Amazing Architecture: 01/2010

1/18/10

Dubai Islands - Palm Jumeirah – Luxury Hotels

Your dream vacation spot can be the western portion of The Palm's Trunk. First, there's the unmatched 5-star Fairmont Palm Hotel & Resort which renders tourists and visitors an interesting spot for an ambitious vacation. With total landscape gardening and attentive service, the 400 room hotel is encircled by attractively preserved environs. The comforts and leisure of the visitors or the residents are given the highest priority.

Fairmont Palm Hotel & Resort

The conspicuous showpiece of the island is The Trump International Hotel & Tower, Palm Jumeirah. It is a 60 floor assorted comfort hotel and inhabited building ordained to become a milestone symbol in Dubai’s skyline. The building constitutes a 368 room condo hotel and 388 freehold housing flats. A spectacular sky porch, a split-connected tower and a novel open hub design are the most vital features of the development.

The Trump International Hotel - Dubai

In the midst of the magnificence of Palm Jumeirah dwells the Jumeirah Al Fattan Palm Resort. This retirement centre of unadulterated tranquil and pleasure resides in a desired spot on the right tip of The Crescent.

Al Fattan Palm Resort - Dubai

The Burj Al Arab in the background forms fantastic scenery. Incorporating a 6 floor, 5-star hangout hotel, detached residences and serviced flats, spa retreat, marina and beach club, the total project has been planned in a graceful flora shape to keep up with the unique spirit of Palm Jumeirah.

The Burj Al Arab - Dubai

Intended to unfold in 2009, Kempinski Hotel Emerald Palace is going to be a 5 star resort hotel. It will be set in an area of almost 100,000 square metres situated on The Crescent. The twin, 7 floor ,typically styled buildings will be in the form of a European palace with Arabic facts and located within carefully landscaped gardens.

Kempinski Hotel Emerald Palace - Dubai

With 293 hotel rooms and over 400 condominium apartments, The Royal Amwaj on The Crescent has expensive generosity and a variety of on-site facilities. This 5 star resort is to be operated y Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts.

The Royal Amwaj - Dubai

Atlantis Palm Jumeirah is situated at the zenith of Palm Jumeirah which is just about 5 minutes from The Village Centre which is at the tip of The Trunk. This is a 1539 room, ocean-themed setting to the resort.

Atlantis Palm Jumeirah - Dubai

The Royal Towers and the Bridge Suite located on upper levels will be featured by the distinctive property.

Atlantis Palm Jumeirah - Dubai

The Taj Exotica Resort & Spa is a mix of shameless lavishness with a serene sense of synchronisation. Based on the palaces of Rajasthan, the Taj Exotica is luminously designed to emphasise the raw beauty of Palm Jumeirah. The posh, 5 star hotel renders a host of world class amenities with 232 rooms, and the internationally famous Jiva Spa, which incidentally will be the biggest spa in the Middle East.

1/17/10

Dubai Islands - Jasmine Gardens – The World

The 5 star residential island resort, the Jasmine Garden, will be built on the Thailand island of The World and reflect the inspiration of customary Thai architecture. The resort will have 9 seashore villas, 10 water villas, 56 studio suites, and 56 one-bedroom attic units.

Breathtaking sea views with luxurious modern Thai style comprise the Jasmine Garden. The resort constitutes studio suites, one bedroom semidetached loft suites and four bedroom water villas. Beach villas take pleasure in a private beach at the same time the water villas have their own private wharfing capability. The building complex itself is set among beautiful Thai gardens with cascading water texture, lagoons and attractive beaches.

Richly selected, all properties of the Jasmine Garden have spacious accommodation decorated with conventional Thai trappings, including natural stone floors, teak decks, bamboo screens and high arched ceilings. Properties include the Intelligent Home System, 5 star interior furniture and equipment, private gardens and direct wireless contact, as well as a caretaker.

In the middle of the Jasmine Garden resort is the world class spa spread over an area of 2000 m². It is scattered over two floors and amenities include dual treatment rooms, a perpetuity pool, saunas, dive pools and a respite area dominating the sea. Qualified and trained staff render a diversity of conventional Thai interventions, kneads and medical care.

