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1 Founded in 1938 by Sir William Atkins, Atkins Plan Design Enable… employs over 16,000 staff based in more than is the simplest articulation of what we do. 200 permanent offices worldwide. Projects have been undertaken in more than 150 countries. Plan As of June 2009, Atkins generated an annual turnover in excess of £1.5 billion. The challenges facing our clients are multidimensional, often because of the increasingly complex modern environment. From cost and risk Atkins is the UK’s largest engineering planning, feasibility studies and logistics, to impact assessments and consultancy, the largest multidisciplinary stakeholder engagement activity, we plan every aspect of our clients’ consultancy in Europe, the largest UK design projects. consultancy in the Middle East and the second largest global architecture firm. Design Atkins designs intellectual capital such as management systems and Our size brings significant value to our clients, business processes. We also design physical structures such as office allowing us to harness an unrivalled pool towers, schools, bridges and highways. Whatever we design, we of creative, professional people to produce apply the same passion and creativity combined with rigorous quality outstanding solutions to challenging problems. standards. Enable Our clients choose Atkins because they want to focus on their core operations. They entrust us to look after the management of projects, people and issues – ensuring that deadlines are met, costs are controlled and success is delivered. development cycle. to provide servicestosupporttheentire land projects. Jointly, ourregional teamsare able engineering anddesignfor infrastructure masterplanning formajordevelopmentsor for thehotelandleisure sectors,todetailed business divisions-from innovativearchitecture Our designcapabilityextendsacross allour environmental management strategists. engineers; urbanandmasterplanners civil, structural,electricalandmechanical include multidisciplinaryteamsof:architects; our clientsfrom theoutset ofaproject. These staff innineregional offices toworkdirectly with poolofprofessionaldraws onitsinternational To dothis,AtkinsintheMiddleEast &India Excellence isourbenchmark Sectors services asfollows: We workinthefollowing sectorsandoffer arangeofintegrated embedded as a keyobjectiveinthedelivery ofsolutionstoaclient. Carbon Critical Design As partofourdesignacross thesesectorsandservices, Atkinsemploysa
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Hospitality 7 Residential 23 Offices and Commercial 45 Mixed Use 73 Healthcare 87 Education 95 Masterplanning and Urban Design 109 Sports and Leisure 121 Transportation 129 5 Truly inspired architecture captures the imagination because of the tension between parts of the structure that are gravity bound and other parts that imply movement. Hospitality
7 Hospitality The Address Downtown Dubai, Dubai, UAE
Client: Emaar Properties Features: 306m high, 63-storey five star hotel and serviced apartments. Status: Complete Hospitality
Beachfront Hotel Dubai, UAE
Client: Confidential Features: 255m high five star hotel, office and shopping centre. Total built-up area of 235,424 sq m. Status: Design stage 9 Shanghai Harbour City Crowne Plaza Hotel Shanghai, China
Client: Confidential Features: Competition winning entry for a five star, 350 bed hotel being constructed on a man-made island created on a perfectly circular 500 hectare lake. Total built up area 66,700 sq m. Status: Under construction Status: Features: Client: Binghai, China Tianjin Tianjin BiguiyuanPhoenix Hotel Tianjin BiguiyuanPhoenix HotelLtd Tianjin Under construction International conference International centre, 1,200 room Total built-uparea of300,000sqm. long east-westaxial formation. commercial facilitiesinacontinuous 300m platinum gradehotel, entertainmentand
11 Hospitality Jiangyin Crowne Plaza Jiangyin, China
Client: ShenDa Group Features: 27 storey, 270 room five star hotel for Crowne Plaza with a unit of 60 serviced apartments overlooking city park and Yangtze River. Status: Under construction Status: Features: Client: Songjiang, China Intercontinental Shimao Wonderland Shanghai ShiMaoNewExperience Under construction Futuristicthree-star hoteltobebuilt onthe leisure centres. conference facilities includingsport and featuring publicareas, guestrooms and side ofanabandoned water-filled quarry Development
13 Hospitality Jumeirah Beach Hotel Dubai, UAE
Client: Confidential Features: 93m high five star hotel comprising 25 floors. Status: Complete Awards: BestBusiness Resort Traveller in the WorldMagazine - in the UK Awards: Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE Burj AlArab Confidential Complete ‘Tallest All Suite HotelintheWorld’–
56storey superluxuryhotel.
