via�Designboom - Weblog�on 5/14/09
the yas hotel, abu dhabi, uae 2007�2009
by asymptote: hani rashid + lise anne couture
image courtesy asymptote architecture
the yas hotel, abu dhabi, uae 2007�2009
by asymptote: hani rashid + lise anne couture
image courtesy asymptote architecture
the yas hotel, abu dhabi, uae 2007�2009
by asymptote: hani rashid + lise anne couture
image courtesy asymptote architecture
new york based�asymptote architecture�is nearing completion of their yas hotel project,
in abu dhabi, uae. the yas hotel is a 500-room, 85,000-square-meter complex which is
due to open on october 30, 2009 to coincide with the formula 1 etihad airways,
abu dhabi grand prix.
the yas hotel is part of the ambitious 36-billion-dollar yas marina development�
and accompanying formula 1 raceway circuit, which is also near completion.�
the main feature of the project's design is a 217-meter expanse of sweeping, curvilinear�
forms constructed of steel and 5,800 pivoting diamond-shaped glass panels. this grid�
shell component affords the building an architecture comprised of an atmospheric
like veil that contains two hotel towers and a link bridge constructed as a monocoque�
sculpted steel object passing above the formula 1 track that makes its way through�
the building complex. the grid-shell visually connects and fuses the entire complex�
together while producing optical effects and spectral reflections that play against the�
surrounding sky, sea and desert landscape. the architecture as a whole 'performs' as�
both an environmentallyresponsive solution as well as an architecture of spectacle�
and event.�
the yas hotel, abu dhabi, uae 2007�2009
by asymptote: hani rashid + lise anne couture
image courtesy asymptote architecture
the yas hotel, abu dhabi, uae 2007�2009
by asymptote: hani rashid + lise anne couture
image courtesy asymptote architecture
the yas hotel facade with glass panels
image courtesy asymptote architecture
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