Capital Gate

Coordinates: 24°25′07″N 54°26′05″E / 24.418637°N 54.434692°E / 24.418637; 54.434692
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Capital Gate
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company
Height
Roof160 m (520 ft)
Technical details
Floor count35
Floor area53,100 m2 (572,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)RMJM
Structural engineerTJEG
Main contractorAl Habtoor Engineering Enterprises
References
"Emporis building ID 322929". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016.
"Capital Gate". SkyscraperPage.

Capital Gate, also known as the Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi, is a skyscraper in

Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company
. The tower is the focal point of Capital Centre.

Construction

Project timeline

  • September 2007 (2007-09): The Start.
  • November 2007 (2007-11): Started drilling foundations.
  • April 2008 (2008-04): Construction of core wall.
  • February 2009 (2009-02): Facade erected.
  • May 2009 (2009-05): Building reached a height of 100 meters (330 ft).
  • June 2009 (2009-06): Incline started to take shape.
  • October 2009 (2009-10): Building reached final height of 160 meters (520 ft).
  • December 2009 (2009-12): Exterior core structure completed.
  • January 2010 (2010-01): First phase of splash completed.
  • February 2010 (2010-02): Interior construction started.
  • March 2010 (2010-03): Started building the bridge to
    Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
    .
  • April 2010 (2010-04): Started building the atrium roof.
  • 2011 (2011): Construction completed.
  • December 21, 2011 (2011-12-21): Opening.


Foundation

The structure rests on a foundation of 490 pilings that have been drilled 30 meters (98 ft) below ground. The deep pilings provide stability against strong winds, gravitational pull, and seismic pressures that arise due to the incline of the building. Of the 490 pilings, 287 are 1 meter (3 ft 3 in) in diameter and 20 to 30 meters (66 to 98 ft) deep, and 203 are 60 centimeters (24 in) in diameter and 20 meters (66 ft) deep. All 490 piles are capped together using a densely reinforced concrete mat footing nearly 2 meters (6.6 ft) deep. Some of the piles were only initially compressed during construction to support the lower floors of the building. Now they are in tension as additional stress caused by the overhang has been applied.[4]

Core of the structure

The core of the Capital Gate was built using jumping formwork, also known as

post-tension and was constructed with a vertical pre-camber. This pre-camber means the core was constructed with a slight opposite lean. As each floor was installed, the weight of the floors and diagonal grid, or diagrid, system pulled the core and slowly straightened it out. The core contains 146 vertical steel tendons, each 20 meters (66 ft) long, which are used for post-tension.[4]

Superstructure

Given the 18° lean of the building, the construction required two diagrid systems: an external diagrid defining the tower's shape and an internal diagrid linked to the central core by eight unique, pin-jointed structural members. The external diagrid comprises 720 sections of varying shapes, as it is based on the direction in which the tower leans. The external grid carries the weight of the floor while the internal diagrid connects with the external and transfers the load to the core, thereby eliminating the need for columns in the floor.[4]

World record

In June 2010, Guinness World Records recognized Capital Gate tower as the world's "farthest manmade leaning building".[5] The new record shows that the Capital Gate tower has been built to lean 18° west, which is more than four times that of the Leaning Tower of Suurhusen.[6] The Guinness World Records recognition was given by a Guinness-appointed awards committee in January 2010, when the exterior was completed.[citation needed]

Architecture and design

The building has a

Hearst Tower, and Beijing's National Stadium.[7]

Capital Gate was designed by architectural firm RMJM and was completed in 2011. The tower includes 16,000 square meters (170,000 sq ft) of office space and the Andaz Hotel on floors 18 through 33.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Capital Gate / RMJM". ArchDaily. 2018-04-28. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  2. ^ "Capital Gate". Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC). 2010. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  3. ^ Amanda Goh (2022). "The Leaning Tower of Pisa might be the most famous leaning building in the world — but it's nothing compared to this Abu Dhabi skyscraper". The Insider. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Know about". Constructing world. Archived from the original on 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  5. ^ "Farthest man-made leaning building". January 2010. Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. ISBN 978-1-83976-191-1
    .
  7. ^ Mace Group, http://www.macegroup.com/media-centre/advanced-diagrid-technology-gives-shape-to-capital-gate Archived 2015-10-01 at the Wayback Machine | retrieved=July 29, 2015
  8. ^ "Backgrounder - Capital Gate Abu Dhabi". Hyatt Hotels. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09.
  9. ^ Capital Gate Atlas Obscura (www.atlasosbcura.com). Retrieved on 2019-08-04.

External links

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