Guinness Bookof World Records
15 Hospitality Signature Tower Abu Dhabi, UAE
Client: Confidential Features: Five star hotel, high quality office space and apartments. Total built-up area of 287,000 sq m. Status: Design stage Total built uparea of205,000 sqm. Status: Features: Client: Chengdu, China Chengdu HiltonHotel Chengdu HiltonDevelopmentCo.Ltd Designstage Hotel,office andapartmenttower.
17 Hospitality Istanbul 5 Star Hotel Istanbul, Turkey
Client: Tasayapi – Selcuk Ecza Features: Five star hotel and serviced apartments. Total built-up area of 99,480 sq m. Status: Design stage Status: Features: Client: Abu Dhabi Sports Hotel Confidential Designstage 400guestroom hotel,settoreceive gold LEEDcertification.
19 Hospitality The Island Resort and Hotel UAE
Client: Confidential Features: 250 keys consisting of standard, junior executive, diplomatic and royal suites, standard villas, food and beverage outlets, meeting and event facilities, leisure and recreational areas. Status: Design competition Status: Features: Client: Barr AlJissah,Oman Barr AlJissahHoteland Spa Complete Barr AlJissahResortCompany Three hotels,spaandheritagecentre. Total built-uparea of73,000sqm.
21 Hospitality The major challenge in the design of urban space is to understand and resolve connections and separations between widely different functions. However, central to this approach is that places are for people. Residential
23 Residential Pier 8 Residences Dubai, UAE
Client: Abyaar Real Estate Investment Features: 170m high, 40 storey tower with a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Total built-up area of approx 48,000 sq m. Status: Under construction Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE Chelsea Tower Abdulsalam AlrafiGroup Complete 50storey residential tower. Total built-up area of65,920sqm.
25 Residential Manazel Dubai, UAE
Client: Confidential Features: Two towers of 22 and 26 storeys. Total built-up area of approx 35,145 sq m. Status: Complete Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE Goldcrest Views Confidential Complete 159mhigh,41-storey towercomprising 376 Total built-uparea of57,231sqm. apartments, retail andparking spaces.
27 Residential Iris Mist Dubai, UAE
Client: Sheth Estate International Features: 200m tower comprising 355 apartments of one, two and three bedrooms. Total built-up area of 77,450 sq m. Status: Design stage Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE Sama Tower AlHamidGroup -Abu Dhabi Under construction 193mhigh,49-storey development. Total built-uparea of93,950sqm.
29 Residential 21st Century Tower Dubai, UAE
Client: Al Rostamani Group of Companies Features: 269m tower on 53 floors. Total built up area of 86,000 sq m. Status: Complete Status: Features: Client: Al Areen, Bahrain Downtown AlAreen Gulf HoldingCompany Designstage Predominantly low-riseresidential townhouses and villas,retail areas, bridgesand publicrealm.
31 Residential Mohammed Bin Zayed City Tower Abu Dhabi, UAE
Client: Bloom Features: 23 storey building with two levels of underground parking. Status: Competition entry Status: Features: Client: Baku, Azerbaijan The Crescent ADEC Designstage G+8buildingwith62duplex apartments. Total built-uparea of24,000sqm.
33 Residential
Total built-up area of53,552 sqm. Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE 9GGHH Confidential Design complete 50floortoweronasixlevel podium swimming pool,retail space. Facilities includea spa,healthcentre, incorporating 420 carparkingspaces.
