ADIA HQ Abu Dhabi: a new commercial headquarters for the Gulf state of Abu Dhabi synthesises tradition and modernity.The soaring towers of the headquarters for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is one of the biggest government investment authorities in the world, a Sovereign wealth fund. Founded on February 24, 1977 as the first U.A.E. investment company in the capital. (ADIA ADIA Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ADIA Assistive Devices Industry Association (of Canada) ) by Kohn Pedersen Fox Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (also known by the acronym KPF)is a leading international architectural design firm located in New York City providing urban design and master planning for public authorities and private companies. Associates form a new landmark for the Gulf state. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Commissioned by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, a major government agency, KPF's aim was to reconnect this rapidly evolving area with the historic core and explore, albeit subtly, some of the formal and ornamental themes of traditional Islamic architecture. Zones for interaction and meetings are contained in a series of sky gardens, in the central atrium atrium (ā`trēəm), term for an interior court in Roman domestic architecture and also for a type of entrance court in early Christian churches. The Roman atrium was an unroofed or partially roofed area with rooms opening from it. space, echoing the Islamic tradition of planted spaces within buildings. And despite being in the oil-rich Gulf, ADIA represents a progressive approach to energy use, with an innovative double-skinned external wall forming a key part of an environmental control programme developed in collaboration with leading engineers Buro Happold. This combination of elegance and practicality is also reflected in the fit out of the ancillary spaces. Thrislington were contracted to supply 178 washroom cubicles cubicles individual cow bed spaces separated by half height and half length partitions. Usually located in loose housing cow accommodation in which the cow is free to wander at will. from the Alti range. Alti's main advantage is that cubicles can be tailored to extend over the full floor-to-ceiling height, while elliptical el·lip·tic or el·lip·ti·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having the shape of an ellipse. 2. Containing or characterized by ellipsis. 3. a. uprights and stainless-steel fittings add a touch of refinement. With its sophisticated appearance and competitive price, Alti proved a consummate response to a demanding brief. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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