The World Islands are a gathering of artificial islands formed on the Dubai coast. It will have 300 small private non-natural islands alienated into 4 classes that are private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and community islands. Each island will be between 250-900 thousand square feet in size, with 50 to 100 metres of water amid each island. It will wrap a total area of 9 kilometres in length and 6 kilometres in width. An elliptical breakwater will encircle the main island development. The means of transportation between the islands will be by water or air.

Dubai Islands - Video Presentations

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Palm Jebel Ali - Dubai
Palm Jebel Ali is the second palm island in Dubai.

The Palm Jumeirah - Dubai

Dubai Islands - Aquitainia – The World

Jointly developed by Select Property & Select Group, Aquitainia is a paradisaical private island development within the major Dubai real estate project, The World. Located f our kilometres off the Dubai coastline, the Aquitainia projects encompasses the France and Spain sections of The World.

Aquitainia – The World - Dubai Palm Islands

The Aquitainia development consists of contemporary luxurious residential property, as well as a boutique hotel, spa, marinas and delightful restaurants. Promoted as a destination of limitless beauty, the development takes its name from the 'galia aquitaine' of the middle ages (sandy beach region between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees). The primary objective of the development is to deliver unique island residences for discerning buyers. All of the residences are designed to provide scenic views of the Gulf and are complemented with modern architecture and the finest finishings.

The main St Tropez Marina offers boardwalk cafes and a multitude of dining and entertainment options.

L'Amour de la France

Aquitainia's development akin to France is one of magnificent vogue, contemporary character and ultra luxurious. A laid-back atmosphere contributes to the beckoning of the impressive suites and villas. There are two types of villas in the 'France' island, all of which are located along the beach front surrounding most of the island. The main Marina is available in the St.Tropez area.

Dubai World Map - Click to Enlarge

The Cannes Beach Villas are built right on the beach, while the Monaco Villas are slightly further down from the dazzling sea waters. Surrounding the main marina, more residential property is available through the St Tropez suites. A series of walkways and streets are interwoven among the residential areas, providing a truly Mediterranean style to the overall architecture.

La Pasión de España

The 'Spain' development lies smack in the middle of an ocean surrounded by the West Africa, Northern parts of South America and Eastern United States developments, optimizing the potential for residents and visitors to enjoy the shorelines. Since The World project is highly vast and sophisticated, it is not strictly accurate in terms of geography, enhancing the shorelines and island areas according to the developers conceptualisation.

Barcelona, Madrid and Marbella provide a cosmopolitan ambiance, with one and two bedroom luxury suites and three bedroom penthouses as residential property.

Dubai Islands - Community Developments – The Palm Jebel Ali

From the three massive Palm Island developments, the Palm Jebel Ali is the second largest, 50% larger than Palm Jumeirah, but much smaller than the newest Palm Deira Island. Heavily inclined towards residential property and luxury tourism, the real estate developments on the Palm Jebel Ali includes six marinas, a water theme park, water homes built on stilts and a 'Sea Village.'

Among these impressive constructions, the 1060 water homes have gained a lot of curious interest, because they are built on stilts above the water and, when looked at from an aerial perspective, form an Arabic verse written by the Ruler of Dubai. The luxurious water homes are spread across a 12km chain between the Palm's Fronds and Crescent. Built to be recognized as retreat homes, these water homes will have concrete foundation poles and wooden structures. Each home will be of 3875 square feet, consisting of 4 bedrooms, and located approximately 8 to 10 metres above the water level. A common parking area and private moorings for personal boats are also available along the boardwalk.

The Palm Jebel Ali's Trunk will house a Sea Village, spanning 2.4 kilometres in length and 450 metres in width. The Sea Village is a bona fide sea aquarium, with killer whales and other deep-sea wildlife for the public to enjoy. It's expected to be a hit among the young and old tourist alike and has eight hotels of eight-story height located in the vicinity.

Killer Whale - Palm Jebel Ali - Dubai

The Crescent (15.5km in length) forms the island's breakwater. The Palm Jebel Ali Crescent has a few residential properties, but is mostly a community for boutique hotels, resorts and exclusive marinas. As a whole, the Palm Jebel Ali development will include 200 Signature Villas, Garden Home and Town Homes, as well as 1060 Water Homes and numerous luxury apartment buildings.