35 Residential Lea Square London, UK
Client: Lamberfore Features: Mixed-use regeneration with office and retail areas. Total built-up area of 90,000 sq m. Status: Planning stage Status: Features: Client: Kuwait Mahboula Tower Al Tijaria (Commercial Real Estate Company Al Tijaria Design stage Residentialtowerwith312 units, Total builtuparea 140,000sqm. health clubandparking. K.S.C.C)
37 Residential
Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE Business BayExecutive Towers Dubai Properties Complete Fiveresidential towersvaryinginheight commercial space. health spaand6,186 sqmof of 1,041apartments, swimmingpooland between 27and 47 storeys withatotal
39 Residential 2CDE Residential Development Dubai, UAE
Client: Ahmed Ramadhan Juma Establishment Features: 116m high, 27-storey tower comprising one-, two- and three-bedroom serviced apartments, eight duplex townhouses, two duplex penthouses with a built up area of between 300-400 sq m, a pool with landscaped gardens and water facilities, a food court and retail outlets. Total built-up area of 33,642 sq m. Status: Under construction Status: Features: Client: Tangiers, Morocco Royale Villa Gulf HoldingCompany Design stage Upmarket,low-riseresidential school, clinicand equestriancentre. development comprising primary
41 Residential Millennium Tower Dubai, UAE
Client: Confidential Features: 285m, 59-storey residential tower. Status: Complete 13 Status: Features: Client: Hyderabad, India Iconia Kondapur Towers PvtLtd Under construction Eighteen,20-storey buildings on a21.35-hectare site.
43 Residential A sustainable design approach is essential from inception. Sustainability is not something that is added but something that is integral to the design. Offices andCommercial
45 Offices and Commercial Supreme Education Council Headquarters Doha, Qatar
Client: Qatar Petroleum & Supreme Education Council Features: Five separate two-storey office buildings linked by a ‘wall of knowledge’. Total built-up area of 86,000 sq m. Status: Design complete of36,000 sqm. theBusiness Bayarea. Total built-uparea Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE Iris Bay Sheth Estate International Ltd Sheth EstateInternational Under construction 170mhigh,32-storey tower locatedin
47 Offices and Commercial
Offices and Commercial Offices
DIFC Lighthouse Dubai, UAE
Client: Dubai Investment Financial Centre Features: Low-carbon, sustainable development comprising a 402m high office tower. Status: Design complete 49 Business Bay Sales Centre Dubai, UAE
Client: Dubai Properties Features: Administrative office for sales of commercial and residential property in Business Bay. Total built-up area of 3,400 sq m. Status: Complete ‘CNBCArabia Property Awards’ 2007 Awards: outdoor spaces,fitnessclubs, restaurant Status: Features: Client: Kuwait Al Sharq Office Complex Confidential Concept design ‘Future Architecture Awards’, Office tower comprisingshoppingarcades, 28,000 sqm. and caféquarters. Total built-up area of MIPIM 2007
51 Offices and Commercial
Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE Central Tower Dubai InvestmentFinancialCentre Concept design 110storey office buildinginthecentre area of62,860sqm. of theDIFCdevelopment. Total builtup
53 Offices and Commercial Dubai Flower Centre Dubai, UAE
Client: Department of Civil Aviation Features: Centre for distribution of fresh cut flowers. Status: Complete Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE Harbour Office Development MENA CapitalInvestments(Amwaj) Design complete 28storey office tower.
55 Offices and Commercial
120,000 sqm. Status: Features: Client: Manama, Bahrain Bahrain World Trade Center Complete Confidential 240mhightwinoffice towersthatinclude own electricity. Total built-up area of function istopartly generatethebuilding’s between thesail-shaped towerswhose 29m diameterwind turbinesinstalled a shoppingmalland three ground-breaking
57 Offices and Commercial The Hub Bristol, UK
Client: ROK Development Features: Two storey BREEAM EXCELLENT rated commercial building. Total built up area of 13,935 sq m. Status: Complete Status: Features: Client: Changshu, China Administration Centre China Resources Power China Resources Power Complete 21,000sqmadministrative centre.
59 Offices and Commercial Qingping Highway Management Centre Shenzen, China
Client: Shenzhen Huayu Highway Investment Co. Ltd. Features: Highway control centre. Total built up area of 50,000 sq m. Status: Competition entry Status: Features: Client: Riyadh, SaudiArabia The RiyadhTower Designstage Al AjlanAlliedGroup 224m,42-storey office development.
61 Offices and Commercial
Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE Almas Tower DMCC (DubaiMultiCommoditiesCentre) Complete Commercial, retail and adiamondexchange centre. Total built-uparea of183,000sqm.
