Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi
ACC Arabian Construction Co.
Owner / Developer
H.E. Sheikh Suroor Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan
Architect
DBI Design Corporation
Australia
Building Function
Hotel, Office, Shopping, Residential
Status
Completed 07/2011
approx. 149.000 m²
Height
approx. 300 m
Technical Features
- Unitized curtain wall
- Stick system facades
- Point-fixed facades, point-fixed glazing
We provided
Consultancy
Sound facade decisions start with a clear understanding of the project’s starting point.
- Priedemann organises the available project information, design intent, use, and facade-related technical and external requirements.
- Together with the project participants, objectives, priorities, constraints and unresolved questions are made visible.
- This creates a reliable basis for the next design steps and for decisions before the facade concept is developed in greater detail.
- Priedemann identifies and structures the project information, requirements, objectives and constraints relevant to facade planning.
- These may include design intent, use, technical and energy-related requirements, local conditions, and quality, cost and programme objectives.
- Unresolved questions, dependencies and competing priorities are made explicit and translated into clear decision criteria.
- This creates a reliable basis for early facade design and subsequent planning.
- The subjects reviewed and documented depend on the project stage and agreed scope.
Decision criteria and priorities
- Not every facade requirement has the same priority within a project.
- Design intent, use, technical requirements, local conditions, quality, cost and programme objectives can influence one another.
- Establishing the project basis therefore also means structuring these requirements and making potential conflicts visible.
- The resulting criteria provide a shared basis against which later options and decisions can be assessed consistently.
After a facade manufacturer is appointed, Priedemann reviews its shop drawings, system planning and technical submittals against the agreed design basis.
- This includes comparison with project changes, assessment of structural assumptions and energy/acoustic performance values, and review of technical data sheets for materials and components.
- Priedemann comments on discrepancies and coordinates change management as the facade contact point for the planning team.
- Priedemann reviews the contractor’s shop-drawing information against the agreed requirements and released design basis.
- Depending on the appointment, the review covers system components, details, interfaces, technical assumptions, materials and relevant performance data.
- Deviations and unresolved questions are documented and coordinated with the design team.
- In this way, the review supports technical quality assurance and makes required decisions visible early.
Priedemann supports the execution of facade mock-ups during the planning phase, ahead of the usual appointment of a facade manufacturer. For physical mock-ups, Priedemann helps prepare tests, takes part in testing and reviews test reports. For visual mock-ups, Priedemann supports comparison with design requirements. The aim is greater planning and execution confidence at an earlier project stage.
- Priedemann supports the execution and assessment of visual or technical facade mock-ups.
- The service may include coordinating requirements, attending tests, checking agreed standards and reviewing test reports.
- For visual mock-ups, the primary focus is comparison with the design requirements.
- Observations and potential improvements are documented.
- Fabrication, test execution and formal approval remain with the appointed parties unless otherwise agreed.
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