One of the UAE’s major architectural landmarks, Capital Gate achieves numerous world records including the world’s most leaning tower. With over 50,000 m2 of surface area on 35 floors, it is home to the boutique 5-star Andaz Capital Gate Hotel Abu Dhabi, in addition to high-end office spaces.
Jeff Schofield was the Design Architect throughout the construction phase.
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Building owner and developer: ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company)
Design appointment: 2016
Construction commencement: 2017
Completion: 2011
Height: 160 meters (35 storeys)
Total built up area: 53,100 square meters
Total office area: 14,396 square meters
Total hotel area: 25,050 square meters
Total back of the house area: 13,654 square meters
Footprint: 1,390 square meters
Incline: 18 degrees
Overhang of the tower from the base: 33 meters
Foundation piles: 490
Depth of the piles: 20 to 30 meters
Structural steel: 13,200 tonnes
Diagrid system: one external and one internal
Diagrid nodes: 702 external and 120 internal
Triangular glass panes on façade: 12,500
Diamond-shaped sections on façade: 720
World’s furthest man-made leaning building
World’s first pre-cambered core
World’s first vertically post-tensioned core
