Dear All,
IStructE UAE Regional Group Committee is inviting you to a webinar on the topic “Atlantis The Royal Hotel : Case study – Designing multiperformance glass features” to be presented by a team of speakers from Arup.
The case study concerns the journey from the client’s vision to construct multiple structural glass elements scattered across this vast project, focusing on the two located in the entry vestibule: Deluge – a pair of all glass lifts and Alight two triple height glass and stainless-steel corridor walls.
Atlantis The Royal is a new hotel in Dubai with a theme of water. The hotel features a multitude of pools, water features and aquariums in numerous shapes and forms. Arup was appointed to provide design services for multiple structural glass elements scattered across this vast project. This talk will focus on the two structural glass elements located in the entry vestibule: Deluge – a pair of all-glass lifts with water cascading on the outer surface; and Alight – a feature involving ?re, water and glass. These two glass components are excellent examples of how creative design and engineering can work together to deliver an awe-inspiring feature. Capturing the essence of water and ?re, they provide a captivating entryway to the hotel and serve as a testament to the creativity and ingenuity of the designers and engineers who brought them to life.
Arup’s design of the glass features is an excellent example of how creative design and engineering can deliver a technically complex design while maintaining high aesthetic aspirations.
About the Speaker
Mercedes Gargallo – Arup
Mercedes is a highly accomplished professional in building design. She is a qualified architect with a Ph.D in Architectural Construction Technology. With her comprehensive technical knowledge and understanding of systems, materials, and construction techniques, she has seamlessly translated the visionary designs of many prominent architects into reality while effectively incorporating technical requirements.
Eva Babic – Arup
Eva is an experienced structural and façade engineer, with a diverse international portfolio, ranging from large scale projects to intricately tailored façade systems and specialist structural glass designs, employing first principles and innovation.
Driven by a passion for pushing the boundaries of glass as a structural material and promoting sustainability, Eva actively explores innovative recycling and reusing methods for glass.
Jordi Alcaine – Arup
Jordi is a highly motivated and dedicated senior engineer with over 10 years of experience specialized in the design of structural glass and complex steel & glass structures, with a profound commitment to advancing the fields of glass technology and sustainability within the built environment through groundbreaking innovation and meticulous research.
Peter Lenk – Arup
Peter is an enthusiastic and creative individual who brings strong engineering instinct, lateral thinking and an analytical approach to his projects. Peter is a highly qualified and creative structural engineer with over 20 years of professional experience, with a broad knowledge of innovative approaches for structural glass, façade systems, long span roofs, as well as more typical building frames using traditional materials .He delivers solutions to complex, technically demanding engineering problems by applying leading edge analysis and design techniques
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