Architecture in UAE for Sheth Estates International
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Building architect:
Atkins
Dubai Buildings
Sheth Tower, Iris Bay, Dubai
2006-
Architects: Atkins
Iris Bay tower - images © from Atkins
Sheth Tower Dubai - Building information from Atkins
Atkins unveils designs for major new Dubai mixed-use scheme
Atkins has unveiled design images for Iris Bay - a 170m high, 32-storey tower in the heart of Dubai's commercial core, Business Bay.
The tower is elevated above a four-story perforated podium which floats over a double height arcade, and houses retail and commercial space totalling 82,000 sq m. The scheme is set to have a major presence along Dubai's Sheikh Zayed Road, which forms the city's main artery.
Iris Bay tower - images © from Atkins
Featuring a revolutionary ovoid design, the tower comprises two identical double-curved shells, rotated and cantilevered over the podium. The interface between the tower and the podium features prayer rooms, a gym and an outdoor pool.
The futuristic development is intended to provide prestige office space to some of the world's leading companies, and will sit in a business region akin to New York's Manhattan or London's Square Mile.
Atkins is developing Iris Bay on behalf of owner/developer Sheth Estates International Ltd.
Iris Bay images © from Atkins
Atkins' Dubai office is the company's largest in the Middle East. Atkins is growing rapidly in the region, with staff numbers now at 1,500, compared to 1,000 six months ago.
Iris Bay Dubai - Sheth Tower images / information from Atkins, Architects
Iris Bay Tower Dubai, UAE: Atkins
Background on the Sheth Tower Dubai architects:
Atkins plans, designs and enables the delivery of complex capital programmes for clients in the public and private sectors across the globe. Atkins is the largest multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe; the largest engineering consultancy in the UK; and the world's third largest design firm.
Atkins' current projects include Durrat Al Bahrain, a spectacular 20 sq km seaside city resort on the south coast of Bahrain comprising 13 man-made islands.
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Buildings by this architect:
Burj al Arab
Bahrain World Trade Centre
Jumeirah Beach Hotel
Wild Wadi Water Park
Trump Hotel Tower Dubai
Sama Tower
Business Bay Towers
The Address
DIFC Lighthouse
Anara Tower
Buildings in the area:
Burj Dubai
Palm Jumeirah
Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Dubai Opera House
Dubai Waterfront
Palm Tower Dubai
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