1 DUBAI DESIGN BY ADRIAN SMITH & GORDON GILL ARCHITECTS
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1 Dubai is a trio of supertall towers of staggered heights (each at
least 600 meters) joined near the base, creating one of the tallest
and largest megastructures in the world.
A city within a city, this giant mixed-use project will be the
centerpiece of Dubai’s Jumeira Gardens development and of Dubai itself.
On its tripedal base, 1 Dubai rises over a canal that forms an
oasis in the center. From there, viewers will be able to gaze up through the
great atrium-like space between the three towers. At night, a virtual “fourth
tower”—a giant beam of light—will lance up through the atrium, creating a
shining beacon at the city’s center.
On special occasions, the oasis will transform itself into one of
the world’s most unique event and performance spaces, with a floating stage
surrounded by barges doubling as seating banks. There will be state-of-the-art
sound and light shows featuring giant holograms projected in the air and on the
building’s mosaic-like glass and aluminum skin.
High above, a series of three-story skybridges, or “plazas in the
sky,” connect the towers as they taper upward. The skybridges will afford
breathtaking views of the Gulf and the city, help stabilize the towers
structurally and facilitate interfloor circulation between them.
1 Dubai includes two world-class (five- and six-star) hotels,
office and retail space and some of the world’s highest condominiums—including
a number of exclusive, double-height penthouse units in the top levels of the
three towers.
In corner penthouse units, columns have been removed at the corners
for unobstructed views. The tallest tower will also feature one of the world’s
highest exclusive club/observation halls.
Other facilities and amenities include two trading floors with 8.4
meter (18 feet) floor-to-ceiling heights; ballrooms; conference facilities; and
a spa with full-size basketball courts, volleyball courts and an olympic-sized
swimming
pool.
1 Dubai also takes full advantage of a variety of cutting-edge
sustainability technologies, with special emphasis on photovoltaics to generate
solar energy.
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ADRIAN SMITH & GORDON GILL
PHILOSOPHY
We believe that architecture has a unique power to influence
our world. As architects, we must recognize and respect our role in shaping
civic life. We strive to create designs that aid society, advance technology,
sustain the environment and inspire those around us to improve our world.
We strive to create intelligent, high-performance,
forward-looking designs that exhibit timeless and enduring qualities.
We embrace a holistic approach to design. We believe that
the future of architecture relies not on a changing aesthetic but on the
implementation of an integrated process, predicated on an equal understanding
and consideration of each project discipline.
We prize innovation and experimentation. We are not limited
by known solutions. We utilize our experience and knowledge to move forward and
develop new methods and technologies.
We support our clients in the realization of their visions,
while delivering the highest standard of design in the international practice
of architecture.
We foster a challenging and rewarding workspace. We
understand that the encouragement and development of each member of our staff
advances the practice of architecture.
We collaborate with the world's leading experts: scientists,
artists, sociologists, philosophers and thinkers. We strive to expand our
perspective and generate new discoveries and insights into the world of design.
http://smithgill.com/vision/our_philosophy/
ADRIAN SMITH & GORDON GILL
ARCHITECTURE
AS+GG designs high-performance,
energy-efficient, aesthetically striking architecture on an international scale
in a wide range of typology and scale, from low- and mid-rise residential,
commercial and cultural buildings to mixed-use supertall towers. We use a
holistic, integrated design approach that explores symbiotic relationships with
the natural environment -- a philosophy we call "global environmental
contextualism." This approach, which takes into consideration building
orientation, daylighting, generation of wind power, solar absorption and a
site's geothermal properties, represents a fundamental change in the design
process, in which form facilitates performance.
AS+GG's practice includes designers
with extensive experience in multiple disciplines, including technical
architecture, interior design, urban planning and sustainable design.
Architects also have expertise in a range of building types, including supertall
towers, large-scale mixed-use complexes, corporate offices, exhibition
facilities, cultural facilities and museums, civic and public spaces, hotels
and residential complexes, institutional projects and high-tech laboratory
facilities. AS+GG is currently working on projects in the United Arab Emirates,
Saudi Arabia, China, India, South Korea, Malaysia, Canada and the United States.