63 Offices and Commercial
Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE Crystal Oasis Dubai SiliconOasisAuthority(DSOA) Design stage G+11complexonfiveplots Total builtuparea 223,000sqm. industry withallrelated services. buildings related tomicro-electronics comprising commercial office
65 Offices andthe Commercialtext in here TEDA Centre Tianjin, China
Client: TEDA Features: 18 medium rise blocks along a 1.5km long site. Total built up area of 486,236 sq m. Status: Design stage Status: Features: Client: Baku, Azerbaijan Baku Office Building Confidential Concept design 32storey office, three storey mall, Total built-uparea of80,000sqm. two medium-risetowers.
67 Offices and Commercial Al Rostamani Office and Residential Building Dubai, UAE
Client: Al Rostamani Real Estate Features: 13 storey office/residential building. Total built up area of 30,800 sq m. Status: Complete Status: Features: Client: China Tianjin, Urban Design Tianjin FinancialStreet Tianjin FinancialCity Investment Tianjin Competition entry 40,000sqmconceptual design for new financialcentre.
69 Offices and Commercial
Status: Features: Client: China Tianjin, TEDA Buildings TEDA Designstage Three mixed-usetowersonapodium comprising commercial areas.
71 Offices and Commercial Mixed use buildings incorporate concepts of functional performance and comfort as well as creating an exclusive and communicative symbol to elicit recognition. Mixed Use
73 Mixed Use Al Rajhi Tower Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Client: Business Management Board of Alsheikh A Al-Rajhi Features: Mixed-use commercial tower. Total built up area of 300 000 sq m. Status: Design stage Status: Features: Client: Wuhan, China Mixed Development Wuhan Jiayu LandmarkHoteland Jiayu Group Design stage Mixedusetowerwith retail and leisure podium. Total builtuparea of140,000 sqm.
75 Mixed Use Guangzhou Zhujiang East Tower Guangzhou, China
Client: Hengda Corporation Features: 111 storey, 435m high mixed-use tower comprising five star hotel, serviced apartments and offices and commercial podium facilities. Status: Competition entry Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE P17 Tower Tasameem RealEstate Designstage 80storey residential, office and hotel property.
77 the textMixed in here Use Gateway Building Baku, Azerbaijan
Client: ADEC Features: Retail facilities on the ground and first floors, 16 boutique apartments on floors four to seven, with office floors from 3rd to 12th floor. Basement floor for plant and car park. Total built up area 28,000 sq m. Status: Concept design Status: Features: Client: Islamabad, Pakistan Centaurus Development Pak GulfConstructionLtd Under construction Fivemajorbuildings–two apartmenttowers deluxe hoteltower ontheother. mall ononeside and a246.5mtallfivestar and oneoffice towerover asculptedshopping
79 Mixed Use Anara Tower Dubai, UAE
Client: Tameer Holdings Investments Features: 650 m high, 125-storey mixed-use tower Total built-up area of 470,000 sq m. Status: Concept design Status: Features: Client: Juffair, Bahrain Nomas Tower Concept design Nomas EnterprisesW.L.L. 400,000sqmdevelopment combining waterfront office facility. entertainment, a five-star hotelandboutique townhouses, three floorsof retail and premium residential apartmentsand
81 Mixed Use Century City Doha, Qatar
Client: Retaj Developments Features: 350 keys 5-star hotel, 30 keys serviced apartments, offices, retail, conference facilities, spa & health club, 3,400 parking lots and mosque for 700 people. Status: Concept design Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE Icon Hotel Nakheel Designcomplete Highendhotel.
83 the textMixed in here Use
opiigalxr cnoiim oe, comprising aluxury‘condominium’ hotel, Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE The PalmJumeirah Trump Hotel&Tower, International Nakheel HotelandResorts Designcomplete Two asymmetrictowers over250minheight apartments andother related facilities.
85 the textMixed in here Use Flexible spaces and high levels of adaptability are key components that allow institutions to respond to the rapidly and continually changing delivery of healthcare services. Healthcare
87 Healthcare Royal Edinburgh Hospital Edinburgh, UK
Client: Lothian Primary Care NHS Trust Features: 350-bed psychiatric hospital. Total built up area 33,000 sq m. Status: Design stage Status: Features: Client: UAE Wellness Resort Confidential Concept design Healthcare resort.
