![]() ![]() But if buildings with mixed use were stripped off the list, the Burj Al Arab would be the world's third tallest hotel. Given the height of the building, the Burj Al Arab is the world's fifth tallest hotel after Gevora Hotel, JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, Four Seasons Place Kuala Lumpur and Rose and Rayhaan by Rotana. The 18 storied atrium is enclosed by 12 individually tensioned two-layer membrane panels form the north facing façade. Inside the building, the atrium is 180 m (590 ft) tall. The building contains over 70,000 m 3 (92,000 cu yd) of concrete and 9,000 tons of steel, one of which are for the skeletal structural frames. It took three years to reclaim the land from the sea, while it took fewer than three years to construct the building itself. Įngineers created a ground surface layer of large rocks, which is circled with a concrete honeycomb pattern, which serves to protect the foundation from erosion. To secure a foundation, the builders drove 230 40-metre-long (130 ft) concrete piles into the sand by drilling method. The hotel rests on an artificial island constructed 280 m (920 ft) offshore. Several features of the hotel required complex engineering feats to achieve. The helipad is above the building's 59th floor, and has been used as a car race track, a boxing ring, a tennis match, and the jumping off point for the highest kite surfing jump in history. The hotel's helipad was designed by Irish architect Rebecca Gernon. The interior designs were led and created by Khuan Chew and John Coralan of KCA international and delivered by UAE based Depa Group. ![]() The hotel was built by South African construction contractor Murray & Roberts, now renamed Concor and Al Habtoor Engineering. The setting of a high rise building on saturated soil and the novelty of the project required groundbreaking dynamic analysis and design to take into consideration soil-structure interaction, effect of water, high winds, and helipad among other loads, to help finalize the design and take the project into construction. Two "wings" spread in a V to form a vast "mast", while the space between them is enclosed in a massive atrium. It was built to resemble the billowing spinnaker sail of a J-class yacht. ![]() Construction of the island began in 1994 and involved up to 2,000 construction workers during peak construction. The design and construction were managed by Canadian engineer Rick Gregory, also of WS Atkins. The Burj Al Arab was designed by the multidisciplinary consultancy Atkins, led by architect Tom Wright. The locale's name had its origins in the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, which at one time welded giant floating oil storage tanks, known locally as Kazzans, on the site. The former hotel was demolished during the construction of the Burj Al Arab. The hotel is located on an island of reclaimed land, 280 m (920 ft) offshore of the beach of the former Chicago Beach Hotel. The beachfront area where Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel are located was previously called Chicago Beach. It has a helipad near the roof, at a height of 210 m (689 ft) above ground. The shape of the structure is designed to resemble the sail of a ship. Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island that is 280 m (920 ft) from Jumeirah Beach and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. Managed by Jumeirah hotel group, it is one of the tallest hotels in the world, although 39% of its total height is made up of non-occupiable space. The Burj Al Arab ( Arabic: برج العرب, Arab Tower) is a luxury hotel located in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ![]()
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