Construction of iconic Jumeirah Emirates Towers commenced in 1996, following the designs of architect Hazel Wong, with the hotel doors officially opening in April 2000. Completed on the eve of the new millennium, the towers present a strong metaphor of sleek, modern technology reaching upwards and outwards into the future, yet firmly rooted in the cultural and environmental origins of it’s past
It is a unique architectural icon of Dubai, with the language of the architecture being intentionally corporate and inspired by traditional Islamic themes. The design concentrates the buildings away from the highway in a central portion of the site. This way the complex is distinctly set apart from the standard commercial development and the twin towers are positioned so as to create meaningful visual compositions from every viewpoint. As in the poetic movements of a pas-de-deux, the slender triangular towers clad in aluminium panels with copper and silver reflective glass capture the changing light of the desert sun and show off their dramatic integrated illumination at nightfall.
Beyond the immediate periphery of the building complex, the formal landscaped environment progresses into a natural park-like setting with gentle contours and lush vegetation buffering the roadways around the site perimeter completing the development which represents a major destination point and offers a sense of an oasis amidst an urban concrete environment.
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Guest Relations at Jumeirah Emirates Towers:
Tel: +971 4 3198732
Email: JETguestrelations@jumeirah.com