DUBAI BURJ KHALIFA

Overview :

Overview Information regarding DUBAI. Burj Khalifa with the help of Project definition and
Characteristics. Burj Khalifa, 2004 – 2010.

Dubai :

Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located south of the
Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula. Dubai was formally established in the early 19th century
by the Al Abu Falasa clan of Bani Yas.

Today, Dubai has emerged as a global city and a business hub. Although Dubai's economy was
built on the oil industry, currently the emirate's main revenues are from tourism, real estate, and
financial services.

Dubai has recently attracted world attention through many innovative large construction projects
and sports events. For Example: Burj Arab Hotel, Palm Island, World Island, Palm Jumeirah
Village, Dubai Sport City, Downtown Development, Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai Marina, Business
Bay, Dubai Metro Project, BURJ KHALIFA and many more…

BURJ KHALIFA :

FORMER / OTHER NAME BURJ DUBAI

RECORD HEIGHT
Preceded by: Taipei 101
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Dubai-UAE
Status: Completed
Ground breaking: January 2004
Constructed: 2004-2010
Opening: January 4,2010
Use: Mixed Use
HEIGHT
Roof: 828m (2,717ft)
Top floor: 621.3m (2,038ft)

Burj Khalifa known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates, and the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m (2,717 ft). Construction
began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009.
The building officially opened on 4 January 2010. The building is part of the 2 km2 (490-acre)
flagship development called Downtown Burj Khalifa at the "First Interchange" along Sheikh
Zayed Road, near Dubai's main business district.

The tower's architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill of
Chicago. Adrian Smith and Bill Baker. The primary contractor was Samsung C&T of South
Korea, who also built the Taipei 101 and Petronas Twin Towers.

Major subcontractors included Belgian group Besix and Arabtec from the UAE. Turner
Construction Company was chosen as the construction project manager. Under UAE law, the
Contractor and the Engineer of Record, Hyder Consulting, is jointly and severally liable for the
performance of Burj Khalifa. The total cost for the Burj Khalifa project was about
US$1.5 billion; and for the entire new "Downtown Dubai", US$20 billion.

Burj Dubai to Burj Khalifa :

With Dubai itself mired in a deep financial crisis that forced it to seek repeated billion-dollar
bailouts from its oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi, the opening ceremony and surprise renaming of
the tower to Burj Khalifa, after UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has been viewed
by observers as an "attempt to boost confidence in Dubai by showing who is backing Dubai".

Architecture & Design :

A Hymenocallis flower showing six spokes, as pattern for the three-lobed design. Cross-section
comparisons.

The design of Burj Khalifa is derived from patterning systems embodied in Islamic architecture.
Burj Khalifa is expected to hold up to 35,000 people at any one time. A total of 57 elevators and
8 escalators are installed. The elevators have a capacity of 12 to 14 people per cabin, the fastest
rising and descending at up to 18 m/s (59 ft/s).

Elevators Speed = 35 km/h & biggest one can get 46 passengers at a time. The Burj Khalifa's
water system supplies an average of 946,000 litters of water per day. Burj Khalifa used 30000
tons steel and 30000 Glasses and having weight of half a million tons. Every 30 floor have
refuge room.
Burj Khalifa Records :

Tallest skyscraper to top of spire: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously Taipei 101 – 509.2 m/1,671 ft).
Tallest structure ever built: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously Warsaw radio mast –
646.38 m/2,121 ft). Tallest extant structure: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously KVLY-TV mast –
628.8 m/2,063 ft). Tallest freestanding structure: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously CN Tower –
553.3 m/1,815 ft). Building with most floors: 160 (previously Willis Tower – 108).

World's highest elevator installation, situated inside a rod at the very top of the building. World's
fastest elevators at speed of 64 km/h (40 mph) or 18 m/s (59 ft/s) (previously Taipei 101 –
16.83 m/s). Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 606 m (1,988 ft) (previously
Taipei 101 – 449.2 m/1,474 ft). Highest vertical concrete pumping (for any construction): 606 m
(1,988 ft) (previously Riva del Garda Hydroelectric Power Plant – 532 m/1,745 ft).

