Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) on Tuesday named
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) as architect for Burj 2020,
billed to be the world’s tallest commercial tower.
WATG, a top destination creation consultancy, has been appointed to deliver the
master plan for the Burj 2020 District, which will add 1.3 million square metre
capacity to the free zone.
"AS+GG and WATG come with a wealth of global destination and tower design
expertise. Designing a world-class destination of this scale will set new
levels of efficiency and urban sustainability and we are confident that our
partners, in delivering the Burj 2020 District and tower, will create a new
address for the global business community of the future, right here
in Dubai,” Ahmed bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman, DMCC, said in a statement.
Adrian Smith, architect and founder of Chicago-based AS+GG, has
designed Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower in Dubai, while working at SOM
and Kingdom Tower that is currently under construction in Jeddah, Saudi
Arabia.
Four international destination creation firms participated in Burj 2020
district master plan design competition that was launched in July 2014.
WATG projects include The Atlantis – Dubai, Paradise Island - Bahamas, Emirates
Palace - Abu Dhabi, and the Grand Hyatt - Kuala Lumpur.
In 2014, DMCC chief told Emirates 24|7 that they plans to have a
360degree observation deck on the topmost floor of the tower.
He also ruled out using a spire to claim the title of the world’s tallest
commercial tower.
"We are not going to have a spire to get into the book of
records. It will be a mega high structure, floor wise," he told this
website.
Bin Sulayem has previously states that they plan to build the
tower from the inside out and efficiency was the key.
DMCC has said that construction on the tower will start in 2015
with the tower scheduled for completed before 2020 – the year when Dubai hosts
Expo 2020.
Integrated with the Jumeirah Lakes Towers development, the Burj 2020 District
will be a mixed-use district providing commercial, retail and hotel components.
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Image by: UAE 24/7
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