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In these modern times, our world is one world.
Exploring and experiencing everything it has to offer is now a global phenomenon, making tourism one of the world’s largest economic activities and providing social and physical development as well as profitable investment and trade. Eco and cultural tourism now also help protect and celebrate some of the world’s most precious ecosystems and magnificent monuments.
This brochure presents a small selection of our projects in:• Sustainabletourism• Strategictourism• Luxurytourism• Leisuretourism.
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Atkins is one of the largest multidisciplinary consultancies in the world, working throughout the built and natural environment.
Our integrated multidisciplinary teams tackle planning, design, engineering and environmental projects of all kinds and sizes, from initial study to completion, for both public and private sector clients.
We have an established reputation for providing imaginative, practical and independent advice. Our holistic approach to understanding the complexities of a brief, solving problems and responding to opportunities, is at once pragmatic and innovative, ensuring our solutions are balanced, people-friendly and sustainable.
We have world-wide experience in all aspects of tourism including:• Eco,culturalandheritagetourism,includingWorldHeritageSitesand
conservation management• Strategicandregionaltourismstrategiesandinfrastructureplanning• Resortmasterplanning• Hotelsandcruiseships,sportsandhealthfacilities,conventioncentres• Socialdevelopmentandassessment.
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Sustainable Tourism
• Environment• Heritage• Culture• Developingcommunities
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Bahia Coast Brazil
TheBahiaCoastinBrazilcontainssensitiveandecologically-
valuable habitats such as mangroves, coastal dunes, wetlands,
and Atlantic forest zones and despite a 1400 km² Environmental
ProtectionArea(APALitoralNorte),thesocialcohesionand
character of the area was under pressure from tourism and
development.
We worked with the state authorities to develop and implement
an Environmental Management Plan which would preserve the
ecological value of the area at the same time as supporting
the development of a sustainable tourism industry that would
benefit the local community. Ensuring that the Brazilian
stakeholders maintain ownership of the EMP was key to its
successful implementation.
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Neolithic Orkney, World Heritage Site Scotland, United Kingdom
Orkney,inthenorthofScotlandisoneoftheworld’smostimportant,prehistoric
sites. It is important to protect all the visual qualities both for heritage conservation
and to ensure a very special visitor experience. We prepared a detailed and
comprehensiveanalysisofthesettingoftheHeartofNeolithicOrkneyWHSand
recommendations relating to the review of the buffer zone which protects the
views and historic context of the monument. The analysis was well received and will
be used to support the development of detailed supplementary planning guidance.
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Bahla Fort & Oasis, World Heritage Site Oman
Bahla Fort and Oasis is a well-known cultural tourism destination and a World
HeritageSitebutitwasindangerduetothevulnerableconditionofitsmany
earthen structures and the rapid pace of modernisation. We developed a
ManagementPlanandUrbanDesigndevelopinganunderstandingofthesite,and
its cultural, physical, planning, social and institutional contexts; evaluating cultural
values and identifying its significance, current situation and vulnerability. Our
strategic framework addressed sustainable tourism, local skill capacity development
and, as well as conservation, sustainable tourism and management. We worked
withlocalcommunitygroups,totheUNESCOrequirements,International
ConservationChartersandtheprinciplesofsustainabletourism.Ourplansensured
that the cultural and historic values could be maintained, while the town remained
vibrant both as a place to live and as a tourism destination.
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Giant’s Causeway, World Heritage Site Northern Ireland
TheGiant’sCausewayattractsmanytouristsandvisitorstoseetheremarkable
geologicalformationsandspectacularsceneryoftheAntrimCoastinNorthernIreland.
It is also the place of many legends and historic events that have helped to shape the
imageofIreland.WedevelopedanInterpretationStrategyfortheWorldHeritageSite
to provide a seamless and inspirational visitor experience that reflected the stunning
beauty and drama of the site and the many geological, ecological and mythological
stories associated with it. The study also involved extensive analysis of visitor numbers,
profiles and requirements to ensure that the final result would meet the needs of
visitors of all ages and abilities.
