#PROJECT: The Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, UAE
NAME: The Mall of the Emirates
Shopping Retail Complex
START: Wednesday, October 5th 2003
COMPLETE; Sept 2005 (Very unlikey at this Stage )


Facts and Figures
Cost: Dh3 billion '
SIZE: 2.4 million-sq.-f
NUMBER SHOPS: 350
HEIGHT: Tallest point 12 storeys Atrium
__- __ Will have 98 elevators, escalators and moving walkways
__- __ 300,000 square feet ski resort
HOTEL
__- __ 5-star,
__- __ 400-rooms
__- __ 48,000m² hotel floor size
__- __ 24 prestigious duplex ski chalets the indoor ski resort,
__- __ 12 inter-connecting meeting rooms
__- __ 18-storey

FLOOR PLANS: http://www.majidalfuttaim.com/MAF/Projects_EN_f.HTML

Already earning the position of the biggest mall outside North America (and the third biggest in the world), the more than 2.4 million-sq.-ft. shopping, leisure and entertainment space will also included an indoor ski slope,

In addition to retail brands, Mall of the Emirates' facilities will include a 400-room hotel, the largest single-level Carrefour hypermarket in the Middle East, two major department stores, a 14-screen multi-plex cinema with VIP facilities and numerous food and beverage outlets.


This is Going to be the Biggest Mall Outside of North America . And it will Have The largest Indoor Skii Slope In the world at 300+ meters .

Some Photos i took while heading for the Dubai CBD 8)

http://www.greatestcities.com/0191pic/446/CP14446.jpg/Emirates_mall_13.JPG

http://www.greatestcities.com/0049pic/445/CP14445.jpg/emirates_mall_12.JPG

http://www.greatestcities.com/9875pic/444/CP14444.jpg/Emirates_mall_11.JPG

http://www.greatestcities.com/9832pic/443/CP14443.jpg/emirates_mall_10.JPG

new bridge right next to the mall

http://www.greatestcities.com/9627pic/442/CP14442.jpg/Emirates_mall_9.JPG

http://www.greatestcities.com/8911pic/441/CP14441.jpg/Emirates_mall_8.JPG

http://www.greatestcities.com/3568pic/413/CP14413.jpg/Emirates_mall_6.JPG

http://www.greatestcities.com/3392pic/412/CP14412.jpg/Emirates_mall_5.JPG

http://www.greatestcities.com/2799pic/411/CP14411.jpg/Emirates_mall_4.JPG

http://www.greatestcities.com/2724pic/409/CP14409.jpg/Emirates_mall_3.JPG

http://www.greatestcities.com/2658pic/408/CP14408.jpg/Emirates_mall_2.JPG

http://www.greatestcities.com/2599pic/407/CP14407.jpg/Emirates_mall_1.JPG

Great photos, as usual, Dubai_Boy - mashAllah 3alayk.

LOL. Why have they written "Mall" in Arabic as well?

When is it scheduled to be completed?

And I also read that Bahrain is making a large indoor ski slope in another thread. Is that a good thing or is it a stupid copy?

I drove past the Mall of the Emirates area yesterday and saw the new bridge - it has changed so much. I haven't been there in ages.

I have heard that the Mall of the Emirates will be the third largest mall in the world, and the largest outside of America. But I have also heard that the Dubai mall which will be near the Burj Dubai, will be the world's largest mall? So what is exactly the story here?

Did I understand something wrong?

It seems I misunderstood from what Dubai_Boy said in another thread about the Dubai mall being "the best mall" in the world and "the momma of all malls". Usually "momma" of something means big - that's why you have "your momma is so fat" jokes.

Now it makes sense. I was wondering how on Earth the world's largest mall was going to be around the Burj Dubai, and with the Mall of the Emirates and Dubailand there is no space.

BulldozerGirl, you've been here for a very long time and you still dont know that the Dubai Mall is going to be the world's largest mall. Dubai forumers dont even question this any more because its been really hyped on the news websites, there's an update of whats new in the Dubai Mall's plans almost every week on Dubai's news websites and they mention its going to be the world's largest at the end of every article. Dubailand is also going to have the worlds largest mall when built but theres very little news about that. Its going to be called "Mall of Arabia".

Originally posted by ahmedr
the Dubai Mall is going to be the world's largest mall. Dubailand is also going to have the worlds largest mall when built but theres very little news about that. Its going to be called "Mall of Arabia".

This is even more confusing :? The Dubai mall is different than the Mall of Arabia that will be in Dubailand, right? So how can both be the world's largest mall? Or will one of them be ready before the other so it will be the biggest for a short while until the other one opens?

So this makes the Mall of the Emirates in the al-Barsha area the third largest in the UAE, correct? Now the UAE has 3 huge malls - how big is the city of Dubai to be able to handle all of this? There's no space!

Oh trust me
theres space all right. the dubai mall will be the largest mall in the world which will be topped by the mall of america which is undergoing expansion. the one in dubai land is going to be bigger than all of them becomeing the largest mall in the world. Its simple!!!!!! Dubai keeps building higher and larger if the other guys plan something to top it.

Damn it, i'm starting to hate malls now so many soo big
if someone was on a tour of dubai, who would want to spent their time in visiting three huge malls. one big huge mall will be good and a much flashy downtown area will be good too.
Perhaps, cutting one mall and build a much flashy downtown would be better.

why does it say "Mall of Emirates" in hindi on the 7th picture?
why not other languages too?
lol...lol

lol thats not mall of emirates written in Hindi!! I dont know why they wrote that there, but it means 'SLOWLY'. Must be some company's logo!!! :D :guns1:

Why have they written "Mall" in Arabic as well?
How would an Arab pronounce it? "Mool"? LOL!

Arab also pronounce "hello" as "alloo". i also like to see the mispelled word "salon" as "saloon" LOL

Three of the biggest malls in the world in Dubai is just crazy. The future generations will run out of space.

dubai_dude - "saloon" with two o's is still correct. You can say this is a "saloon" car, and cowboys used to have saloons. A salon is where you can have your hair done and can also mean a hall or sitting room of some sort (check a dictionary). Both words exist, and neither can be regarded as a mispelling.

Dubai_Boy has already posted enough pics, but here's one of the Mall of the Emirates construction from a distance. The number of cranes is insane.

http://www.holy-scriptures.com/personal/cranes.jpg

It looks incredible! :omg:

this many cranes, can only be found in dubai
good angle for the picture bulldozer girl

the projects sounds cool. how big is it gonna be?? (in square feet)

NAME: The Mall of the Emirates
Shopping Retail Complex
START: Wednesday, October 5th 2003
COMPLETE; Sept 2005 (Very unlikey at this Stage )

Facts and Figures
Cost: Dh3 billion '
SIZE: 2.4 million-sq.-f
NUMBER SHOPS: 350
HEIGHT: Tallest point 12 storeys Atrium
__- __ Will have 98 elevators, escalators and moving walkways
__- __ 300,000 square feet ski resort
HOTEL
__- __ 5-star,
__- __ 400-rooms
__- __ 48,000m² hotel floor size
__- __ 24 prestigious duplex ski chalets the indoor ski resort,
__- __ 12 inter-connecting meeting rooms
__- __ 18-storey



Already earning the position of the biggest mall outside North America (and the third biggest in the world), the more than 2.4 million-sq.-ft. shopping, leisure and entertainment space will also included an indoor ski slope,

In addition to retail brands, Mall of the Emirates' facilities will include a 400-room hotel, the largest single-level Carrefour hypermarket in the Middle East, two major department stores, a 14-screen multi-plex cinema with VIP facilities and numerous food and beverage outlets.

Where's the second biggest mall?

Low Level apartments going up around the Mall ( No towers very close )
Why dont they but a few aparment towers on top ???

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p7ef5a0e26c92766f65eab5784a309fda/f85ac010.jpg

Photos of the Mall
June 2004

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p7d69cb5ff126ae57628eb0e3bb8a3547/f85ac012.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p44324e819c422afd090d92e02d74ddd3/f85ac013.jpg

CRANEAMAINA !
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/pd7aaf5902963d8478c1eddbe38e45510/f85ac016.jpg

See that slope there thats where the snow will go
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p235ea7859511ec6e4491de28dce91075/f85ac017.jpg

More images
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p5987735efc5c1abb116306d846eadfcf/f85ac01a.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p2ae079af7bad031ba4b88a4a691b58d7/f85ac01d.jpg

On ramps ready for Traffic , None yet till the place opens
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p56a83a457fd486c1a2ac9cd130ce92e1/f85ac020.jpg

That would be city Center in Deria, Dubai I think

well i know this will be the biggest mall outside of North America

The Dubai mall when completed By NOV 2006 will be the biggest in the world at 23 million Sq foot , and then after that the mall arabia also in Dubai will be even larger than Dubai mall ( Dont know exaclty by how much)

Trances i doubt the Dubai city center diera is the second biggest !!!

In the UAE what is biggest now ?

the second biggest mall at the moment is the mall in canada Edmonton i think!!! But soon dubai will hold that title as well!!!

http://www.itp.net/business/news/details.php?id=12299&category=construction


Hotel contract for Mall of Emirates is awarded

The main contract for the construction of the new hotel at the Mall of the Emirates has been awarded to Al Jaber Grinaker in joint venture with Bu Haleeba. The hotel will be strategically located just off Interchange 4 of Sheikh Zayed Road in the Al Barsha area.

The contract calls for the construction of an 18-storey hotel with 400 keys. Two basement parking areas and two retail levels interface with a ski slope and shopping development that is in progress on the site.

The building area is 82 000 m2 and will require 35 000 m3 of concrete, 170 000 m2 of formwork and 4500 tonnes of reinforcement. The contract duration is 18 months and will expire in November 2005.

The Dhs218 million contract was awarded by Majid Al Futtaim Investments through a tendering process. Other companies involved in the project are Mace International as project managers; Holford Associates the architect, Davis Langdon Arabian Gulf for QS, Mott MacDonald as structural engineers; and WSP Middle East for the MEP works. Meanwhile, construction works on Mall of the Emirates continues to move forward at a clip, with the project looking on track for its target completion in September 2005.

Work on the project is clearly visible from the highway and preparations are already underway for production of the real snow, which will be utilised within. Mall of Emirates will play home to over 350 shops and more than 240 000 m2 of prime retail and leisure space, making it one of the biggest malls outside North America. Progress on one of the complex’s key features, the first snow dome and indoor ski slope in the Middle East, is well underway.

“This is one of the most ambitious mall projects in the world, certainly outside of North America,” says Peter Walichnowski, chief executive officer, Majid Al Futtaim Investments, “Even now the construction site illustrates the sheer scale of the project and the fact we are on schedule is testament to the commitment of the entire team” he added.

