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Sheth Tower,
Iris Bay, Dubai
2006-
Architects: Atkins

Dubai tower - image © from Atkins Architects 201206
Sheth Tower Dubai - Building PR Dec 2006 from Atkins
Atkins unveils designs for major new Dubai mixed-use scheme
Atkins has unveiled design images for Iris Bay - a 170m high, 32-storey
tower in the heart of Dubai's commercial core, Business Bay.
The tower is elevated above a four-story perforated podium which floats
over a double height arcade, and houses retail and commercial space totalling
82,000 sq m. The scheme is set to have a major presence along Dubai's
Sheikh Zayed Road, which forms the city's main artery.

Sheth Tower, Dubai - image © from Atkins 201206
Featuring a revolutionary ovoid design, the tower comprises two identical
double-curved shells, rotated and cantilevered over the podium. The interface
between the tower and the podium features prayer rooms, a gym and an outdoor
pool.
The futuristic development is intended to provide prestige office space
to some of the world's leading companies, and will sit in a business region
akin to New York's Manhattan or London's Square Mile.
Atkins is developing Iris Bay on behalf of owner/developer Sheth Estates
International Ltd.
Atkins' Dubai office is the company's largest in the Middle East. Atkins
is growing rapidly in the region, with staff numbers now at 1,500, compared
to 1,000 six months ago.
Iris Bay Dubai - Sheth Tower : PR 20 Dec 2006 from Atkins, Architects
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Background on the Sheth Tower Dubai architects:
Atkins plans, designs and enables the delivery of complex capital programmes
for clients in the public and private sectors across the globe. Atkins
is the largest multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe; the largest engineering
consultancy in the UK; and the world's third largest design firm.
Atkins' current projects include:
* In the defence sector, the MoD's Future Rapid Effects System (FRES)
programme - overseeing the development of the next generation of medium
weight armoured vehicles for the military;
* Significant road and rail contracts, including a £65 million,
three-year resignalling contract in Basingstoke;
* High profile architectural designs, such as Durrat Al Bahrain, a spectacular
20 sq km seaside city resort on the south coast of Bahrain comprising
13 man-made islands.
Atkins was named among the "20 Best Big Companies to Work For 2006'
by The Sunday Times; 'Construction Consultant of the Year 2005' by Building;
and 'Consultant of the Year Major Firm 2005' by New Civil Engineer.
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