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PROPERTY
City of Arabia, Dubai
THE WORLD’S BIGGEST SHOPPING MALL
Dubailand is a 400 million sq m development of over 45 sporting,
leisure and commercial attractions, which represents an integral part
of Dubai’s vision to become the major tourist destination of the
Middle East.At its heart an exciting and imaginative residential and
commercial district is being planned as a major draw for tourists in
the region.
City of Arabia will have the world’s biggest shopping mall, a dinosaur
theme park, hotels, community buildings, high rise towers and over
2000 apartments in a low-rise development around a spectacular
water feature.
WSP is providing full building services and structural design for the
entire development, whose special features are providing the design
team with some interesting and unusual challenges.The sheer physical
size of the shopping mall, Mall of Arabia, calls for the most efficient
solutions in the most exacting detail.With one million sq m of retail
space and around 1200 outlets, even an apparently small saving in
installation costs is multiplied many times in reality, resulting in
substantial savings overall. Once the buildings are operational,
air conditioning will be by far the largest energy expense.WSP’s
designers are therefore working closely with the architects to ensure
that the building design is as efficient as possible both in its structure
and in the integration of the services within the building envelope.
Wadi Walk is a man-made water feature with an overall area
of over 70 000 sq m, intended as a focal point for the surrounding
accommodation.The problem of Dubai’s high ambient temperatures,
coupled with the requirement to maintain near pure water which is
safe for people but without the aroma or look of a swimming pool,
called for a sophisticated, bespoke design solution.
WSP are now working on the first four Elite Towers, comprising
two 45-storey and two 30-storey residential and commercial towers.
WSP is also designing the “Restless Planet”, a 50 000 sq m, fully
air-conditioned attraction with 34 different species of dinosaur
programmed to move and roar in a prehistoric world brought
to life with digital sound and images.
Client:
Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari Group
Project team:
Architects: P&T
Project managers: Hill International
Project value:
Over £1300M
Project size:
In excess of 200,000 sq m
Status:
Phase 1 design to be completed by first quarter 2006
Mall of Arabia and Restless Planet to open third quarter 2008
WSP services:
Building services design
Structural design
Development infrastructure design