Atlantis, The Palm features the tallest freefall water slide in the Middle East, 65,000 marine creatures in a special underwater lagoon

Consultant Capita Bobrowski has completed work on a new luxury resort in Dubai.

The £8m contract on Atlantis, The Palm, for UAE client Citiscape, is at the centre of The Palm Jumeirah development.

Situated in the middle of the crescent-shaped development, the 1,539-room, 46ha resort includes 17ha of water parks, beaches, luxury boutiques, restaurants, a nightclub, a spa and fitness club, and 5,600m² of meeting and function space.

Atlantis, The Palm resort at the Jumeirah development in Dubai

As well as including the tallest freefall water slide in the Middle East, the resort also features over 65,000 marine creatures in a special underwater lagoon.

A team led by technical director Stuart Holdsworth and lead engineering technician Bruno Postle designed, manufactured and installed 20 tensioned membrane shade structures covering 10,000m² at the complex.

The resort is due to open in September.

Postscript

Capita Bobrowski is the structural and civil engineering consultancy arm of Capita Symonds.

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