Facts

 

• Location (Address and Map Shown Below) - Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates

 

• Completion Date - Proposed 2003, Started Construction 2004 & Finished Construction 2010

 

• Building Type - Mixed Use Supertall Skyscraper (Mostly Residential, Commercial, and Office with other Mixed Uses)

 

• Owner - Emaar Properties PJSC

 

• Number of floors - 211 Total (209 Above Grade & 2 Below Grade), (2 Parking, 14 Mechanical, 46 Spire / Mechanical, 90 Residential, 37 Office, 13 Hotel, 4 Communication & Broadcasting, 5 Miscellaneous)

 

• Architect - Adrian Smith with Skidmore. Owings & Merrill LLP

 

• Structural Engineer - Bill Baker with Skidmore. Owings & Merrill LLP

 

• Project Manager - Turner Construction International

 

• Architectural, Structural & MEP Engineers - Skidmore. Owings & Merrill LLP

 

• General Contractors - Samsung Engineering and Construction Company, Besix, Arabtec

 

• Foundation Contractor - NASA Multiplex

 

• Contracting Method - Integrated Project Delivery Method (High Skilled Team)

 

• Architectural Organizing Principles - Spiraling Setbacks Relation to Islamic Minarets, Floral Pattern for Setbacks and Landscaping, Y Shaped Structure for Maximum Outward Views, Interior Design Changes to Match on Altitude, Tallest Free-Standing Structure Goal, Ribbed Surface to Show Skyscraper Compartments and Geometric Interior Spaces

 

• Major Structural System(s) - Slab Foundation with Numerous Pile Anchors, Load Bearing Hallway Walls, Y Shaped Buttressed Core, Irregular Spiraling Setback Facade to Facilitate Wind Vortex Shedding, Orientation of Tower Legs, Foundation Anti-Corrosion Design and Compartmentalized or Conglomerated Skyscraper Structure

 

• Major HVAC system(s) - Plate Heat Exchangers, Ice / Slurry Storage Facility, Solar and Water Heat Exchanger, Low-e ( Reflective ) Glass with Shading Devices