Al Bahr Towers, Abu Dhabi
Reducing energy use through a unique approach to sun shading
The new headquarters for the Abu Dhabi Investment Council occupies a prominent site on the north shore of Abu Dhabi Island, overlooking the Eastern Mangroves and out towards Sadiyaat Island and the Arabian Gulf beyond.
The towers are overclad on the south, west and east elevations by a unique dynamic shading system, a modular ‘Mashrabiya’ that opens and closes to provide self-shading as the sun moves around the building. The system is predicted to reduce the solar energy entering the building by 20% and is one of a number of innovative measures to improve environmental performance and limit energy use. The project was designed in accordance with the US Green Building Council LEED rating system.
A large team of our specialists including acoustics, IT, specialist lighting, security and transport logistics consultants worked from various offices around the world to bring the best global knowledge to this project.
