The Burj Al Arab is one of the world’s most luxurious
hotels and is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Burj Al Arab is
managed by the Jumeirah Group and built by Said Khalil. Burj Al Arab’s
stands at a height of 333m. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial
island 280 metres (919 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to
the mainland by a private curving bridge.
The construction of Burj Al Arab began in 1994. It
was built to resemble the sail of a dhow, a type of Arabian vessel. Two
“wings” spread in a V to form a vast “mast”, while the space between
them is enclosed in a massive atrium. Architect Tom Wright said “The
client wanted a building that would become an iconic or symbolic
statement for Dubai; this is very similar to Sydney with its Opera
House, or Paris with the Eiffel Tower. It needed to be a building that
would become synonymous with the name of the country.” The architect and
engineering consultant for the project was Atkins, the UK’s largest
multidisciplinary consultancy. The hotel was built by South African
construction contractor Murray & Roberts. The hotel cost $650
million to build.
The foundation used in this hotel is Pile Foundation
and a total of 230 – 40 meter long concrete piles were drived into the
sand. The foundation is held in place not by bedrock, but by the
friction of the sand and silt along the length of the piles. Engineers
created a surface layer of large rocks, which is circled with a concrete
honey-comb pattern, which serves to protect the foundation from
erosion. It took three years to reclaim the land from the sea, but less
than three years to construct the building itself. The building contains
over 70,000 cubic meters of concrete and 9,000 tons of steel.
The tennis court at the top of the hotel
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