ATLANTIS

Name: Atlantis, the Palm in Dubai

Location: Crescent Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Opened: September 2008
Architectural Design: Jeffrey Beers International, The
Rockwell Group and Adam D,Tihany Design
Interior Design: Wilson and Associates,WATG
Landscape Design: EDSA
ROOMS: 2000
Cost: $1.1 billion. (USA $)
Construction START: 2005
END: 2007
COMPLETED: Atlantis, 22F+19F Hotel, 1539 rooms
(Palm Jumeirah)

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PLANNING

A multi-million pound project to build the world's largest hotel in

Dubai has led to a major contract win for three Teesside firms.
Thornaby-based K Home International has secured an initial 6m
deal with luxury hotel developer Kerzner International to carry out
project management on the 600m Atlantis on the Palm Hotel, in
Dubai.
The contract secures work for the company's 60 current workers in
Dubai and is likely to increase the firm's workforce in the region by
a further 60.
Stockton company Dewjoc Architects has been appointed to carry
out technical design work on the project as part of the deal, while
Sedgefield firm Damor Engineering will also be involved in the
development.
Trevor Arnold, K Home managing director, said: "We are delighted
to have won this contract and it is an absolutely magnificent
achievement for the company. We were competing against some
of the biggest names in the industry and this shows there is

-2,000 rooms, developed in two towers: The Royal Towers will consist of
1,200 rooms that will target luxury travelers and a second tower of 800
rooms aimed towards the middle market.
Will have two monorail stations in the hotel to connect it to the main stalk of
the palm
The resort will have some unusual and distinctive archeological marine
exhibits. The design will be based on the myth of Atlantis and will maintain
the iconic design elements of the Royal Towers in Atlantis, Paradise Island,
incorporating traditional Arabic design themes.
An extensive water-theme park, which at approximately 40 acres will be
the largest in the region, will feature unique water attractions, one of the
world's largest marine habitats, a snorkel trail, a swim with the dolphins
encounter program, an array of water slides and The Dig, an Atlantis-themed
"archeological" experience. The water-theme park will have capacity for over
6,000 daily visitors.
The expansion will also include significant facilities directed towards
Dubai's strong business travel and budding convention market, including a
two-story conference center wing with a total of over 86,000 square feet of
function space and a main ballroom of approximately 21,000 square feet,
the largest such room in Dubai outside of the Dubai Convention Center.
The expansion includes an Entertainment Village that will feature 20,000
square feet of retail space within an 80,000 square feet area hosting

Atlantis, The Palm, which claims to be the most luxury hotel in the
world, is a 2000 room ocean-themed destination resort. Comprised
of Aquaventure, Dolphin Cove and main hotel building, the hotel
uses 46 hectare site with 17hectares of water park amusement to
promote the marine and entertainment attractions.
Hotels stunning lobby features a giant aquarium with a view of
various marine animals, and The Lost Chamber provides visitors
with an ancient Atlantis world by its maze of underwater
passageways.
Atlantis, The Palm is named after the utopia Atlantis depicted in
the writings of Plato. Based on the mystical
Atlantis, hotels design conception reserves its iconic design
elements and incorporates it into traditional Arabian design
theme.
A glass sculpture, installed within the hotel by artist Dale Chihuly
for Atlantis, brings the essence of the sea and its inhabitants to
life. The result is a 10 metre high sculpture with over 3,000 pieces
of intensely-coloured blown glass ranging from fiery oranges and
reds to tranquil blues and greens, surrounded by a reflection pool.
The lobby's 19 metre high arched ceilings feature eight hand
painted murals on canvas by Spanish artist Albino
Gonzalez. The murals, which depict the solar calendar's

The Palm Jumeirah, where hotel Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai locates
in, is the first man-made island open to visitors.
With its investment of 14 billion US dollars, the island consists of
three parts: palm-trunks, 17 palm-leaves and the crescent
breakwater.
With its enviable position atop the crescent breakwater, Atlantis,
The Palm faces the palm and the Arabian Sea, serving as a new
gateway to Dubai.