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2 1 (singular. a trip, a voyage, to travel) Download our app and explore augmented reality to find out how our talented designers, engineers and project managers in the Middle East are helping to move the world forward. Instructions 1. Use your mobile device (Apple or Andoid compatible) to download the Voyago app. 2. Once into the app, go to the Explore section and scan the specially marked trigger images from this book. 3. You can get more information and find trigger images at our website visit We think about tall buildings in terms of what they can add to the city; they need to belong, to be an essential part of their urban context. We mesh aesthetic expression with strong performance to design successful high density environments which people are drawn to be part of. The tall buildings of tomorrow are changing thanks to the emergence of intelligent technologies and smart materials. But at their heart, our buildings must have a sense of place, not only at street level but also through the creation of vertical places which encourage healthy, active living and engaged communities. Skylines

forward. Instructions 1. Use your mobile device (Apple or Andoid compatible) to download the Voyago app. 2.

3 2 3 Contents Suites in the Skai 5 P17 Tower 23 Burj Al Arab 33 Al Habtoor City 43 Bahrain World Trade Center 59 Almas Tower 71 The Address Downtown Dubai 85 Bahrain World Trade Center

4 4 5 Suites in the Skai is a residential and serviced apartment project comprising 267 apartments and 234 serviced apartments in a 60-storey tower. At 272m, it is a vertical extension to the residential villa community of Jumeirah Village Circle in Dubai. The Suites have sky gardens offering 360 o panoramic views of the Dubai skyline. Suites in the Skai

At 272m, it is a vertical extension to the residential villa community of Jumeirah

5 6 7 Sky terraces are carved out of the building s form

6 8 9 Urban living is entwined with rural lifestyle

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8 storey tower

9 o panoramic views of the Dubai skyline

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12 22 23 Super slim, 77-storey mixed use tower. Has a slenderness ratio of just 12:1. The design gives the illusion of constantly changing its appearance with the movement of people and the sun. At 370m, P-17 will be amongst the tallest buildings in Dubai. P-17 Tower

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14 26 12:1 ratio storeys

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16 32 World s tallest atrium at 180m Tallest all-suite hotel in the world standing at 321m in height. World s tallest atrium at 180m height. Tallest single structure on a man-made island, 280m offshore. Designed in the shape of a billowing Arabian dhow sail, Burj Al Arab represents a tribute to the nation s seafaring heritage. World Travel Awards 2014 World s Leading Luxury Hotel. 33 Burj Al Arab

Tallest single structure on a man-made island, 280m offshore.

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18 36 37 Tallest all-suite hotel in the world standing at 321m in height

19 38 Completed in time for the new millennium celebrations 39

20 40 41 Tallest single structure on a man-made island,280m offshore

21 42 43 Three luxury residential towers - two 75-storey and one 52 storey tower with a retail podium totalling 395,000m 2. 1,490 apartments and 11 penthouses with exclusive leisure facilities. Al Habtoor City

22 ,490 apartments 11 penthouses

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26 52 53 two 75-storey and one 52-storey towers

27 54 395,000m 2 retail podium 55

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29 m high twin office towers that include a shopping mall and three ground-breaking 29m diameter wind turbines installed between the sail-shaped towers whose function is to partly generate the building s own energy. Total built-up area of 120,000m 2. BWTC Bahrain World Trade Center

30 60 61 Total built-up area of 120,000m 2

31 m diameter wind turbines

32 64 65 The wind turbines deliver approximately 11-15% of the tower s energy needs, eliminating around 55,000kg of carbon emissions every year.

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34 m tall

35 storeys, 360m tall tower Centrepiece of the Jumeirah Lakes development designed to reflect the character and uniqueness of the Diamond Exchange facility accommodated within. The podium design is inspired by the cut of a diamond with projecting facets. Each facet cantilevers out over the lake, with a generous roof lantern allowing daylight to illuminate the trading floor and facilitate expert diamond inspection and trading. Almas Tower

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39 80 podium design inspired by the cut of a diamond 81

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41 m tall, 63-storey five star hotel and serviced apartments. With a supremely stylish exterior, the vertical aerofoil section of the tower rises from a podium of swirling layers. It stands at the eastern tip of a central lake, flanked by the Dubai Mall and Souk Al Bahar complexes, and directly opposite the world s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. The Address Downtown Dubai

42 Hotel rooms 626 Serviced apartments

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44 90 306m tall 91 The Address Dubai Mall Souk Al Bahar Burj Khalifa

45 storey five star hotel

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48 98 99 The Central Business District is a luxury mixed-use development and commercial core within Baku White City. 200m tall, 40-storey twin tower mixed-use development Eight 20-storey residential towers Office gate tower 8,000sqm public open park Approximate total 550,000sqm Baku Central Business District

49 100 8,000sqm public open park 101

50 102 total area 550,000sqm 103

51 storey twin towers We think about tall buildings in terms of what they can add to the city; they need to belong, to be an essential part of their urban context. eight 20-storey towers Skylines

Security in High-Rise Buildings Burj Dubai. Greg Sang Director, Projects Emaar Properties

Security in High-Rise Buildings Burj Dubai Greg Sang Director, Projects Emaar Properties 11 September 2001 Project Introduction Downtown Burj Dubai Burj Dubai Tower 500 Acre Development 30,000 Homes Burj