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In these modern times, our world is one world.

Exploring and experiencing everything it has to offer is now a global phenomenon, making tourism one of the world’s largest economic activities and providing social and physical development as well as profitable investment and trade. Eco and cultural tourism now also help protect and celebrate some of the world’s most precious ecosystems and magnificent monuments.

This brochure presents a small selection of our projects in:• Sustainabletourism• Strategictourism• Luxurytourism• Leisuretourism.

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Atkins is one of the largest multidisciplinary consultancies in the world, working throughout the built and natural environment.

Our integrated multidisciplinary teams tackle planning, design, engineering and environmental projects of all kinds and sizes, from initial study to completion, for both public and private sector clients.

We have an established reputation for providing imaginative, practical and independent advice. Our holistic approach to understanding the complexities of a brief, solving problems and responding to opportunities, is at once pragmatic and innovative, ensuring our solutions are balanced, people-friendly and sustainable.

We have world-wide experience in all aspects of tourism including:• Eco,culturalandheritagetourism,includingWorldHeritageSitesand

conservation management• Strategicandregionaltourismstrategiesandinfrastructureplanning• Resortmasterplanning• Hotelsandcruiseships,sportsandhealthfacilities,conventioncentres• Socialdevelopmentandassessment.

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Sustainable Tourism

• Environment• Heritage• Culture• Developingcommunities

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Bahia Coast Brazil

TheBahiaCoastinBrazilcontainssensitiveandecologically-

valuable habitats such as mangroves, coastal dunes, wetlands,

and Atlantic forest zones and despite a 1400 km² Environmental

ProtectionArea(APALitoralNorte),thesocialcohesionand

character of the area was under pressure from tourism and

development.

We worked with the state authorities to develop and implement

an Environmental Management Plan which would preserve the

ecological value of the area at the same time as supporting

the development of a sustainable tourism industry that would

benefit the local community. Ensuring that the Brazilian

stakeholders maintain ownership of the EMP was key to its

successful implementation.

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Neolithic Orkney, World Heritage Site Scotland, United Kingdom

Orkney,inthenorthofScotlandisoneoftheworld’smostimportant,prehistoric

sites. It is important to protect all the visual qualities both for heritage conservation

and to ensure a very special visitor experience. We prepared a detailed and

comprehensiveanalysisofthesettingoftheHeartofNeolithicOrkneyWHSand

recommendations relating to the review of the buffer zone which protects the

views and historic context of the monument. The analysis was well received and will

be used to support the development of detailed supplementary planning guidance.

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Bahla Fort & Oasis, World Heritage Site Oman

Bahla Fort and Oasis is a well-known cultural tourism destination and a World

HeritageSitebutitwasindangerduetothevulnerableconditionofitsmany

earthen structures and the rapid pace of modernisation. We developed a

ManagementPlanandUrbanDesigndevelopinganunderstandingofthesite,and

its cultural, physical, planning, social and institutional contexts; evaluating cultural

values and identifying its significance, current situation and vulnerability. Our

strategic framework addressed sustainable tourism, local skill capacity development

and, as well as conservation, sustainable tourism and management. We worked

withlocalcommunitygroups,totheUNESCOrequirements,International

ConservationChartersandtheprinciplesofsustainabletourism.Ourplansensured

that the cultural and historic values could be maintained, while the town remained

vibrant both as a place to live and as a tourism destination.

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Giant’s Causeway, World Heritage Site Northern Ireland

TheGiant’sCausewayattractsmanytouristsandvisitorstoseetheremarkable

geologicalformationsandspectacularsceneryoftheAntrimCoastinNorthernIreland.

It is also the place of many legends and historic events that have helped to shape the

imageofIreland.WedevelopedanInterpretationStrategyfortheWorldHeritageSite

to provide a seamless and inspirational visitor experience that reflected the stunning

beauty and drama of the site and the many geological, ecological and mythological

stories associated with it. The study also involved extensive analysis of visitor numbers,

profiles and requirements to ensure that the final result would meet the needs of

visitors of all ages and abilities.