ADRIAN SMITH & GORDON GILL
URBAN DESIGN
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
offers urban design, city planning, infrastructure design and landscape
architectural services to private and public clients. Recognizing that the most
successful and livable places are the result of a collaborative effort, our
practice seeks a complementary relationship between architecture,
infrastructure and landscape to achieve enhanced economic and environmental
outcomes for our clients. The AS+GG urban design team creates sustainable
master plans and urban infill projects that create exceptional outcomes for
municipalities, developers and institutions.
AS+GG's partners and directors have
over 40 years of experience, master-planning more than 250,000 acres (100,000
hectares) and millions of square feet in major cities across the globe. Major
projects include master plans for Canary Wharf in London, King Abdullah
Economic City in Jeddah, Beijing Central Business District, the Nation of
Bahrain, Chongming Island in China, Jumeira Gardens in Dubai, Za'abeel Energy
City in Dubai, and many others. Our master plans have received numerous awards
and included major sustainable measures for energy and carbon reduction.
ADRIAN SMITH & GORDON GILL
INTERIORS
Led by John Burcher, our Director of Interior Design, the AS+GG interiors team works closely with architecture and engineering teams to promote new ideas, further the design process and break boundaries in interior design. We embrace a modern sense of space, designing flexible, adaptable interiors that can be shared between users. We maximize the amount of natural light in our projects, which affects the quality of the space, the quality of life for its users and a passive, low-cost sustainable technology. We use sustainable materials and design spaces that respect our resources, both natural and built, to create healthy, forward-thinking environments.
The interiors team has extensive experience working with clients to design interior spaces around the globe. At AS+GG and at other design firms, our senior design and management teams have worked with clients at some of the world's most innovative and well-known companies. Designs include interior spaces for residential towers, mixed-use developments and corporate headquarters buildings, including the world's first large-scale positive-energy building, Masdar Headquarters, which will serve as a headquarters building for both the Masdar Initiative (a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) and the recently established IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency), a multinational organization promoting the adoption of renewable energy.
ADRIAN SMITH & GORDON GILL & ROBERT FOREST
STORY
Adrian Smith
& Gordon Gill Architecture is dedicated to the design of high –
performance, energy – efficient and sustainable architecture on an
international scale. The firm approaches each project, regardsless of size or
scale, with an understanding that architecture has a unique power to influence
civic life. We strive to create designs that aid society, advance modern
technology, sustain the enviroment and inspire those around us to improve our
world.
Our Office is
dedicated to the creation of new paradigms for sustainable development. We use
holistic, integrated design approach that emphasizes symbolic relationship with
the natural enviroment – a philosophy we’ve termed ‘’ global environmental
contextualism.’’
This
approach, which takes into consideration building orientation, daylighting,
generation of wind power, solar absorption, and a site’ geothermal properties,
represents a fundamental change in the design process, in which form
facilitates performance. It’s predicated on the understanding that everything
within the built and natural enviroment is connected, and that a building’s
design should stem from an understanding of its role within that context –
locally, regionally and globally.
Such a
pluralistic approach acknowledges the interaction among building systems as
well as between those systems and the natural enviroment, and seeks to improve
each individual system’s performance. By using this principle in the design of
buildings, we can create structures that only reduce their negative
environmental impact, but in some cases, virtually eliminate it together.
AS + GG’s
practice includes designers with extensive experience in multiple disciplines,
including technical architecture, interior design, urban planning and
sustainable design. Architects also have expertise in a range of building
types, including supertall towers, large – scale mixed – use complexes,
corporate offices, exhibition facilities, cultural facilities and museum, civic
and public spaces, hotels and residential complexes, institutional projects and
high – tech laboratory facilities.
The firm was
founded in 2006 by partners Adrian Smith, Gordon Gill and Robert Forest. Today
there are 100 employees in offices in Chicago and Beijing.
ADRIAN SMITH
