Iconic Twister.

MORE than 90 per cent of the curtain-walling and 60 per cent of the interior fit-out works have been completed on Ocean Heights, an iconic twisting tower, located at the entrance to Dubai Marina on Dubais Al Sufouh Road

The Dh645 million ($175.75 million) project, one of Damac Properties flagship developments, is scheduled for completion in the last quarter of this year

The tower offers 600 one, two and three-bedroom apartments in addition to some signature series luxury penthouse apartments with stunning views across the Dubai Marina and The Palm. The 310-m tower, which offers a built-up area of 1.25 million sq ft, sits on a 37,410-sq-ft plot that is ideally situated for metro links and the shops and facilities of the marina. The building will have a communal outdoor leisure deck with a pool plus gymnasium and sauna/steam room. Parking will be provided on four podium floors and within three basement levels

The project is being developed in two phases the initial enabling, shoring and piling works, followed by the construction and fit-out of the superstructure. The tower was structurally complete almost a month ahead of schedule and was topped off at level 84 last December. A total of 69,775 cu m of concrete, 16,859 tonnes of steel and 35,600 sq m of glazing and 73,080 sq m of block work is being utilised in the construction of the project, on which Arabtec is the main contractor and ECG is the lead consultant

Commenting on the construction of the building, Damac Properties general manager Ziad El Chaar says: The building is supported by piled foundations driven approximately 40 m below ground. It is a framed in-situ concrete structure with core walls and shear walls that form the backbone of the structure to withstand lateral forces induced by wind and earthquakes. Wind is the main governing factor in the structural design. Floor slabs are post-tensioned and together with coupling beams, provide lateral support to …