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Phase 3 The Capital Gate ‘Feature Tower’ is high quality iconic building located on the exhibition site. It is distinguished by a dramatic steel and glass facade with a striking organic form. With its cantilevered tea lounge and open air pool deck, it provides a unique presence on the skyline of Abu Dhabi and creates a memorable identity to the exhibition centre. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION •The building has a diagrid especially designed to absorb and channel the forces created by wind and seismic loading. •A gigantic internal atrium, including a ‘tea lounge’ and swimming pool suspended 80 metres above the ground, has been constructed on the 17th and 18th floors, the halfway point of the 35 storey, 160 metre high tower. •The tower was... More