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Historic Monuments of Wales Wales, United Kingdom
Millions of tourists and visitors a year visit Wales to see its famous castles,
monuments and ancient towns. The Welsh government wished to
enhance the visitor and educational experience of all monuments in the
country. Atkins were appointed to prepare a nationwide strategy which
included setting national objectives for learning and enjoyment, as well
as interpretative themes and media proposals for interpretation, visitor
welcome and engagement working with the tourism and education sectors
in Wales. We prepared a full story-line telling the history of the nation
through the monuments and places and provided an individual visitor
and heritage interpretation plan for each site. We also carried out pilot
schemes experimenting with new media, technology and techniques for
interpretation and story-telling.
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Costa Rica Coastal Tourism Costa Rica
We developed a strategy to promote sustainable tourism development
incoastalzoneswhileconservingCostaRica’srichbiodiversityandthe
interests of local communities.
We worked with government, non-government and civil society
representatives to produce a zoning plan that identified areas suitable
for tourism development while protecting areas of biological and
scenic value.
Our work included surveys of coastal habitats, wetlands (especially
mangroves),rainforest,tropicaldryforestsandagriculture,coralreefs
and cetacean breeding and feeding grounds.
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Houses of Parliament & Westminster AbbeyLondon, United Kingdom
TheWorldHeritageSiteoftheHousesofParliamentand
Westminster Abbey is one of the most visited in the UK
and also a place of work, politics and commerce. Atkins
prepared a Management Plan for the highly complex and
symbolicWorldHeritageSitewhichliesattheheartofthe
UKs democratic and religious history, in accordance with
UNESCOstandards.Theteamofconservationarchitects,
urban designers, transport, interpretation, tourism, and
heritage specialists addressed issues associated with the
setting, dignity, and accessibility of the site. The Management
Plan will guide the future of the site, ensuring that the
significance and universal values are safeguarded and
enhanced, while flourishing as a thriving tourist and
educational experience.
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Tourism DevelopmentNamibia
Sinceindependencein1990,Namibiahasbeenpreparing
a series of new policies and plans to define the country’s
future development paths. As part of this process, in
recognitionofthefactthatNamibiahasmanywildlife
and scenic attractions with great tourism potential, the
ECagreedtofundthepreparationofatenyeartourism
developmentplan.However,manyofthecountry’swildlife
and scenic resources are fragile in nature and some areas
are also home to societies that followed very traditional
ways of life. We were commissioned to develop a plan
balancing development against environmental protection.
We made recommendations aimed at ensuring the
physical and biological values were not degraded and that
developments would be acceptable to residents.
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Kardla Harbour Hiiumaa, Estonia
HiiumaaisabeautifulandpeacefulislandintheBalticSea.Alreadypopularfor
domestic holidays and a regular port of call for sailors from Finland, the Estonian
Government and Kardla Town Government and Municipality, felt they needed help to
develop the island’s full potential without spoiling its tranquillity and beauty. We were
commissioned to devise a development strategy for a new harbour and related tourism
in the north east of the island. We devised a range of development options, which went
topublicconsultationbeforefinalplansweredrawnup.WealsogavetraininginCAD
techniquesandplanning.TheschemeisECPHAREfunded.
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Socotra ArchipelagoYemen
TheSocotraarchipelago,famousworld-wideforitsfaunaand
floraisoneoftheleastdevelopedpartsoftheYemenRepublic,
yet immensely valuable as a destination for eco-tourism. We
recommended a phased eco-tourism development plan based on
building eco-lodges and training programmes for local people.
We prepared a masterplan for the islands’ development over a
ten year period, looking at the existing situation in a variety of
sectors - environment, population, health, education, fisheries,
agriculture, livestock, tourism, economy, infrastructure, utilities,
local government administration, water and land use - and
devised projects for implementation in each sector, ensuring each
element did not threaten the important wildlife.
