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Facts
Official Name Al Bahar Tower 1
Complex Name Al Bahr Towers
Former / Other Name ADIC Headquarters Tower 1, Abu Dhabi Investment Council Headquarters Tower 1
Type building
Status Completed
Country United Arab Emirates
City Abu Dhabi
Street Address / Map Eastern Ring Road
Building Function office
Proposed 2008
Start of Construction 2009
Completion 2012
Regional Ranking #253 tallest in Middle East
City Ranking #24 tallest in Abu Dhabi
Figures
Height: Architectural 145.1 meter / 476 feet
Height: Occupied 120.0 meter / 394 feet
Height: To Tip 147.0 meter / 482 feet
Height: Observatory 120.0 meter / 394 feet
Floors Above Ground 29
Floors Below Ground 2
# of Elevators 9
Top Elevator Speed 5 m/s
Tower GFA 56,000 m² / 602,779 ft²
Development GFA 100,080 m² / 1,077,252 ft²
# of Parking Spaces 80
Companies Involved
Owner Abu Dhabi Investment Council
Developer Abu Dhabi Investment Council
Design Architect Aedas
Associate Architect Diar Consult
Structural Engineer Arup
MEP Engineer Arup
Project Manager Mace
Main Contractor Al-Futtaim Carillion
CTBUH Awards
2012 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Finalist
CTBUH 11th Annual Awards, (See the CTBUH Awards Book)
2012 Tall Building Innovation Award Winner
CTBUH 11th Annual Awards, (See the CTBUH Awards Book)

Videos
Innovation Award Winner: Al Bahar Towers
2012 Awards Ceremony
Dynamic Facades and Parametrics; Creating a New Vernacular?
P.Oborn (Aedas Europe), CTBUH Mumbai Conference

Other CTBUH Links
Al Bahar Towers, Abu Dhabi
CTBUH Featured Tall Building, 2013

News Articles
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