Atkins unveil super slim design
13 May 2008

Leading international architecture and engineering firm, Atkins is designing a super slim tower which gives the illusion of constantly changing its appearance with the movement of people and the sun.



Located on the city’s main artery, Sheikh Zayed Road, the Atkins designed ‘P-17’ makes another strong statement in adding to both Atkins’ and Dubai’s growing portfolio of landmark buildings.

Standing tall at 379 metres, the tower’s darker front facade rises from the ground and twists slightly in a striking glass and steel design. Behind the elegant form, increasingly taller blades gently splay outwards, conveying the appearance of layered planes which dynamically move sideways to produce a challenging, gravity-defying form.

P 17 Dubai - Tower Building : Image 13 May 2008 from Atkins, Architects

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P 17 Tower Dubai - Building Facts:
Client: Tasameem Group
Location: Sheikh Zayed Road - Dubai
Facilities: Mixed use (17 office floors, five star hotel, 74 serviced apartments, 176 residential apartments)
Total built-up area: 165,327 m2
Height: 379metres
Tower: 81 Storeys (3B + 1 + 77 floors)
Car parking block: (3B + G + 10 floors)
Status: Preliminary Design Stage
Construction start: November 2008
Expected completion: November 2011

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