1/16/10

Dubai Islands - Oqyana – The Pride of The World

Oqyana, also known as Oqyana-World First, is a growing undertaking being constructed on the artificial islands of The World, which is away from the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The name means Oceanic in Arabic and it will reside in 22 islands of The World, which communicate to the islands of Australasia and New Zealand.

Oqyana will have stunning scenes of the Dubai shoreline and be reachable from the terra firma by a ferryboat service. It is anticipated to be the dwelling of 10-12 thousand people as it will include above 1650 sea-view flats and mansions, 90 aqua homes, about 170 duct homes, and two expensive hotels, and a spa resort.

It is proposed that the islands will have opulence apartments, harbor views, reclusive homes, and a number of residences. The construction of Oqyana will also include a trade hub, an extravagant hotel, a spa resort, restaurants and cafes. Passing through each island will be private passageways with water bridges linking the islands.

Oqyana will inhabit an entire area of 1.87 million square metres and a total inland region of 417 thousand square metres. It will enclose 17 kilometres of interconnected waterways, 5300 metres of shore front and a marina with more than 1500 private yacht moors. The cost of constructing it is US$ 3.5 billion and it's being built by a section of Kuwait-based Investment Dar and was the brain child of Australian-based Woods Bagot. The construction is expected to be completed by 2012.

Oqyana will include an artistic centre for performing arts, a meeting centre, spare time amenities, restaurants, coffee bar and island lifestyle detailed retail. OQYANA World First is bounded by sea, a field fixed against the spectacular Dubai skyline. The islands were chosen as they are one of the neighboring groups of islands to Dubai, and also give the best view of the city.

Witness History As It's Made – The Dubai Palm Islands

Begun as a construct to expand the shorelines of Dubai, the Palm Islands have gone farther beyond plans and expectations. Often generally referred to as the eighth world wonder, the metropolis Palm Islands are threesome distinctively shaped man-made marvels, boasting high-end luxury experience and commercial districts. Located along the metropolis shore in threesome removed locations, the islands are named Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel calif and Palm Deira.

Each region island stands true to its name, formed like a date region tree, which is a historically and culturally momentous icon in the UAE. Complete with a trunk, crown and fronds, apiece island is assorted in size, but designed in similar style. Construction on Palm Jumeirah began in 2001, after an start by The Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, HRH Sheikh Mohammed. By 2006, most of the residential communities in Palm Jumeirah were completed and handed over to buyers.

Development on Palm Jebel calif began in 2002, meet a few months after Palm Jumeirah was launched. The digit islands were in the original utilization plans, while Palm Deira was added much later, in 2005, because of the high property demand on the original digit islands.

All threesome islands are matured for specific purposes, with Palm Jumeirah as a residential community, Palm Jebel Ali as a lifestyle and tourist destination and Palm Deira as a residential and advertizement mixed-use project. The threesome islands are to increase Dubai's shoreline by an extra 520 kilometres.

The Palm Jumeirah is already occupied by residents, while Palm Jebel Ali is nearing termination at the moment. Palm Deira, the maximal and most past development, is ease carrying on dredging entireness on most parts, though several bridges to the main realty and infrastructural foundations have been completed. Developed by government-supported Dubai-based execute real realty developer, Nakheel Properties, the Dubai Palm Islands will be home to luxury hotels, freehold residences and commercial complexes, shopping malls, theme parks, beaches, recreational facilities, resorts and such more.

Dubai Islands - Palm Jumeirah - The First Major Man-Made Island Development

Inaugurated in 2001, the Palm Jumeirah in metropolis is the first massive man-made island development send undertaken anywhere in the world. Quickly gaining international attention for its myriad possibilities, the metropolis Palm Jumeirah was complete by the end of 2006 and most properties were handed over to the owners. Spanning 25 square kilometres, the structure of the island resembles the date region tree,which is highly momentous to the United Arab Emirates. The island consists of a trunk, crown and 17 fronds, adding 78 kilometres to the shoreline of Dubai.