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Saltaire World Heritage Site Bradford, United Kingdom
In2007wewereawardedthenationalRoyalTownPlanning
InstituteAwardforHeritageforourworkontheSaltaire
WHSEnvironmentalCapacityStudy.ThefirstforaWorld
HeritageSiteintheUK,itprovidesarobustlong-term
frameworkformanagingtheSite,balancingtourismwith
conservation and protection. It involved mapping the site’s
setting, identifying the key issues and then developing
monitoring procedures to ensure that its capacity to
accommodate change would not be exceeded. The team
addressed a wide range of issues including built heritage
conservation, traffic management and the impact of visitors
on the local community. It also involved extensive public
consultation. The study set a precedent for similar studies
across the UK and the world.
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Nepal EcotourismNepal
This project was designed to address poverty, gender and
environmentalissuesinNepalwithinthecontextoftourism
development, by developing a programme of action for different
sectors and areas and empowering local governments and
communities to implement their own projects.
A number of hill towns and remote areas were identified for
tourism development, together with ‘sub projects’ such as
infrastructure improvements community development and
tourism training.
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River LeçaPortugal
We were commissioned by a grouping of local authorities
in northern Portugal to develop a comprehensive strategy
fortheRioLeçaanditstributariestheArquinhoandthe
RioTinto.TheLecaflowsthrougharapidlyurbanisingarea
to the north of Porto. Our strategy includes conserving
its historic, landscape and nature conservation value and
maximising its potential as a sub-regional recreational
resource.Detaileddesignsforaseriesofenhancement
projects at key locations along the river corridor were
prepared. The project was partly financed by the
ECCohesionFund.
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Häädemeeste Tourism DevelopmentEstonia
We were commissioned to develop the tourism potential of
theMunicipalityofHäädemeesteinParnuCounty,Estonia
and to increase the involvement of local people in tourism
services and activities.
Project also armed to promote co-operation between Estonia
and neighbouring countries and specifically a cross-border
tourist network. This initiative was set within the strategic
contextoftheEstonianGovernment’s‘DevelopmentPlanfor
Estonian Tourism’.
The emphasis was on environmental tourism and sustainable
use of the local resources.
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Strategic Tourism
• Countries• Regions• Cities• Townsandvillages• Seasidetowns• Regeneration
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National Planning StrategyKingdom of Bahrain
Culturalandeco-tourismisanessentialelementofour
workindevelopingandimplementingBahrain’sNational
DevelopmentPlanningStrategy.Theprojectprovidesan
opportunity to take a similar strategic overview of the
kingdom’s terrestrial and coastal cultural and natural
resources and the infrastructure for tourists and visitors. Its
heritage includes thousands of burial mounds dating from
the bronze age, Bahrain Fort, the historic towns of Muharraq
and Manama, and sites relating to aspects of the country’s
economic history, including pearl diving, local craftsmanship
and the oil industry. We are developing land use,
environmental management, industry, transport and social
solutions, as well as legislation and governance to ensure that
Bahrain is a high-quality place to visit.
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V&A WaterfrontCape Town, South Africa
From tentative, small-scale beginnings, the V&A has become in
recent years, an iconic world tourism destination, investment
opportunity and one of the best known waterfronts
internationally. Atkins led the planning and design of
improvementstotheV&Awaterfront,aspartoftheCity’s
deliveryofthe2010FootballWorldCup.
Our approach was to keep those attributes that have been the
cornerstones of success and to build on an understanding of
what has come before to ensure that the V&A grows true to
its locality in a way that is sustainable, enjoyable and attracts
investment- intellectual, cultural and financial. This has involved
considering issues including local climate, topography, transport,
urbanform, heritage, buildings, materials and culture to nurture
a local distinctiveness and develop proposals including new
hotels, homes, retail and leisure facilities which will complement
theexistingofferofthediversecityofCapeTown.
