Come the summer of 2008 and the face of Al Raha Beach, Abu Dhabi, is in for some major transformation. The stage has been set to build the new Abu Dhabi World Trade Center by Architects Foster + Partners. The designs for the same were revealed at the MIPIM property fair in Cannes. A visual delight, the site is in the precinct of Al Dana, forming the signature element of a new waterfront city east of Abu Dhabi. The multi-purpose building will play host to offices, apartments, a hotel and shops. The building design uses natural elements to its best advantage; to the south, the building is indented to reduce the external area most vulnerable to direct sunlight. The services and circulation cores occupy most of the remaining exposed areas. At ground level, the overhang of the roof creates a shaded walkway that wraps around the building, and the roof is streamlined according to the prevailing winds to encourage cooling air currents around and through the building.
More pictures after the break.
Come the summer of 2008 and the face of Al Raha Beach, Abu Dhabi, is in for some major transformation. The stage has been set to build the new Abu Dhabi World Trade Center by Architects Foster + Partners. The designs for the same were revealed at the MIPIM property fair in Cannes. A visual delight, the site is in the precinct of Al Dana, forming the signature element of a new waterfront city east of Abu Dhabi. The multi-purpose building will play host to offices, apartments, a hotel and shops. The building design uses natural elements to its best advantage; to the south, the building is indented to reduce the external area most vulnerable to direct sunlight. The services and circulation cores occupy most of the remaining exposed areas. At ground level, the overhang of the roof creates a shaded walkway that wraps around the building, and the roof is streamlined according to the prevailing winds to encourage cooling air currents around and through the building.
More pictures after the break.
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