The Palm Jumeirah is a instruction built for family living, but without compromise on the facilities such as wealth leisure, entertainment, retail and use venues. The island is home to some of the most luxurious hotels in the entire world, including the Trump International Hotel and Tower and Atlantis-The Palm. Central to the Palm's design, the luggage holds a two-kilometre debase of bustling residential, tourism and retail areas.

The trunk is linked to mainland Jumeirah via a monorail system and the gateway bridge. The entire location houses a range of luxury living units, marinas, shops, restaurants and individual five-star hotels. The 17 depicted fronds are home to a location housing beachfront residences. Accessible via the monorail and a sub-sea tunnel, this is the location with the most luxurious residential accord on Palm Jumeirah. The favourite Palm Jumeirah Villas and Garden Homes are located here.

The island's rounded acts as the groyne and is a high-end tourism destination by its own. The recently launched Atlantis-The Palm is located on the crescent, as substantially as another luxurious hotel properties such as Kempinski Hotel Emerald Palace, Kingdom of Sheba, Taj Exotica Resort & Spa and Royal Amwaj.

The Dubai Palm Jumeirah is the smallest out of the three palm island under development at present. Over 4000 residents currently call the Palm Jumeirah their home and some properties are already on the resale mart from those who bought villas and apartments as investments. Since the concept is acquirable on a freehold basis, the Palm Jumeirah is home to a large number of Western and European expatriates.

A Star With Worldwide Fame – The Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai

Dubai Islands: A Star With Worldwide Fame – The Palm Jebel Ali, Dubai

The Palm Jebel Ali is non other than the sister send begun directly after the Palm Jumeirah development was launched. This ordinal palm island is expected to provide accommodation to 1.7 meg residents by 2020. From the threesome palm islands happiness to the massive land reclamation project, Palm Jebel Ali is the mid-sized development and module primarily be an entertainment and leisure-oriented venue. Upon completion in 2015, the Dubai Palm Jebel Ali module be among the highest business revenue-generating locations in the Middle East.

Located on the Dubai coast, jutting out from the Jebel Ali area, the artificially created geographical and infrastructural occurrence is formed as a date region tree, a goods of sustenance in ancient Arabia. A trunk, a crown and 17 fronds attain up the island. The trunk holds the eld of lifestyle venues, while the crown acts as the breakwater and the fronds are mostly residential communities.

The Palm Jebel calif has attracted international tending mostly because of its 'water homes' concept. The liquid homes are built on stilts based on concrete foundations under seafaring level. All of the liquid homes are located between the palm's fronds and crown. Six marinas, liquid thought parks and a seafaring community are all to be included in the completed Palm Jebel Ali. Luxurious garden villas and mode villas are available as residential units, all of which face private beaches.

Beyond the island's residential and entertainment aspects, the Palm Jebel calif is an incredible real realty investment opportunity as well. Many expatriates have chosen to live and retire here, but more than that, many have purchased units and complexes with the idea of reselling. Currently, the least pricey property unit (1 bedroom apartment) sells for a rate over $400,000. The beach front residences and liquid homes are priced between $1.5 meg and $5 million.

The selection of apartments, penthouses and town homes on the luggage module stretch beyond the original Palm, and include inner sub-developments from global names in property. Perhaps the newest addition to the selection of freehold property in the Jebel Ali Palm is the development of water homes. These unique properties module be shapely on stilts and module be set discover over the Arabian Sea, for a truly unique undergo experience. The positioning of the Palm Jebel Ali module be a bit further discover from the city, right in hunch of Jebel Ali and in close proximity to other freehold properties, with the intention of expanding the municipality modify more.

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Dubai Islands - Infrastructural Developments – The Palm Jumeirah

The Palm Jumeirah is often promoted as a prime property instruction for luxury residences and commercial towers, but the groundwork of it all is in the enlarge infrastructure, which is rarely discussed. Since the utilization is located approximately four kilometres away from the important land, there's a lot of advanced infrastructural work finished to provide the ultra voluptuous facilities offered at the Palm Jumeirah.

IGY Anchor Marina

The important marina for access into the Palm Jumeirah island has the capacity for 700 or more yachts and megayacht docking. The broad accepted artefact also provides retail, dining, clubhouse and special events venues, along with beautiful sea views and modern berthing services. Managed by th Island Global Yatching (IGY) company, the Palm Jumeirah's Anchor Marina module have digit unessential marinas located on either lateral of the island's Trunk.

