JW Marriott Marquis Dubai

JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Hotel
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Hotel
Former names	Emirates Park Towers Hotel & Spa
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Hotel
Architectural style	Postmodern
Location	Sheikh Zayed Road, Business Bay; Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	25°11′08″N 55°15′24″E / 25.1856°N 55.2566°E
Construction started	14 November 2006
Completed	Tower 1 - 13 November 2012; Tower 2 - 27 February 2013
Cost	AED1.8 billion ; US$490 million
Owner	Emirates Group
Management	Marriott International
Height
Antenna spire	355.4 m (1,166 ft)
Roof	298.1 m (978 ft)
Top floor	298.1 m (978 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	82
Floor area	320,314 m2 (3,447,830 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	Tower 1 - 14 ; Tower 2 - 14
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Archgroup Consultants
Developer	Emirates Group
Structural engineer	BG&E
Main contractor	Brookfield Multiplex
Other information
Number of rooms	Tower 1 - 804 rooms ; Tower 2 - 804 rooms
References

The JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Hotel is the world's second tallest hotel, a 72-storey, 355 m (1,165 ft) twin-tower skyscraper complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The AED1.8 billion complex features a 1,608-room hotel run by Marriott International.

History

This project, owned by the Emirates Group, was originally conceived as a single, 350 m (1,150 ft), 77-storey tower intended to be completed in 2008 and built alongside the Sheikh Zayed Road. However, its design and location had to be changed because of the construction of a creek extension belonging to the Business Bay megaproject. The new twin-tower design was launched at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai in 2006 with 395 m (1,296 ft) towers.^[7] However, the shape of the towers was modified and the height decreased to 355 m (1,165 ft) in a later redesign.^{[citation needed]} The concrete structural frames of both towers topped out in April 2010. By April 2011, the spires on both towers had been added and the outer structure of both towers almost completed. The buildings were completed in 2012, surpassing the Rose Rayhaan by Rotana as the world's tallest hotel.^{[citation needed]}

With the first tower open, the hotel comprises 14 food and beverage outlets, rooftop bars, a business center, conference halls and meeting rooms, an extensive banquet hall, a 3,700 m² (40,000 sq ft) spa and health club, as well as retail outlets, a swimming pool, and a gymnasium.^[8]^[9]

The 2B+G+82^{[clarification needed]} storey twin towers were completed in November 2012.

The hotel has 1364 standard guest rooms, 240 suites, 4 "presidential suites", a banquet hall, an auditorium, 18 Shops, 19 restaurants and a spa.

The form is inspired by the date palm. The towers are symmetrically placed on the 7-storey high podium to get views of the Burj Khalifa, Business Bay and the sea. The podium houses all the public areas, restaurants, banquet hall and back of house areas. The entrance lobby is 4 floors high and overlooks the Business Bay. The 1,000 capacity banquet hall has an independent access.^{[citation needed]}

Architect Ashok Korgaonkar, founder and principal architect of Archgroup International Consultants designed the J W Marriott Marquis.^[10]