89 Healthcare Centres of Clinical Excellence Reading, UK
Client: CCE (Circle Healthcare) Features: Private hospital. Total built up area 4,000 sq m. Status: Concept design Status: Features: Client: Milton Keynes,UK Milton Keynes Milton KeynesHospitalNHSFoundation Trust Designstage Women andchildren’s healthcare services. Total builtuparea of3,500sqm.
91 Healthcare Wythenshawe Hospital South Manchester, UK
Client: South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust Features: 320-bed acute unit and 77-bed mental health unit. Total built up area 30,000 sq m. Status: Complete Status: Features: Client: Tatarstan, Russia Kazan A&EHospital Tatarstan Government Masterplanningand designcomplete AccidentandEmergency facilityforthe citizens ofKazan.
93 Healthcare 21st century learning places must be designed to raise standards of pupils’ attainment and positively influence behaviour and contribute to raising the morale of staff. Education
95 Education Jumeirah English Speaking School Dubai, UAE
Client: Confidential Features: 12 buildings ranging from single storey to G+2. Total built-up area of 18,000 sq m. Status: Complete Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE Flagship Campus Confidential Design stage Fulleducationalfacilities supplying bothIB Total builtuparea 137,878sqm. and NCEcurriculum from crèche todiploma.
97 Education
RICSSustainability, Design andInnovation lawand designfaculties. Awards: Status: Features: Client: Newcastle uponTyne, UK City CampusEast Northumbria University Complete University ofNorthumbria LowCarbon NewBuild Project oftheYear
Universitycomplexhousing business,
Performance Awards Region – Northern and overall Buildingofthe Year 2008 CIBSE LowCarbon
99 Education City College Plymouth Redevelopment Plymouth, UK
Client: City College Plymouth Features: Redevelopment of college campus. Total built up area of 37,000 sq m. Status: Design stage Awards: Status: Features: Client: Chelmsford, UK Chancellor ParkPrimary School Essex CountyCouncil Complete
1,200sqmprimary school. 2005 CivicTrust commendation
101 Education Richmond School North Yorkshire, UK
Client: North Yorkshire County Council Features: Sixth form college for 400 students. Status: Design stage Status: Features: Client: Barnsley, UK Penistone GrammarALC Laing O’Rourke Under construction Secondary school
103 Education Grimsby Institute of Further Education Lincolnshire, UK
Client: Grimsby Institute Features: Further education college. Total built up area 25,000 sq m. Status: Concept design Status: Features: Client: Worksop, UK of FurtherEducation North Nottinghamshire College North Nottinghamshire College Design stage Collegeoffurthereducation.
105 Education
Status: Features: Client: Boston Spa,UK Brtiish LibraryArchive Unit British Library Complete Archive repository.
107 Education Every site in the world is very different and therefore demands a different design approach and contextual response based upon human understanding and passion. Urban Design Masterplanning and
109 Masterplanning and Urban Design
Status: Features: Client: Bahrain Durrat AlBahrain JVDurrat AlBahrainand Under construction Residential,commercial andleisure resort. Total built-uparea of20sqkm. Al KhaleejDevelopment Co
111 Masterplanning and Urban Design Western Marina Development Abu Dhabi, UAE
Client: Confidential Features: 370 deluxe waterfront villas, 230 key 5 star hotel, aqua park, 250 apartments, retail area and staff accommodation. Status: Design stage Status: Features: Client: London, UK World Squares forallMasterplan Trafalgar Greater London Authority&Transport for Complete Redevelopmentmasterplan. London Street Management Square –
113 Masterplanning and Urban Design International Crab Market Suzhou, China
Client: Suzhou Industrial Park Features: 85,000 sq m, five block commercial complex for wholesale and retailing of the famous Yangchenghu crabs. Status: Complete Status: Features: Client: Shenzen, China Baoan CentralDistrict Masterplan Shenzen PlanningGroup Under construction Newtownurbandesign on 640ha.