Trances , with the way things are going , i believe this project will be ready by Sep 2005 :P

anyway , sorry for th ebad quality , my brother took these while i was driving from behind tinted glass :\

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d801b3127cceb0f7438c2cc20000001610

You can see the Ski slope taking shape

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d801b3127cceb0f741f72cb80000001610

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http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d801b3127cceb0f763b62ce80000001610

Aghhh , it looks like as if it has collapsed !

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d801b3127cceb0f76004edf30000001610

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d801b3127cceb0f76008edff0000001610

Great Pics
Man how tinted is your glass you know it illigeal to have it over 30% and reflective Tint in now banned be care ful :) ( well thats what the gluf news said )
But Sept seem very soon. Topping out the mall is not a problems its all ways the fitting that take so so long !
WHen the big shopping period here ( in Aus it Nov-Dec-Jan) X mas sales, Summer sales and End of year sales, Boxing day sales and the like ? Here justhe Dubai Shopping Festival or more ?

I hate to break it too you all, but the Houston Galleria in the U.S. is way larger than this mall. The Houston Galleria is one of the most exclusive shopping centers in the world as far as shopping. The Houston Galleria has stores like Bally of Switzerland, BCBG Max Azria, Burberry, Cartier, Chanel, The Cheesecake Factory, Christian Dior, Coach, Emporio Armani, Fendi, Salvatore Ferragamo, Godiva Choclatier, Gucci, Hermes of Paris, Jimmy Choo, Kate Spade, Kenneth Cole, Lacoste, Lalique, Louis Vuitton, Movado, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Ralph Lauren, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sean John, Stuart Weitzman, Tiffany & Co., Gianni Versace, Versus by Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, and much more. The Galleria has close to 400 stores and restaurants. Also the Galleria houses an ice skating rink year round. They have two hotels that make up to have 893 rooms total. The Galleria builds on to its mall every year. This mall is truly one of the best malls in the U.S. and the world. Also, there are many malls in the U.S. that are larger than the Galleria, so I dont think the mall in Dubai is the largest in the world. Dubai is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, but the mall can not compare to the Galleria. :)

Texasboy this is one of the largest malls outside of north america , not the world

The Dubai mall if the Mall thats going to be the biggest in the world , then the mall of arabia will come which will be even larger than the Dubai mall

but this is stil big development
gets me how it that big as 300 stores in not huge at all to me
will see will still be a big place and in top of its class plenty of room to expand this one and as Dubai Boy sez its just one of many going up !

any ideas if they are going to have any roller coasters?

:laugh:hahaha, dubaidave
its a freakin mall, not a carnival
would you wanna ride coasters while you shop
coasters going through all the isle in the store
seems like you're in love with coaster;)

how could people trust the mall, if it collapesd even before it was built

THere are those little roller coaster in the malls here city Center Deria ( well a little train ) what the other Sahara Center too i think

THough i would add the older post for the other Mall of the Emirates Thread as they show construction of the site earlier this year. Tying to Merge and hope it works

Yah it worked but changed ownership now we have the entire thread history I may have to do this to a few more threads so we dont lose older stuff

Lift core are really getting up ! Sorry about the image from the road but still
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid129/p2ed2cf7bbccb639d6420f4a9fdb6424a/f7ca2005.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid129/p9ec85abd3b2e9b6ffdf5f2c56847ce50/f7ca200c.jpg

Better shots
only a little better
20 july 2004
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid129/pb16c03c18187e056b8802edaef16ebe3/f7c5b21a.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid129/p711f2258865691c10a08918b7c99c59c/f7c5b20f.jpg

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Wow oh wow the first part of the huge roof atrium was being fitted in to place as i drove past today. Shows just how high the atrium where the snow is will be ! Can not wait to get a photo for every one tomorrow
Maybe at this speed Sept 2005 is not to far off the mark

found website for more info: floor plan etc

http://www.majidalfuttaim.com/MAF/Projects_EN_f.HTML

again only 2 majors : (

hi people, well as far as am concerned, the largest shopping mall in north america is west edmonton shopping mall then the mall of america. Good to c this mall comin up quickly, and yes, it's crane mania.

the snowdome is about to be opened in june 2005

here's an article

http://www.dubaiphotomedia.com/Media/(Preview).jpg


Construction of the Middle East's first indoor ski resort at the Mall of the Emirates, continues to speed ahead at an unprecedented rate, with the project looking well on track to being ready to produce snow, as scheduled, by June 2005.

The project, which will feature over 6000 tonnes of snow at any given time when completed, will take its place in the history books as the third largest indoor snow dome in the world, boasting such features as a 400m ski run with a 62m vertical drop, a permanent quarter pipe for stunts and snowboarding, a range of multi-directional slopes with a number of slope gradients and the world's largest indoor snow play area.

With over one third of the slope already built, initial construction of the steelwork for the huge roof and installation of the chairlift already started, the snow dome is rapidly becoming one of Sheikh Zayed Road's most recognisable landmarks.

"Although there will be many reasons to visit Mall of the Emirates, the snow dome will be the key attraction, being the first of its kind in the region," says Peter Walichnowski, Chief Executive Officer, Majid Al Futtaim Investments, "We have a team of 550 on site at any given time, working at optimum capacity.

The excellent progress made on the project so far is testament to their hard work and dedication."

just out question where are the other snow domes ?

i think there will also be a big one in dubailand!

http://www.projectdubai.com/projects/fixed/prj31_main.jpg
very weird looking :|

6-september-2004

http://www.projectdubai.com/projects/prj31_10.jpg
http://www.projectdubai.com/projects/prj31_9.jpg

http://www.projectdubai.com/projects.php?prj_id=31

can't really imagine it will open in june 2005, looks like it will take some more time.

thats what i thought but part may be ready just not the hotel and few other bits
look at all those stupid open car parks ! Hope they get built over for future expassions !

Ski in Dubai next September
Construction of the Mall of the Emirates is well on track to meeting its target completion date of September 2005, exactly one year away. The first snow dome and indoor ski slope in the Middle East is now clearly visible from the Sheikh Zayed Road highway in Dubai, and preparations are already underway for production of the real snow which will be utilised within.

where is that from ?

ameinfo, the best source i think

yep for us at least
despite its often very brief

20th SEP

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d704b3127cceb71ce50701340000001610

it's taking shape. still 1 year to go. unfortunately i can't ski ;)

btw: how tall will the slope building be. i read somewhere about 20 stories or even more. anybody got info?

When a first saw the slope as we drove past I thought the developers had done a complete cock up of the design and that the structure had fallen in :rofl: but later I realised it was the ski slope!

Mall of the Emirates announces official identity of snow park
A 400 metre long ski slope with varying terrain, a snow area the size of three football fields, over 6000 tons of real snow at any given time and a full capacity of 1500 guests – all features of the newly named Ski Dubai snow resort at Mall of the Emirates on Sheikh Zayed Road.

http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/6/8896-ski.jpg

Retail development leader Majid al Futtaim Investments today announced the official title of the snow park, Ski Dubai. It will be the world's first alpine-themed, all-inclusive indoor ski resort, third longest indoor slopes in the world and the first of its kind in the Middle East.

'Choosing a name for the snow park is an integral part of the brand development; our goal was to select a brand name which is simple, memorable and catchy while still capturing the essence of the resort,' says Peter Walichnowski, CEO, MAF Investments, 'The name, combined with the technological innovations being utilised, will position both Mall of the Emirates and Dubai firmly at the forefront of indoor winter sport facilities and snow playgrounds, in the Middle East and the world over.'

When complete, Ski Dubai will feature five different ski runs, a dedicated learners area, snowboard stunt park and quarter pipe, as well as a 3000 square metre snow play area, where many children from the region will be able to experience snow for the first time. Fresh snow will be made daily to offer ideal skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing conditions every day.

Construction on the Ski Dubai project continues on schedule and is on track for timely completion by September 2005, with snow production commencing in June.

I can ski
but would enjoy just seeing the snow and being in the cold more

i cannot
i suppose still more fun to speed down mountains then doing this one
but that's easy to say for me, as i live 2 hours away from winter ski resorts

but dubai ski has one big advantage. you can train year round and then go to holiday in europe, usa for skiing. in europe, usa you can't train in summer, in dubai you can do so all day

hmm, final name is dubai ski
:sleepy: :sly: :no: :?

seems to be a bit boring for me
dubaildand's is called sunny mountain skidome, nice name

http://www.theboarder.co.uk/snowdomes/grafix/emirates2.jpg

http://www.theboarder.co.uk/snowdomes/grafix/emirates3.jpg

Hmm liking the render shows the true size of the hotel
shame they not goign to sue the space under the slope more for some thing

btw: what part is located szr facing side? hotel tower or the high end of ski slope?
guess it's the hotel

yup its the hotel

some nice roof features on the hotel
I wounder what the finish date for the hotel is
as i can see any major floor plate rise for it yet when i left

that hotel looks like it belongs in the JBR :) its cool

yer very much so

There is an incompelte bridge going towards the mall, well it be for the mall only like the way it is with city center.

thats been there from like start of this year as long as i can remeber good that it double lane entry on both sides
but evene that wont begin to cope with the traffic this place will make

Work gathers speed on Mall of Emirates

Construction work on Dubai’s retail and leisure complex – Mall of the Emirates (MoE)– continues to move forward at an unprecedented rate, and the project looks well poised to be ready by the completion date of next September.

