Case Study Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai The Project An island was needed to build what is probably the world’s tallest sea-based hotel. There were no islands off the Jumerieh coast, south of Dubai, so it was decided to create one. WS Atkins and Partners have thus signed an architectural and engineering marvel, the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai. At 321 metres high, Burj Al Arab is one of the world‘s tallest buildings. The design was inspired by the wind-filled sails of an Arab trading dhow ship. With its helipad on the 28th floor and a 1,000 square metre restaurant seemingly suspended in mid air, this hotel has already become a landmark and icon on the Dubai skyline. The 120 metre long, triangular artificial island was constructed by driving 260 piles 45 metres into the sea bed, a

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