115 Masterplanning and Urban Design
Status: Features: Client: Bahrain Durrat Marina JVDurratAlBahrain&Khaleej DevelopmentCo Under construction Three interconnected islandsbasedaround a land. commercial facilitieson68 haofreclaimed marina withmixed-use residential, retail and
117 Masterplanning and Urban Design CITIC New Town Development Changsha, China
Client: Changsha Real Estate Co. Ltd Features: Five functional districts comprising city and cultural plazas, ecological hotel, cyber port and residential units. Total built up area of 62,860 sq m. Status: Competition entry Status: Features: Client: Xuzhou, China Xuzhou RailwayStation Masterplan Xuzhou EconomyDevelopmentCommittee Competition entry Urbandesignandmasterplan.
119 Masterplanning and Urban Design Designing sports facilities is a fascinating challenge, from which has emerged magnificent architecture that successfully resolves aesthetic and pragmatic issues. Sports andLeisure
121 Sports and Leisure Wild Wadi Aqua Park Dubai, UAE
Client: Confidential Features: Themed water park. Total built-up area of 3 ha. Status: Complete Awards: World Water Park Association Award - Industry Innovation Award for Outstanding Design & Theme - 1999 Status: Features: Client: Miami, USA Enchantment oftheSeas Royal CaribbeanInternational Complete Lengtheningandrevitalisation of luxury cruiseliner.
123 Sports and Leisure Kazan Zoo and Botanical Park Kazan, Russia
Client: Invest-City, Government of Kazan Features: Three co-located central city sites. Total built-up area of 40 ha. Status: Design stage Status: Features Client: Dubai, UAE Zabeel Park Complete Dubai Municipality Technology themeparkcovering 47.5ha. :
125 Sports and Leisure Plaza Dubai Dubai, UAE
Client: Confidential Features: 5,000 seat auditorium and stage, 5,000 sq m revolving shade structure, 2,500 sq m, reflection lake. Integration with underground parking, retail and loading bay areas. Status: Competition entry Total built uparea of12,000 sqm. Status: Features: Client: Northumbria, UK Sports Centre University ofNorthumbria Northumbria University Under construction Three sportshalls,a25mswimming pool, training facilitiesand gymnasium. 40m sprintstraights, highperformance
127 Sports and Leisure Whether very large or very small, simple and elegant buildings are not an outcome of scale, but rather space, appealing not just to our senses but also to our intellect. Transportation
129 Transportation Xi’An International Airport – Phase II Xi’An, China
Client: Western Airport Management Group Co.Ltd Features: Airport masterplanning and Terminal 3 design. Total built up area of 270,000 sq m. Status: Design stage Total built-up area of200,000 sqm. Status: Features: Client: Urumchi, China Airport International Urumchi Diwopu Urumchi Airport(Group) Co.,Ltd Competition entry Expansion of international airport. Expansionofinternational
131 Transportation Hangzhou Railway Station Hangzhou, China
Client: Municipal Government/Hangzhou Urban Planning Bureau Features: Transport interchange and railway station. Total built up area 357,700 sq m. Status: Competition entry Status: Features: Client: Taiyun, China Taiyun Wuxu Terminal Area Building Shanxi Province CivilianAirportGroup Complete 55,000sqmnewairport terminal.
133 Transportation Abra and Waterbus Stations Dubai, UAE
Client: RTA Marine Agency Features: Waterbus and abra waiting areas, retail and staff facilities plus a café. Status: Design stage Status: Features: Client: Abu BakerAlSiddiqueStation,Dubai, UAE Dubai Metro –Green Line JT Metro JV andDubaiRailLink(DURL) Under construction ‘Type 2’elevatedconcourse station.
135 Transportation Yinchuan Airport Yinchuan, China
Client: Yinchuan He Dong Airport Expansion Project Headquarters Features: Airport masterplanning and Terminal 2. Total built up area of 33,000 sq m. Status: Complete Status: Features: Client: Makkah, KSA Haramain HighSpeed RailLink Confidential Competition entry Fouriconicdesignstations each450mlong.
