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 is located in United Arab Emirates
Etihad Towers
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 startedOctober 27, 2006
Topped-out2010
CompletedOctober 27, 2011
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
Architect(s)DBI 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.[6] The estimated cost for the construction was 2.5 billion Dirhams.[7] Towers 2 and 5 topped out in November 2010.[8]

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 hotel has been rebranded to Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers which opened doors in Tower 1 on October 1, 2020.[9] The adjacent Tower 2 is (as of January 2023) the fourth tallest in Abu Dhabi. Tower 2 has an observation deck named "Observation Deck at 300" on the 75th floor which is accessible from the hotel via a lower level linking podium.[10]

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.[11]

Architectural features
  • Tower 1: 69 floors, 277 metres (909 ft)[1]
  • Tower 2: 74 floors, 305 metres (1,001 ft)[2]
  • Tower 3: 54 floors, 260 metres (853 ft)[3]
  • Tower 4: 61 floors, 234 metres (768 ft)[4]
  • Tower 5: 55 floors, 218 metres (715 ft)[5]

See also

References
  1. "Etihad Towers T1 - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013.
  2. "Etihad Towers T2 - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013.
  3. "Etihad Towers T3 - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013.
  4. "Etihad Towers T4 - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013.
  5. "Etihad Towers T5 - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013.
  6. "Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE - Photos & More Information - Holidify". www.holidify.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. "Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi - Information Portal". www.abudhabi2.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi, retrieved 18 July 2021
  9. Hilton Newsroom
  10. "Hoteliers in capital reap reward as F1 week nears - the National". Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  11. Hill, Jessica (12 November 2013). "Abu Dhabi is buzzing with Fast & Furious 7 filming rumours". The National. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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