Strata Tower is a forty-story luxury residential building in
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most popu ...
, designed by New York-based architects
Hani Rashid
Hani Rashid (born 1958 in Cairo) is an architect and educator. He co-founded the New York-based architecture firm, Asymptote Architecture with Lise Anne Couture.
Early life and education
Hani Rashid was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1958, his family ...
and
Lise Anne Couture of
Asymptote Architecture
Asymptote Architecture is an American architecture practice, based in Long Island City, New York. Asymptote Architecture is known for multidisciplinary architectural designs that often incorporate digital technologies.
History
Husband and wife ...
, currently being built on
Al Raha Beach
Al Raha is a mixed commercial, residential, and leisure area in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, located primarily in Khalifa City A. The area is situated between Umm Al-Nar and Abu Dhabi International Airport. Al Raha includes two primary se ...
. Construction has begun and it was scheduled for completion by 2013.
It is being developed by
Aldar Properties
Aldar Properties PJSC (Arabic: شركة الدار العقارية ''Sharikah al-Dār al-`Iqāriyyah'') is a real estate development company owned by the Abu Dhabi government and with headquarters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The compan ...
.
Overview
Strata Tower was planned to have a height of 160 meters to dominate the skyline of the
Al Dana precinct. Asymptote designed the tower to have a curvilinear exterior, with a cantilevered exoskeleton structure which allows much light into the interior.
See also
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Strata SE1
Strata SE1 is a , 43-storey, multi-award-winning, skyscraper at Elephant & Castle in the London Borough of Southwark with more than 1,000 residents living in its 408 flats.
At the time of its construction, the building, designed by BFLS (form ...
, building of the same name in London
References
External links
Asymptote Architecture Strata Tower Page{{coord missing, United Arab Emirates
Buildings and structures in Abu Dhabi