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Historic Monuments of Wales Wales, United Kingdom

Millions of tourists and visitors a year visit Wales to see its famous castles,

monuments and ancient towns. The Welsh government wished to

enhance the visitor and educational experience of all monuments in the

country. Atkins were appointed to prepare a nationwide strategy which

included setting national objectives for learning and enjoyment, as well

as interpretative themes and media proposals for interpretation, visitor

welcome and engagement working with the tourism and education sectors

in Wales. We prepared a full story-line telling the history of the nation

through the monuments and places and provided an individual visitor

and heritage interpretation plan for each site. We also carried out pilot

schemes experimenting with new media, technology and techniques for

interpretation and story-telling.

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Costa Rica Coastal Tourism Costa Rica

We developed a strategy to promote sustainable tourism development

incoastalzoneswhileconservingCostaRica’srichbiodiversityandthe

interests of local communities.

We worked with government, non-government and civil society

representatives to produce a zoning plan that identified areas suitable

for tourism development while protecting areas of biological and

scenic value.

Our work included surveys of coastal habitats, wetlands (especially

mangroves),rainforest,tropicaldryforestsandagriculture,coralreefs

and cetacean breeding and feeding grounds.

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Houses of Parliament & Westminster AbbeyLondon, United Kingdom

TheWorldHeritageSiteoftheHousesofParliamentand

Westminster Abbey is one of the most visited in the UK

and also a place of work, politics and commerce. Atkins

prepared a Management Plan for the highly complex and

symbolicWorldHeritageSitewhichliesattheheartofthe

UKs democratic and religious history, in accordance with

UNESCOstandards.Theteamofconservationarchitects,

urban designers, transport, interpretation, tourism, and

heritage specialists addressed issues associated with the

setting, dignity, and accessibility of the site. The Management

Plan will guide the future of the site, ensuring that the

significance and universal values are safeguarded and

enhanced, while flourishing as a thriving tourist and

educational experience.

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Tourism DevelopmentNamibia

Sinceindependencein1990,Namibiahasbeenpreparing

a series of new policies and plans to define the country’s

future development paths. As part of this process, in

recognitionofthefactthatNamibiahasmanywildlife

and scenic attractions with great tourism potential, the

ECagreedtofundthepreparationofatenyeartourism

developmentplan.However,manyofthecountry’swildlife

and scenic resources are fragile in nature and some areas

are also home to societies that followed very traditional

ways of life. We were commissioned to develop a plan

balancing development against environmental protection.

We made recommendations aimed at ensuring the

physical and biological values were not degraded and that

developments would be acceptable to residents.

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Kardla Harbour Hiiumaa, Estonia

HiiumaaisabeautifulandpeacefulislandintheBalticSea.Alreadypopularfor

domestic holidays and a regular port of call for sailors from Finland, the Estonian

Government and Kardla Town Government and Municipality, felt they needed help to

develop the island’s full potential without spoiling its tranquillity and beauty. We were

commissioned to devise a development strategy for a new harbour and related tourism

in the north east of the island. We devised a range of development options, which went

topublicconsultationbeforefinalplansweredrawnup.WealsogavetraininginCAD

techniquesandplanning.TheschemeisECPHAREfunded.

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Socotra ArchipelagoYemen

TheSocotraarchipelago,famousworld-wideforitsfaunaand

floraisoneoftheleastdevelopedpartsoftheYemenRepublic,

yet immensely valuable as a destination for eco-tourism. We

recommended a phased eco-tourism development plan based on

building eco-lodges and training programmes for local people.

We prepared a masterplan for the islands’ development over a

ten year period, looking at the existing situation in a variety of

sectors - environment, population, health, education, fisheries,

agriculture, livestock, tourism, economy, infrastructure, utilities,

local government administration, water and land use - and

devised projects for implementation in each sector, ensuring each

element did not threaten the important wildlife.

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Saltaire World Heritage Site Bradford, United Kingdom

In2007wewereawardedthenationalRoyalTownPlanning

InstituteAwardforHeritageforourworkontheSaltaire

WHSEnvironmentalCapacityStudy.ThefirstforaWorld

HeritageSiteintheUK,itprovidesarobustlong-term

frameworkformanagingtheSite,balancingtourismwith

conservation and protection. It involved mapping the site’s

setting, identifying the key issues and then developing

monitoring procedures to ensure that its capacity to

accommodate change would not be exceeded. The team

addressed a wide range of issues including built heritage

conservation, traffic management and the impact of visitors

on the local community. It also involved extensive public

consultation. The study set a precedent for similar studies

across the UK and the world.

