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Project Park Place, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Built in the shape of a perfume bottle, the horizontally and vertically curved skyscraper has already been lauded by international industry experts for its remarkable design and construction quality. The tower, located between the API World Tower and the Crowne Plaza on the northern end of Sheikh Zayed Road, is the flagship real estate development from UAE-based Bin Drai Enterprises. The 238-metre skyscraper offers unprecedented facilities, including the longest swimming pool on Sheikh Zayed Road, the fastest lifts in Dubai, state-of-the-art security and safety systems and high-grade acoustic treatment. No two floors are alike, giving commercial and residential tenants additional versatility. The tower also features a ten-storey secure parking lot, landscaped gardens and designer fittings. Location Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Client H.E. Humaid Bin Drai Contractor BAM Higgs & Hill and ACC Contract period October 2004 – November 2006 Contract sum € 69 million ‘This truly memorable piece of urban sculpture is the result of excellence at every level.’ July 2009 000354-178 Scope of work Construction of a 230 metre high residential tower of 61 floors, of which the lower eighteen floors are reserved for offices, along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, including a ten level car park building and a steel structure bridge connecting car park and tower. Man hours Park Place involved the efforts of more than thousand men from all construction trades, and more than two million man hours without a single serious safety incident. Exterior cladding Because of the unique shape and structure of the building, more than 3,000 different glass panels were required for the exterior cladding. The shape of the tower is complex, with simultaneous curvature in both the horizontal and vertical planes. The specialist curtain walling consultants involved in the façade design have confirmed it to be the most complex façade they are aware of worldwide. baminternational.com.

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