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Nova Tower — Mixed-Use Supertall
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Nova Tower

Dubai, UAE2024

Location

Dubai, UAE

Year

2024

Area

88,000 m²

Client

Nova Development LLC

Type

Mixed-Use Supertall

Nova Tower rises 262 metres, stacking premium offices, a five-star hotel and serviced residences around a series of planted sky-atria that draw daylight and greenery deep into the plan. A sculpted crown houses the observation deck.

The challenge

Managing wind-induced sway and solar load in an extreme desert climate at supertall height.

The result

A new civic landmark achieving best-in-class energy performance for its typology in the region.

Nova Tower gallery
Nova Tower gallery
Nova Tower gallery
Process

Construction stages

The key phases that brought this project to completion.

01

Mat foundation

6,500 m³ continuous concrete pour for the raft.

02

Vertical build

Jump-form core with a tuned mass damper at level 55.

03

Sky gardens

Structural transfers create column-free planted atria.

04

Crown

Steel diagrid crown lifted and welded in segments.

Materials

Materials & finishes

A curated selection of materials that define the character and quality of this project.

High-strength concrete C80
Structural steel
Ceramic-fritted glass
Travertine
Services

Services provided

The full range of expertise we brought to this project.

Technology

Technologies used

Tuned mass damper

High-strength concrete C80

Sky-garden atria

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