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Nepal EcotourismNepal

This project was designed to address poverty, gender and

environmentalissuesinNepalwithinthecontextoftourism

development, by developing a programme of action for different

sectors and areas and empowering local governments and

communities to implement their own projects.

A number of hill towns and remote areas were identified for

tourism development, together with ‘sub projects’ such as

infrastructure improvements community development and

tourism training.

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River LeçaPortugal

We were commissioned by a grouping of local authorities

in northern Portugal to develop a comprehensive strategy

fortheRioLeçaanditstributariestheArquinhoandthe

RioTinto.TheLecaflowsthrougharapidlyurbanisingarea

to the north of Porto. Our strategy includes conserving

its historic, landscape and nature conservation value and

maximising its potential as a sub-regional recreational

resource.Detaileddesignsforaseriesofenhancement

projects at key locations along the river corridor were

prepared. The project was partly financed by the

ECCohesionFund.

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Häädemeeste Tourism DevelopmentEstonia

We were commissioned to develop the tourism potential of

theMunicipalityofHäädemeesteinParnuCounty,Estonia

and to increase the involvement of local people in tourism

services and activities.

Project also armed to promote co-operation between Estonia

and neighbouring countries and specifically a cross-border

tourist network. This initiative was set within the strategic

contextoftheEstonianGovernment’s‘DevelopmentPlanfor

Estonian Tourism’.

The emphasis was on environmental tourism and sustainable

use of the local resources.

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Strategic Tourism

• Countries• Regions• Cities• Townsandvillages• Seasidetowns• Regeneration

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National Planning StrategyKingdom of Bahrain

Culturalandeco-tourismisanessentialelementofour

workindevelopingandimplementingBahrain’sNational

DevelopmentPlanningStrategy.Theprojectprovidesan

opportunity to take a similar strategic overview of the

kingdom’s terrestrial and coastal cultural and natural

resources and the infrastructure for tourists and visitors. Its

heritage includes thousands of burial mounds dating from

the bronze age, Bahrain Fort, the historic towns of Muharraq

and Manama, and sites relating to aspects of the country’s

economic history, including pearl diving, local craftsmanship

and the oil industry. We are developing land use,

environmental management, industry, transport and social

solutions, as well as legislation and governance to ensure that

Bahrain is a high-quality place to visit.

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V&A WaterfrontCape Town, South Africa

From tentative, small-scale beginnings, the V&A has become in

recent years, an iconic world tourism destination, investment

opportunity and one of the best known waterfronts

internationally. Atkins led the planning and design of

improvementstotheV&Awaterfront,aspartoftheCity’s

deliveryofthe2010FootballWorldCup.

Our approach was to keep those attributes that have been the

cornerstones of success and to build on an understanding of

what has come before to ensure that the V&A grows true to

its locality in a way that is sustainable, enjoyable and attracts

investment- intellectual, cultural and financial. This has involved

considering issues including local climate, topography, transport,

urbanform, heritage, buildings, materials and culture to nurture

a local distinctiveness and develop proposals including new

hotels, homes, retail and leisure facilities which will complement

theexistingofferofthediversecityofCapeTown.

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Hong Kong Island Tourism StrategyChina

HongKongGovernmentcommissionedustodevelopa

tourismstrategicdevelopmentplanforHongKongSouth

Islands, which would maintain existing advantages of tourism

development, and also develop new tourism products to

improvetheattractivenessofHongKongasaworlddestination.

The plan included regional tourism planning, sub-district

level development plan, detailed project proposals and

implementation measures.

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London West EndUnited Kingdom

© Photographer Nigel Young, Foster and Partners.

Atkins has planned and delivered many key projects which ensure

thatLondonretainsitsglobalimageandroleasoneoftheworld’s

most important destinations. They include the transformation of

TrafalgarSquare,thegeographicandsymbolicheartofLondon,into

a high quality grand urban experience and setting for important

culturalandhistoricassetsandOxfordCircus,thecentreofLondon’s

retail experience where we have turned extreme traffic and

pedestrian conflict and clutter, into a high quality innovative public

space with the UK’s first diagonal crossing.

