Burj Khalifa

Marina Andreou B5
 Background Information
► “Khalifa Tower", known as Burj Dubai prior to its
inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates. It is the tallest man-made building ever
built, at 828 m.
► Construction began on 21 September 2004, the
exterior of the building was finished on 1 October
2009.
► The building finished and opened on the 4th of
January 2010. It took overall 6 years to be
finished!!
 Architecture and Engineering
► It was performed by
Skidmore, Owings, and
Merrill
of Chicago, with
Adrian Smith as chief
architect, and
Bill Baker as chief
structural engineer.
 Construction Labour

► About 7,500 skilled

workers were used for
the construction of the
building.
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 The Design-History
► The design of Burj Khalifa is derived from
patterning systems embodied in
Islamic architecture .
► According to the structural engineer, Bill Baker,
the building's design contains cultural and
historical elements particular to the region.
► The Y-shaped plan is ideal for residential and
hotel usage, with the wings allowing maximum
outward views and inward natural light
► The design architect,
Adrian Smith, has said the
triple-lobed footprint
(base) of the building was
inspired by the flower
Hymenocallis!!
► During the design process,
engineers rotated the
building 120 degrees from
its original layout to
reduce stress from strong
winds since it is very tall!
 Features
► More than 4000 tones of steel were used
and more than 1,000 pieces of art decorate
the interiors of Burj Khalifa featuring 196
bronze and brass alloy symbols representing
the 196 countries of the world.
► The outside part is made of glass!
► There are two swimming pools on the 43 rd
and 76th floors.
► The building is
expected to hold up to
35,000 people!! This
shows the size and
strength of the
building.

► Thereare 160 floors,

57 elevators and 8
escalators!!
 44–72 Residential
Floors
Use
43 Sky lobby
160 and above Mechanical 40–42 Mechanical
156–159 Communication and broadcast 38–39 Armani Hotel suites

155 Mechanical 19–37 Armani Residences

17–18 Mechanical
139–154 Corporate suites
9–16 Armani Residences
136–138 Mechanical
1–8 Armani Hotel
125–135 Corporate suites Ground Armani Hotel
124 At the Top observatory Concourse Armani Hotel
B1–B2 Parking, mechanical
123 Sky lobby

122 Atmosphere restaurant

111–121 Corporate suites

109–110 Mechanical

77–108 Residential

76 Sky lobby

73–75 Mechanical
 Costs
► The total cost of the project was about $1.5
billions!!

► TheArmani hotel that is found on the first floors of

the building cost $37,500 per m2
and the rest of it cost $43,000 per m 2 !
 The Opening Day!!
► The opening day was
held on 4th 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!
 Current Records
► At this moment the building in Dubai has
14 records!!
► Some of them are:
1. Tallest structure ever built: 828 m
2. Building with most floors: 160(the previous
just 108)
3. World’s highest swimming pool (76th floor)
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 Bibliography
► http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa
► http://www.google.com/images?
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► Encyclopedia “Domi”
► Marina Andreou B’5