Progress on one of the complex’s key features, the first snow-dome and indoor ski slope in the Middle East, is steady and preparations have been under way to produce snow, which will be utilised at the massive slope, says Peter Walichnowski, chief executive officer, Majid Al Futtaim Investments.
“Even now, the construction site illustrates the sheer scale of the project and the fact we are on schedule is testament to the commitment of the entire team,” he adds.
With over one-third of the slope already built, initial construction of the steelwork for the huge roof and installation of the chairlift has already started and the snow dome is rapidly becoming one of Sheikh Zayed Road’s most recognisable landmarks.
The project will feature over 6,000 tonnes of snow at any given time, and when completed will etch its name in the record books as the third largest indoor snow dome in the world.
“With a 400-m ski run, a 62-m vertical drop, a permanent quarter pipe for stunts and snowboarding, a range of multi-directional slopes having a number of slope gradients, the snow dome has the world’s largest indoor snow play area,” he says.
“The snow dome is unique in many ways as it is first indoor resort in the world with year-round snow,” he says.
It is the first indoor ski dome that has changing terrain, multiple direction slopes and varying slope gradients. Built on the Alpine resort theme, it is enclosed with tall glass partitions, in open view of restaurants and hotels and has a mountain lodge and mountain café terrace, state-of-the-art ticketing system, change areas, cafes, private party rooms and exclusive retail outlets. With a full capacity of 1,500 visitors, the dome offers facilities that include top-of-the-line ski equipment and clothing rental and qualified professional instructors.
The entire area has over 22,500 sq m of snow, a slope structure that is 85 m high and 80 m wide at its widest segment, has five ski runs from a beginner run to a 62 m vertical drop with longest run of 400 m, and a temperature that hovers around the -1 deg to -2 deg C mark.
“No doubt, the snow dome is the focal point for the visitors but the mall holds much more for those who would venture here,” says Walichnowski.
With over 350 shops and 2.4 million sq ft of prime retail and leisure space, the MoE is one of the biggest malls outside North America. Already 90 per cent of the Majid Al Futtaim’s flagship is leased out almost a year before its schedule opening. British retailer Harvey Nichols is among the big names to house its biggest store outside the UK. The 122,000 sq ft, three-level Harvey Nichols store will feature designer brand names that have become synonymous with the store in its nearly 200-year history and made it one of the best-known department stores in the world.
In addition to the new Harvey Nichols department store, the mall will also feature the region’s biggest Debenhams together with many of the world’s top brands from a range of retail sectors.
Major regional retailers including Broadway Trading, Al Shaya Group, Al Tayer Group and Landmark Group have already signed agreements with Majid Al Futtaim Group.
“This is a major success for the MoE and is a reflection of the popularity of the project amongst the international retail community,” says Walichnowski. “It is our retail partners that will ultimately bring success to our project and signs are already good that the new mall will be as successful as our existing shopping centres around the region.”
MoE will have an important role to play as the shopping, leisure and cultural centre for the community and will have several unique attractions that will make it a must-visit mall. It will also house the Dubai International Arts Centre and Community Theatre, a non-profit making project complete with a 500-seat purpose-built theatre.
This three-level centre which has themed precincts reflecting the cultural heritage of the region, forming streets, plazas and town squares, was initially announced under Suq Al Nakheel identity which was later changed into ‘MoE’ to reflect planned expansion with a 6.5 million sq ft gross leasable area of 2.4 million sq ft and parking space for 7,000 besides two international food-courts with 15 to 20 outlets, 15 to 20 licensed restaurants, around 12 impulse food outlets and two hotels attached to the facility offering a total of 860 rooms and suites.

“The snow dome is unique in many ways as it is first indoor resort in the world with year-round snow,”
i like this sentence :D

3rd largest, not bad
and an 85m tall "tower"

what i don't understand is that the hotel is said to have rooms with view into the dome
how will this work, have a look at this pic, the hotel is on the other side
http://www.theboarder.co.uk/snowdomes/grafix/emirates3.jpg

an aerial site pic
http://www.gulfconstructionworldwide.com/source/xxv/10/images/UAE-MOE%201.jpg

Construction of Ductac on schedule

Dubai: Construction work on the Dubai Community Theatre & Art Centre (Ductac), the region's first modern, non-profit theatre, remains on schedule for opening in September 2005 at Mall of the Emirates.

The centre will occupy 12,000 square metres upon completion.

"We are at a stage in time where we are building history," said Peter Walichnowski, chief executive of Majid Al Futtaim Investments. "A development of such stature is the first creative community centre for all of Dubai."

The development includes a two-level theatre that accommodates over 500, a 150-seat studio, rehearsal spaces, along with art galleries, photography exhibitions, and photo classrooms and darkrooms.

It will also be home to an exclusive art centre as well as a music school.

It has been estimated that Dh15 million is required to complete the project.

Majid Al Futtaim Investments, a leading investor in the project, contributed approximately half of that amount in addition to the foundation at the Mall of the Emirates site.

An additional Dh8 million is also needed to fund the project's opening, operation costs and potential upgrades.

The Mall of the Emirates will include over 2.4 million square feet of shopping, leisure and entertainment space, including the region's largest Harvey Nichols department store, the largest Carrefour hypermarket in Dubai, a 14-screen multiplex cinema, and two hotels with over 900 rooms.

It will also incorporate Ski Dubai, the Middle East's first indoor ski resort.

views in to the dome hardly
would be better if the hotel was built in to the dome
it also had a sloping wall that went up one side of the hotel
so inside it felt real like a real apline resort

Construction of the Mall of Emirates is prepared to meet its completion date of September 2005, according to Peter Walichnowski, chief executive officer, Majid Al Futtaim Investments.

The mall, spreading over an area of more than 2.4 million square feet, is situated on Shaikh Zayed road. It will comprise of prime shopping, leisure and entertainment space, according to to Jim Badour, vice president, Mall of Emirates, said a report in the Khaleej Times.

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He added, "The mall, 90 per cent of which has already been leased, is expected to house 450 retailers. Upon completion, the complex will include the largest Harvey Nichols department store in the region and the addition of the largest Carrefour hypermarket in Dubai, as well as a 24,000 square feet Virgin Megastore.''

It will also include the Dubai Community Theatre & Art Centre, which provides a platform for shoppers and visitors to bring back culture, art and music into their lives, a 14-screen multiplex cinema, six large furniture retailers such as Home Centre, The One, ID Design, and Tepe Home and two hotels with over 900-rooms.

the largest carrefour? how large can these ugly stores get? :ohno:
pure chaos in all of them!

another virgin megastore. well i love the one in mercato mall and would like to see this one

Less than 300 days to go until Mall of the Emirates opens
As construction on the most exciting retail and leisure complex in the Arab world continues to move forward, Mall of the Emirates is well on track to meeting its target completion date of September 2005.

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Mall of the Emirates.

Already, over 90% of the mall has already been leased, and upon completion, the complex, located on Sheikh Zayed road in Dubai, will include over 2.4 million square feet of prime shopping, leisure and entertainment space, positioning it as one of the largest malls outside North America. Work on the project has progressed significantly over the past couple of months with the signing of the largest Harvey Nichols department store in the region and the addition of the largest Carrefour hypermarket in Dubai, as well as a 24,000 square feet Virgin Megastore. It will also include the Dubai Community Theatre & Art Centre which provides a platform for shoppers and visitors to bring back culture, art and music into their lives, a 14-screen multiplex cinema, six large furniture retailers such as Home Centre, The One, ID Design, and Tepe Home and two hotels with over 900-rooms.

'This project has clearly developed into one of the most impressive mall projects in the world. We are very excited about what lies ahead,' stated Peter Walichnowski, Chief Executive Officer, Majid Al Futtaim Investments. 'We are at a very crucial point in the development of the mall – the sheer scale of the project and the magnitude of the structures is phenomenal.'

With the recent naming of Ski Dubai, the region's first indoor ski resort, featuring one of the world's longest indoor ski slopes, the mall has taken on a new identity, positioned as a destination in itself within the region.

In less than a year, Mall of the Emirates, the most exciting retail and leisure complex in the Arab world and one of the biggest malls outside North America, will open to the public offering shopping, entertainment and skiing all in one place.

Exciting less than a year left )

Looks like this mall is going to follow the new renaming trend by Nakeel, will be reverting back to its original name "Souq Al Nakheel"
The road signs on SZR have this name up instead of Mall of the Emirates

construction is well under way
the slope comes up now
i guess it's 4 floors high now
pics soon

ok will hold you to that
xmas present !

The Mall of the Emirates has invited over 500 retailers on-site to see the mall's progress first hand. They were impressed with the magnitude and progress of the site. Following the site tour, a trade show was organised to introduce retailers to consultants, including designers, fit-out contractors and architects.

Source (http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/51365.html)

...They were impressed with the magnitude and progress of the site...

i can only second this
i will take some photos tomorrow or on friday

Yeah , i`m really falling for malls right now , and this one is coming along beautifuly

I am looking forward to the update! :D

Work progresses on Mall of the Emirates

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As construction on the largest retail and leisure complex in the Arab world continues to move forward, the Mall of the Emirates (MoE) seems to be well on track to meet the target completion date of September 2005.

Already 90 per cent of the MoE is leased and when complete, it will offer 2.4 million sq ft of prime shopping, leisure and entertainment space – making it the biggest mall outside North America.
Work on the project has progressed significantly during the past couple of months with the signing of the largest Harvey Nichols department store in the region and the addition of largest Carrefour hypermarket in Dubai. The complex would house Dubai Community Theatre and Art Centre, 14-screen multiplex cinemas, and two five-star hotels with a combined capacity of 900 rooms.
“We are at a crucial point in the development of the mall as the sheer scale of the project and the magnitude of the structure is phenomenal,” says Peter Walichnowski, CEO Majid Al Futtaim Investment.
The unfinished 300,000-sq-ft ski slope, the biggest indoor ski facility in the region, is rapidly shaping up and is now clearly visible from the Sheikh Zayed Road.
“We have separated the slope in various sections and it is large enough to accommodate the experts and beginner skiers and snow boarders in separate sections. Skiers will have easy access to the top of the slope through the chairlifts. Beyond doubt, this facility will be a destination in itself in the entire region,” says Ski Dubai general manager Younis Al Mulla.
With a gross built-up area of 6.5 million sq ft, this themed mall reflects the cultural heritage of the region through streets plazas and town squares incorporated within the mall architecture.
Work on the MoE started in October 2003 and the main contract was awarded to Khansaheb, while the snow resort contracts were awarded to Pomagalski.
Emirates Building System was awarded the contract for chairlifts and structural steel works. Bauer was selected for piling, while the snow dome piling was awarded to Al Naboodah Laing O’Rourke.
Bauer Spezialtiefbau’s Dubai subsidiary, the principal contractor on two of the three foundation works packages, has constructed 2,500 piles measuring 600, 750 and 1,000 mm in diameter up to a depth of 20 m in sandstone.
Bauer heavy-duty rotary drilling rigs in various sizes including BG 9, BG 15 and two BG 25s were employed for the task, says a Bauer spokesman.

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Thanks for the update

Nice update.

Nice!

Now thats huge, but not as big as Dubai mall of course!

The Mall of Arabia Muwahahaha

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The area where this mall is located was so barren and deserty like , now it has an impressive flyover and bridge right beside it with lush green landscaping , its so beautiful , this sort of scenary will spread right to the gardens mall and beyond

Again thx for the potos

the progress on this one is impressive
still a lot to do but it will be very big!

i'll try to go there later this week

coming along very well
Sept still seems to soon to get it all done

It would be so cool to ski inside whenteh outside temperture is like 30 degrees! :D

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Majid Al Futtaim Investments has finalised details for Ski Dubai's Snow Park the at Mall of the Emirates.

The largest in-door snow play area in the world, totalling 3,000 sq m, will provide a unique entertainment experience for all ages.

Ski Dubai, scheduled to open in September, will complement the range of other exciting experiences Ski Dubai offers.

Ski Dubai, the world's first complete indoor mountain resort, will provide visitors to Mall of the Emirates with a total snow experience.