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Caernarfon Traffic & Tourism StudyWales, United Kingdom

WeassessedthetourismpotentialofCaernarfon;anhistoric

walled town dominated by its Edward 1st castle and a World

Heritagesite.Thisinvolvedtheidentificationofdevelopment

opportunities and the preparation of traffic and parking strategy

which catered for different options. The study identified a number

ofopportunitiesonVictoriaDockandthepossibilityofopening

a disused railway tunnel for car use. Particular consideration was

given to pedestrian movement patterns through the old walled

town and coach arrival and departure points.

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Qinghai Tourism & Urban-Rural Development for Guide CountyQinghai, ChinaTheplanningboundarycoversthewholeGuideCounty,focusing

on the 110 kilometer north-south axis of the tourism road axis

andthe78kilometereast-westYellowRiverCorridor.According

to the strategic plan of “one circle, three axis” from the province

governmentandcommittee,thevision“NationalTourismResort

ofNorthwestChina”wasdeveloped,basedonextensiveresearch

of tourism conditions and conceptual development positioning.

Tobuilda“HighlandLeisureandHealthyResortDestination”,

tourism products and project system were carefully analyzed

and proposed. For key projects, detailed planning, key node

design, tourism routes planning, infrastructure, ecological and

environmental suggestions were also provided in this project.

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JigongshanChina

Jigongshan has been a mountain resort for over 100 years and

is still one of the nation’s most important destinations. It is

important for a large number of historic buildings, rare wildlife

species and stunning scenic views. The development of the

resort will help to revitalise the economic and social situation

of the area. We have developed a strategy to create a new

town, conference centre and modern resort at the foot of the

mountain and enhance the full natural and cultural heritage

visitor offer at the summit. We undertook market and economic

appraisal, benchmarking and positioning as well as identification

of the key cultural and natural heritage assets, the themes and

stories which arise from them as well as scheme of interpretation

media and visitor offers including museums, study, orientation,

outdoor and interpretation centres.

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Thames Strategy Kew to ChelseaLondon, United Kingdom

TheStrategycoverstheareabetweenKewandChelseaand

reflects the rich diversity of this stretch of the river, from the

historicwaterfrontofStrand-on-the-Greentotheindustrial

riversideofNineElms.ItsaimistoensurethattheRiverThames

plays a full part in the economic, social and environmental life of

Londonasawholeandthecommunitiesalongitsbanks.

It provides a long term vision and the basis for a more holistic

approach to the many complex and interrelated issues relating

to planning, management and use of the river – issues which

require the involvement and commitment of the public, private

and voluntary sectors, as well as the local communities, in active

partnerships. We looked at existing landmarks, historic buildings

and landscapes, conservation areas, areas of archaeological and

nature conservation interest, as well as public access, recreation

and use of the river for sustainable transport.

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Legible London United Kingdom

Atkins refined and implemented a pioneering pedestrian

wayfindingsystemacrossthecentralLondonareasofSouth

Bank and Bankside.

LegibleLondonaimstodeliveraconsistentapproachto

walkingwayfindinginformationthroughoutLondon.

ThesystemwasoriginallypilotedinandaroundBondStreet

and was then refined and extended to thepopular tourist

areasofSouthBankandBankside,specificallychosenasthey

offer complex wayfinding challenges, as well as being home

totheUK’sbusiesttransportinterchangeinWaterlooStation.

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Jersey Island PlanUnited Kingdom

We prepared a new 10 year Plan for the Island of Jersey to provide

a comprehensive policy and strategy document for development

on the island, which was environmentally acceptable and

encompassed the principles of sustainability. The new plan enabled

a holistic approach to planning including dealing with pressures

for housing and an expanding financial sector, plus changing

agricultural and tourism markets and coping with the demands of

the motor car. The island is only 45sq miles and therefore land is a

very precious resource and it is essential that it is used wisely.

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Sustainable Tourism on Merseyside Liverpool, United Kingdom

Atkins was appointed to undertake an assessment of coastal

visitor facilities in Merseyside, as part of the Quality of Coastal

Towns international project funded through the EUs Interreg IIc

Programme for the North West Metropolitan Area of Europe. The

objective of the project was to improve the resorts and introduce

tourism on a sustainable basis. The study tested the feasibility,

market demand, and locational opportunities for improving,

setting up, and running coastal visitor facilities.

