Etihad Towers

Etihad Towers is a complex of buildings with five towers in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates.

Etihad Towers
Etihad Towers in November 2012
Etihad Towers
Location within United Arab Emirates
General information
Type
  • T1: hotel / residential
  • T2: residential
  • T3: office
  • T4: residential
  • T5: residential
LocationAbu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Coordinates24.459322°N 54.321297°E / 24.459322; 54.321297
Construction started2006
Topped-out2010
Completed2011
Height
Architectural
  • T1: 277.6 m (911 ft)[1]
  • T2: 305.3 m (1,002 ft)[2]
  • T3: 260.3 m (854 ft)[3]
  • T4: 234.0 m (767.7 ft)[4]
  • T5: 217.5 m (714 ft)[5]
Top floor
  • T1: 251.2 m (824 ft)[1]
  • T2: 281.6 m (924 ft)[2]
  • T3: 235.8 m (774 ft)[3]
  • T4: 206.7 m (678 ft)[4]
  • T5: 190.2 m (624 ft)[5]
Observatory
  • T1: 251.2 m (824 ft)[1]
  • T2: 281.6 m (924 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count
Floor area
  • T1: 70,908 m2 (763,250 sq ft)[1]
  • T2: 83,738 m2 (901,350 sq ft)[2]
  • T3: 74,198 m2 (798,660 sq ft)[3]
  • T4: 49,819 m2 (536,250 sq ft)[4]
  • T5: 45,049 m2 (484,900 sq ft)[4]
Lifts/elevators
Design and construction
ArchitectDBI Design
DeveloperSheikh Suroor Projects Department
Structural engineerAECOM
Main contractorArabian Construction Company(ACC)
References
[1][2][3][4][5]

Usage

The towers are located opposite the Emirates Palace hotel and feature offices, apartments and a hotel. The estimated cost for the construction are 2.5 bn Dirhams. Towers 2 and 5 topped out in November 2010.

A year later, in November 2011, the Jumeirah at Etihad Towers Hotel which belongs to Jumeirah Group was opened in Tower 1. Tori No Su Japanese restaurant opened within the hotel in 2012. The adjacent Tower 2 is (as of December 2012) the tallest building on Abu Dhabi island and the second tallest in Abu Dhabi after Sky Tower on Al Reem Island. Tower 2 has an observation deck in the 75th floor which is accessible from the hotel via a lower level linking podium.[6]

  • Tower 1: 69 floors, 277 metres[1]
  • Tower 2: 74 floors, 305 metres[2]
  • Tower 3: 54 floors, 260 metres[3]
  • Tower 4: 61 floors, 234 metres[4]
  • Tower 5: 55 floors, 218 metres[5]

The towers were used as a filming location for the 2015 film Furious 7. In the film, Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) steal a Lykan HyperSport and drive it through three of the towers.[7]

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See also

References
  1. "Etihad Towers T1 - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013.
  2. "Etihad Towers T2 - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013.
  3. "Etihad Towers T3 - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013.
  4. "Etihad Towers T4 - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02.
  5. "Etihad Towers T5 - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2011-11-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Hill Jessica (2013-11-12). "Abu Dhabi is buzzing with Fast & Furious 7 filming rumours". The National. Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
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