"Our aim is to provide an introduction to snow for all ages and all skill levels," said Ski Dubai chief executive Phil Taylor.

"Ski Dubai's Snow Park will have something for the snow enthusiast and the not so energetic."

The addition of the Snow Park area gives everyone, young and old, the opportunity to just play in real snow, partake in fun activities and enjoy the unique surroundings.

The Snow Park, exclusive to Mall of the Emirates, will offer features and activities that include tobogganing hills, twin track bobsled racing, snowball shooting gallery, to name a few.

The Park will re-create an authentic mountain environment with frozen waterfalls, rocky outcrops, tree formations and fresh snow everyday.

For the less energetically inclined, Ski Dubai's Snow Park will have a large observation tower, offering a view of the entire resort, including the skiers and snowboarders on the slopes.

At the mountainside cafes, you will be able to sit comfortably with family and friends and watch the action on the slopes.

roof looks to high in that little image

taken jan 13

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This has come a long way.

Yeah! It sure has come a long way! :)

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Not much change since the last time I was there.... still dont get the feeling this will be ready by september.. we'll wait and see

I was wondering, too when i've been to dubai 1 month ago.
Unimagenable it will be finished soon...
The same with Gardens Mall...

Actua;;u, the work is progressing very fast, you just can't say by seeing of those pictures. I pass in front of them twice daily, and I can guaranty you that there is a lot of change.

Another one from the east side. There is a artificial lake at the left hand side but difficult to distinguish becouse of the glare from the sunlight ahead.

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wow can really make out the roofs and the lake so much change in 5 months

Actually the lake is there, at least since October 2004.

It was in the newspaper that the mall's hotel will be managged by KEMPINSKI.

BTW a quick photo taken yesterday:

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that's honestly not new that kempinski will do the job
no further info?

i already read this when i have been to dubai for the last time.
this mall will be huuuge... ;)

Popley Group unveils plans to open irst 'Popley' signature store at Mall of the Emirates in UAE

Popley Group, the leading brand of stylish and elegant jewellery, today announced plans to open the first 'Popley' signature store in UAE at the much awaited 'Mall of The Emirates' which is slated to open in September this year.

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Mr. Shahram Shamsaee, Vice President, leasing for Majid Al Futtaim with Mr. Dilip Popley, Managing Director, Popley Group.

Developed by Majid Al Futtaim Investments, leading retail and property developer in the Middle East, Mall of the Emirates will occupy a distinct position on Sheikh Zayed Road.

Exuding a chic ambience, the 500 square feet classy and sophisticated outlet is suited to appeal to the fine tastes of the elegant shoppers of the mall. In line with the 'one brand store' concept at the Mall of the Emirates, the Popley boutique will offer customers exclusive Popley branded diamond jewellery created by Popley's inhouse design team as well as top-notch designers from various fashion centres of the world including Europe and Far-East.

Commenting on the opening of the flagship store, Mr. Dilip Popley, Managing Director, Popley Group said, 'We are extremely excited to be opening our first Popley boutique at the Mall of the Emirates, the region's most innovative retail project.With the excitement for the opening of this grand mall building up, we have put in place a unique product offering and extremely courteous and knowledgeable staff to meet the demands of its discerning clientele.'

He further added, 'The store will offer consumers the finest quality of diamond jewellery that is at par with international trends and standards. Each design available at the store will have a unique characteristic making each piece of jewellery a work of art, representing design patterns of different regions in the world. We eagerly await the opening of this fabulous mall that has generated excitement throughout the world.'

With a presence of over 10 years in the UAE market, Popley Group recently launched their exclusive Popley La Classique chain of boutiques in the UAE offering high-end diamond jewellery and watches. The company is now poised to further expand with the launch of the 'Popley' signature stores in the region.

Added Mr. Dilip Popley, 'The retail sector in Dubai is on a high growth curve with an influx of a large number of international brands. We set up our chain of chic Popley La Classique outlets recently to cater to the needs of this large fashion conscious section of Dubai, and with the tremendous response received have now gone a step further to bring exclusive hand crafted jewellery to the doorsteps of the UAE consumer with the launch of 'Popley' signature boutiques.

'What sets the Popley signature boutiques apart is that all the diamond jewellery will bear the Popley brand tag. Being the first only Popley branded jewellery boutique this is a significant move for our 73 year old jewellery business and starting this concept with Dubai further reflects our commitment to the UAE market,' he added.

The elegant brand further plans to built it's equity in the region and will soon to be announcing the launch of its special range of Popley accessories which will be housed at the Popley signature store at Mall of the Emirates. The Popley accessories line will include scarves, watches, leather items and writing instruments.

'We are happy to partner with reputed brands such as Popley Group who will complement and enhance the image of the Mall of the Emirates,' says Peter Walichnowski, CEO, MAF Investments, 'The existing popularity of Popley jewellery in Dubai coupled with its wide variety of custom-made designs and patterns ensure that the Popley boutique will be a much sought-after jewellery shopping destination at the mall.'

As part of its expansion strategy, Popley Group will extend this exclusive store concept to the GCC region with the opening of close to 10 stores by 2007 including Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar. Furthermore, the brand aims at making inroads in international markets such as Europe and America.

Mall of the Emirates, the most exciting retail and leisure complex in the Arab world and one of the biggest malls outside North America, will open to the public offering 2.4 million square feet of prime shopping and entertainment.

^ Another one to add to our "shaking hands" picture collection. :bash:

Just 500 sq-ft???

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i find it depressing there is no marketing for the mall and hotel at all
we have no contractors for the hotel at all, don't know anything about it
renders are hard to find

but can see the tower for the hotel coming up in that photo

do we have the mall of the emirates hotel tower up on emporis?

yes we have
maybe you can gather some info?

searched for it on emporis, cudnt find. can u gimme the link.

huuuge..
never noticed it on emporis...

i've seen you found it
pics are there already

yup

my dads involved with the theatre on top of the mall.

he says opening in december is far more likely than september.


[we have to wait for the first snowfall of winter guys]

Oh my so many great shots by this guy
Hope he does not mind sharing them here
there are spaces on his page to comment
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This guy definately has the best pics for the middle east, for all the countries that he does. Thanks, I didn't know he updated his site, last time I checked was around 2 -3 weeks.

he has indeed.
we should invite him to the forum...

Someone could email him, maybe DL our honorary official spokesman can do that hehe :D.

wounder if he has been here seems he has apartment in UP tower or Capircorn in Dubai
Oh well
I will let you guys know when start fitting the shops in Mall of Emirates as well

that would be nice.

where does he get his photos?
seems like he has his own chopper ;)...

Probably, he has a lot of aerials for all the countries he's been too, hehe he might come all the way in a chopper ;).

i find it depressing there is no marketing for the mall and hotel at all
we have no contractors for the hotel at all, don't know anything about it
renders are hard to find

Main contractor for the hotel is RODOTH Contracting.

About the Hotel:

http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/publications/2004/atm/BTN_ATM_16.pdf
http://www.kempinski.com/en/press/?page=index&id=799

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Fact Sheet July 2004

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Location: On Sheikh Zayed Road at interchange no. 4, with dedicated overpass

Ownership: Owned by Majid Al Futtaim Investments

Management:
Mr Peter Walichnowski, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Jeff Rossely, Group Vice President, Development
Mr Graham Dreverman, Group Vice President, Asset Management
Mr Mike Wouldham, Group Vice President, Project Management
Ms Pam Bryson, Regional Marketing Manager
Mr Shahram Shamsaee, Leasing Director
Ms Sabra Thani, Corporate Communications Manager

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Positioning:
Houses 3rd biggest indoor ski resort in the world; only one in the Middle East

Unique combination of entertainment, leisure and shopping

Exclusive fashion brands

A must see destination for both residents and tourists

Identity: Initially announced under Souk Al Nakheel identity. In September 2003, assumed new identity of ‘Mall of the Emirates’ to reflect planned expansion

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Architecture: 3-level centre
Themed precincts reflecting the cultural heritage of the region forming streets, plazas and town squares

Opening September 2005

Gross Built-up Area 6.5 million square feet

Gross Leasable Area 2.4 million square feet

Occupancy: Over 2 million square feet (85%) of mall space already leased

Parking: 7,000 parking spaces

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Retail: 1.4 million square feet of anchors/majors/mini-majors

300,000 square feet ski resort

122,000 square feet Harvey Nichols department store – the largest outside the UK and only the second in the Middle East

108,000 square feet Debenhams department store – largest in the Middle East

200,000 square feet Carrefour hypermarket - largest in Dubai

1 junior department store (Landmark) totalling 65,000 square feet

6 large furniture retailers (incl. Home Centre, The One, ID Design, Tepe Home) totalling 200,000 square feet

1 international sporting goods anchor totalling 35,000 square feet

6-8 lifestyle stores (fashion and mini majors) totalling 200,000 square feet

1 mega electronics store totalling 27,000 square feet

2 entertainment zones (Magic Planet) for children & young adults totalling 100,000 square feet

1 international music store (Virgin Megastore) totalling 24,000 square feet

14 screen multi-plex cinema totalling 65,000 square feet

700,000 square feet of line shops

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Leisure
Snow resort offers a new generation indoor winter sport destination with a leading edge ski and winter playground – first indoor resort in the world

Offers snow-covered atmosphere all year round with real snow

World’s 3rd largest indoor ski resort and largest indoor snow play area

First indoor ski dome that captures mountain spirit through changing terrain, multiple direction slopes and varying slope gradients

Alpine resort theme

Enclosed with tall glass partitions, in open view to restaurants & hotel

Play area includes ice cavern, interactive high-energy snow play

Mountain lodge and mountain café terrace

Top of the line ski equipment and clothing rental

Qualified professional instructors

State-of-the-art ticketing system

Change areas, cafes, private party rooms and exclusive retail offering

Full capacity of 1,500 visitors

Ski resort structure 85m high – as high as a 25-storey building

80m wide at widest - twice the width of Sheikh Zayed road

5 ski runs from a beginner run to a 62m vertical drop

Longest run is 400m - 1¼ times the height of Burj Al Arab

62m vertical drop between the top and bottom of the slope

Temperatures maintained at -1° to -2°C

Over 6,000 tons of real snow at any one time

30,000kg of fresh snow added every night
• 22,500m² of total snow area – equivalent to 3 football fields

Permanent quarter pipe for snowboarding

Snowboard stunt park

Quad-chairlift and button lift to transport guests

Dining 180,000 square feet of coffee shops and restaurants

2 international food courts with 15-20 outlets each

15-20 licensed restaurants

10-12 impulse food outlets

Snow resort views

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Hotel:
2 hotels attached to the resort totalling 860 rooms and suites:
5 star ‘Kempinski Resort Mall of the Emirates’ - Alpine style resort with 400 suites, including 24 prestigious duplex ski chalets, managed by international operator Kempinski – their first property in Dubai
24 chalet rooms with views of the snow resort
Total area of 48,000m²
Prominent location at the forefront of the Mall
State-of-the-art health club including Ayurveda wellness centre, swimming pool and tennis courts
Fully fledged conference facilities, including 12 inter-connecting meeting rooms with state-of-the-art audio visual digital facilities.
Private meeting rooms on Executive floor
4-star international hotel with 460 rooms – operator yet to be named

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Construction:
Construction commenced in October 2003
All enabling works completed
Direct and easy bridge entry and exit from Sheikh Zayed Road Interchange No. 4 to car parking, completed by Dubai Municipality on behalf of Majid Al Futtaim
On target to open in September 2005

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Contractors:
Main contract awarded to Khansaheb
Snow resort contracts awarded to Pomagalski and Emirates Building Systems for chairlifts and structural steelwork, and Bauer for piling
Snow Dome piling awarded to Al Naboodah Laing O’Rourke _____________________________________________________________________________________________

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First Floor:
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Second Floor:
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pics don't work for me, but no matter, thanks anyway. can watch them on the website :)

The "ski park" at this mall looks like they've dismantled the old air-hanger ski slope in Tokyo and shipped it to Dubai, it's quite dull and un-original. I think this thing will tank once the one in DubaiLand is built... what would you rather ski, in a dimly-lit straight tube or on an artificial mountain that has twists and turns, all under a glass dome?

i expect the glass dome will be far better and on a much larger scale
but you gotta start some where
Sunny Mountain is ages away

it will be cool to do a bit of skiing after work on the way home.

