case study updated part2

PROJECTS CASE STUDY

Higher Corporation for Specialized Economic ZonesEstablished as a government- backed higher

corporation for specialized economic zones,

ZonesCorp is directly responsible for the

establishment, management and operation

of specialized economic zones in Abu Dhabi.

ZonesCorp is committed to developing the

industrial infrastructure in the capital, cultivating

a business climate conducive to growth and

driving the diversification of the economy.

ZonesCorp has much to offer businesses in

the way of value propositions and operational

incentives. With specialized zones in the Emirate

of Abu Dhabi boasting of state-of-the-art facilities,

cutting-edge utilities, logistics capabilities,

advanced communications infrastructure and

workers’ residential cities, investors can easily set

up their businesses in the country’s capital and

set their industrial projects in motion in a matter

of a few weeks.

The project consist of nine floors ground floors

ground floor was manly planed as welcoming area

includes the main reception and lobby design

with unique futures in deferent kind of materials

such as marble flooring glass panels , lime stones

and artificial stones milted up with stainless steel

joints to bring up the impact of the specialised

location.

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ZONES CORPZONES CORPThe reception takes you to the left lobby inhere

GCG interiors have re design the interior space

in the elevators to be the connection in the style

between the nine floors in a contemporary design

with wooden elements the idea was developed to

match the required style.

Behind the left lobby the multipurpose rooms

was located to accommodate around over 250

gests , the same was divided by utilising floor

to ceiling movable wooden partition allowing

for a unique flexibility in a practical functional

ability, including the latest technology for the AV

equipment to add the feeling and the impact to

the place .

After a long seminar day you will be in need

for an area to have a cup of coffee or light meal ,

therefore GCG interiors allocated contemporary

cafeteria with full services connected to the

outside area with space a FOR SMOKERS !

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The PVC parquet texture flooring allows for ante

practical environment with easy cleaning facility

for such heavy traffic area, especially since it is

very close to the fife star toilets with the best

sanitary fittings brought from overseas to serve

the design purpose.

The mezzanine floor is basically designed to be

for the meeting and board rooms once you inter to

the floor you will be attracted to the soft lighting

environment and the feeling of the fife stars

conferences and seminars.

Marble flooring with well designed wooden

features reflected on the ceiling have created a

rich smooth appearance to the entry area.

All rooms connected with a long pathway area

which was designed in a unique way covered of

natural limestone’s , the pathway is surrounded

with frameless floor to ceiling glass panels allows

for the natural lighting to fill up the space with

natural energy.

Design simplicity with special features is the

main key of such simple contrasted balanced

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Accessibility , transparency and quality went to

the extreme level without any compromizes in the

functunal and the technichl side of such area, gcg

have designed acording to highest internasonal

standerds sovoring all technical aspects and

provided the best profissinal sulution for the

acostical and lighting systems in accordance

to the standard LUX levels, measures and

international STS and DB ratings.

The stat of art main bord room says the balance

of the story , with its custum maded design hand

tufted carpet enrich the appearance , including

all of the highest technology lighting and sound

control systems , fully equipped oval shape

meeting table have breaked the ice of the strait

lines in the surrounding enviroment.


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The secondery boardroom with have copied the

same environment of the main boardroom.

Prayer room is a dedicated room in which

employees and visitors can pray .papered as it

should be should be suitable for prayer facing the

direction of Makkah Washing facilities near to

the prayer room for ritual washing before prayer

the prayer the same designed according to the

standards to allow for the most comfortable way

for employees and visitors before practising their

prayers..

Since room should be clean and people must

remove their shoes before entering prayer room

a dedicated place to place shoes when removing

shoes before entering prayer room was included.


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All of this was done with intensive care from GCG

Interiors team work.

As Zonescorp offer deferent kind of services

created challenging requirements to allocate all

of the staff in a 60000sf open area distributed

in 6 typical floors one of the services is investor

management Because land development must be

preceded by the acquisition of a license.

It stands to reason that the faster and easier an

investor can obtain an industrial license, the more

likely he is to consider undertaking an industrial

endeavor in Abu Dhabi. This is where ZonesCorp

can play a key role.

Speciality for each and every area of this floor

planned to meet the best market standards.


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To succeed in creating an industrial environment

conducive to sustainable economic development.

ZonesCorp has established the Investor

Management Department for industrial

land provision and licensing. The Investor

Management Department has transformed the

once time consuming procedure into a one-step

process that can be completed through a singular

point of contact.

Today, as a result of ZonesCorp’s Investor

Management Department, an investor can initiate

the licensing process simply by filling out an

application at any ZonesCorp counter or online.

