ICD Brookfield Place

Iconic and elegant ICD Brookfield Place is the evolution of the traditional office in the UAE. The tower takes the form of a sharp prismatic structure, orientated off-grid to capture environmental benefits. The minimalist elegance of the glass façade and subtle faceted skin changes appearance throughout the day as the sun moves across the sky. Featuring a highly complex steel frame structure and one of the world’s largest basements with seven levels.

Al Abbar Group was appointed to design and build the prismatic glass façade system of ICD Brookfield Place located in the Dubai International Financial Center designed by Foster and Partners.

ICD Brookfield Place is a mixed-use development located in the heart of the Dubai International Financial Centre district (DIFC). The office and retail development consisting of a 53 level tower accommodating A-grade office space. The minimalist tower envelope uses approximately 5,000m2 of glass.

The distinctive form of the project is inspired by the A-frame structural design.  The vertices of these A-frames are defined by a 400 x 125mm recess clad in stainless steel. The specific challenge in this project was to integrate the ‘U’ shaped recess feature into the unitized curtain wall system while ensuring the durability and water tightness of the system.

Al Abbar Group overcame this challenge by combining three individual glazed units as one jumbo-sized unit consisting of three different surfaces and varying dimensions with an approximate total size of 4500x4500mm. A rigid framework behind the recess feature was introduced into the fabrication to ensure complete stability during installation.  Advanced 3D technology utilized by the design team allowed Al Abbar to achieve a high degree of accuracy in the fabrication and the software’s ability to help automate the generation of fabrication drawings enabled Al Abbar Group to complete the project in line with the accelerated program.