THE ROYAL ATLANTIS RESORT & RESIDENCES (PHASE 2)

THE ROYAL ATLANTIS RESORT & RESIDENCES (PHASE 2)

The Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences is a new hotel and residential tower located on Dubai’s famous man-made palm-shaped peninsula, the Palm Jumeirah. Complementing the existing Atlantis Hotel, this massive structure showcases the best of The Atlantis hotel brand, with features that guests and residents have come to expect, including expansive views of the sea; pristine, lush outdoor landscapes and the ultimate in luxury and privacy.

Although the resort complex is enormous in scale, from a distance it appears to be light and airy. This effect was created through the design of several large exterior openings called “sky-courts”, which stagger and step down from high points on the east and west sides, towards a central bridge, that spans the building’s arched entranceway. From the main lobby, this bridge acts as the top of a two-way “picture frame”, whose subject is the “skyline view of Dubai” in one direction, and the Palm Jumeirah in the other.

On the ground level at the center of the structure is the main lobby. Filled with a soft interplay of natural light and shade during the day with bold, dramatic lighting at night, this stunning oasis contains art and a giant fish aquarium which help orient visitors inside the building. The sky-courts’ gateway arches at this level also help direct guests outdoors to the lagoons, pools and beach. Conference rooms, dining, retail and various other resort amenities are all placed between the sky-courts, open to the fresh air of the breezeways.

The sky-courts are lushly landscaped, with the larger guestrooms and apartments boasting private terraces complete with infinity-edge pools, trellis-shaded decks and gardens. The stepped and staggered design of these terraces ensures that guests and residents will enjoy their privacy in a comfortable climate thanks to the presence of shade, ocean breezes and passive cooling from water and vegetation, which were all considered.

Presidential suites, with additional adjoining rooms, can be found along the bridge levels, which can be closed off and used for private functions. Hotel rooms and apartments are organized as a series of blocks, which are capable of being independently operated. Residents of this project have access to their own amenities from their private sky-courts, located between six landscaped duplex townhouses.

Both the apartment and hotel towers provide access to a rooftop restaurant and terrace, which connects down to a dramatic pool deck (sky-pool), atop the connecting bridge (sky-bridge) that boasts the best panoramic views of Dubai’s skyline.

LOCATION: The Palm, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

ARCHITECT: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT: IBI Group Architects

TECHNICAL DESIGN LEADERSHIP: Michael Poitras,
Consultant-in-Charge (IBI)

CLIENT: Kerzner International

STATISTICS:

  • No. of storeys (hotel): 46
  • No. of storeys (condominium): 42
  • No. of storeys (podium): 2
  • Total floor area:
    2,083,600 ft2 (193,600 m2)
  • Below grade parking: 2,000 stalls

MATERIALS:

  • Honed & textured stone cladding
  • White stucco cladding
  • Precast concrete cladding (grey)
  • Buff Densglass window surrounds & screens
  • Stone terraces
  • White DensDeck soffits
  • Silver Densglass patterned ceilings & soffits
  • Glass walled pools
  • Outdoor landscaping

GENERAL PROGRAM:

  • Hotel (805 rooms)
  • Condominium (255 units)
  • Celebrity restaurants: 8
  • Restaurants: 7
  • Sky-bridge 328 ft (100 m) + sky-pool
  • Public pools: 3
  • Sky-courts & set back terraces: 27
  • Public beaches: 1
  • Loading docks: 4 large + 2 small

COST: Withheld

COMPLETION: 2019