The Higher Corporation will then coordinate

with the various government bodies involved to

expedite the process, reserve the land and issue

the license without inconveniencing the investor.

To accomplish this, ZonesCorp will:


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The VIP floorOn the top of the operations the VIP floor sets to

insure privacy with special kind of materials and

speciality designs, suitable for requirements and

purposes of the floor, from the main entrance the

pathway takes you to a contemporary reception

area glass, wood cappuccino marble with a

special rich lighting system in striate elements

melded the appearance of this area.


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Waiting areas meeting rooms, Majless , VIP offices

and operational staff all planed with and access

for the VIP office to the outdoor terrace for private

times during the good weather.

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Ceiling casting with wooden inlays have created

a special elegant appearance to the office

reflected on the hand tufted carpet in a simple

way to create symmetrical appearance to the

space

The VIP toilets requres spicial tretments to

includs all of the facilities .


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Bathrooms were designed with speciality using

high end materials including mosaic tiles and

marble sinks handmade especially for this project.

The project was done up to expectations with

appreciations from all of the parties involved,

rustling a new inspired space done by GCG

interiors team.

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RAK Chamber of Commerce and Industry is

considered an independent institution with

public utility marked by moral personality and

administrative and financial independence in the

scope of law and the internal basic regulations

of the Chamber. The Chamber is representing

the private sector in RAK Emirate, where every

practitioner of economic activity or trade in the

Emirate has the right to acquire the membership

of the Chamber and benefit from its services

presented to members.

RAK Chamber’s new headquarters was built on

a land granted by His Highness in appreciation

of constructive efforts made by the Chamber’s

leaders in galvanizing economic activities through

local programs and exertions in strengthening

the private sector’s role in the Emirate of Ras Al

Khaimah.

His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi,

Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al

Khaimah, accompanied by His Highness Sheikh

Mohammed bin Saud, Crown Prince of Ras Al

Khaimah, inaugurated by the RAK Chamber of

Commerce and Industry new headquarters, Sunday,

05/15/2011. The formal ceremony held on this

occasion was attended by many dignitaries, including

a number of Sheikhs and Chairmen of Chambers of

Commerce in the State, as well as local departments

Heads, business leaders and media representatives.

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This step also confirms His Highness support

for RAK Chamber’s role in serving the economic

community.

The new headquarters of RAK Chamber is

located in Al Nakheel Business Square within

the vicinity of Ras Al Khaimah Exhibition Centre,

the Saud bin Saqr Program for Young Business

Leaders, and Obaid Al Jaber Mosque which

accommodates about 1200 parishioners, and that

consists of one floor, including female prayer room

for about 350 women .

The RAK Chamber’s building consists of nine

floors, with four set aside sections in addition

to the 9th floor being dedicated to the RAK

Business Club, not to mention the state of the art Auditorium equipped with latest technological features, accommodating up to 200 people.

As for Ras Al Khaimah Reconciliation and

Commercial Arbitration Centre, it is situated on

the ground floor. The building also includes a

large board room in addition to others designated

to receive delegations and holding meetings with

businessmen and visitors.

the expertise of GCG interiors in offering

integrated auditorium solution which covered

all aspects from design , acoustical and latest

technology not to forget the custom mad VIP

Auditorium chairs customize in one of the best

international manufacturer in Spain all of this

have resulted another successful project by GCG

interiors .

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GCG INTERIORS handed over Bin Suwaidan

Advocates & Legal Consultants head office in

Hamden award building the project was design

and built GCG have provided as special finishes

and colour scheme to match the rich identity of

the client.

Bin Suwaidan Advocates & Legal Consultants is

one of the pioneer offices on the level of United

Arab Emirates.

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Thanks to its academic professional &

experienced staff, the office became one of the

largest advocate offices not to forget the touch

GCG interiors added to the image and overall

appearance .

Bin Suwaidan Advocates office is comprising

& covering all the legal and consultant fields,

including defence and pleading in all civil,

commercial, criminal, and marine cases as well as

the Sharia cases.

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Moreover, this office undertakes the procedures

of arbitration, attending before the leasing

committees, formation & registration of

companies, agencies, trademarks, patents, and

offers all kinds of legal consultancies inside and

outside the country.

Dana Gas is the Middle East’s leading private

sector natural gas company producing some

65,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of oil, gas

and natural gas liquids from its operations in

Egypt and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

The company has proved plus probable reserves

of 152 million barrels of oil equivalent and a

resource potential of some 900 million barrels from

its world class acreage in Egypt and Iraq.

Dana Gas is a rapidly growing company targeting

a doubling in production over the 2011 – 2013

period from its 2010 average of 55,500 barrels of

oil equivalent per day.

