s hotel 4, Aedas office, hotel, office, Zaha Hadid s bridge 2 Rolex Tower 8 Dubai, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill apartment, office, retail 5 Masdar Institute of Science and Technology 9, education http://wwwmimoaeu/users/sarahwg/guides/middle%20east/ 1
photo: Richard van Riel photo: Richard van Riel The YAS hotel Yas Island 131808 http://wwwtheyashotelcom/ The Yas hotel, designed by Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture, principals of New York based Asymptote ure, opened in on Nov 1, 2009 to coincide with the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Grand Prix The Yas Hotel is a 500-room, 85000-square-meter complex constructed by Aldar Properties PJSC The commission to design the buildings and environs from a closed competition was awarded in 2007 Project completion was achieved in under two years from design initiation to completed building The project consists of two twelve story hotel towers linked together by a monocoque steel and glass bridge and Grid Shell structure The Hotel is sited on land and water celebrating both the Yas Marina Formula 1 Circuit race track as well as the Yas Marina photo: Richard van Riel Floor area/size 11-2009 85000 m² Client Asymptote ALDAR Hotels and Hospitality richardvanriel Located on Yas Island,, overlooking the marina and the Yas Marina Formula 1 Circuit race track - Minutes from fantastic attractions such as the Sheikh Zayed Mosque and the first Links Golf Course in the Middle East - Only 15 minutes from the Corniche and City Centre, with a new 10 lane highway in place, getting there could not be easier - Just 10 minutes from International Airport and 50 minutes from Dubai http://wwwmimoaeu/users/sarahwg/guides/middle%20east/ 2
photo: Christian Richters photo: Christian Richters Sheikh Zayed Bridge Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum St Named after the country's principal architect and former president Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the 842 meter long bridge is said to be the most intricate bridge ever constructed Its curved design arches evoke undulating sand dunes of the desert The bridge features - besides its striking architecture - a dynamic lighting design by Rogier van der Heide that is based on subtle colours that flow across the bridge's spine, symbolising the connecting nature of the bridge and the energy that the capital city radiates The bridge is the third traffic route connecting the mainland to the island of and the new main gateway over the Maqta channel photo: Christian Richters 2-2011 Technical engineer Technical engineer Supplier Supplier Lighting designer Client Zaha Hadid s Arup Lichtpunt Martin Pro Middle East Philips Lighting Rogier van der Heide Municipality rogiervdheide http://wwwmimoaeu/users/sarahwg/guides/middle%20east/ 3
photo: Inhabitat photo: Inhabitat Al Bahr Towers Shakhbout Bin Sultan St Al Bahr Towers is an award-winning development in the emirate of consisting of two 29-storey, 145m high towers The distinguishing feature of the iconic towers is their protective skin of 2,000 umbrella-like glass elements that automatically open and close depending on the intensity of sunlight Inspired by the 'mashrabiya', geometrically-designed wooden lattice screens that have been used to fill windows of traditional Arabic architecture since the 14th century, the 'intelligent' façade of the Al Bahr Towers is dynamically controlled by a building management system photo: Inhabitat Project is not public! 6-2012 Aedas http://wwwmimoaeu/users/sarahwg/guides/middle%20east/ 4
Aldar Central Market Khalifa Bin Zayed The First St 's Central Market is one of the oldest sites in the city Inspired by the traditional architecture of the Gulf this scheme aims to reinvent the market place, giving the city a new civic heart By offering an alternative to the globalised one-size-fits-all shopping mall it offers a distinctive modern interpretation of the regional vernacular As a shopping experience it combines luxury goods boutiques with food markets and craft-based trades Like the traditional souk, these different experiences are brought together in an interior architecture of dappled sunlight, bright colours and fountains, with a changing rhythm of squares, courtyards and alley ways 2006 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/sarahwg/guides/middle%20east/ 5
Mohammed bin Rashid Tower and Trust Tower - WTC Khalifa Bin Zayed The First St Burj Mohammed bin Rashid is the tallest building in and the skyscraper with the most floors in the city as of its completion in 2014 The residential building stands 381 metres tall and contains 92 floors The tower is adjacent to the shorter Trust Tower offices and hotel building, also among the tallest in the city 2014 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/sarahwg/guides/middle%20east/ 6
Hyatt Capital Gate Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street The Capital Gate "Feature Tower" is a high quality iconic building located on the exhibition site It is distinguished by a dramatic steel and glass facade with a striking organic form With its cantilevered tea lounge and open air pool deck, it provides a unique presence on the skyline of and creates a memorable identity to the exhibition centre A sculptural stainless steel "splash" flows down the front and at low level forms the hotel entrance canopy, flowing over the existing grandstand and acting as a solar shading device for both the building and the grandstand seating In June 2010, Guinness World Records certified Capital Gate as the "World s furthest leaning man-made tower" 2011 RMJM s http://wwwmimoaeu/users/sarahwg/guides/middle%20east/ 7
Rolex Tower Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai Rolex Tower is part of the next generation of skyscrapers on Dubai's main thoroughfare, Sheikh Zayed Road Through its tasteful elegance and quiet minimalism, the tower continues SOM's tradition of exemplary mixed-use development in the Middle East and beyond The high-rise building contains offices, apartments, two exclusive residential penthouses, retail space, and a nine-story parking garage Floor area/size 2010 60400 m² Skidmore, Owings & Merrill http://wwwmimoaeu/users/sarahwg/guides/middle%20east/ 8
photo: Dariusz photo: Dariusz Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Masdar City 1 1 The Masdar Institute is the first part of the wider Masdar City masterplan to be realised and creates an educational focus for the entire programme The Institute embodies the principles and goals of Masdar to create a prototypical and sustainable city and is the first building of its kind to be powered entirely by renewable solar energy The design incorporates a variety of passive and active environmental strategies and will be used as a test-bed for the sustainable technologies that will be explored for implementation in future Masdar City buildings The Institute's residences and laboratories are oriented to shade both the adjacent buildings and the pedestrian streets below and the facades are also self-shading Over 5,000 square metres of roof-mounted photovoltaic installations provide power and further protection from the direct sun photo: Dariusz 2010 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/sarahwg/guides/middle%20east/ 9