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The mega Mall of the Emirates, which will boast the region's first snow dome, is set to take shopping and entertainment to greater heights when it opens its doors this September.


Construction of the Mall of the Emirates (MoE) – among the most exciting retail and leisure complexes in the world – continues to move forward at an unprecedented rate and looks well on track to meet its target completion date of September 2005.

The Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Investments project, which occupies a distinct position in the area dubbed “New Dubai”, will house more than 400 shops and include 2.4 million sq ft of prime retail and leisure space, making it one of the biggest malls outside North America.
The mixed-use development will incorporate two hotels (one of which will be operated by Kempinski,) a two-level family entertainment centre, indoor ski resort and a 500-seat community theatre.
Main contractors include Bu Haleeba Al-Jaber Grinaker, working on the Kempinski hotel, Al Naboodah Laing O’Rourke working on Ski Dubai, and Khansaheb Civil Engineering working on the mall itself and the second hotel.
Progress on one of the complex’s key features, Ski Dubai – the first snow dome and indoor ski resort in the Middle East – is clearly visible from the Sheikh Zayed Road and work is under way to install machinery for the generation of snow, which will be utilised within. The contractors have 5,000 men on site at any given time, working at optimum capacity. Due to its unique nature, the project has posed interesting design and construction challenges, in terms of the structural steelwork and superstructure required to create various ski experiences and build the “floating” upper section of the slope. Ski Dubai will feature one of the world’s longest indoor ski slopes and a play area where children and parents can have a true winter experience with real snow.
“This is one of the most ambitious mall projects in the world, certainly outside of North America,” says Peter Walichnowski, chief executive officer, Majid Al Futtaim Investments. “Even now the construction site illustrates the sheer scale of the project and the fact we are on schedule is testament to the commitment of the entire team.”

Mall
The Mall of the Emirates will feature key retail brands including the region’s largest Harvey Nichols department store, the largest Carrefour hypermarket in Dubai, the region’s largest Debenhams, six large furniture retailers, a Virgin Megastore totalling 24,000 sq ft and a 14-screen multiplex cinema, together with two food-courts, 25 restaurants and food outlets and 350 retail stores.
The mall will house international brands such as Zara, Mango, Massimo Dutti, Baby Shop, Splash, Shoe Mart, Starbucks, Next, River Island, Laura Ashley, Dorothy Perkins, Mothercare and Promod, helping cement Dubai’s reputation as the shopping capital of the Middle East and strengthening its position as one of the leading shopping destinations in the world.
“It is our retail partners that will ultimately bring success to our project and signs are already positive that the new mall will be as successful as the existing shopping centres in the region,” continues Walichnowski. “However, while a strong mix or international brand names is a key ingredient, we know that there is a lot more to long-term success than shopping alone, which is why Mall of the Emirates is designed to provide the optimum mix of leisure and entertainment facilities, alongside its impressive line-up of shops.”
Entertainment features at the mall include an extensive family entertainment centre – Magic Planet – and the Dubai Community Theatre and Art Centre (believed to be the region’s first modern, non-profit theatre), which will feature a two-level theatre that accommodates over 500 individuals, a 150 flexible seat studio, rehearsal spaces, along with various art galleries, photography exhibitions, and photo classrooms and darkrooms, as well as a music school, offering courses in visual arts and music.
Offering a complete range of cultural performances and activities such as dance, drama, painting, photography and writing, the arts and theatre complex will occupy 3,000 sq m at the MoE.
“We are at a stage in time where we are building history. The Dubai Community Theatre and Art Centre offers activities for people of all ages and backgrounds,” says Walichnowski, “A development of such a stature is the first creative community centre for all of Dubai.”

Ski Dubai
Scheduled to open alongside the mall, Ski Dubai will provide visitors to Mall of the Emirates with a total snow experience. In addition to the world’s third longest indoor ski run, Ski Dubai’s Snow Park will offer features and activities that include tobogganing hills, twin-track bobsled racing and snowball shooting gallery, to name a few. The 3,000 sq m park will recreate an authentic mountain environment with frozen waterfalls, rocky outcrops, and tree formations. Top-of-the-line infrastructure will include quad chairlifts, button lifts, a state-of-the-art ticketing system and qualified professional instructors.
“Although there will be many reasons to visit the MoE, Ski Dubai will be the key attraction, being the first of its kind in the region,” says Walichnowski.
When complete, the resort will feature five different multidirectional ski runs with a number of slope gradients, a dedicated learner’s area, snowboard stunt park and quarter pipe.
“Ski Dubai will include a wonderland play area, where children from the region will be able to experience snow for the first time in the world’s largest indoor snow play area,” he says. “Fresh snow will be produced daily to offer ideal skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing conditions and temperatures within the Snow Park will be maintained at a comfortable -1 to -2 deg C.”
“The technology used to make the snow is the proven Acer Snowmec system which creates snow in flight through the air, the same way snow is formed in nature, feeling and tasting just like “wild snow,” he explains. “Liquid water is atomised to create a cloud inside the building, this cloud is then ‘seeded’ with tiny hard ice particles which nucleates the cloud from which snow crystals form and fall.”
Special design features create an insulated box around the slope and cool the snow on the slope from within, helping to make snow in the desert not just possible but economical and efficient,” he adds.
“Our aim is to provide an introduction to snow for all ages and all skill levels. The addition of the Snow Park area gives everyone, young and old, the opportunity to just play in real snow, partake in fun activities and enjoy the unique surroundings,” says Phil Taylor, chief executive of Ski Dubai. “The project will provide something for the snow enthusiast and for the less energetically inclined, Snow Park will have a large observation tower, offering a view of the entire resort, including the skiers and snowboarders on the slopes. At the mountainside cafes, visitors will be able to sit comfortably with family and friends and watch the action on the slopes. Ski Dubai will also feature private party rooms for those looking for a unique and memorable venue for their special occasions.

Hotels
At the bottom of Ski Dubai and linked directly to the West end of the mall is the 400-room five-star Kempinski hotel which, when it opens at the end of 2005, will offer visitors stunning views of the ski slopes as well as five-star dining and leisure facilities.
At the East end of the mall, a 500-room four-star hotel will open at the end of 2006.
Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Investments brings with it almost a decade’s experience in building, leasing and operating shopping malls in the Middle East. With more than 90 per cent of the floor space of the MoE already leased out, the developers anticipate a footfall of 32 million annually, which will bring it in the league of top performing centres in the world.

they still stick to their statement it'll be finished in september

i stick to my statement: NEVER!!!! if they really speed up they can finish the mall, but never ever the ski slope!


Mall of Emirates on schedule

Construction work on the Dubai's Mall of the Emirates is on schedule, according to a company statement. The mall features the region's first snow dome and indoor ski slope, which are now clearly visible from the highway, as well as the central atrium. A Kempinski Hotel also forms part of the development.

its december!

and i know for sure!

they might try and do what ibn batuua did and just open a small area in september, such as carrefour, then open the rest later on.

delays boo

the only way they can do it is to speed up.
in that pace...never.how should that work? ... but they say on schedule...let's see...
they have to have a very busy schedule i guess.

Dubai’s faux ski mountain will offer snow in 120
(AP) Khaleej Times Online 14 April 2005

DUBAI - When this city’s furnace-like summer gets too hot to bear, folks will cool off at a local resort with tumbling snowflakes, skiing and snowboarding on five trails, and, for those who need a break from the cold, mugs of hot chocolate by the fireplace.

The resort, a faux mountainside playground dubbed Ski Dubai, is currently a cacophony of blazing jackhammers, forests of steel scaffolding and an emerging gray mountain of concrete slabs.

Come September, a thick insulated roof with a sky-blue ceiling will seal in the site, with its 200-foot (62-meter) vertical drop and trails as long as 1,300 feet (400 meters).

Crank up the 23 massive air conditioners and turn on the snowmaking jets and organizers say the concrete mountain will be covered in 28 inches (70 centimeters) of powdery snow.

For those bundling up in parkas and strapping on their boots and gloves, the desert outside will melt away.

“There will be no windows looking to the outside,” said Phil Taylor, Ski Dubai’s chief executive, bounding up the concrete slopes and catwalks during a brisk tour of the construction. “The idea is to create a beautiful day in the mountains.”

For now, it requires imagination to envision.

“This is the black run here,” Taylor says, pointing to a terraced slope of concrete where a welder’s sparks tumble. “This is the ski patrol hut. There will be a quarter-pipe on that wall.”

When complete, company officials say Ski Dubai will be the third largest of the world’s almost four-dozen indoor ski resorts, and the only one in the desert or the Middle East. Two bigger indoor ski areas have opened in Holland and Germany.

Ski Dubai will comprise about a fifth of the floor plan of the giant $1 billion Emirates Mall, which developers say will briefly be the world’s third-largest and Dubai’s largest. Other larger malls are already in the works in this mushrooming city that will soon eclipse it.

On a typical day, Taylor says he expects 3,500 visitors paying 150 UAE dirhams (US$40) for a two-hour stint on the mountain, with 5,000 arriving on busy days.

But the concept is a leap of faith. Almost no one here can ski. Taylor estimates skiers make up as little as 5 percent of his target market. Few nationals have seen snow or experienced cold weather. Fewer still own skis or parkas. Ski Dubai will rent coats, gloves and hats along with boots and skis.