137 Transportation Sustainable Metro Station Dubai, UAE
Client: Confidential Features: Passive smoke exhaust from trains, natural light to platform and concourse, external cladding designed to specifically respond to station orientation, station volume optimised to minimise air-conditioning. Status: Concept design Status: Features: Client: Dubai, UAE Sustainable Tram Depot Confidential Concept design Green roof actsasbiofilterfortramwash natural light intothedepot buildings. natural ventilation inwinter andallows roof irrigation.Venturi skylight encourages depot. Photovoltaic cellsdrivepumpsfor water andprovides thermal massfor
139 Transportation Signature Bridge Dubai, UAE
Client: Confidential Features: Total span of 200m providing a three-lane dual carriageway. Status: Design complete Status: Features: Client: Abu Dhabi,UAE Sowwah IslandRoads andBridges Mubadala Under construction Designandsupervision ofthebridgeand connecting service roads. Dual-level road networkon theislandwith both AbuDhabiand AlReemIsland. road networksconnecting theislandto
141 Transportation Atkins: more than an environmentally responsible consultancy – Carbon Critical DesignTM is at the heart of all that we do
Securing a sustainable future
As the problems facing our clients become more complex, the solutions delivered by Atkins become more and more innovative.
We are determined to help ensure our sector’s voice is heard on key issues such as health & safety and sustainability and aspire to be a world leader in the delivery of sustainable solutions.
Many of the sustainable design solutions relate to the reduction of carbon emissions and we refer to this primary sub-set of the discipline of sustainable design as ‘Carbon Critical Design’. We now plan, design and enable solutions in a carbon critical world, fundamentally changing the way we deliver projects to clients.
Developed from our early work in conjunction with the British University in Dubai (BUiD) and Cardiff University, we introduced the Atkins Sustainability Policy in November 2007, declaring our commitment to: educating our staff on sustainability; continuing to work with academia to develop sustainable solutions; and inspiring and challenging our clients, employees and supply chain to deliver sustainable solutions.
This has now developed into a strategic policy to adopt our Carbon Critical Design model for all new zero or low carbon sustainable “From buildings and railways to education, sustainability buildings, including those in hot climates such as the Middle East. We is interwoven into every project we are involved in and is are now focusing on inspiring and challenging all our stakeholders to integral to the Atkins DNA. Our mission is to raise awareness of deliver holistic sustainable solutions through Carbon Critical Design. environmental design and its importance in the built environment,” some ofthemostinspirational, groundbreaking initiativesofthe newmillennium,suchas: Our projects setbenchmarksinsustainabledesign andcontributetoadiverseportfoliothatincludes available fortoday’s fastmovingclients. the MiddleEastiswellpositionedtooffer thebestsustainablesolutions supported byadditionalspecialistsustainabilityconsultants,Atkins in ourLEEDandEstidamaaccredited designprofessionalsafterthought. With This teamworkensures thatsustainabilityneverbecomesa‘bolt-on’,oran of projects. to thechallengeslaiddownbyourarchitects andengineersacross arange language ofsustainability. Thismeanswecanrespond effectively asateam The widerangeofservicesanddisciplineswithinAtkinsare allfluentinthe Setting thebenchmarks consumptionbyupto50%andwater byupto40%,compared toatypicalDubaidesign; TheBahrainWorld Trade Center, thefirstcommercial windpowerforenergy; building to harness DIFCLighthouseTower, settobeDubai’s firstlowcarboncommercial tower-aiming to reduce itstotalenergy WRAP –development oftheRecycledContent Toolkit forWaste and Resources Action Plan. Northumbria UniversityCityCampus East–UKlandmarkstructure whichhasbecomeanenvironmental flagship; Richmond Schoolsustainability pathfinderwillsetanewbenchmarkundertheUKgovernment’s BSFprogramme;
in sustainabledesign
143 Sharing our commitment
Atkins is not content with driving the sustainability agenda by Atkins is leading the way with building designs that internal commitment and client advice. We believe we also incorporate new technologies. have a responsibility to contribute at wider strategic level and Wind power we have joined several initiatives to help instigate change in Bio-Mass the macro environment. These include founder membership and deputy chair of the Emirates Green Building Council to Photo-voltaics advise on Constructing Excellence within the UAE. Solar Thermal
To achieve our extended aims, we employ full time in-house sustainability experts who set the parameters and work with architects and engineers to design and construct low-energy, resource-efficient buildings. In concert with this, we make a leading contribution to research in the field of sustainability in the built environment through a partnership with the British University in Dubai (BUiD) where we fund the Institute of the Built Environment.
