Consultant wins detailed design job on luxury 鈥檆ity within a city鈥

Mott MacDonald has been appointed as detailed design engineers for the first phase of the 拢3.86bn Dubai Pearl development.

It will act as consultant for all mechanical, electrical, public health, fire, communications and security systems, as well as working towards a LEED Gold environmental certification.

The Dubai Pearl is designed to be a pedestrian friendly self-contained city, set over four towers each with more than 70 floors, and will feature homes for over 9,000 people, a workplace for 12,000. It will contain 20m2 ft of office, apartment, hotel and shopping space.

It is being developed for a Pearl Dubai FZ LLC, a company owned by a consortium of investors led by the Al Fahim Group of Abu Dhabi.

Lars Caneborg, Mott MacDonald鈥檚 project director said: 鈥淭he core theme running through the project is work, play, stay and live, which will help shape a unique 24-hour environment where the feeling of community is as important as the world class amenities and luxury lifestyle.鈥