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Hornsea PromenadeYorkshire, United Kingdom

Hornsea Promenade has won a number of prestigious awards since it

opened in the summer of 2003. These include Civic Trust and Landscape

Institute awards. It has also been recognised by CABE in its library of

Britain’s best buildings and public spaces. Following our preparation of a

seafront masterplan, we were subsequently retained to provide detailed

design of the Central Promenade. Our scheme promotes Hornsea as

a 21st Century English seaside destination to boost tourism, benefit

business and provide a lasting economic and environmental asset.

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Luxury Tourism

• Hotels• Resorts• Spas• Conventioncentres• Cruiseships

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The Burj Al Arab is for many people their first and defining image of

Dubai in much the same way the Eiffel Tower is for Paris. Both symbolize

their cities in a way we have come to call ‘iconic’ even though both were

designed well before the word became ubiquitous.

It’s often been said it ‘put Dubai on the map’ and, when Burj Al Arab

with its sailing yacht expression appeared offshore from Dubai and the

Jumeirah Beach Resort, it indicated to everyone that those places were

worth visiting.

Jumeirah Beach Resort – Burj Al ArabDubai, UAE

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We were commissioned to produce a concept Masterplan

and develop design proposals for luxury residential villas,

hotels and spa, restaurants, sports and leisure facilities.

OurvisionforPalmeiraRealdevelopedfromaninnovative

approach to protecting the unique character and setting of

the site. The ambitious concept aims to provide unrivalled

exclusivity in service and luxury within this unique and

truly breathtaking location, providing he most rewarding

experiences available for today’s sophisticated world

traveller and investor.

Palmeira Real Resort DevelopmentAngola

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Designedtobeinstantlyrecognisable,theNamasteHotelowes

its inspiration to the traditional Indian greeting of ‘namaste’, in

which the hands are placed together in a heartfelt gesture of

hospitality and welcome.

The two wings of the hotel reflect the hands, and are finished in

decorative designs inspired by the hennaed patterns applied to

the hands of honoured guests at Indian celebrations. They enclose

a vertical corridor space, divided by access decks at each level

which open into atriums broken by internal gardens at either end

and also at the summit, providing superb views over the city.

At ground level the towers are supported by a symmetrical

reception podium that continues the imagery of hands and arms,

while fountains and cascades suggest sleeves and clothing. Above

the podium is a 380 room hotel, plus retail, commercial and office

space.

Namaste Hotel Mumbai, India

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DurratAlBahrainisanexoticnewresort.The20km2 masterplan

consists of a broad arc of six man-made, serif-shaped atolls each

with an exclusive community of 172 villas that boast individual

yacht moorings or private beaches. The atolls are linked pendants

by slender bridges to an inner ring of five ‘petal-shaped’ islands

that each have neighbourhood facilities and a shared white sand

beach serving communities of up to 90 villas.

At the heart of the ‘necklace’ is a crescent shaped island with

shops,cafes,Leisurefacilitiesand2,000apartmentsthatislinked

to the individual petals.

A‘GrandCanal’separatesthecrescentislandfromthemainland,

where there are additional facilities including a golf course and

marina. Atkins is responsible for the design and management of

the whole project including re-design of the masterplan to create

this signature, world-class development.

Durrat Al Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain

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Shengsi Sijiao Island Conceptual MasterplanChina

We won first prize in this international competition to

integrate spatial and temporal development in a way that,

respondstothethreemainissuesofSijiaocitydevelopment,

tourism industry, and the port area. Aiming at ecological

conservation and development, our concept was for a spatially

balanced development on three functional zones, and dynamic

development vision of “sea island – by land – island train – oceanic

city”wasbroughtforward.AlltheseconceptswillleadShengsi

Sijiaoislandtorealizethedreamof“InternationalEcological

OceanicIslandCity”.

