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    The Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai is located on an artificial island 280 meters offshore. Designed by architect Tom Wright, the 321 meter tall hotel took over 6 years to build from 1993 to 1999. Its sail-shaped design was intended to symbolize Dubai's transformation and mimic the shape of a boat's sail. The client wanted a dramatic building that would announce "Welcome to Dubai". Its unique design and location in the Persian Gulf subject it to strong winds, requiring special engineering to ensure structural stability.

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    The Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai is located on an artificial island 280 meters offshore. Designed by architect Tom Wright, the 321 meter tall hotel took over 6 years to build from 1993 to 1999. Its sail-shaped design was intended to symbolize Dubai's transformation and mimic the shape of a boat's sail. The client wanted a dramatic building that would announce "Welcome to Dubai". Its unique design and location in the Persian Gulf subject it to strong winds, requiring special engineering to ensure structural stability.

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    The Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai is located on an artificial island 280 meters offshore. Designed by architect Tom Wright, the 321 meter tall hotel took over 6 years to build from 1993 to 1999. Its sail-shaped design was intended to symbolize Dubai's transformation and mimic the shape of a boat's sail. The client wanted a dramatic building that would announce "Welcome to Dubai". Its unique design and location in the Persian Gulf subject it to strong winds, requiring special engineering to ensure structural stability.

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    Burj Al Arab Dubai Amanpreet and Manpreet

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    The Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai is located on an artificial island 280 meters offshore. Designed by architect Tom Wright, the 321 meter tall hotel took over 6 years to build from 1993 to 1999. Its sail-shaped design was intended to symbolize Dubai's transformation and mimic the shape of a boat's sail. The client wanted a dramatic building that would announce "Welcome to Dubai". Its unique design and location in the Persian Gulf subject it to strong winds, requiring special engineering to ensure structural stability.

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    GROUP=AMANPREET AND MANPREET

    TOPIC=BURJ AL ARAB,DUBAI
    LOCATION

    • United Arab Emirates –


    Dubai
    • Private Island (280 m
    Offshore)

    • Building Name: Burj-Al-Arab Hotel.


    • Other/Former Names: Arab Sail.
    • Chief Architect: The primary architect who
    designed the building Tom Wright of Atkins.
    • Chief Contractor: WS Atkins Partners
    Overseas.
    • Construction Contractor: Murray & Roberts.
    • Construction : 1993 – 1999.
    • Floors : 60.
    • Floor Area : 111,500 m2 (1,200,000 sq ft.)
    Architect’s Background
    • Tom Wright (formerly Tom Wills-Wright) -
    The architect and designer of the Burj al Arab
    in Dubai, UAE.
    • Tom Wright lived in Dubai during the design
    and construction of the project, working as the
    project Design Director for Atkins , one of the
    world′s leading multi discipline design
    consultancies.
    • Tom Wright is British, born in Croydon a
    suburb of London on 18th September 1957.
    • Educated at the Royal Russell School and
    then Kingston Polytechnic school of
    Architecture.
    • Wright became a member of the Royal
    institute of British Architects in 1983 and has
    been in practice ever since.
    Introduction
    ● The Burj Al Arab - Tower of the Arabs , also
    known as "Arab Sail“.
    ● A luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab
    Emirates.
    ● At 321 m (1,050 ft.), it is the third tallest
    building in the world used exclusively as a
    hotel.
    ● Stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft.) .
    ● Connected to the mainland by a private
    curving bridge.
    ● It is an iconic structure, designed to
    symbolize Dubai's urban transformation and to
    mimic the sail of a boat.
    Concept
    ● The instruction from the client (the Crown
    Prince of Dubai) was to design, not just a hotel,
    but also a signature building; one that would
    announce, "Welcome to Dubai".
    ● The client wanted a dramatic statement
    with imagery that would immediately conjure
    up images of the city.
    ● The building is built on sand, which is
    unusual as most tall building are founded on
    rock. The Burj al Arab is supported on 250,
    1.5M diameter columns that go 45 meters
    under the sea. As there is only sand to hold the
    building up the columns rely on friction.
    Concept – Orientation
    and Circulation
    • The orientation of the building minimizes the
    heat gain during the summer seasons.
    • The south elevation has the most exposed
    surface area. As a result, it has the maximum
    capacity for heat absorption.
    • For people, there is access to the hotel
    through the roof via a helicopter. At the main
    entrance there is a grand stairway, an escalator
    and elevators.
    • For air, the revolving door located at the
    main entrance acts as a locking mechanism to https://sites.google.com/site/ae390spring2012burjalarab/archi
    prevent a phenomenon known as the stack tectural-systems/1-drawings-diagrams

    effect, which occurs when the hot air rises and


    the cool air falls in a tall building.
    Wind Effects Dubai’s Seismic Impact Dubai
    • Geographic location subjects the hotel to • Itself is not located in an earthquake
    severe weather conditions including strong intensive zone. However, southern Iran which
    winds and occasional violent thunderstorms. is only 100 miles away to the north is
    • Due to the structure’s proximity to its subjected to moderate earthquake risk and in
    adjacent hotel resort, wind tunnel testing was turn which could create tremors in Dubai if a
    considered to ensure a safe design. seismic event were to occur in Iran.
    • wind speed of 45 meters per second, under • To reinforce the structure from any potential
    the recommendations of Dubai Municipality, swaying, two tuned mass dampers, weighing
    was adopted for the design. about 2 tonnes each, limit vibrations in the
    tubular steel mast that projects 60 m above
    the building
    THANK YOU

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