OUR IMPACT
The development consists of an 8-storey library building located in Al Jaddaf, Dubai. It is set to become the world's largest electronic collection, housing over 1.5 million volumes, 1 million audio books, and 2 million e-books, making it the largest library in the Arab world.
The project includes various sections such as administrative and technical areas, reading halls, a children's library, a business library, an exhibitions center, a conference center, service areas, and training halls, all surrounding a large central atrium. The architectural concept of the library is symbolically based on the traditional lectern, or Rehl, which carries books, including the Koran. Just as the Rehl preserves cultural treasures, the library aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the nation in the form of literature, periodicals, and audiovisual media, but in a modern, 21st-century context.
Vortex Fire was responsible for developing the fire strategy for the development and validating the atrium smoke extract system design using CFD fire and smoke modelling.
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