The Aldar Headquarters building in Abu Dhabi was commissioned by Muhammad Khalifa Al Mubarak, the Chairman of Tourism and Culture, to serve as an iconic landmark on Al Raha Beach. Designed by MZ Architects and constructed from 2007-2010, the 123,000 square meter circular headquarters features 25 above-ground floors and 5 below-ground floors. With its unique semispherical design made of recycled glass, steel, and concrete, the Aldar Headquarters was intended to compete with other iconic architecture in the UAE and establish a sense of identity for the area.

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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.

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 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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