DMCC Al Mas Tower
Dubai, UAE
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Al Abbar Group overcame the challenge of cladding this large scale curved tower to create a unique landmark for Dubai.
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Key Data
Location
Dubai, UAE
Project Type
High-Rise, Commercial, Mixed-Use
Client / Developer
Nakheel
Architect / Consultant
WS Atkins & Partners
Main Contractor
Taisei ACC JV
Façade Area
28,941 sqm
Scope of Work
Design, supply, manufacture, and installation of the façades:
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Unitised System Curtain Walling 28,941 sqm
Levels
68
Project Height
360 Meters
Date of Award
2005
Date of Completion
2009
Overview
Al Mas Tower is a landmark project in Jumeirah Lake Towers, a free zone in which several corporate companies related to the commodities market including the Dubai Diamond Exchange, and the Kimberly Process Certification, are now operating. The building was topped out in 2008 and became the tallest building in Dubai until 2009 when it was surpassed by Burj Khalifa.
Insights
The main challenge of Al Mas Tower was the curved sloped 3-dimensional shape of the Tower.
Shop drawings and fabrication design models were linked directly to CNC machines in the factory.
At the Crown level, large inclined motorised sliding door shutters were lifted by Tower cranes and installed by the AAB team.
The podium with the large cantilevered diamond-shaped façades was designed as a bespoke semi-unitized system fixed back onto the main steel structure.
Inside the building large glass floors in triple laminated HS, fritted glass, accessible for the public have been designed by Al Abbar’s in-house engineering team.