56The blue line depicts the demarcation between the Dubai’s Old City and the New Dubai.The Link is placed exactly on that boundary and points towards the Arabian Gulf.The World IslandsThe development area is bifurcated by a highway, with its two towers, One Za’abeel Tower and One Za’abeel The Residences, standing astride the thoroughfare. The towers are connected 100 meters above ground by THE LINK, a rectangular, cantilevered sky bridge. As such, One Za’abeel’s simple Japanese design and bold, graceful silhouette represents a novel symbol that helps to shape Dubai’s skyline, and serves as an appropriate “gateway” to the city.One Za’abeel is a large-scale mixed-use development that stands at the entrance to central Dubai, a global financial hub. For visitors to the UAE capital, it is one of the first major real estate projects they see after arriving at Dubai International Airport. One Za’abeel boasts numerous noteworthy engineering aspects to go with its architectural beauty. In the tower sections, steel-and-concrete composite structures minimize column dimensions and optimize floor space. High-strength steel diagonals are integrated within them, connecting concrete walls to support the sky bridge. The towers’ exteriors offer diverse expressions, depending on the viewing angle due to fins positioned outside the glass curtain wall. White dots added to the fins enhance solar shading while tempering reflective quality, adding depth. The facade also employs highly transparent low-e glass with superior solar shading capabilities.At 230 meters in length and 9,580 tons in weight, THE LINK, with its world-record cantilevered portion, serves as the development’s focal point and functionally facilitates the towers that it joins. THE LINK’s steel components are organized in a “diagid” pattern across four faces, an arrangement that curbs torsion and deformation, enabling a vast, column-free interior. This truss structure, combined with its six-sided glass curtain wall, enhances THE LINK’s “floating” appearance. The sky bridge offers panoramic views of the urban and natural horizon,
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