IGY Anchor Marina

Monorail

The Monorail is developed with the aim of providing favourable accessibility to the Palm Jumeirah island's different sites and attractions. Starting from the Gateway Station located on the Trunk and extending to the Atlantis Station on the Crescent, the Monorail is a 5.4 kilometre instrumentation system. The rail tracks will pass through the island's Trunk, Fronds and Crescent, with intermittent stops at the Trump International Hotel & Tower and the Luxury Retail Centre.

Dubai Monorail

The Park
Flanking the sides of the iconic Trump International Hotel & Tower, a 7-hectare recreational park will be the centrepiece of Palm Jumeirah's attractions.

Jumeirah Park

Sub-Sea Tunnel

The Sub-Sea Tunnel is a 1.4 kilometre long, 6-lane underwater tunnel. Built as the chief installation connection between the main Palm Jumeirah country and the route Crescent, the Sub-Sea Tunnel accommodates 3 lanes per traffic direction and is equipped with service/emergency cell as well.

Dubai - Sub-Sea Tunnel

Logo Islands

Besides the main Palm Jumeirah development, there are digit identical staged islands measuring 4.9 meg boxlike feet built in the appearance of The Palm trademark trademark (a progressive palm leaf design) settled on either side of the Trunk. These digit islands are personally owned by the Vice President & Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Dubai - Logo Islands

Dubai World and Palm Islands

Dubai World and Palm Islands - Simply Amazing

The World's Largest Land Reclamation Projects

Dubai is perhaps the world's large Middle Eastern surprise, with seven-star luxury hotels, massive real realty developments, impressive and an architecturally well-defined line and most of all, the metropolis Islands projects comprising the Palm Islands and The World. As the world's largest land reclamation development projects, the metropolis Palm Islands and The World have spiked planetary attention in many different ways.

First of all, these projects provide excellent investment opportunities for worldwide entrepreneurs. Secondly, the projects substance expatriates and locals luxurious lifestyle concepts for both day-to-day experience and retirement. They are also excellent locations for antiquity resorts and themed entertainment venues, as is evident by the renowned investors who have already claimed parts of these islands for their own developments.

The Dubai Palm Islands consists of The Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel calif and Palm Deira. Each of the threesome islands are shaped like a palm tree, inclusive of a trunk, frond and crown. The Palm Jumeirah was the prototypal gigantic development project undertaken and now offers inner residential communities and style conveniences. The Palm Jumeirah is the smallest of the threesome islands, spanning just 25 square kilometers.

The largest of the Palm Islands is the Palm Deira, which was additional to the send rattling recently. It wasn't in the earlier development plans, but the high demand for the developed actual realty required an additional send and so, the Palm Deira development was begun in 2005. In comparison to Palm Jumeirah, the new Deira Palm Island module be octad times the size. The Palm Jebel Ali is mostly an recreation destination, with loads of shopping malls, thought parks and variety entertainment, while offering residential communities as well. Palm Jumeirah is already occupied and sold out, with exclusive resale units available at present. The Palm Jebel Ali module be rank within the coming few months and the Palm Deira is expected to be rank for handover by 2015.

The World Islands are a assemblage of 300 private, man-made pieces of reclaimed land, built to include only four types of constructions within them. They are clannish homes, estate homes, dream resorts and community islands. Shaped like the world's continents (although not strictly according to the geographic map), the metropolis World Islands can only be reached via air and sea. The World Islands are open to investments, which means they can be purchased by individual developers to create anything they wish out of the islands they buy.

Dubai Islands - Themes & Dreams – The World

The World utilization on Dubai's ocean has peaked a aggregation of welfare from investors and developers alike and with the development's completion in primeval 2008, the islands of The World are now ready to be developed into anything a particular buyer wishes it to be. Over 50% of the archipelago's islands are oversubscribed out at the moment, with more sales within vicinity.

The majority of buyers are corporate developers and world-renowned figures, who impart to develop these private islands into their own sanctuaries in a assemblage of ways. However, the general consensus is, the islands will keep their example witting themes, while ease adhering to the owners' wishes.