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Hong Kong Island Tourism StrategyChina
HongKongGovernmentcommissionedustodevelopa
tourismstrategicdevelopmentplanforHongKongSouth
Islands, which would maintain existing advantages of tourism
development, and also develop new tourism products to
improvetheattractivenessofHongKongasaworlddestination.
The plan included regional tourism planning, sub-district
level development plan, detailed project proposals and
implementation measures.
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London West EndUnited Kingdom
© Photographer Nigel Young, Foster and Partners.
Atkins has planned and delivered many key projects which ensure
thatLondonretainsitsglobalimageandroleasoneoftheworld’s
most important destinations. They include the transformation of
TrafalgarSquare,thegeographicandsymbolicheartofLondon,into
a high quality grand urban experience and setting for important
culturalandhistoricassetsandOxfordCircus,thecentreofLondon’s
retail experience where we have turned extreme traffic and
pedestrian conflict and clutter, into a high quality innovative public
space with the UK’s first diagonal crossing.
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Caernarfon Traffic & Tourism StudyWales, United Kingdom
WeassessedthetourismpotentialofCaernarfon;anhistoric
walled town dominated by its Edward 1st castle and a World
Heritagesite.Thisinvolvedtheidentificationofdevelopment
opportunities and the preparation of traffic and parking strategy
which catered for different options. The study identified a number
ofopportunitiesonVictoriaDockandthepossibilityofopening
a disused railway tunnel for car use. Particular consideration was
given to pedestrian movement patterns through the old walled
town and coach arrival and departure points.
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Qinghai Tourism & Urban-Rural Development for Guide CountyQinghai, ChinaTheplanningboundarycoversthewholeGuideCounty,focusing
on the 110 kilometer north-south axis of the tourism road axis
andthe78kilometereast-westYellowRiverCorridor.According
to the strategic plan of “one circle, three axis” from the province
governmentandcommittee,thevision“NationalTourismResort
ofNorthwestChina”wasdeveloped,basedonextensiveresearch
of tourism conditions and conceptual development positioning.
Tobuilda“HighlandLeisureandHealthyResortDestination”,
tourism products and project system were carefully analyzed
and proposed. For key projects, detailed planning, key node
design, tourism routes planning, infrastructure, ecological and
environmental suggestions were also provided in this project.
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JigongshanChina
Jigongshan has been a mountain resort for over 100 years and
is still one of the nation’s most important destinations. It is
important for a large number of historic buildings, rare wildlife
species and stunning scenic views. The development of the
resort will help to revitalise the economic and social situation
of the area. We have developed a strategy to create a new
town, conference centre and modern resort at the foot of the
mountain and enhance the full natural and cultural heritage
visitor offer at the summit. We undertook market and economic
appraisal, benchmarking and positioning as well as identification
of the key cultural and natural heritage assets, the themes and
stories which arise from them as well as scheme of interpretation
media and visitor offers including museums, study, orientation,
outdoor and interpretation centres.
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Thames Strategy Kew to ChelseaLondon, United Kingdom
TheStrategycoverstheareabetweenKewandChelseaand
reflects the rich diversity of this stretch of the river, from the
historicwaterfrontofStrand-on-the-Greentotheindustrial
riversideofNineElms.ItsaimistoensurethattheRiverThames
plays a full part in the economic, social and environmental life of
Londonasawholeandthecommunitiesalongitsbanks.
It provides a long term vision and the basis for a more holistic
approach to the many complex and interrelated issues relating
to planning, management and use of the river – issues which
require the involvement and commitment of the public, private
and voluntary sectors, as well as the local communities, in active
partnerships. We looked at existing landmarks, historic buildings
and landscapes, conservation areas, areas of archaeological and
nature conservation interest, as well as public access, recreation
and use of the river for sustainable transport.
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Legible London United Kingdom
Atkins refined and implemented a pioneering pedestrian
wayfindingsystemacrossthecentralLondonareasofSouth
Bank and Bankside.
LegibleLondonaimstodeliveraconsistentapproachto
walkingwayfindinginformationthroughoutLondon.