We also support an internal technical community called SUSNET with 200 active members who share sustainability Photo-voltaic (PV) panel best practice and disseminate knowledge. SUSNET has evolved following an awareness raising training programme across the Atkins group. This has led to a saving of thousands of tonnes of carbon by changing the way we service buildings. It has also saved thousands of tonnes of waste through improved recovery rates and the adoption of the WRAP toolkits on our projects.
We believe that Atkins is achieving excellent results by encouraging our designers to innovate in ways that deliver genuine sustainable benefits. We are also proving that sustainable thinking can be harnessed within a large company and converted into innovative solutions and groundbreaking designs that are both functional and exciting. DIFC Lighthouse Tower Dubai, UAE
Client: Dubai Investment Financial Corporation Inspired Status: Design complete thinking Features: This 400-metre, 64-floor luxury office tower exceeds any other skyscraper in reducing energy consumption. Our first step was to limit building loads passively. A high performance façade reduces heat transfer but allows ample light into the building. Pressure testing will ensure low infiltration gains. Breaking escape stairs and installing air locks at high level will reduce stack effects.
Efficient daylight-controlled lights, pumps, motors and fans reduce both primary energy loads and resultant cooling loads. Heat recovery wheels reduce outside air loads; low weight, double-decked elevators, occupancy control for ventilation and induction fans and occupancy/pollution sensing in the car parks all reduce energy use. Overall, energy will be reduced by 50% and water by 40%, compared to our business as usual benchmark.
The tall, slender geometry of the tower sculpted by sunlight and wind reflects the energy and kinetics of DIFC. The LED lit façade inspired by the traditional ‘Mashrabiya’ and the client’s logo transforms the tower into a ‘Lighthouse’. Metaphorically, the supergreen development is envisaged to become a beacon for all future low-carbon, sustainable developments within the region 145 Iris Bay Dubai, UAE
Client: Sheth Estate International Ltd Status: Under construction Innovation Features: Iris Bay is a 170m high, 32-storey tower, with a total built- up area of 36,000 sq m situated in the Business Bay area in action of Dubai. The revolutionary ovoid design for this building was inspired by the client’s request for an iconic landmark development that will stand out from its neighbouring buildings. The distinctive design comprises two identical double curved pixelated shells which are rotated and cantilevered over the podium.
Sustainability elements include balconies as shading devices; a low window-to-solid ratio where appropriate; natural ventilation including openable windows, and photo voltaics. The rear elevation is a continuous vertical curve punctuated by balconies while the front elevation is made up of seven zones of rotated glass. The project, which will incorporate both passive and active environmental features, includes naturally ventilated spaces and integrated solar energy and shading films in the glass façade. technology Award winning Winner ofBEX (Building Exchange) Innovation Category Award -2008 LEAF Awards winner 2006-Best Useof Technology within aLarge Scheme Technical validationincludedtheincorporation Uniquetothisbuilding isarenewable energy Features: Status: Client: Manama, Bahrain Bahrain World Trade Center Confidential Complete 240mhightwinoffice towersthatincludeashopping into thestructuralandbuilding serviceselements. investigations wasincorporated byAtkinsdesignteams and SARManalysisvalidation. Output from these different windregime analysisofturbineperformance of environmentally responsive designelements, the totalelectricalconsumption ofthebuilding. expected toproduce between11and15percent of horizontally supportedonbridges.Theturbinesare design involvingthree 29mdiameterwindturbines Arabian Gulf.Total built-uparea of120,000sqm. office towerswith unobstructedviewsoverthe existing mallandhotelprovides additionaltwin for theextendeddevelopmentthatrejuvenates the turbines. Inaddition,Atkinsdevelopedthemasterplan mall andthree ground-breaking 29mdiameterwind
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