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20 July 2010
Author: xCassia
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Best Industrial Development Abu Dhabi - Sorouh District Cooling Plant by XCASSIA (Formerly Cassia Consulting Engineers Abu Dhabi)

For this 90,000 ton District Cooling Plant Room located on Abu Dhabi’s Sorouh Island master plan, the client authorized a novel approach to the architectural language adopted on this highly visible industrial installation.

Located opposite two high-rise residential towers within the CRJA landscaped masterplan, the plant room’s use of a glazed envelope wrapping the ground floor is both an invitation for exploration but also an exploration of how to potentially light an industrial installations can be.

Using a dotted silk screen of varying densities, the chillers and primary pumps located immediately adjacent to the envelope will be revealed