ThesystemwasoriginallypilotedinandaroundBondStreet
and was then refined and extended to thepopular tourist
areasofSouthBankandBankside,specificallychosenasthey
offer complex wayfinding challenges, as well as being home
totheUK’sbusiesttransportinterchangeinWaterlooStation.
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Jersey Island PlanUnited Kingdom
We prepared a new 10 year Plan for the Island of Jersey to provide
a comprehensive policy and strategy document for development
on the island, which was environmentally acceptable and
encompassed the principles of sustainability. The new plan enabled
a holistic approach to planning including dealing with pressures
for housing and an expanding financial sector, plus changing
agricultural and tourism markets and coping with the demands of
the motor car. The island is only 45sq miles and therefore land is a
very precious resource and it is essential that it is used wisely.
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Sustainable Tourism on Merseyside Liverpool, United Kingdom
Atkins was appointed to undertake an assessment of coastal
visitor facilities in Merseyside, as part of the Quality of Coastal
Towns international project funded through the EUs Interreg IIc
Programme for the North West Metropolitan Area of Europe. The
objective of the project was to improve the resorts and introduce
tourism on a sustainable basis. The study tested the feasibility,
market demand, and locational opportunities for improving,
setting up, and running coastal visitor facilities.
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Hornsea PromenadeYorkshire, United Kingdom
Hornsea Promenade has won a number of prestigious awards since it
opened in the summer of 2003. These include Civic Trust and Landscape
Institute awards. It has also been recognised by CABE in its library of
Britain’s best buildings and public spaces. Following our preparation of a
seafront masterplan, we were subsequently retained to provide detailed
design of the Central Promenade. Our scheme promotes Hornsea as
a 21st Century English seaside destination to boost tourism, benefit
business and provide a lasting economic and environmental asset.
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Luxury Tourism
• Hotels• Resorts• Spas• Conventioncentres• Cruiseships
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The Burj Al Arab is for many people their first and defining image of
Dubai in much the same way the Eiffel Tower is for Paris. Both symbolize
their cities in a way we have come to call ‘iconic’ even though both were
designed well before the word became ubiquitous.
It’s often been said it ‘put Dubai on the map’ and, when Burj Al Arab
with its sailing yacht expression appeared offshore from Dubai and the
Jumeirah Beach Resort, it indicated to everyone that those places were
worth visiting.
Jumeirah Beach Resort – Burj Al ArabDubai, UAE
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We were commissioned to produce a concept Masterplan
and develop design proposals for luxury residential villas,
hotels and spa, restaurants, sports and leisure facilities.
OurvisionforPalmeiraRealdevelopedfromaninnovative
approach to protecting the unique character and setting of
the site. The ambitious concept aims to provide unrivalled
exclusivity in service and luxury within this unique and
truly breathtaking location, providing he most rewarding
experiences available for today’s sophisticated world
traveller and investor.
Palmeira Real Resort DevelopmentAngola
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Designedtobeinstantlyrecognisable,theNamasteHotelowes
its inspiration to the traditional Indian greeting of ‘namaste’, in
which the hands are placed together in a heartfelt gesture of
hospitality and welcome.
The two wings of the hotel reflect the hands, and are finished in
decorative designs inspired by the hennaed patterns applied to
the hands of honoured guests at Indian celebrations. They enclose
a vertical corridor space, divided by access decks at each level
which open into atriums broken by internal gardens at either end
and also at the summit, providing superb views over the city.
At ground level the towers are supported by a symmetrical
reception podium that continues the imagery of hands and arms,
while fountains and cascades suggest sleeves and clothing. Above
the podium is a 380 room hotel, plus retail, commercial and office
space.
Namaste Hotel Mumbai, India
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DurratAlBahrainisanexoticnewresort.The20km2 masterplan
consists of a broad arc of six man-made, serif-shaped atolls each
with an exclusive community of 172 villas that boast individual
yacht moorings or private beaches. The atolls are linked pendants
by slender bridges to an inner ring of five ‘petal-shaped’ islands
that each have neighbourhood facilities and a shared white sand
beach serving communities of up to 90 villas.
