Sky Tower (Abu Dhabi)
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| Sky Tower | |
|---|---|
 Sky tower (at right) | |
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| General information | |
| Type | residential / office / hotel |
| Location | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Address | shams |
| Construction started | July 15, 2006 |
| Completed | April 24, 2010 - September 15, 2010 |
| Opening | December 3, 2010 |
| Cost | 1 billion dollars |
| Owner | Sorouh Real Estate |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 312.2 m (1,024 ft)[1] |
| Tip | 312.2 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 80 floors above ground 3 floors below ground total 83 |
| Floor area | 1,706,778 square feet |
| Lifts/elevators | 38 and 4 escalators |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Arquitectonica |
| Developer | aldar |
| Structural engineer | Hyder Consulting |
| Main contractor | Arabian Construction Company |
| References | |
| [1] | |
Sky Tower Abu Dhabi is a 312.2-metre-tall (1,024 ft) skyscraper with 80 floors in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is located on Al Reem Island and includes office and residential and hotel (Bloomfields) . Construction was completed in 2010 when it was the city's largest building but has been overtaken by The Landmark since, see also Abu Dhabi skyscrapers. The tower is twinned with the neighboring Sun Tower[2] and part of the Shams Abu Dhabi development project.
The building, designed by the US firm Architectonica,[3] has 712 residential units 474 ofice units and 112 hotel units. The Arabian Construction Company (ACC) was commissioned to build the tower.[4]
The building won the GCC Residential Project of the Year award at the Construction Week Awards 2011.[4] sky tower abu dhabi's 5 star hotel is maneged by bloomfeilds the place has a lot of resterunts and cafes on the ground floor and you get house keeping and extra beds and cribs on request and the luxury lifts and rooms are game changers.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sky Tower - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 2012-11-29.
- ^ Sun and Sky Towers, Aldar.com
- ^ Sky Tower, Sun Tower, Gate Towers, Arc Tower and Boutik Mall, Arquitectonica.com
- ^ a b Site visit: Sun and Sky Towers, Abu Dhabi, Constructionweekonline.com, 20 November 2011
External links
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