“We’ve got to create the future skiers of Dubai,” Taylor said.

It remains to be seen how a ski dome will fare in the United Arab Emirates, one of the globe’s hottest countries. In Tokyo, an even larger snow dome was demolished after it failed to attract enough skiers.

Taylor, who oversaw the construction of London’s popular Eye, a giant Ferris wheel, said he’s modeling Ski Dubai on a successful snow dome in Madrid, also based at a giant shopping mall.

He’s designed aspects of Ski Dubai to gently coax cold-averse nationals into the love of skiing and cold weather sports.

Engineers will keep the indoor temperature at a relatively balmy 30 F (one below zero C), far warmer than a blustery mountaintop in winter.

For those who want to start slowly, there are places to sled, toss snowballs or lurk in glacial caverns with ice sculptures and icicle stalactites.

For the rest, there are gentle slopes and a ski school that aspires to have half of its instructors speaking Arabic. Ski Dubai recruiters are already trying to poach coaches from ski resorts in Lebanon and Morocco, Taylor said.

In another aspect borrowed from the Madrid dome, Ski Dubai is being designed to simulate an Alpine resort, rather than the warehouse look of typical indoor ski areas.

There are Disney-esque frozen waterfalls, rope bridges and rocky outcrops, along with an “outdoor” observation deck and cafe near the summit, where hot-chocolate drinkers can relax at tables with a view over the “valley.”

To generate interest, the attached mall will place cafes at the base of the hill, with a two-story window separating patrons from the skiing. Also looking onto the lower end of the faux mountain will be the lobby and two floors of rooms at the forthcoming Kempinski Hotel.

The ceiling-mounted nozzles won’t be the only snow-generating apparatus. Snowmaking rooms will be placed on top of the mall, with workers flicking them out to float onto a play area in front of the mall windows.

Ski Dubai has another purpose: To lure shoppers to the Emirates Mall, which, although vast and glitzy, is just one shopping haven in a city where malls are part of the national culture.

Like these parts
"On a typical day, Taylor says he expects 3,500 visitors paying 150 UAE dirhams (US$40) for a two-hour stint on the mountain, with 5,000 arriving on busy days."

Ski Dubai is being designed to simulate an Alpine resort, rather than the warehouse look of typical indoor ski areas. There are Disney-esque frozen waterfalls, rope bridges and rocky outcrops, along with an “outdoor” observation deck and cafe near the summit, and Also looking onto the lower end of the faux mountain will be the lobby and two fl

mall of the emirates will be the 3rd largest in the world? :eek:
didn't know about this actually

Half a page dedicated to the indoor ski slope in today'a metro
- said it will be the 3rd largerst indoor ski slope of 50 indoor slopes in the world
- on schedule to complete in September
- warm clothes will be on sale

^ On rent I believe. Why someone have to buy winter closes at the ski slope when the shops just next door, within the mall sells them.

Check the thread on "Mall of the Emirates" on the "Dubai Projects" sections of the forum.

Sounds good but I wonder about the quality of the snow. Has anyone ever been to an indoor park? I'm guessing whether the snow will be powder, slush, or packed (which is just a euphemism for hard-as-heck).

i think snow is one of their major concerns
i'm sure they will produce the best snow for skiing, otherwise it wouldn't make sense

warm clothes on sale...lol
i was in one indoor snow park, the snow was ok but not compareable to the alps... ;)

Hopefully, it'll be good. Not as good as the Alps (sounds like heaven). But most of our snow here in SoCal is fake too (okay, it's real snow but artificially produced).
But I'm so clumsy at snowboarding, I'll pass up and head to the beach (hopefully Nakheel's next project will be a giant wave machine to toss up the gulf during the dead waved summers). Everyone press for wave machines!

the article said you could RENT warm clothing!!!!


as for the waves, when i went don to Jumeriah open beach [JOB] in january it was really windy, and the waves had taken out half the beach!!!

there are still sandbags around the walkway and showers at the centre of the 'curve'.

Okay, this is so random -- it's a blonde joke. You were talking about the wind and it sorta reminded me of this one funny joke I heard the other day.

There are three ladies: one's a brunette, one's a redhead, and one's a blonde.
They're all really criminal-ly. So they get caught in a foreign country where the death penalty involves being shot against a wall by thousands of soldiers.
So it's the brunette's turn. The army guy yells, one ... two ... and so the brunette yells: Tornado! Tornado! And chaos prevails and she escapes in the mess.
Now it's the redhead's turn. The army guy yells, one .. two .. and so the redhead yells: Earthquake! Earthquake! And havoc reigns and she escapes in the confusion.
Now it's the (you guessed it) blonde's turn! She's thinking about what to say like the other two. So the army guy yells, one ... two .. and the blonde yells out: Fire! Fire!

better watch out or you will be deported to the SkyMajlis...


Like me!

muhauhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

d-l will get you ;) lol
but i can remember that there were huuge waves on jebel ali beach too in january...

Or you can "surf" on Wild Wadi Water Park. :D

but i guess it would be a little bit boring after a while ;)

LOL! Yeah, I tried to "surf" in the wave pool on top of my tube. For some odd reason, they stopped the waves from nowhere (maybe some loser got too close to the machine wall) and I lost my balance, fell face first, scraped my knee until there was blood, blood, and more blood -- and it left a scar. I learned my lesson: Always listen to lifeguards when they say, "Please SIT all the way in your tube."

Skis the limit

23/04/2005

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This July snow will start to fall on a 22,500-square metre zone by the fourth interchange of Sheikh Zayed Road. By September, the world's largest snow park and third largest ski slope will be ready. So, hopes Ski Dubai, will be a public that may have never even seen snow before. It is this challenge of selling snow in the desert - as much as formidable feats of engineering - that preoccupies the team of Ski Dubai.

What is the best way to get the metropolis's myriad communities, as well as visitors from the GCC, hooked on the white stuff? In keeping with its city, Ski Dubai has a whopping snow dome to fill. Its 400-metre slope can simultaneously accommodate 1,500 skiers on five separate pistes. Sections at angles up to 30 degrees will cater for skiers of all abilities.

A 90-metre quarter-pipe and stunt park will provide the kicks for the snowboarders, expected to be a big slice of visitors. But as the Middle East's first snow facility, there must also be thrills for those who prefer to stick to level ground. The result is a snowdome that is a touch warmer than the others and a shedload plusher. While snow domes in chillier climes tend to cater to the hardcore skier with functional facilities, Ski Dubai has taken a very different path.

The aim is to recreate a mountain resort complete with blazing open fires, rustic stonework and a trompe l'oeil panorama of distant white-topped peaks. Après ski is laid on with a snowplough - a café next to the slope and two levels of restaurants overlooking the wintry scene from within the themed cosiness of the Kempinski Hotel.

For initial exploratory steps in snow culture, there is a play area with opportunities for tobogganing, snowman construction and, one assumes, snowball fights Nestled under the hill itself is a complex of ice caverns and hospitality rooms. All these, however, are parts of a plan to get local residents more deeply hooked on the white stuff.

Ski Dubai also hopes to encourage first-time skiers by having the price of admission include equipment hire. Expert instructors and gentle pistes for leaners will occupy the lower sections of the slope. Also, as anyone not just setting foot at Dubai airport should know, Ski Dubai will be part of the Arab world's largest shopping mall.

The Mall of the Emirates will consist of 2.4 million square feet of shopping, leisure and entertainment space with 14 cinema screens, a theatre, two hotels and several hundred shops. To convert its visitors from retail to recreation, a special machine by the window to the mall will create regular snowfalls.

Otherwise, Ski Dubai's 600 tons of snow will be replenished overnight by a fine water spray from the edges of the ceiling. "Doing this requires a temperature of -60C quite nippy even by the standards of Dubai air-conditioning - but during the day we can keep the air at a more moderate -10C because we use an under floor cooling system. Every day we will create 30 tons of snow." The slope's technological wizardry also includes cunning energy-cutting strategies.

As snow melts it collects in pits through which run the air-conditioning ducts of the surrounding Mall of the Emirates. A big insulating space also separates the concrete roof from the pale blue faux-sky ceiling. But the real impressive bit for engineers can already be seen by passing motorists on Sheikh Zayed Road. Anyone who glances at the ramp rising like a launch pad in Al Barsha will have noticed that it has a kink.

great idea, a snow dome in a country like UAE!!!

i am already excited to go skiing while temperature is about 40degrees outside...
usually i go skiing when temperature is 0 or what... :D

In the future people will come to Dubai for their skiing holidays :hilarious:

the website for dubai ski is up

http://www.skidxb.com

not too much info yet

Some pics :)
http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/image/41021117

http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/image/41021114

This mall is gonna be amazing, it's got a great location too.

http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/image/41021117

The last section, is already put in place now. The hotel is almost topped up also :)

:) nice...
and looks soo huge...
but tit seems like there is still a lot of work to do...

There is still work, but keeping in mind that the mall is suposed to open in September, the work has progressed much faster than on Ibn Batutta mall 5 months before compleating.

yupp the main part/structure seems to be completed, just a lotta interior/exterior work to do.

yupp the main part/structure seems to be completed, just a lotta interior/exterior work to do.

That's correct, but i trust it will be ready on time..

Great mall.

The Mall, the ski slope on the right:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid167/ped7917fbd8689c8e845d14cd2921ebfe/f4415edb.jpg


The Hotel, almost topped up:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid167/p35783721bc02dd4091b083e540e91038/f4415ec3.jpg

thanks for the updates..
coming aling nicely...!
the ski slope still sounds insane :D

wow
construction at full speed
in december you couldn't really see what the hotel was

surprisingly, this hotel will be one of the most sought after on SZR even though its not that big... simply coz of the ski dome!

can't wait to see this mall completed i wanna ski :D

hehe i can everytime here.. :D
but never at 40 degrees outside...

Hey guys! I live very near the Mall of Emirates, and I took these 3D animated gifs today. This is from the side of the mall.. you can really see the ski slope coming along.


http://asvattha.com/dubai3d/mall_of_emirates.gif



http://asvattha.com/dubai3d/mall_of_emirates_2.gif

If you like these, I'll post more later as the Mall nears completion! I think the 3D-ness really gives you a good idea of the scale of the project.

edit: Sorry if someone doesn' t like this because it wiggles! The still pictures don't really do it justice.

that looks cool
like an earthquake :D

would be great if you could also provide us some construction pics from time to time :)

OUCH , i just banged my head across the table trying to get under it man :@ dont do that ,i though it was an earthquake for real :)

welcome to the forums man :)

Dubai_Lover , why do you think they are building tens of low highrises next to it all of a sudden !!!

hey welcome!
great pics.
and really funny in a way...! :)
thanks!

welcome to the forum, great update. keep em coming.

