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US group working on Downtown Jumeira masterplan

DUBAI, February 13, 2019

Chicago-based architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), which has designed the Burj Jumeira, an aerodynamic, 550-m tower located in the Al Sufouh area of the popular Jumeirah neighbourhood of Dubai, said is now working on the masterplan for the surrounding Downtown Jumeira district.

The new urban district, Downtown Jumeira is a highly walkable, mixed-use community that will include residential, commercial, and hospitality functions, revealed the top US interior design firm, which was the brain behind the world's tallest building Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

Located directly between the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel and the Sheikh Zayed Road, Burj Jumeira will become the new focal point in the Dubai skyline and in the Jumeirah neighbourhood.

The skyscraper will be the centerpiece of this new district, which will be yet another asset to Dubai’s tourism industry, while also increasing connectivity and providing additional amenities for the surrounding area, said the statement from the company.

One of the leading architecture, interior design, engineering, and urban planning firms in the world, SOM pointed out that Burj Jumeira will be one of the tallest buildings in the world. The first phase of the project will be completed in 2023, it added.

"Burj Jumeira is bold, elegant, and dynamic," remarked SOM design partner Mustafa Abadan. “It will tower over Jumeirah as the centerpiece of the neighbourhood, and will feature a synthesised architectural and structural design,” he noted.

Burj Jumeira’s impressive height and unique, bifurcated shape were made possible by a collaborative design approach, led out of SOM’s New York office, stated the top official.

Abadan said the building’s high-performance architectural and structural design are integrated into a singular expression.

"The geometry of the exterior bracing is optimised to strengthen the tower against lateral forces and the building’s form aerodynamically mitigates the wind loads. A panelised metal facade system seamlessly blends into the structural system, and the central void creates the space for Burj Jumeira’s panoramic views," he explained.

"The tower’s flowing design emulates the regional dunes and oases of the UAE, while its spherical observation deck is evocative of the native gulf pearl," he added.-TradeArabia News Service




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