Palazzo Versace Dubai
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Palazzo Versace Dubai is a 130,000 sqm hotel and resort under construction in Culture Village
Culture Village
Culture Village is a multi-purpose development project in the United Arab Emirates, located along the shoreline of the Dubai creek on a plot of land. When completed the village will include a harbor, cultural and exhibition centres, and dockside development...

 on the foreshore of Dubai Creek
Dubai Creek
Dubai Creek or Khor Dubai is a saltwater creek located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . It ends at Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Some sources say that the creek extended as far inland as Al Ain, and that the Ancient Greeks called it River Zara. Historically, the creek divided the city into two...

 in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

. It will cost AED 2.3 billion.

Overview

Palazzo Versace Dubai is being developed on 130,000 square meters, once completed it will include, restaurants, spa, 188 condominium residences, penthouses., 148 hotel rooms and 69 suitesIt uses public spaces designed to showcase art, sculpture and other artefacts. These spaces come complete with landscaped gardens and grounds with promenades, terraces, water features, reflection pools and fountains.

Design

Almost 90 percent of the artisans working on Palazzo Versace Dubai will be based in the UAE
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

, but the hand-cut marble and glass tesserae which make up a mosaic in Versace’s Italian is being developed by an Italian mosaic expert. In total, 12,000 sq.m of mosaic artwork of Versace's Italian will be completed in the coming year. The façade of the palazzo versace exhibits patterned fenestration, ornate pediment, expanses of glazing and arched windows.

Construction Update

The construction of Palazzo Versace Dubai is now well underway with its construction and the development’s 1.4 million sq ft (130,000 sq m) concrete frame is almost complete. The hotel is now 50 percent completed, and the floor slab has now been completed up to level nine.The hotel is expected to be completed by the end of 2010 And the opening is expected in 2011.

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