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Theme park "Ferrari World Abu Dhabi"

One of the biggest metal roofs of the world has been completed

The island Yas is one of the largest natural islands after the main island in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Yas is a flat sand island which has experienced a fundamental 40 billion dollar facelift and transfiguration. The result is an island of immense quality which sets it up perfectly for its world premier.

The international award-winning Architects and the Designers from Benoy have transformed 25 square kilometers of desert into a dreamlike recreational oasis. Some of the unique features include; a 5,5 kilometer race track reminiscent of Monaco, a 100.000 square meter shopping mall, housing areas, a yacht harbor, several luxury hotels and the 220.000 square meter Ferrari World Experience amusement park.

More than 231.000 sqm metal, over 900 tons of weight and over 100.000 liters of color – one of the most spectacular building projects in the United Arab Emirates now has a roof. With a surface of more than 50 football fields the theme park "Ferrari World Abu Dhabi" has got the largest space frame of the world. The medium-sized company INTERFALZ, based in Oranienburg-Germany, was in charge of the production of the gigantic roof system.

The roof of the leisure facility has a surface of 210.000 sqm with additional 21.000 sqm of wall cladding surface. In order to manufacture more than 24.600 pieces of, and in part 96 m long metal profiles, INTERFALZ used so-called roll-forming units in Abu Dhabi. Metal profiles of nearly any length can be manufactured on site with these transportable roll-formers.

A team of 28 workers required close to ten months in order to produce those altogether 600 km metal profiles at a height of up to 50 meters. Special challenges to the material arose due to the extremely high outside temperatures and the air humidity.

The racing cars from Maranello are the source of inspiration for the "Ferrari World Abu Dhabi". Not only the red-colored roof membrane reminds of the Ferrari GT, but also the profile of the roof construction is designed in the style of a classic double-curve body shell of a Ferrari GT car. The theme park has its site next to the newly built racing course, where the last race of the Formula 1 season will take place on 1 November 2009. The opening of the leisure park is planned for spring 2010.

Contractor: Six Construct, Belgium
Architect: Benoy, Great Britain
Owner: ALDAR Properties, VAE
Project Manager: ALDAR-Besix JV
Building envelope: Interfalz GmbH Co. KG

Further Information:
web: www.yasisland.ae/FerrariWorld_en_gb.html

Interfalz GmbH Co. KG
web:www.interfalz.de/e

Source of photos: www.interfalz.de/e

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