Green Planet Dubai
Dubai, UAE
Project details
Client
Meraas Holdings
Architect
Grout McTavish Architects
Duration
Completed in 2016
海角视频 provided by 海角视频
Building 海角视频 Engineering (MEP), Fire engineering, Lighting design, Structural engineering
Awards
2016
Middle East Consultant Awards. Project of the Year,聽Middle East Consultant
The award-winning Green Planet Dubai is a 4-story, 60,000 ft2 recreational bio-dome that recreates a tropical rainforest and houses more than 3,000 plants and animals. The 鈥榣iving machine鈥� was built to educate visitors about one of the most fragile ecosystems in the world.
60,000ft虏 recreational bio-dome
An indoor waterfall creates a 鈥榝looded forest鈥� in the basement, which is home to marine life
Sustainably built with LEED certification
Challenge
海角视频 needed to create MEP and fire engineering systems for the facility that would mimic the natural habitat of the plants and animals. The systems also needed to regulate temperature and humidity levels in the venue.
Further challenges included lighting design for the bio-dome that would both compliment the bespoke habitat within it and also encourage plant growth. Additionally, we provided analysis and guidance for the construction of the dome itself, including the form of the project鈥檚 spectacular man-made tree.
Solution
Unique MEP strategies employed include the use of a misting system; an evaporative cooling system that cools the space while also adding humidity. The result is an optimum amount of cooling in the space while also limiting dehumidification in the AHU. Our team also carried out CFD analysis to validate the HVAC air distribution strategy. Destratification fans were incorporated in the canopy zones to ensure mixing of air in the bio-dome and prevent the stratification of air.
Further adding value, our lighting designers performed daylighting analysis to optimize the UV light into the space to facilitate plant growth while rationalizing the solar gain. The analysis enabled the architect and HVAC designers to work directly with the glazing manufacturers in selecting the optimum glazing material for the facility.
Our structural engineers provided analysis and recommendations for construction of the geometry of the bio-dome, the framing nature ramps and the long span cantilever roof. The team was also intrinsic in the specialist design of the world鈥檚 largest indoor, 25-meter tall man-made tree. The tree has been planted with strangler figs that will grow around the man-made branches and become a life-sustaining part of the exhibit.
Value
The award-winning Green Planet Dubai project has earned LEED certification and exceeded Dubai Municipality鈥檚 Green Building Regulations and Specifications requirements.