The mega project's master developer, Nakheel, has claimed that there'll be a balance between how clannish owners and advertizement investors 'redo' their islands and how they keep the original idea intact as well. Possible advertizement ventures include themed islands, such as a tropical fall forest eco-island, a history use with a nonmodern manse and a culinary island for presenting planetary cuisine.

There are addicted reports of several themed developments on The World islands. Irish playing consortium Larionovo is reported to be nonindustrial the Ireland country into an Irish-themed resort, including a number of apartments, villas and luxury leisure facilities. It's also expected to have a recreation of Northern Ireland's Giants Causeway. An island on the continent location will be developed by the metropolis Multi Commodities Centre as a 6000 conservativist cadence pearling and marine entertainment centre.

In April 2008, the Salya Corporation purchased Finland and Brunei for US$218 million, with the intend of boost developing the islands into fashion-themed resorts based on FTV concepts. A Fashion TV resort module be built in Brunei, while Finland module be developed into the FTV Palace, a fashion community. An Irish assemble of investors led by John O'Dolan has purchased the England region in September 2008, although the exact development plans are not confirmed yet.

Dubai Islands - Perseus Resort & Spa – The World

A assemble of 300 staged islands away from the coast of metropolis forms ‘The World.' These islands are situated at such positions that they form the outline of the world map. metropolis is famous for many of its seaward developments and this particular sketch is so striving and so elite that only a lowercase is famous most the actual purpose of the islands, eliminate that they process the city's shoreline.

Dubai ingrained creators Perseus Property Management Ltd has bought digit islands from chief plan creators Nakheel.

The digit island are to be developed into a Perseus Resort and Spa. Designers LW Design have delighted the serenity of the seaward surroundings and produced a organisation that mixes sea structure with a clue of Ancient Greece. The innermost detail of the phylogenesis is the Boutique Hotel and Spa and Marina. Visitors crapper displace about the pools, exerciser and therapeutic arenas. They crapper also unify with the marine chronicle and move among the relic and coral reefs.

The World and the different islands module become a tourist spot for pass makers, visitors and topical inhabitants. Some islands module be confidential, while others module be residential areas. The organisation is to alter the area into a water bound environ so that visitors or tourists can investigate the islands by private boat or water taxi. Golf, shopping, restaurants, exerciser and cafes including entertainment areas are the another world facilities which would be available.

Life at the use module not be ordinary. The environment module be unreal and special, peaceful and calm. Inhabitants module take feeling in a lifestyle unheard of in some another part of the sphere. The digit islands which are to be presently master designed are Rostov and Orenburg and these islands are part of Euro Asia and are designated as regions inside Russia.

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Dubai Islands - Residential Developments – The Palm Deira

The maximal out of the three major Dubai Palm Islands developments, the Palm Deira covers 14 kilometres in length and 8.5 kilometres in width, with an area of 80 conservativist kilometres. The purpose-built island module house residential property, commercial districts, shopping malls, clubs, sports facilities, comprehensive leisure developments and marinas.

The Palm Deira module hit roughly 8000 villas classified according to threesome limited styles, namely the Premier Villas, Grand Villas and Vista Town Homes. The villa owners module be permissible to opt from a wide arrange of architectural themes erst the plans are worn and finalised. All threesome villa types module exist of two floors and hit direct admittance to the beach and private swimming pools. Land plots for the villas are large than the areas available for the other Palm developments in Jumeirah and Jebel Ali.

As part of the residential development, the Palm Deira villas will be complemented by private and public beaches, marinas, dining options, shopping malls, recreational facilities and many leisure activity centres.

The Palm Deira is the third and newest island in the Palm Islands developments, and was not in the original plan. However, the massive demand for concept in the Palm Jumeirah and Palm Jebel calif developments created the need for more similar developments and the Palm Deira was authorised in 2004. Residential concept at the Palm Deira are unstoppered for every buyers, regardless of nationality, and will be sold on a freehold basis.

The island utilization send consists of nine separate islands, with varied purposes for each. The residential developments are mostly available within the Palm Crescent, Palm Fronds, Palm Crown and Deira Island Mamzar. The Palm Deira is located within a distance of six kilometres from the other major development, The World. The island send adds 400 added kilometres to the metropolis shoreline.