10s of high rises well people have to work there and they cant all afford to live in Dubai marina

what's the deal with that? why do you post that in MotE thread? :)

Hey , easy on that cool slope man..

Ski dome construction achieves milestone
Monday, May 09, 2005

Dubai

Construction of the Middle East's first indoor ski resort at the Mall of the Emirates, a Majid Al Futtaim Investments project, saw a major milestone with the final section of the ski slope raised into place.

Utilising a technique known as 'strandjacking', a section of the slope, weighing 3,000 tonnes (the equivalent of 500 elephants), was lifted 30 m into the air and connected to the main framework of the ski hill structure. The completion of this phase signals a significant landmark in the construction process of the Mall of the Emirates project, which continues on track for opening on September 3, 2005.

The raising of the slope, which was completed over two days, creates space for another 3,000 car park spaces and signals a shift into the final phase of the construction of the project. This phase will focus on internal finishes and retailer shop construction, with several retailers already on-site and many more expected over the coming weeks.

"This is a critical milestone in the Mall of the Emirates project and the finish line is now in sight," commented Jeff Rossely, group vice president, development, MAFI. "It is a very significant feat of engineering in a scheme that pushes the boundaries of mall design in so many ways. I would like to pay tribute to all involved, especially our specialist contractors, Al Naboodah Laing O'Rourke and Eversendai."

"The sheer scale of the project and the magnitude of the structure is now visible to everyone passing the Mall of the Emirates at Interchange 4 on Sheikh Zayed Road," says Phil Taylor, chief executive, Ski Dubai. "The smooth and successful completion of this major stage of construction is testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire team."

When complete, Ski Dubai will hold over 6,000 tonnes of snow at any given time and will take its place in the history books as the third largest indoor snow dome in the world, boasting such features as a 400 m ski run, a permanent 3.5 m radius quarter pipe for stunts, a snowboarding park, 5 multi-directional slopes with varying slope gradients, including a black run, and the world's largest indoor snow play area.

Ski Dubai is a component of the Mall of the Emirates, the flagship project of the Majid Al Futtaim Group. Along with Ski Dubai, the project is being promoted as a retail resort and will feature over 425 stores, 65 restaurants, a 14-screen Cinestar cinema, the region's largest Magic Planet Entertainment area, the Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre, a Kempinski hotel and the largest Carrefour hypermarket in Dubai.

any new pictures?
how does it look like now? altin?

Mall of the Emirates starts hand-over of retail units ahead of schedule

With the key elements of the construction project now complete, the project team of Majid Al Futtaim Investments is now focused on delivering the premier retail and entertainment project in the region, The Mall of the Emirates.

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The Mall of the Emirates starts hand-over of retail units.


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At a breakfast meeting held at the site on May 3rd, Jeff Rossely, Group Vice President, Property Development addressed a group of nearly 200 retailers who have signed leases for locations in specific zones of the project. The presentation on the progress of the centre was highlighted by the announcement that 234 retail units located in the zones are ready for retail fitout, which is 30-60 days ahead of the originally scheduled handover date.

Commenting on the event Mr Rossely said, 'We have achieved a goal that is unprecedented in this market. By handing over almost 50% of the retail space ahead of schedule we have passed the baton to our retail partners to accelerate their shop designs as we approach the opening of the centre on September 3rd. We are proud of the progress of our project team, particularly the contractors and consultants. This is a landmark project and we have a team of designers and co-ordinators working under the direction of Waleed Sleiman, our Manager of Tenant Projects ready to work with our retailers to deliver exciting store concepts.'

A brief tour of the centre highlighting the progress on the project including the condition of the retail units and the impressive central galleria with a height of almost 40 metres concluded the breakfast meeting. A number of the larger retailers are already on-site and have commenced the construction of their stores. These include Carrefour, Debenhams, Centrepoint, Home Centre, Cinestar and Magic Planet.

Ashley Eide, Senior Retail Manager at the Rivoli Group said 'I was very impressed by the progress on the project. The early handover of our retail units will allow us plenty of time to complete the design and construction by the opening day in September. We are definitely excited to be a part of this project as we believe it will set a new standard in the region.'

The Mall of the Emirates is the flagship project of the Majid Al Futtaim Group. Along with Ski Dubai, one of the largest indoor ski facilities in the world the project will feature over 425 stores, 65 restaurants, a 14 screen Cinestar cinema, the regions largest Magic Planet Entertainment area, community theatre and arts centre, a Kempinski Hotel along with the largest Carrefour hypermarket in Dubai. Planned to open on September 3, 2005 this landmark project will re-define the retail and leisure experience both in the middle-east and worldwide.

I scares me jjaja

The Hotel:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/altind/Mall1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/altind/Mall2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/altind/Mall5.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/altind/Mall3.jpg

Nice pics, this thing is huge and that earthquake gif is funny.

So do you guys think they'll actually meet the completion target?

I believe the mall will, followed by the Kempinski Hotel, about a month later.

I've seen it with my own eyes, words dont discribe how huge it is, the ski slope is something else... not from this world, Mars or something

altin
how can the bandwith be exceeded when you have posted these pics today?
very strange

seen the mall fro myself tonight though

how much it has grown unbeliavble

the whole area is a freking construction mess, much much more than in december!!!

Picturese are loading for me ... or maybe are stored as temporary files in my PC, that's why?

the hotel is looking real good.. topped out. and yes i believe the deadline will be met. cant wait!

the hotel is very huge btw, and work seems to go pretty good , right krazy.

An aerial taken at the end of April

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/seonnecken/Skidome.jpg

People are already living in those low rises !!! the mall looks very impressive and of a better quality when compared to the ibn battuta exterior:)

whats that lake ?

The great thing about Dubai is it plans everything in a very cool way , building highways and bridges leading to the mall , landscaping , and transforming the area next to the mall into some residental lowrise area

Thanks for the picture :)

Oh and another thing , whats that building on the top far right of the picture

I believe it is the headquarters of the traffic police

What lowrises that people are living in? There is a residential side to this project?

^ On the left side of the picture, there are three buildings, two of which, with swiming pools on the roof. There are many more not visible on the picture.

Yes true, but I believe these are not part of the Mall project. Coral Reef apartment/hotel is also in this area. I think it is zoned as part of the master plan for the area but these plots are independant.

impressive picture, however, since then, alot of work has been done, most the ski slope part has been complete, and they have started on the exterior of the buildings, some colors are starting to show,

MoE Skidome crosses significant milestone

Dubai

Construction of the Middle East’s first indoor ski resort – the Skidome – crossed a major milestone with the raising of the final section of the ski slope into place.

The Majid Al Futtaim Investments (Mafi) project, which is part of the Mall of Emirates (MoE), achieved the task using a technique known as ‘strandjacking’, whereby a section of the slope, weighing 3,000 tonnes, was lifted 30 m into the air and connected to the main framework of the ski hill structure.
The completion of this phase signals a significant landmark in the construction process of the MoE, which continues on track for opening this September.
“This is a critical milestone in the MoE project and the finish line is now in sight,” commented Jeff Rossely, group vice president, development, Mafi. “It is a very significant feat of engineering in a scheme that pushes the boundaries of mall design in so many ways. I would like to thank all involved, especially our specialist contractors, Al Naboodah Laing O’Rourke and Eversendai.”
The raising of the slope, which was completed over two days, creates space for another 3,000 carpark spaces and signals a shift into the final phase of the construction of the project. This phase will focus on internal finishes and retailer shop construction.
“The sheer scale of the project and the magnitude of the structure is now visible to everyone passing the MoE at Interchange 4 on Sheikh Zayed Road,” says Phil Taylor, chief executive, Ski Dubai.
When complete, Ski Dubai will hold over 6,000 tonnes of snow at any given time and will be the third largest indoor snow dome in the world, boasting a 400 m ski run, a permanent 3.5 m radius quarter pipe for stunts, a snowboarding park, five multi-directional slopes with varying slope gradients, including a black run, and the world’s largest indoor snow play area.

Huh??????

They said Ski Dubai was supposed to open this month. (June)

Dennis, what you posted is three weeks old news. Check out the following post by Krazy


Ski dome construction achieves milestone
Monday, May 09, 2005

Dubai

Construction of the Middle East's first indoor ski resort at the Mall of the Emirates, a Majid Al Futtaim Investments project, saw a major milestone with the final section of the ski slope raised into place.

Utilising a technique known as 'strandjacking', a section of the slope, weighing 3,000 tonnes (the equivalent of 500 elephants), was lifted 30 m into the air and connected to the main framework of the ski hill structure. The completion of this phase signals a significant landmark in the construction process of the Mall of the Emirates project, which continues on track for opening on September 3, 2005.

The raising of the slope, which was completed over two days, creates space for another 3,000 car park spaces and signals a shift into the final phase of the construction of the project. This phase will focus on internal finishes and retailer shop construction, with several retailers already on-site and many more expected over the coming weeks.

"This is a critical milestone in the Mall of the Emirates project and the finish line is now in sight," commented Jeff Rossely, group vice president, development, MAFI. "It is a very significant feat of engineering in a scheme that pushes the boundaries of mall design in so many ways. I would like to pay tribute to all involved, especially our specialist contractors, Al Naboodah Laing O'Rourke and Eversendai."

"The sheer scale of the project and the magnitude of the structure is now visible to everyone passing the Mall of the Emirates at Interchange 4 on Sheikh Zayed Road," says Phil Taylor, chief executive, Ski Dubai. "The smooth and successful completion of this major stage of construction is testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire team."

When complete, Ski Dubai will hold over 6,000 tonnes of snow at any given time and will take its place in the history books as the third largest indoor snow dome in the world, boasting such features as a 400 m ski run, a permanent 3.5 m radius quarter pipe for stunts, a snowboarding park, 5 multi-directional slopes with varying slope gradients, including a black run, and the world's largest indoor snow play area.

Ski Dubai is a component of the Mall of the Emirates, the flagship project of the Majid Al Futtaim Group. Along with Ski Dubai, the project is being promoted as a retail resort and will feature over 425 stores, 65 restaurants, a 14-screen Cinestar cinema, the region's largest Magic Planet Entertainment area, the Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre, a Kempinski hotel and the largest Carrefour hypermarket in Dubai.

june 3 by dbb

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June 3rd.

Photos taken by D-L

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Yuck Dubai-Lover , you have one of those smelly things hanging in your car :( thats so 70's :)



the hotel is looking grand , however , i propose they change those metal railings into something more fancy , they look crappy in these photos

^ Hey, the car is mine. :D

lol, nice explaination altin!
did not know that ;)

I'm a bit confused, Is this mall is the one in Burj Dubai CBD?

