CAPITAL GATE
RMJM
ARCHITECTS
RMJM
PHOTOGRAPHS
Edgard EI, Serge Bystro, CC 3.0
LOCATION
Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
PROJECT YEAR
2011
LANDSCAPING CONSULTANT
Al Khatib Crackneli
AREA
53100.0 m2
LIGHTING SERVICE
DPA Lightng Consultants
MEP
ETA
QUANTITY SERVEYOR
Hanscomb Ltd.
STEELWORKS
Eversendai
KITCHEN/DINNING
Tricon
FURNITURE/FINISHING
Marwan Furnishings Dubai
ARTWORK/ACCESSORIES
Arte Vivo
PROJECT MANAGE
Mace
FACADE CONSULTANT
Waagner Biro
GROUND FLOOR INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANT
U+A Architects
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Tony Archibold
MANUFACTURERS
GKD Metal Fabrics, Ejot, Pentair, Traxon Technologies
HOTEL INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTANT
RPW
ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Senior Design Architect & Neil van der Veen, Jeff Schofield
GLASS MANUFACTURER
Cardinal Glass
Text description provided by architect.
The Capital Gate ‘Feature Tower’ is an iconic development located on the exhibition site of the greater ADNEC masterplan. The tower is distinguished by a dramatic steel and glass facade with a striking organic form.
With its cantilevered tea lounge and open air pool deck, it provides a unique presence on the skyline of Abu Dhabi and creates a memorable identity to the exhibition centre.
A sculptural stainless steel ‘splash’ flows down the front and at low level forms the hotel entrance canopy, flowing over the existing grandstand and acting as a solar shading device for both the building and the grandstand seating.
A free form internal atrium with a dynamic glass roof brings natural light and space deep into the tower.
External lighting is designed to minimise both light pollution and energy consumption, based on a combination of low-level landscape lighting with façade lighting comprising a net of compact LED clusters integrated into the design of the steel glazing system.
At over 160m tall, the building stands 35 storeys high and offers over 16,000 sqm of high quality office space, as well as Abu Dhabi’s first Hyatt hotel, ‘The Hyatt@Capital Centre’.
Structurally, this challenging building sits on an intensive distribution of 490 piles which were drilled 30 metres underground to accommodate the gravitational, wind and seismic forces caused by the distinctive lean of the building.
The Feature Tower is an exemplary example of RMJM’s design and in-house engineering capabilities.
In January 2010 Capital Gate in Abu Dhabi was recognised as the world’s furthest leaning manmade tower by the Guinness Book of World Records.
