The Arc at Gate Towers

Abu Dhabi
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Height 84.6 m / 278 ft
Floors 23
Official Name
The current legal building name.

The Arc at Gate Towers

Name of Complex
A complex is a group of buildings which are designed and built as pieces of a greater development.

The Gate Shams Abu Dhabi

Type
CTBUH collects data on two major types of tall structures: 'Buildings' and 'Telecommunications / Observation Towers.' A 'Building' is a structure where at least 50% of the height is occupied by usable floor area. A 'Telecommunications / Observation Tower' is a structure where less than 50% of the structure's height is occupied by usable floor area. Only 'Buildings' are eligible for the CTBUH 'Tallest Buildings' lists.

Building

Status
Completed
Architecturally Topped Out
Structurally Topped Out
Under Construction
Proposed
On Hold
Never Completed
Vision
Competition Entry
Canceled
Proposed Renovation
Under Renovation
Renovated
Under Demolition
Demolished

Completed

Completion

2014

Country
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United Arab Emirates

City
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Abu Dhabi

Address

Al Reem Island

Function
A single-function tall building is defined as one where 85% or more of its usable floor area is dedicated to a single usage. Thus a building with 90% office floor area would be said to be an "office" building, irrespective of other minor functions it may also contain.

A mixed-use tall building contains two or more functions (or uses), where each of the functions occupy a significant proportion of the tower's total space. Support areas such as car parks and mechanical plant space do not constitute mixed-use functions. Functions are denoted on CTBUH "Tallest Building" lists in descending order, e.g., "hotel/office" indicates hotel function above office function.

Residential

Height
Architectural
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) rankings of the "World's Tallest Buildings."

84.6 m / 278 ft

To Tip
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest point of the building, irrespective of material or function of the highest element (i.e., including antennae, flagpoles, signage and other functional-technical equipment).
84.6 m / 278 ft
Occupied
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest occupied floor within the building.
76.8 m / 252 ft
Floors Above Ground
The number of floors above ground should include the ground floor level and be the number of main floors above ground, including any significant mezzanine floors and major mechanical plant floors. Mechanical mezzanines should not be included if they have a significantly smaller floor area than the major floors below. Similarly, mechanical penthouses or plant rooms protruding above the general roof area should not be counted. Note: CTBUH floor counts may differ from published accounts, as it is common in some regions of the world for certain floor levels not to be included (e.g., the level 4, 14, 24, etc. in Hong Kong).

23

# of Apartments
Number of Apartments refers to the total number of residential units (including both rental units and condominiums) contained within a particular building.

991

Rankings

#
84
Tallest in Abu Dhabi
Developer
Aldar Properties

About The Arc at Gate Towers

As implied within the name, the The Arc at Gate Towers rises from a podium base as an arc, which together with the Gate Towers was modelled to resemble prominent historic structures such as England’s Stonehenge or Greece’s Pantheon to create a notable gateway into the Shams Neighborhood on Al Reem Island. The concave curve of the rental apartment building’s arc form faces southeast, overlooking a landscaped amenity deck atop the podium base. This podium is shared with the Gate Towers and is linked directly via a second floor skybridge to the Boutik Mall, located across the street and within the lower floors of the Sky and Sun Towers.

At various points within the building’s form, voids of differing sizes pass through multiple floors of the structure, which combined with recessed balconies compliments the sleek glass façade with visual texture, while also providing for shaded outdoor spaces enjoyed by the building’s residents.