The Capital Gate is a skyscraper in Abu Dhabi, designed as a leaning tower, 160m, and an inclination of 18 degrees,

the steeper the mund0 tower, also known as the Tower

Abu Dhabi inclined. It is the first structure in the Middle East to use Diagrid. It was designed by the firm RMJM, and is a
5-star hotel.

Proyeto timeline

September 2007 Start of work

November 2007 - Placing piles

April 2008 - Nucleo wall construction

May 2009 - Achieving the 100m high

June 2009 - TILT begins to take shape

October 2009 - the last 160 m is achieved

December 2009 - The core is complete

February 2010 - Decorum interior begins

April 2010 - Home atrium roof

2011 - Conclusion expected

Opening date 21-Dec-2011

RMJM (Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall) is an international architectural firm founded in 1956 in Edinburgh, Scotland,

Notable awards

2012

Building and Design Awards, Best in category School & Education Builds Project of the

year, [8] Faculty of Engineering, National University of Ireland

2011

Cityscape Dubai Awards, Winner of Best Overall Project category, [9] Abu Dhabi National

Exhibitions Company Capital Gate , Abu Dhabi

Cityscape Dubai Awards, Winner of Commercial and mixed use category, [9] Abu Dhabi National

Exhibitions Company Capital Gate , Abu Dhabi

Universal Design Award (Gold) from BCA ( Singapore Building & Construction Authority) Khoo

Teck Puat Hospital , Singapore

11th SIA Architectural Design Awards, Winner of Project of the Year category, [10] Khoo Teck Puat

Hospital , Singapore

11th SIA Architectural Design Awards, Winner of Best Institutional / Healthcare Building

category, [10] Khoo Teck Puat Hospital , Singapore

2010

American Architecture Awards, Winner of Tour Signal Design Competition, [eleven] Tour Signal Design

Competition, Paris , france

International Property Award, Best Architectural Project, [12] Varyap Meridian Grand Tower

1 , Atasehir , Istanbul , turkey

Skyrise Greenery Award, First Prize - Completed Projects, [13] Khoo Teck Puat

Hospital , Singapore

Architectural Record China Awards, Best Residential Project, [14] Evian Town, Suzhou , China

2009

USGBC Maryland Chapter, Special Accomplishment Award, [fifteen] The Athenaeum at Goucher

College

Cityscape Abu Dhabi - Middle East Real Estate Awards - Best Commercial / Retail Project

Award, [16] Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company Capital Gate , Abu Dhabi

Cityscape Dubai Awards, Special Award - Islamic Architecture Category, [17] Al-Jami'a Al-

Asmariya Al Asmariya University at Zliten

Conventional skyscrapers are built around a thin vertical core, which channels the load to the ground. But part of
Capital Gate protrudes conventional core while this would not work, and would fracture. The solution was the
construction of a core is inclined opposite to the direction of the building, as well as the structure increase its weight
straighten the core to keep it straight.
The core increases 4 m per week blocks jump molding method, consisting of:

1 A reinforcing mesh
2 a mold around the mesh 3 closes the steel mesh
is filled with concrete
4 then the mold is moved up by the core to repeat the process
Concrete with high temperatures, and does not set well can be fractured, so it was decided to pour the concrete at
night, to have a correct setting. By growing the nucleus, it pumped more height, so subjected to rigorous consistency
and depression, to ensure it does not block the pipes. Furthermore a process of post tension, adding more
reinforcement to the core by a tensile-resistant filaments, and when the desired height is reached, voltage is applied is
added. Thus the core remains intact, and the additional reinforcement avoid dropping
To postensionar the Core, 146 steel tendons are woven through the concrete, each tendon is 20 meters long and runs
through 5-story building intertwined with each other. For maximum resistance.

The inclined thin and curved design causes problems in the assembly, so decided to use diagonal grids to evenly
distribute the weight and to have the desired shape. This design is called Diagrid

diagrid ( Acronym English diagonal grid - grid diagonal -) is the name (registered) to be given a design structural from engineering Y architecture to
build large buildings with frames steel (Or other material with similar qualities) based on beams and assembled into brackets triangular (Or
"bias"). This structural form requires less support material (eg less steel) so money, energy and time costs are saved and even more space
covered is possible in conventional constructions of the twentieth century or earlier times since the system is a exoskeleton . For example in the
construction of the Hearst
Tower from NY has allowed reportedly savings of 21% steel. He diagrid It has also avoided the use of large columns (mainly corner) and provides
better load distribution forces , Particularly useful in the case of construction that must withstand significant stresses. Among the buildings that
have been built with this method, in addition to the Hearst It is the one designed by Norman Foster , in the Avenue 30 St Mary Ax from London , And
it is known as " the Gherkin "( Gherkin) for his appearance.

720 cruciform pieces are designed to channel the forces and precisely connect with the other adjacent parts and the glass
facade. Thus each piece is different
Curves skyscraper be covered with flat shapes to avoid costs, the only way to cover the curved surface with flat
shapes, is with triangles as these can pivot in three directions, and when bound can complex surface shapes, but
as each area of the building is unique, 26000 triangular panels were needed to form the facade.

To give the hotel lobby the wow factor, architects plan to build an infinity pool and a restaurant hanging 100 meter from
the ground. The design requires a 2-story structure to hang without visible supports, but it was necessary
reinforcements, it becomes struts 22
steel.
While the tallest skyscraper arrives, the weight of her story begins to be a problem, so it is proposed to make an internal
atrium, reducing weight and minimizing the forces but this brings the problem that can not channel your weight to her
core , so you choose to make an internal network of steel. But this is a very small point to the core, then the core with 6
giant steel plates strut and connected to the reinforcing core have 8 meters

Almost reaching the top of the tower, Sheikh requires a helipad on the roof. What causes two problems, create new
forces and unpredictable winds create hazardous flying conditions. The solution is to reduce the height of the heliport,
and also reduces the additional forces and factors more favorable ratio of flight.
So the odds against the Capital gate is performed, although in one year but the finishing was made.