Atlantis The Royal The Palm, UAE

Authors

  • Andy Veall WSP Middle East, Ubora Tower, Dubai Author
  • Ilya Shleykov WSP USA, 1 Penn Plaza New York Author
  • Ahmad Rahimian WSP USA, 1 Penn Plaza New York Author
  • Kamran Moazami WSP UK, WSP House Chancery Lane London Author

Keywords:

Tall Building, Wind engineering, Strand jacking, Cantilever, skybridge, long span, composite construction

Abstract

The 43 story, 178m tall Atlantis The Royal Resort and Residences tower nearing completion on the Palm in Dubai is a unique project in terms of its overall scale, geometry and form. The tower superstructure has a long narrow curved floor plan, measuring 400m in length above the podium with significant long span bridge structures forming voids and cantilevered blocks. This paper describes the innovative structural design solutions adopted and the construction solutions adopted by the Contractor to realize the Architectural vision.

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Published

2022-03-31

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2022)

Section

Articles