tall and supertall buildings
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Atkins’ tall buildings
A selection of our tallest building projects from around the world
Atkins has been working on tall and supertall buildings since the 1990s, with the majority of its tall projects located in the Middle East and Asia Pacific.
According to the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, a building must be a height of 300 metres or more to be classified as ‘supertall’.
Atkins’ first supertall project was the Burj Al Arab in Dubai (321m), which sits on a manmade island and to this day is a landmark building in the region.
In this presentation you’ll find a small selection of some of the tall and supertall buildings Atkins has worked on.
The white stars next to project titles indicate supertall buildings.
Pearl of the North
Shenyang, China
Height: 568m
The Atkins-designed Pearl of the
North consists of two towers of 568-
and 308-metres high respectively, and
will be the landmark of Shenyang, the
largest city in northeast China.
The tower signals the continuing
growth of the city, and as a symbol of
wisdom, luxury and purity in Chinese
culture, the pearl is instantly
recognisable at the top of the tower
and acts as a beacon for the project
and the city as a whole.
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Northstar Changsha
Centre
Changsha, China
Height: 400m
The Atkins-designed Changsha
Centre will include a 400m landmark
office tower, regional convention
centre, department stores, a five-star
hotel and serviced apartments.
A major civic plaza will connect the
developments with a network of
elevated walkways and make the
whole development very pedestrian
friendly.
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P-17 Tower
Dubai, UAE
Height: 379m
The P-17 Tower is a stunning, 77-
storey mixed-use tower development
which is set to grace the
neighbourhood of Dubai International
Financial Centre.
The design of the super-slim P-17
Tower gives the illusion of constantly
changing its appearance with the
movement of people and the sun.
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Almas Tower
Dubai, UAE
Height: 360m
Atkins designed and provided
construction supervision services for
the Almas Tower, the centrepiece of
the Jumeirah Lakes development and
host to the Diamond Exchange facility.
Almas, meaning ‘diamond’ in Arabic,
was Atkins' inspiration behind the
distinctive projecting facets of the two-
storey steel podium at the base of this
60-storey tower.
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Burj Al Arab
Dubai, UAE
Height: 321m
Atkins' work on the 56-storey super-
luxury hotel included architecture, civil
and structural engineering, MEP
engineering, construction supervision
and cost consultancy services. The
hotel is situated on a man-made island
and is considered a symbol of modern
Dubai.
Its distinctive theme of a billowing
spinnaker sail of a high-tech J-class
yacht, ranks alongside the
instantaneously recognisable icons of
other world cities.
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© 1994 – 1999. The image of the Burj Al Arab® is reproduced under licence from Jumeirah International LLC.
The Address
Dubai, UAE
Height: 302m
Atkins supplied architecture, civil and
structural engineering, MEP
engineering and construction
supervision services for this mixed use
tower.
We provided innovative cost solutions
and used Carbon Critical design
options wherever possible. The 63-
storey tower rises from a restaurant
and podium that fans outwards over
ten floors, with full views of the lake
below and Burj Dubai tower.
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Al Habtoor
Dubai, UAE
Height: 300m
Al Habtoor City is a major mixed-use
development. Atkins is providing full
multidisciplinary design services for
the residential element of the scheme,
incorporating three luxury residential
towers and a retail podium totalling
395,000 m².
The development will also include
three five-star hotels and a
spectacular water-themed theatre. It is
due for completion in 2015.
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Suites in the Skai
Dubai, UAE
Height: 282m
Atkins was lead designer for two 60-
storey twin towers to be located in the
heart of Jumeirah Village.
The first tower comprises 498 serviced
apartments while the other tower is a
4-star hotel. The concept is based on
a 30 degree rotation of each floor thus
creating a sky garden. The
introduction of sky gardens into the
buildings is not new; however the way
they have been integrated into the
suites is considered an innovative
approach.
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Skyworth Complex
Shenzhen, China
Height: 250m
Skyworth Gongming mixed-use
development will consist of three
interlinked blocks for residential,
commercial and office uses.
The complex, designed by Atkins, will
be a landmark in the western part of
Shenzhen and the first eco-friendly
development in Gongming district.
Atkins’ scope of work consists of
concept design, masterplanning and
schematic design.
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Bahrain World Trade
Center
Manama, Bahrain
Height: 240m
Atkins provided multidisciplinary
services for the twin office towers and
shopping mall of the Bahrain World
Trade Center.
Atkins achieved a world first by
aesthetically incorporating commercial
wind turbines into the fabric of the
building. The three 29m diameter wind
turbines and the shape of the paired
towers have a direct and tangible
relationship via wind dynamics.
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Window of Canton
Guangzhou, China
Height: 208m
Atkins was appointed by China
Communications Construction
Company to provide architecture
services for this development.
Two of the buildings resemble ‘floating’
windows and the other tower stands at
208 metres tall. The development reads
as ‘001’ which symbolises Guangzhou
as the first Chinese city open for
international trading as a port for the
ancient Silk Road several dynasties
ago.
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Bank of China Tower
Chongqing, China
Height: 198m
The concept of the Bank of China
Tower is distinctive and bright. Atkins'
design represents the cultural spirit of
the Bank of China and the
characteristics of the financial industry,
which is creative, forward-looking,
economical and functional. The tower
will also include a number of
sustainable elements to it.
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Sama Tower
Dubai, UAE
Height: 194m
Atkins was contracted to carry out the
entire design and site supervision
services on this residential tower. The
design of the Sama Tower strives to
create the illusion of continuous
movement in a static object.
The reversing triangle allows for a
greater number of apartments to have
better views: towards the sea on higher
floors and towards the landscape and
glitzy Sheikh Zayed Road on the lower
floors.
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Lavenue Crown Hotel
Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam
Height: 160m
Atkins has designed the Lavenue
Crown Hotel - an iconic new building in
the largest city in Vietnam. The tower’s
elegant lotus flower form is a reflection
of the client, Lavenue Investment
Corporation’s, ambitious vision for this
flagship project.
The development will become home to
a luxury five-star hotel, a boutique retail
mall, serviced apartments and a
spectacular sky bar.
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Huarong Tower
Zhuhai, China
Height: 150m
This competition-winning design by
Atkins sits in the new Hengqin District
of Zhuhai facing towards the skyline of
Macau. It is formed by two towers; one
a hotel and the other an office tower,
both sitting above a retail podium. All
of these functions are arranged to
maximize views of Macau and the
surrounding sea and to produce an
extrovert retail podium with abundant
roof terraces.
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