At the heart of the ‘necklace’ is a crescent shaped island with
shops,cafes,Leisurefacilitiesand2,000apartmentsthatislinked
to the individual petals.
A‘GrandCanal’separatesthecrescentislandfromthemainland,
where there are additional facilities including a golf course and
marina. Atkins is responsible for the design and management of
the whole project including re-design of the masterplan to create
this signature, world-class development.
Durrat Al Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain
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Shengsi Sijiao Island Conceptual MasterplanChina
We won first prize in this international competition to
integrate spatial and temporal development in a way that,
respondstothethreemainissuesofSijiaocitydevelopment,
tourism industry, and the port area. Aiming at ecological
conservation and development, our concept was for a spatially
balanced development on three functional zones, and dynamic
development vision of “sea island – by land – island train – oceanic
city”wasbroughtforward.AlltheseconceptswillleadShengsi
Sijiaoislandtorealizethedreamof“InternationalEcological
OceanicIslandCity”.
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Sanxingdui Cultural Industry Park Strategic Orientation of Tourism DevelopmentChina
Buildingontheculture,brandandlegibilityofSanxingduiand
to integrate the tourism functions and elements, we proposed
the“SanxingduiThemeMall”planningconcept,todevelop
an attractive and interactive destination, with a wide range of
natural sightseeing, art and leisure, business entertainment, travel
and resort experiences.
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This competition –winning design for a 388-key five-star resort
andbusinesshotelissetwithinawater-filledquarryinSongjiang
district,closetoShanghai.Thequarryandhotelcombineto
form an integrated whole where the hotel’s 17 storeys barely
intrude upon the natural beauty for which the area is famous.
The hotel includes a gym centre, swimming pool and spa, as well
Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental Songjiang, China
as restaurants and cafés, a banqueting centre and conference
facilities for up to 1,000 people. An extreme sports centre for
activities such as rock climbing and bungee jumping will be
cantileveredoverthequarry,withaccessbyspeciallifts.Due
for completion in 2011, this project will clearly demonstrate
sustainable hotel design for the emerging low- carbon hospitality
programmeinChina.
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For Royal Caribbean, their guest experience is paramount and this commission was a means of
introducing innovation and excitement into a highly competitive environment. Not only was the
design team able to use its creative skills to the full, but it could call on Atkins’ broad range of
engineering expertise to make its innovations work.
Oasis of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world, stretching from a remarkable 47m wide
at the waterline to over 65m in width on the upper desks. It has 2,700 staterooms providing the
capacity to accept 5,400 guests at full occupancy. At 360m long and 65m high, this ship would
constitute a significant building project if static, let alone floating. It set sail for the first time in
November 2009.
Oasis of the Seas Miami, USA
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Atkins was commissioned for the comprehensive
masterplanning, design and delivery of this entire resort
which included a luxury hotel, residential villas, townhouses,
apartments, marina and yacht club, beach club, spa, village
(consistingofretailoutletsandrestaurants),andacomplex
central utility compound (consisting of wastewater treatment
plant, desalination plant, district cooling, power generation,
waste management, laundry, staff accommodation, stores,
incomingservices,andaport).
Coral IslandDubai, UAE
This was a truly multidisciplined project combining all
engineering disciplines across different countries to deliver a
prestigious development within demanding time scales. This was
made possible by effective communication between all parties
involved from client, consultant, sub-consultants, plant operators,
and contractors as well as strong project management.
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Atkins was responsible for the architectural and engineering
design of this five star hotel and serviced apartment building
located in the prestigious Business Bay area. The development
comprises a business centre, health club and spa, a restaurant
and parking bays for 900 cars.
OurCarbonCriticalDesignTMethosensuredfeaturessuch
an air condition condensation recovery process that captures
enough water to service the irrigation needs of the whole
building.