No chad , this is another one , a huge one as a matter of fact :)

Oh, I got it now...Thanks lah.

That one doesnt has that Ski Hill..:cool:

Nope, that's Dubai Mall. This is Mall of the Emirates, largest mall outside North America on completion. Dubai Mall - largest mall in the world on completion.

BTW offtopic but I heard about these chinese malls in the planning that are to be something like 7 or 8m sq feet. Aswell how big is the expansion on the mall of america and would the dubai mall still beat it?

Dubai Mall: about 5.6 million sqf

Mall of America after expansion: about 8 milion sqf (currently 4.2 m sqf)
South China Mall (north of Hongkong): 6.5 million sqf on completion (next year)

Mall of Arabia (dubai): 10 million sqf on completion

Dubai Mall will never have a chance to claim the title world's largest mall - not even for a day- because SChinaMall will be bigger and finished long before dubai mall is.
But there is still the mall of arabia which will eventually claim this title.

Mall of the Emirates speeds towards a September finish

Since late 2003, the Mall of the Emirates has been one of the most visible construction sites in Dubai.
Mall of the Emirates speeds towards a September finish
It is now just three short months until the Mall of the Emirates opens to the public on 3rd September. With the structural work now largely complete, Construction Week caught up with the development team to find out about the ski slope that everyone is talking about.

Since construction work began on site in late 2003, the Mall of the Emirates has been one of the most visible construction sites in Dubai.

Work on the mall is now closing in on its 3rd September opening date.

For the mall’s indoor ski slope, the bulk of the construction work is now complete.

According to Richard A. Haddon, senior project manager at Majid Al Futtaim, good progress is being made on the cantilever section protruding out from the slope that accommodates the bull wheel for the chair lift, which has allowed the contractor, Al Naboodah Laing O’Rourke, to focus on completing the car park underneath the ski hill.

With construction work coming to a finish, the next concern facing the project’s developers is commissioning.

A new sub station that will provide power to the mall has now been completed behind the centre, and will be connected up to the mall early this month.

This will allow the services within the mall, such as the air conditioning, to begin operating on a zone-by-zone basis.
Commissioning for the region’s first indoor ski slope will be slightly more complex.

“Because of the criticality of the snow-making apparatus, temporary power was arranged to bring the temperature within the ski slope down before the mains power is connected,” says Haddon.

Prior to the first snow making date of 31st July, there will be a two-week period during which the temperature within the structure will be dropped progressively lower. Once operational, the normal temperature will be -1.5oC, and -6oC when making snow, although the refrigeration technology that has been installed is capable of bringing the temperature down as far as -15oC.

“As far as energy consumption is concerned, it’s not as bad as you would think,” says Haddon. “The biggest energy drain is the initial effort of bringing the temperature down. It’s like a refrigerator — a lot electricity is required to bring the temperature down, but once it has stabilised then the energy consumption is not that great,” he adds.

To reduce cooling bills and enhance the efficiency of the slope, there is an air lock connecting the slope to the mall, and an energy recycling system so that energy is not simply expelled and wasted.

The snow itself sits on a ribbed sheet, through which runs a series of refrigeration pipes to ensure that the snow does not melt. Below the sheet is 250 mm of insulation on top of a waterproofed concrete deck.

Once the commissioning is completed, the only work remaining will be for the specialist contractors working on the
refrigeration, electrical and lighting systems.

The warm side of the ski slope will be partitioned off from the cold side by large sections of glazing. These will allow visitors to the mall to see into the slope, while at the same time prevent dust and heat from entering the slope itself.

The mall’s contractor, Khan-saheb, completed most of the structural work some time ago, and work on the specialist finishes and services are now well advanced. This allowed much of the retail space to be handed over to the respective retailers. In fact, many tenants were able to start work on site some 60 days ahead of schedule.

The handover of the anchor stores was the first priority, and all were made available to their tenants in accordance with both the lease requirements and the construction programme.
With a total of 234 retail units, co-ordinating the retailers is a major challenge as each has their own contractors working for them.

“On a job of this size, the logistics of tenant management is always very challenging. One way we have got around that
is by having a very detailed logistics plan.

“This is backed up by in excess of 30 tenant co-ordinators,” explains Andrew J. Keegan, project director - Mall of the Emirates, Majid Al Futtaim Investments.

Although the mall may be ready for tenants to begin work on their stores, there is often the perception amongst them that it is not ready, which can cause unnecessary delays.
The developers had organised site visits and conferences to convince tenants that the mall is ready for them to start work, but nothing inspires action like the sight of other tenants busily fitting out their stores.

“A number of tenants have already started work, including Carrefour, which gives a great deal of confidence to the other tenants,” says Keegan.

With this added confidence boost, the developer now expects that the retailers will rapidly accelerate the pace of work on their stores.

“Tenants now realise that if they don’t fit out on time, they will miss out on those important initial sales when the mall will generate a lot of public interest,” says Haddon.

maybe they will increase the size of dubai mall, but i doubt it.
a pity actually...! but there is still MoA , arabia, not america.

“Because of the criticality of the snow-making apparatus, temporary power was arranged to bring the temperature within the ski slope down before the mains power is connected,” says Haddon.


any coincidence with the recent power blackout in D~~???

no idea.
but i hope theyve got some good aggregates to keep the temperature low if another blackout happens after the ski slope has been opened.

june 16

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Damn , it looks military related right now :P thanks for the up-date DL

hopefully the US won't attack the UAE because they think this is a rocket launching basis or something ;)

"Money moves the world" Dubaiflo :)

This is going to be one amazing mall. I'm so curious who the new tenants will be...

^ Mostly the same ones as on Deira City Center.

So in other words, lots of new exciting stores to go to.......................................................

^ What were you expecting, some stores from March? :D

the first thing i'll do when i'm back in dubai in september is to check this one out
it will have opened by then

Siemens Communications' Enterprise unit have bagged a tightly contested order to provide telecommunciations systems for the Kempinski Hotel.

... if work is on schedule.
but seems like that.
btw will this one be partially opened at the beginning like ibn battuta or the whole complex?

the hotel doesn't look like it will open in september, as well as the the ski slope
but the mall!
try to go the backside, you can see how fast they are

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I think the Hotel building will be compleated by September, but not the interiour finishes such rooms and restaurants.

WOW This mall is awesome
I want new pictures if its possible, i love those huge malls going on u/c in Dubai, impressive city

Ski Dubai on track for September opening

By Nina Muslim, Staff Reporter

Dubai :
Ski Dubai, the emirate's latest landmark and the first indoor ski resort in the Middle East, is on track for a September opening despite some material shortages, said officials in charge of the project.

"When you build something this big, you encounter challenges that you either expected or didn't expect," said Phil Taylor, Ski Dubai's chief executive.

"For example, now there is a shortage of high-quality glass," he added.

However, he said the ski resort was not badly affected as they managed to solve the problem by outsourcing the material from outside Dubai.

"We also ordered the glass six to 12 months ago," Taylor said. He said the problem probably stem-med from a strong demand for glass due to the number of construction projects going on in Dubai.

Taylor said other "challenges" the Ski Dubai is working to overcome includes slow progress on the construction of the outer wall.

There are about 1,300 labourers currently working to build the mammoth 25-storey ski resort in the desert.

Susan Mikloska, Ski Dubai's head of marketing, said the resort will be open for business in September, but not on September 3, the opening date for the adjoining Mall of the Emirates.

She said the resort is scheduled to open on September 28, depending on snow conditions.

"The building will be finished but the opening depends on the amount of snow. If we have enough the day before, we open that day, if not the next day," she told Gulf News.

She added the resort will "definitely" be operational by September 30.

Taylor said the next phase of the project, the laying of the snow, will begin next month.

Ski Dubai will have 6,000 tonnes of real snow, making the snow 50cm deep. The previous key phase in the project, the raising of the final section of the 400-metre ski slope, finished in May.

The 25-storey structure is the third-largest indoor ski resort in the world and the Middle East's first. Construction began two years ago.

website updated
nicely done

www.skidxb.com

Great website. I love the construction pictures.

I had a good look at the website and there seems to be some typos and missing stuff.

The FAQs under "Experience It All" have this Q/A

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Q: So I pay for 2 hours session do I have to keep track of the time myself? What if I would like to stay longer?

A: Yes, you need to keep an eye on the clock. After the time on your key card expires you will not have access to the lifts. If you would like to stay longer, it is possible to extend your time for a small additional charge. Please see the pricing information on the website for more information.

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I tried looking for the "the pricing information on the website", but apparently there is no such section with that name or content. Though I read in of the articles that it would be 150 DHS per person for 2 hours, I just needed to see full information about prices.

that is quite expensive imo.
but well it is skiing at 40degrees.
have to wait for final releases.

wow i've missed alot !

bad photos i took
hard when in car and its dusk
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150 dhs for 2 hrs ... .what 1 .25 dhs per minute......this is as costly as burj al arab ... which u can stay a whole day for 3600dh s which is 1 dh per minute....

Dubai's ski dome to open in September
Posted: Thursday, August 04, 2005

Dubai

It will snow in Dubai this winter. Come September, the world's largest and the Middle East's first ski slope, the Dubai Ski at the Mall of the Emirates, the biggest mall outside the US, will be ready for ski-off.

The 25-storey high (90 metres) ski slope, which has already added an imposing silhouette to Dubai's skyline, is 400 metres long from start to finish, occupying an area equal to three football stadiums, is 85 metres wide, and will allow over 1,500 skiers to enjoy the sport simultaneously, said Younis H Al Mulla, general Manager of the Mall of the Emirates, according to a report in the Khaleej Times.

"The skiers can use the ski lift (chair) to travel to the top of the slope, and enjoy a cup of coffee at the mid-station coffee shop. There's a snow-board park for the youngsters, while for the children, there's a 3,000 sq m snow-land play area as well as ice caves where they can play with snow," he said, adding that the ski slope will offer downhill runs for both skiers and snowboarders, for beginners, amateurs as well as experts.

The five-run ski slope is part of a massive high-tech snow dome, which will be replenished with fresh snow every night. "It would take some 6,000 tonnes of snow to fill up the dome floor up to three feet, and every night 30 tonnes of snow will be produced to replenish the facility," Al Mulla added.

Dubai Ski has an edge over similar facilities around the world. According to Al Mulla, the temperature inside the dome will be one degree below zero as against the universal 10 below zero at other such facilities.

"Skiers can enjoy the place for as long as they want without getting a head-ache due to cold or experiencing problems related to low temperatures. This has been made possible because of a state-of-the-art technique which uses a network of pipes laid under the snow to keep it fresh without affecting a major drop in temperature," he said, adding that at night, after the dome is closed to the public, the temperature would be brought down to seven below zero. The 223,000 sq m mall is estimated to have cost $1 billion.