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Established in 2005 with over 300 prominent

founder shareholders from across the Gulf

Cooperation Council (GCC) region, Dana Gas is

listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX).

Headquartered in Sharjah in the UAE, Dana Gas

has a network of offices in Saudi Arabia, the

Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Egypt, and the UK.

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Dana Gas’ primary area of activity is in the

upstream sector (exploration and production)

with activities and the Company also operates

in the midstream and downstream sectors, in

particular where it adds value to its upstream

activities. The Company has a geographic focus

on the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia

(MENASA) Region.

Again GCG team has been able to translate the

client vision into real features which form a true

reflection of the style, which became the key

stone of all of GCG achievements.

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GCG INTERIORS designed and executed the

state-of-the-art Dhs300m facility is the largest

and busiest air traffic management facility in

the Middle East as well as one of the world’s

most technically advanced centres in terms

of its design.

It provides the safe and efficient handling of

inbound and outbound air traffic which has

increased significantly over the last five years as

a result of the UAE’s growing importance as a

strategic business and leisure destination on the

regional and international stage.

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The Centre falls under the jurisdiction of the

General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) which is

the sole authority for the control and regulation of

civil aviation in the UAE and responsible for the

provision of en-route air navigation services and

all aspects of flight safety.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, H.E. Eng.

Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori the Minister of

Economy and Chairman of the General Civil

Aviation Authority, said:

“CNS offer our sincere thanks to HH Sheikh

Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for being with

us on this most prestigious occasion.

The Sheikh Zayed Centre is not only another

centre of excellence within the Emirates but can

also be held up as a model for the international

aviation sector and bears international recognition

amongst the global civil aviation community,”

The Director General of the GCAA, H.E.Saif Mohammed

Al Suwaidi added, “The state-of-the-art centre has been

designed and built using the world’s latest cutting-edge

technologies. It will give us the technological advances

and operational headroom CNS need to accommodate a

substantial increase in air traffic volume over the next 20

years when CNS anticipate handling safely in excess of

two million annual movements.”


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Al Suwaidi continued, “The Sheikh Zayed Centre

is also a significant demonstration to our various

stakeholders of our commitment to working with

them and our contribution to the aviation industry

within the UAE by providing them with the

highest quality of services and facilities available.”

The Centre comprises two main buildings - the main

ATCC and the emergency ATCC -housing 76 working

positions for live aircraft control, military liaison and

emergency cum training roles. This represents a tripling of

the previous facility’s capacity. The Main ATCC building

has a 600m2 air traffic control (ATC) room with sufficient

sector suites equipped with the latest technology to

accommodate traffic growth for the next 20 years or a total

traffic volume exceeding two million annual movements.

It is furnished with the very latest, next

generation industry technology including:

• An Air Traffic Management (ATM) display

system from COMSOFT, a proven supplier to

the ATC and ATM markets for more than two

decades, serving the aviation community with

innovative solutions and profound consultancy.

The ATM system permits flexible sectorisation to

task individual air traffic controllers in the most

safe and efficient manner. It also comes equipped

with a number of modern tools such as arrival and

stack managers as well as medium term conflict

detection to optimize traffic handling.


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system designed to establish an accurate Air Situation

Picture of all traffic over a well-defined geographical

area and to distribute the relevant surveillance

information to a community of user systems.

• Aeronautical Messaging Handling System (AMHS)

also designed by COMSOFT.

• Integrated voice communication is supplied by

Park Air Systems, a global provider of the world’s

leading Communication, Navigation and Surveillance

(CNS) technologies to provide integrated Air Traffic

Solutions for Air Space Management.

• A Micro Nav ATC simulator is installed in the

emergency ACC. Micro Nav Ltd is a leading

specialist company developing and supplying air

traffic control and fighter control simulators.


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GCG INTERIORS executed CNS head office in

Dubai Silicon Oasis, Computer Network Systems

is a leading Information Communication

Technology (ICT) system integrator and

managed services provider operating in the UAE

and the Sultanate of Oman.

Over the years, CNS has selected leading

OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers)

for infrastructure products and best-in-class

specialists for middle-ware products, including

HP, Oracle Wincor Nixdorf, Cisco and Microsoft.

CNS is constantly enhancing its capabilities and

consistently breaking new ground with a dynamic

and progressive approach to ICT, defining how

effectively it can be deployed and managed.

CNS is recognized as a trusted, innovative and

enterprising partner.

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By using its structured DREAM methodology (Define, Review, Engineer, Accelerate, Manage),

CNS has created an organisation that can simplify end-to-end enterprises’ ICT needs, from the

design and implementation phase to managing the technologies throughout their life-span.