The Address Dubai, UAE
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The Barr Al Jissah Resort is situated in an isolated cove 12 kilometres
south of Muscat on the Quriyat coast, encircled by spectacular terrain
rising to a high plateau. Previously inaccessible by road, a four kilometre
access designed by Atkins now snakes through the wadi beds and cuts
over the jebel before descending to the resort, which consists of three
hotels, a spa and a heritage centre set in a natural coastal landscape.
Barr Al Jissah Hotel & Spa Barr Al Jissah, Oman
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XunliaoChina
Located to the east of Shenzhen City in the Pearl River Delta
of southern China, this new tourism and resort destination
maximises the 16km coastline, pristine sandy beaches and
natural resources including mangroves, paddy fields and
fishing villages. The project includes plans for some ten
international hotels and resorts, an international standard
18-hole golf course, yacht clubs and luxury villas with private
marinas.
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Leisure Tourism
• Events• Facilities• Attractions
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We developed the masterplan for the highly successful 2010 Asian
Beach Games held in Muscat, Oman including the layout of the
sports facilities, competitors village, hotels, games support facilities
and associated infrastructure. The centrepiece of the masterplan
is a new harbour created to accommodate the water sports crafts
around which are located the new hotels, cafes, restaurants
and a public boulevard which will host the opening and closing
ceremonies and medal presentations.
The masterplan accommodates environmental protection
measures to safeguard the sensitive dune system and a seasonal
‘khwar’ feature which is prone to occasional flooding during
periods of heavy rainfall. The scheme also includes an area of date
palms which will be transplanted from adjacent areas subject to
rising salt water levels. The masterplan has been prepared with
sustainability and the legacy afteruse of the site in mind so that
the infrastructure installed as part of the games can be reused
after the beach games are complete.
Asian Beach Games Oman
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Zabeel Park is a 48 ha technology theme park which has
brought to life a previously vacant area which linked the
original urban settlements of Al Karama and Al Jafiliya to the
DIFCwhichisanewfinancialdistrict.Theparkoccupiestwo
sites on either side of a major highway which is linked by a
soaring curved footbridge.
The park has a lively side that boasts an amphitheatre,
exhibition galleries and a bowling alley in addition to an Imax
theatre, a ‘Techno Zone’ and an ‘Alterntive Energy Zone’.
Surroundingthisarelargelandscapedgardenswhichprovide
the perfect location for calm relaxation and quiet, secluded
family privacy.
Zabeel ParkDubai, UAE
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Eltham Palace was built as a royal residence in 1311 and frequented for the
next four hundred years by successive monarchs. The Estate fell into disrepair
in the Eighteenth Century, remaining derelict until 1933 when the Palace
underwent a renaissance thanks to the Courtauld family. Our architects
were involved in the restoration of the palace interior, while our landscape
architects reviewed the gardens and developed proposals to upgrade
facilities as a visitor attraction, both for the general public and corporate
entertainment and business use.
Eltham PalaceUnited Kingdom
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Kazan Zoo and Botanical GardensKazan, Tartarstan
We developed a Landscape Masterplan for the relocation of an
integrated zoo and botanical gardens at Kazan, capital of the Russian
Federation, Tartarstan (about 800 miles east of Moscow). A public/private
venture, the zoo and gardens are part of a major retail development
on the banks of a lake. The design takes the form of a dragonfly and
has hot and cold zones to feature everything from monkeys, lions and
giraffes to polar bears and penguins. The botanical element is based on a
series of themed gardens linked by avenues of specimen trees and shrubs
forming paths among the enclosures.
Atkins worked closely with London Zoological Society to create a new
collection comprising existing and additional animals. We also provided
schematic designs for the lion and giraffe enclosures and the squirrel-
monkey island where emphasis was placed on enabling visitors to
wander inside the enclosure - a new concept.
