Five Holdings, a Dubai-based real estate group, and Atkins, a leading design, engineering and project management consultancy and member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, have won top recognition at The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Awards 2021 with two prestigious accolades for the Five Jumeirah Village project in Dubai. 

 

Strategically located in close proximity to Dubai’s main arterial roads and a short drive from the new Al Maktoum International Airport and Expo 2020 site, Five Jumeirah Village Dubai has a cylindrical design that allows for each apartment to incorporate a vast landscaped garden and private swimming pool - even at a staggering height of 800 ft.

 

The building design has been patented and is registered as a trademark in 168 countries for Five Holdings.

 

The luxury tower offers a uniquely social living environment in its sky gardens, which are carved out of the building through a smart configuration of the tower floor plans. 

 

A parametric design methodology was innovated to develop and assess the performance of these sky gardens against the environmental factors. The breathable architecture allows sunlight to shine through the core of the 60-storey tower while a vertical micro-climate with over half a million sq. ft. of flora helps to maintain the temperature naturally. 

 

Each apartment incorporates an extensive outdoor terrace, including a pool, to bring the outdoors indoors. 

The integrated, lush terrace apartments allow the development to gain seven times more green living space, compared to the land lost for construction. The luxury five-star tower features 247 hotel rooms and suites, 221 one and two-bedroom hotel apartments, and 33 four-bedroom hotel apartments, all with private pools. 

 

On the top recognition, Five Holdings said the award-winning hospitality and residential project was recognized as Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa on audience vote, and also received CTBUH’s Best Tall Building 200-299 meters Award of Excellence. 

 

The CTBUH Awards program honours projects and individuals that have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment, and that achieve sustainability at the highest and broadest level. 

 

Awards are given in over 20 categories for Best Tall Building, Urban Habitat, Innovation, Renovation, Interior Design, Construction, and Engineering. 

 

CEO Nabil Akiki said: "Five Development is extremely proud to have added a vanguard landmark to the Dubai landscape in its inimitable style. Five Jumeirah Village is not just a ‘Tall Building’ – it sublimely combines the very best of nature-inspired landscaping that leans directly into and throughout the structure, with the thrill of viewing 360 degree sweeping Dubai vistas that can only be enjoyed from the vantage point of a high-rise structure."

 

"This unique amalgamation of the best of both worlds – low rise, nature loving edifices and the aerial benefits of sky-high creations, is what powered FIVE’s vision for FIVE Jumeirah Village from the very beginning of its conception," he stated.

 

"These awards are especially close to FIVE’s heart, as they are the very first to be received upon the completion of the mammoth and pioneering FIVE Jumeirah Village project – a breakthrough globally-patented concept design for hospitality," added Akiki.

 

Johan Hesselsøe, Managing Director, UAE, Atkins, said: "For over 50 years, Atkins has established a track record of delivering a multitude of iconic landmarks in the UAE."

 

"We are extremely proud to have supported Five Holdings with our world-class multi-disciplinary design expertise to bring this prestigious project to life by combining industry innovation with the highest quality and sustainability standards. Congratulations to everyone involved in this great achievement," he stated. 

 

Farida Farag, Senior Design Manager, Middle East, Atkins, said: "Challenging the constraints of vertical living resulting from conventional architectural design, we worked together with Five Holdings to explore innovative methods and push the boundaries to achieve delivery excellence."

 

"The successful end result is a people-centric high-rise tower which embraces indoor and outdoor space in a pioneering design that is a tribute to the city of firsts," he added.-TradeArabia News Service