The first world's tallest structure in history to include residential space. Highest outdoor
observation deck in the world (124th floor) at 442 m (1,450 ft). World's highest mosque (located
on the 158th floor). World's highest installation of an aluminum and glass façade, at a height of
512 m (1,680 ft). World's highest swimming pool (76th floor). Etc and many more…
Dubai Fountain :

Illuminated by 6,600 lights and 50 colored projectors, it is 275 m (902 ft) long and shoots water
150 m (490 ft) into the air, accompanied by a range of classical to contemporary Arabic and
world music.

Outside, and at a cost of Dh 800 million (US$217 million), a record-setting fountain system was
designed by WET Design, the California-based company responsible for the fountains at the
Bellagio Hotel Lake in Las Vegas.

Observation Deck :

An outdoor observation deck, named At the Top, opened on 5 January 2010 on the 124th floor. It
is the third highest observation deck in the world and the highest outdoor observation deck in the
world, at 442 m (1,450 ft).

Floor Plan :

FLOORS USE FLOORS USE

160 and above Mechanical 76 Sky lobby
156-159 Communication and 73-75 and 44-72 Mechanical and
Broadcast Residential
155 Mechanical 43 Sky lobby
139-154 Corporate suites 40-42 Mechanical
136-138 Mechanical 38-39 Armani Hotel Suites
125-135 Corporate suites 19-37 Armani Residences
124 At the top observatory 17-18 Mechanical
123 Sky lobby 9-16 Armani Residences
122 Atmosphere 1-8 Armani Hotel
restaurant
111-121 Corporate suites Ground Armani Hotel
109-110 Mechanical Concourse Armani Hotel
77-108 Residential B1-B2 Parking, Mechanical

Opening Ceremony :

The opening ceremony of Burj Khalifa was held on 4 January 2010. The ceremony featured a
display of 10,000 fireworks, light beams projected on and around the tower, and further sound,
light and water effects. Using the 868 powerful stroboscope lights that are integrated into the
facade and spire of the tower, different lighting sequences were choreographed, together with
more than 50 different combinations of the other effects.
Purpose :

Burj Khalifa has been designed to be the centerpiece of a large-scale, mixed-use development
that will include 30,000 homes, nine hotels such as The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa, 3
hectares (7.4 acres) of parkland, at least 19 residential towers, the Dubai Mall, and the 12-hectare
(30-acre) man-made Burj Khalifa Lake. The decision to build Burj Khalifa is reportedly based on
the government's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy to one that is service- and
tourism-oriented. According to officials, it is necessary for projects like Burj Khalifa to be built
in the city to garner more international recognition, and hence investment. "He (Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum) wanted to put Dubai on the map with something really
sensational," said Jacqui Josephson, a tourism and VIP delegations executive at Nakheel
Properties.

Base Jumping :

In May 2008, Hervé Le Gallou and an unnamed British man, dressed as engineers, illegally
infiltrated Burj Khalifa (around 650 m at the time), and jumped off a balcony situated a couple of
floors below the 160th floor. On 8 January 2010, with permission of the authorities, Nasr Al
Niyadi and Omar Al Hegelan, from the Emirates Aviation Society, broke the world record for
the highest BASE jump from a building after they leapt from a crane suspended platform
attached to the 160th floor at 672 m (2,205 ft). The two men descended the vertical drop at a
speed of up to 220 km/h (140 mph), with enough time to open their parachutes 10 seconds into
the 90 second jump.

Burj Khalifa in Project Definition & Characteristics :

Regarding the Project definition & characteristics, The Burj Khalifa have all these: ONESHOT ,
Time limited , Goal Directed with all characteristics of project: Objectives, Life Span,
Uniqueness, Single Entity, Team Work, Made to Order, Change, Successive Principles, Life
Cycle, Sub Contracting, Risk & Uncertainty, and many more…

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