VALUE: AED 72.5 Million COMPLETED: NA 2016 SCALE: 19,596 Sq. M DURATION: 20 months
 

DUSITD2 Kenz Hotel is a contemporary, high-tech 4 star Hotel, strategically located at a short distance from the city’s Central Business District such as Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai International Airport, Dubai Marina and Dubai Mall.

The hotel 237 rooms and suits has a total built up area of approximately 19,596 SQ. M, comprising of a basement, a ground floor and 17 floors of hospitality, leisure & business experience,with swimming pool … leisure facilities.

KEY CHALLENGES

The Hotel had to be executed on a plot that is confined within 2 streets and adjacent/ back to back with one operational hotel from one side and occupied residential building from the other side. As such, big challenges was imposed on the construction team being but not limited to:

• Structural Safety of the adjacent buildings while executing the underground basement

• Life Safety of pedestrians using the adjacent streets which has heavy usage especially due to the location of the Metro station which is less than 80m from the project plot

• Storage and logistics for the project.

• Installation, operations and dismantling of carnage equipment and objects’ to eliminate the risk of falling objects on the adjacent buildings and streets.