CNS has developed and enhanced its operations

more in the last 12 months than at any other

time in our history. CNS breaking new ground

with a dynamic and forward thinking approach

to ICT, defining how it can be best deployed and

managed.

Over the years CNS have selected best-of-breed

Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)

for infrastructure products and best-in-class

specialists for middleware products.

By using our structured DREAM methodology

(Define, Review, Engineer, Accelerate, Manage)

CNS have created an organization that can

simplify end to end your ICT needs, big or small,

starting from the design and staying with you

throughout the your technologies lifespan.

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GCG INTERIORS designed and executed

NBD investment bank offices in DIFC , NBD-

IB is a full service regional investment bank

offering a comprehensive range of financing,

advisory, investment and risk management

capabilities. It is a 100% wholly owned

subsidiary of the National Bank of Dubai, an

Emirates NBD company, and is licensed for

operation in the Dubai International Financial

Centre (DIFC).

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NBD - IB combines world class capabilities

with regional expertise to create a unique

platform providing integrated and innovative

solutions across investment banking, financial

markets, wealth and asset management, and

private equity.

With its team of experienced professionals, NBD-

IB meets the needs of governments, corporate,

institutional and high net worth clients in markets

across the GCC and wider MENATSA region.

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GCG finished the project in a fast track mood to

allow the client to operate within a short time

frame in a well designed high-end office .

Gcg interiors designed and executed CBD

office bulding and branch located in sharjah

city the three floor building had a branch

customer interaction area with the latest

technology AV solution including the Q

system, This full-service branch is strategically

located in sharjah city and will cater to the

financial needs of the business and residential

community in sharjah . It is characterized by

its location, modern state-of-the art design and

hi-tech systems that will enrich service quality

to exceed client expectations.

By 1982, little more than a decade later, we

evolved into a National Public Shareholding

company.

In 1969, when Commercial Bank of Dubai started

out little did CBD know that sheer grit and

determination would get us where CBD today.

An Emiri Decree issued by His Highness the

Late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the

founder of modern Dubai, laid the cornerstone of

Commercial Bank of Dubai. CBD started out as a

joint venture of Commerzbank, Chase Manhattan

Bank and Commercial Bank of Kuwait. A minority

stake was held by a few UAE businessmen.

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Over the decades, CBD have transformed

ourselves into a progressive and modern

banking institution. CBD supported by a sturdy

financial base and reigned by a strong and stable

management.

The proof of which lies with our customers who

have stood by us over the years.

Today , with sharjah bulding done by GCG

interiors CBD in a position to offer you a range

of retail and commercial banking products and

services at par with any other bank in the industry.

Again GCG been able to grant the client trust

and to fulfil the project demands in all aspects

specially, time, price, quality and design, such

result can happen always will a dedicated expert

team and intensive customer care.


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A banking experience better than the best;

with a network of branches throughout the

UAE. In the future, CBD aspire to take on

the financial services industry head on so

as to be able to meet your expectations of

better interest rates, new services, easier

access and better technology in here GCG

have played part of the story.


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“” GCG interiors have handed over successfully all of the flooring tile and ceiling work for this project in only 35 days “”

The Regal Tower presents you with 258 offices

spread over 28 floors, blending state-of-the-art

amenities and recreational facilities. While an

elegant exterior finish creates a new business

landmark, its interiors are complemented by the

latest in interior design, facilities and fixtures to

create a better work atmosphere. World-class quality

is achieved only through attention to details and

design that are sure to exceed your expectations.

Amenities

Health Club

Private Car Parking

8 High speed elevators

Landscaped Area

2 Multifunction Halls

Prayer Rooms

Cafeterias (Ground Floor and 5th Floor)

Retail & Commercial Outlets (Ground Floor)

Luxurious entrance and huge 5-Star lobby

The Regal Tower - Dubai

Regal Tower is located in the heart of Business

Bay offering your business the perfect

ambience amidst some of the biggest corporate

organizations. And while Business Bay itself offers

you unparalleled connectivity and an unmatched

business advantage, The Regal Tower brings your

business the advantage of being at the confluence

of a business hop-over from east to west.

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ETIHAD RAILETIHAD RAILWith pride GCG interiors handed over

Etihad Rail headquarter in Makeen building

the project is built on three floors , the

challenging design and built project was

completed in 35 day up to the expectation of

the Etihad Rail management .

Pursuant to Federal Law no. 2 of 2009,

Etihad Rail is being formed with a mandate

to manage the development, construction

and operation of the UAE’s national railway.

Built to international standards, Etihad

Rail’s state of the art network will enable the

rapid transport of passengers and freight,

opening up new trade corridors and journey

opportunities.

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