United Arab Emirates, Dubai

The Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences

A luxury hotel with breathtaking residences that represents a new generation of distinctive luxury
The Royal Atlantis Resort and Residences is a mega project that comprises a hotel and residences. It encompasses 43 storeys and culminates at a height of 185 meters above sea-level, while the residential tower reaches 37 storeys (165 meters above sea-level).

An ambitious, luxurious and versatile project

The complex offers 795 guest rooms and suites as well as 231 serviced residences. It features private gardens, cantilever pools, an infinity pool overlooking the Arabian Gulf and Dubai skyline, a cutting-edge fitness centre and modern spa therapies.

Together, The Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences and Atlantis, The Palm creates the ultimate entertainment destination. The two properties feature over two kilometres of beachfront in total, which is the largest stretch of continuous, accessible privately-owned beach front in Dubai. The destination is also home to over 35 restaurants and bars, including 10 celebrity chef restaurants, one leading international beach and nightclub and over 92 swimming pools. The Royal Atlantis is the new landmark of Dubai, building on the success of Atlantis The Palm.

We were pleased to be part of this development, which dominates the Palm Jumeirah skyline. It sets a new precedent in the hospitality and tourism industry, while satisfying the demand for an ambitious delivery of world class projects in Dubai.

Technical challenge

Each tower consists of three reinforced concrete sub-towers. On November 2018, these have been connected by a 45m long sky bridge that has been built at a lower level and lifted in place by a strand jacking method. The main sky-bridge spans over 50 metres between both central towers of the project, and was built on supports on top of the lobby roof, between levels 4 and 8. The bridge was then lifted to levels 18-21. The work started at +44.5m above ground and ended at +93.5m, with approximately 250 people working on the steel structure, façade and lifting.

The gross floor area of the property amounts to 387,097 m² and the total site area to 173,398 m². The key materials used to create the building include 45,000 tonnes of steel rebar, 5,500 tonnes of structural steel, 150,000 m² of marble and 130,000 m² of glass reinforced concrete. The façade and interior areas of the resort and residence feature approximately 90,000 m² of glass, equivalent to 10 FIFA football fields.

Project details

Project nameThe Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences
LocationDubai United Arab Emirates
Building period2016 - 2022
CategoryHotels
Stakeholder(s)Six Construct
ArchitectKohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Contract typeBuild
ClientAtlantis The Palm 2 LLC, Dubai
Total Value Dollar$ 1400000000

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