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ALDAR HEADQUARTER

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CONTENT
 History.
 Founder.
 Location.
 Objectives.
 Area.
 Team.
 Construction.
 Problems.

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History
 In 2019 the Formula 1 Race was be conduct in Abu Dhabi so for
attracting the tourists king make long Beach.
 Then king of Abu Dhabi asked the Mohamad Khalifa to make an
iconic building on the Beach.
 Muhammad Khalifa was then a Chairman of Culture and
Tourism.

4. z FOUNDER
 The Founder of Aldar Head Quarter was Muhmad
Khalifa Al Mubarak.
 He was the Chairman of Tourism and Culture.

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 It is located in Al Raha Beach, Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates.
 The building is visible from the Dubai-Abu Dhabi
highway, which is used by commuters and travelers in
their thousands every day.

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OBJECTIVES
 A building that would compete with the iconic
architecture of the UAE and create a sense of place
and identity for the area.

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OBJECTIVES
 Aldar Head Quarter is the first circular building of its
kind in the Middle East.
 The HQ’s purpose at the moment is to serve as office
space.
 To provide best hotels, restaurants and five star
business halls .

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AREA
 Total built-up area (including basement): 123,000 m2.
Height to Architectural Top: 110m.
Height to Top Occupied Floor: 99m.
Number of Floors Above Ground: 25.
Number of Floors Below Ground: 5.

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TEAM
 Architect : MZ & Partners Architects Marwan Zgheib
 Engineer : Arup Ingenieros .
 Structural Engineer : Arup, Stuart Clarke .
 Electrical Engineer : Arup .

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TEAM
 Construction Company : ALOR (Aldar Laing O'rourke) .
 Construction Manager : Aldar Laing O’Rourke
Construction.
 Developer : Aldar Properties

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CONSTRUCTION
 The design was started in 2007.
 Construction was started in 2007 then it was completed in
about 2010 in January.
 When challenged to create an iconic structure on Al Raha
beach, MZ Architects decided to create a simple building that
would possess the calm, ideal beauty of classical
architecture while also having considerable expressive
power, a building that would compete with the iconic
architecture of the UAE.

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CONSTRUCTION
 The materials used to construct the spherical building
of Aldar HQ (Head Quarters) are mostly recycled
glass, steel and concrete
 Foundation was made on the man made island.

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CONSTRUCTION
 At 14 months into the project, steel structure erected
to the fourth floor. Concrete elements, such as stairs,
columns and even the bathrooms were prefabricated.
 Glasses that was used are curved with triangle
shapes.

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CONSTRUCTION
 The project was developed following the principles of the
American system of classification of U.S.
 The Aldar Headquarters designed by MZ Architects has a
distinctive and innovative design: a semispherical building
comprising two circular convex shaped facades linked by a
narrow band of indented.

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ALDAR HQ

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ALDAR HQ

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ALDAR HQ

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