D1 Tower and Versace Hotel take shape

Preparations are under way for façade installation of the D1 Tower, with the first panels scheduled for completion in late July, said Emirates Sunland Group, the project's developer.

"The cranes are making their way up the building. The external hoist is operational and the screen installation is complete. All elements are in place for the next 36 floors," said a company statement.

"The floor-to-floor cycle is improving as the workforce becomes more familiar with the specialist formwork system being used on the project. The floor plate up to level 40 remains unchanged."

Meanwhile, at the central hotel section on the Palazzo Versace Hotel, the floor slabs up to level nine have been completed with the final level (level 10), which comprises the Imperial suites, to be completed by the end of August.

"The two sections of the eastern condominium wing have reached the eighth and ninth level and the western wing sections stand at levels seven and eight. The completion of the residential wings is expected by the end of summer this year," said Sunland.

Steel trusses are in place to complete the roofing of the ballroom, while at the same time providing support for the private residential plunge pools.

"The Palazzo Versace Dubai structure incorporates precast concrete panels for both floors and walls, which is more time efficient than casting concrete onsite. Mosaic artists have already begun detailed artworks, which will grace the floors and walls of the hotel and residences," it said.

Plazzao Versace is a five-star hotel under construction in Culture village, Dubai. Upon completion, it will consist of 217 rooms and 169 condominiums.

The hotel is under construction on 130,000 square metres of land.

It will be the world's second Palazzo Versace hotel, after the Palazzo Versace of Gold Coast, Queensland.

 

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