Overview

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, is the world’s largest indoor theme park with over 20 attractions including the world’s fastest roller coaster. The landmark building spans over 200,000m2 with the exterior taking its design cues from the classic double curvature of Ferrari GT cars.

Fabric Architecture were commissioned to design, engineer, manufacture & supply 2063 bespoke tensile wall mounted facade 'fins' using our new Archiclad system, for a prestigious new development in Abu Dhabi.

The interior covers over 86,000m2. The specially designed 'fins' are mounted to every internal facade and represent cooling fins on an engine. They vary in size from 5m to over 20m.The fin design is completely unique and each of the 2063 fins is different. They are constructed from extruded, formed and painted aluminium and clad in a tensioned silicon coated glass cloth. Over 100km of extruded aluminium, 50km of extruded plastic and 45,000m2 of fabric has been used in their manufacture.

Design expertise was combined with local specialists knowledge in order to come up with a new and innovative solution to the architect’s requirements.

To view a panaroma video clip of some of the ArchiClad fabric fins installed in the entrance of Ferrari World click on this video link. Notice how lighting and background video is enhanced by the tensile fabric fins, making everything glow and come to life. 

Client / Main Contractor: Mivan Depa LLC