Al-Bahar Towers

Project details

• Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Architect: Aedas
• Associated Architect: Diar Consult
• Engineer: ARUP
• Construction: Al Futtaim Carillion
• Date Constructed: 2012
• Height: 145m

“The tower’s innovative dynamic façade opens and closes in response to the movement of the sun, reducing solar gain by more than 50 percent, creating a more comfortable internal environment for occupants and producing a distinctive external aesthetic which helps to define the building as a gateway to the UAE capital. The façade was conceived as a contemporary interpretation of the traditional Islamic “mashrabiya”; a popular form of wooden lattice screen found in vernacular Islamic architecture and used as a device for achieving privacy while reducing glare and solar gain.”

Ref.: Archdaily