The Capital Gate ‘Feature Tower’ is an iconic building located on the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center site. It is distinguished by a dramatic steel and glass facade with a striking organic form.
With its cantilevered tea lounge and open air pool deck, it provides a unique presence on the skyline of Abu Dhabi and creates a memorable identity to the exhibition center.
A sculptural stainless steel ‘splash’ flows down the front and at low level forms the hotel entrance canopy, flowing over the existing grandstand and acting as a solar shading device for both the building and the grandstand seating. A free form internal atrium with a dynamic glass roof brings natural light and space deep into the tower.
The building’s external lighting is designed to minimize both light pollution and energy consumption, based on a combination of low-level landscape lighting with façade lighting comprising a net of compact LED clusters integrated into the design of the steel glazing system.
The building is 35 levels high and offers over 16,000 m² of high quality office space, as well as Abu Dhabi’s first Hyatt hotel, ‘The Hyatt Capital Gate’. It stands at over 160 m tall.