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“The Writer”London’s Hampstead Heath
TheagentofsculptorGiancarloNerviwantedtomovehis
work “The Writer” - a huge chair and table - from the centre
ofRometoHampsteadHeathforthesummer,becauseofits
long associations with famous journalists, thinkers and authors.
But the site had great environmental and heritage sensitivities.
Atkins services in applications, technical assessments and
designs and negotiations all helped ensure approvals with the
CityOfLondonCorporation,whoareresponsiblefortheHeath
and smooth and safe erection.
Thousands of visitors, including many UK and international
touristsmadechangestotheirLondonvisitplansinorderto
see the spectacle of such a surreal conjunction of rolling lawns,
shrubs and trees, with a new man made furniture focal point.
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We developed a masterplan and feasibility study for a regionally
important tourist and visitor destination based on the creation of Oman’s
first Botanic Reserve. The vision was to showcase the ecologically rich
Middle East’s 1,200 species of native plants, 76 of which are found only
in Oman. The masterplan successfully combined conservation, research
and education relating to internationally important species ,with hotel
and recreation which celebrating Omani culture and traditions. Our
Botanic Reserve Muscat, Oman
feasibility study, involving our tourism economists, planners, architects,
botanists, engineers and cultural specialists, looked at the regional and
national tourism and economic context and our architectural and spatial
design included biomes, visitor centre, study centre and holiday village.
The project forms part of Oman’s national strategy to develop its tourism
industry using the country’s diverse cultural and natural assets.
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The Wild Wadi is a fully themed Arabic water park which when completed in 1999 had some
of the most technically advanced rides, water slides and gismos in the world. Its 24 exhilarating
rides and water are set in a 3-hectare landscaped area linked to the Jumeirah Beach Resort. It is
designed to give guests the experience of a lifetime in a world away from reality. It won the 1999
World Water Park Association’s Industry Innovation Award for Outstanding Design and Theme.
Wild Wadi Water Park – Jumeirah Beach ResortDubai, UAE
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TheUrbanDevelopmentPlanofthetownofRovinjprescribesthe
reconstruction of the existing marina to an enhanced standard,
providing some 200 commercial berths for visiting yachts. The
marina’s existing hotel is to be redeveloped as part of that
process. Its location is an inlet of the northern Adriatic, directly
adjacenttothetownofRovinj,overlookingthemarinaand
surrounded by a magnificent rural landscape. The hotel is a series
of triangular pavilions providing every bedroom with a view of
both sea and land, with pools, decks and landscaped courtyards in
the spaces in between.
Park HotelRovinj, Croatia
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One of the new residential neighborhoods within Panama Pacifico will
be the exclusive community, Kobbe Hills. Featuring a new championship
golf course, resort and business hotels, and opportunities for luxury
living, the new community forms the first phase of the approved Master
Development Plan.
Panama Pacifico Kobbe HillsPanama
On the highest point of the Kobbe Hills would be sited the 350 bed
Conference Hotel with easy access from the Kobbe Coastal Parkway.
The Country Club Hotel and golf club house is sited on a spur of land
overlooking the start and finish of the two golf ‘9s’. A key environmental
objective of the masterplan has been to minimise the removal of forest
on steeper slopes to provide a strong green framework to contain the
development and maintain corridors for wildlife.
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DaeguStadiumco-hostedthe2002FIFAWorldCup.Locatedon
theoutskirtsofDaeguCityitisthe‘jewelinthecrown’ofthe
DaeguGrandPark.
The design is a collaboration between Atkins and the Ideal Image
Institute and represents two giant cupped hands. Atkins was
initially responsible for the structural concept and later undertook
Daegu StadiumDaegu, South Korea
thedetaileddesignonbehalfoftheSamsungCorporation.
The roof consists of a 23,000m2 PTFE- coated class fibre membrane
stretched across tubular arches supported by prismatic steel trusses
which span a dramatic 270m over the 70,000-seat stadium. A great
deal of attention was paid to the configuration of the supporting
structure, to minimise clutter and thus ensure the result is as
elegant as it is spectacular.
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