Dubai, 14 December 2006 - A combination of stunning design and unique construction techniques guarantees that O14 Tower on the creekside at Business Bay will make a dramatic addition to Dubai's skyline.
Due for completion at the end of 2008, O14 Tower features unprecedented and innovative architecture.
A concrete shell creates a lace-like faade for the 21 storeys of custom-designed office floors which are carried effortlessly and efficiently without the barriers created by conventional columns and walls.
But this is architecture with a purpose, as the structure provides exceptional levels of light, air and views.
Designed by award-winning architects Jesse Reiser and Nanako Umomoto of New York-based Reiser and Umomoto RUR, the structural engineering of O14 Tower will be completed by YAS P.C., a respected name in structural and civil design.
The project will be developed by Creekside Development Company, which is owned by Al Baraka Islamic Bank, at a cost of some Dhs 300 million.
Rising above Dubai creek on a shore side site, O14 Tower will feature 21 floors of custom designed offices, four levels of underground parking, and high quality restaurant, recreation and retail outlets.
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About the architects:
Reiser-Umemoto were finalists in the design of the BMW factory in Leipzig, for which they won the 2002 AIA Design Award. They also won the 2002 Graphics Design Annual award, and were among those selected to put forward design proposals for the World Trade Center site in New York.
About the structural Engineers:
YAS P.C. was founded in 1977 and has since executed billions of dollars worth of projects in the United States, among the most notable being the Trump World Tower, the Grand Central Terminal revitalization, Trump Riverside South Apartments and Tribeca Point.
About AlBaraka Islamic Bank:
For over 20 years, AlBaraka Islamic Bank has pioneered the development of Islamic banking and finance. Established in 1984, the Bank has developed into a leading diversified Islamic financial institution. Today, their operations cover Kingdom of Bahrain, the GCC and Pakistan, where they provide a wide range of services for a large base of customers who aspire to conduct their financial affairs in accordance with Islamic Sharia'a.
Headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Bank operates under an offshore investment banking license, and is regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain. The Bank is a proud member of AlBaraka Banking Group (ABG), which holds the interests of a number of Islamic financial institutions incorporated in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia and Turkey. AlBaraka Banking Group (ABG) is one of the biggest Islamic financial institutions around the globe, and controls a total paid-up capital of around USD$ 1 billion.
For more information:
Perspective Public Relations
Roger Fennings
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