World’s tallest hotel to open shortly in Dubai

The $490m JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, a property that will soon emerge as the world’s tallest hotel, is set to launch its first phase shortly, according to Ashok Korgaonkar, managing partner of Archgroup International Consultants, the designer consultants.

At 355 m, it will be just 26m shorter than the Empire State Building in New York, and about 20m ahead of the 333m-tall Rose Rayhaan Hotel, which currently is the world’s tallest building used purely as a hotel. “Work on the landscaping and some interiors is in progress,” Korgaonkar added.

The 1,608-room hotel is a two-tower development that will also be Dubai’s biggest hotel by room number. The building represents a new high for Archgroup International Consultants who have worked in the Gulf region for a number of years, and completed many prestigious projects in the emirate.

According to Korgaonkar the unusual form of the towers was inspired by the date palm, a symbol deeply entrenched in Arabian culture. “The client, Emirates Airline, wanted the hotel to reflect the soaring ambitions of itself and the city’s hospitality sector, by creating an iconic structure that will serve as a new benchmark,” he added.

Archgroup was the design consultant on the project, which commenced in 2007. The main contractor is Brookfield Multiplex, the structural engineer is BG&E and the MEP engineer is Ian Banham & Associates.