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Sanxingdui Cultural Industry Park Strategic Orientation of Tourism DevelopmentChina

Buildingontheculture,brandandlegibilityofSanxingduiand

to integrate the tourism functions and elements, we proposed

the“SanxingduiThemeMall”planningconcept,todevelop

an attractive and interactive destination, with a wide range of

natural sightseeing, art and leisure, business entertainment, travel

and resort experiences.

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This competition –winning design for a 388-key five-star resort

andbusinesshotelissetwithinawater-filledquarryinSongjiang

district,closetoShanghai.Thequarryandhotelcombineto

form an integrated whole where the hotel’s 17 storeys barely

intrude upon the natural beauty for which the area is famous.

The hotel includes a gym centre, swimming pool and spa, as well

Shimao Wonderland Intercontinental Songjiang, China

as restaurants and cafés, a banqueting centre and conference

facilities for up to 1,000 people. An extreme sports centre for

activities such as rock climbing and bungee jumping will be

cantileveredoverthequarry,withaccessbyspeciallifts.Due

for completion in 2011, this project will clearly demonstrate

sustainable hotel design for the emerging low- carbon hospitality

programmeinChina.

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For Royal Caribbean, their guest experience is paramount and this commission was a means of

introducing innovation and excitement into a highly competitive environment. Not only was the

design team able to use its creative skills to the full, but it could call on Atkins’ broad range of

engineering expertise to make its innovations work.

Oasis of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world, stretching from a remarkable 47m wide

at the waterline to over 65m in width on the upper desks. It has 2,700 staterooms providing the

capacity to accept 5,400 guests at full occupancy. At 360m long and 65m high, this ship would

constitute a significant building project if static, let alone floating. It set sail for the first time in

November 2009.

Oasis of the Seas Miami, USA

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Atkins was commissioned for the comprehensive

masterplanning, design and delivery of this entire resort

which included a luxury hotel, residential villas, townhouses,

apartments, marina and yacht club, beach club, spa, village

(consistingofretailoutletsandrestaurants),andacomplex

central utility compound (consisting of wastewater treatment

plant, desalination plant, district cooling, power generation,

waste management, laundry, staff accommodation, stores,

incomingservices,andaport).

Coral IslandDubai, UAE

This was a truly multidisciplined project combining all

engineering disciplines across different countries to deliver a

prestigious development within demanding time scales. This was

made possible by effective communication between all parties

involved from client, consultant, sub-consultants, plant operators,

and contractors as well as strong project management.

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Atkins was responsible for the architectural and engineering

design of this five star hotel and serviced apartment building

located in the prestigious Business Bay area. The development

comprises a business centre, health club and spa, a restaurant

and parking bays for 900 cars.

OurCarbonCriticalDesignTMethosensuredfeaturessuch

an air condition condensation recovery process that captures

enough water to service the irrigation needs of the whole

building.

The Address Dubai, UAE

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The Barr Al Jissah Resort is situated in an isolated cove 12 kilometres

south of Muscat on the Quriyat coast, encircled by spectacular terrain

rising to a high plateau. Previously inaccessible by road, a four kilometre

access designed by Atkins now snakes through the wadi beds and cuts

over the jebel before descending to the resort, which consists of three

hotels, a spa and a heritage centre set in a natural coastal landscape.

Barr Al Jissah Hotel & Spa Barr Al Jissah, Oman

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XunliaoChina

Located to the east of Shenzhen City in the Pearl River Delta

of southern China, this new tourism and resort destination

maximises the 16km coastline, pristine sandy beaches and

natural resources including mangroves, paddy fields and

fishing villages. The project includes plans for some ten

international hotels and resorts, an international standard

18-hole golf course, yacht clubs and luxury villas with private

marinas.

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Leisure Tourism

• Events• Facilities• Attractions

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We developed the masterplan for the highly successful 2010 Asian

Beach Games held in Muscat, Oman including the layout of the

sports facilities, competitors village, hotels, games support facilities

and associated infrastructure. The centrepiece of the masterplan

is a new harbour created to accommodate the water sports crafts

around which are located the new hotels, cafes, restaurants

and a public boulevard which will host the opening and closing

ceremonies and medal presentations.

The masterplan accommodates environmental protection

measures to safeguard the sensitive dune system and a seasonal

‘khwar’ feature which is prone to occasional flooding during

periods of heavy rainfall. The scheme also includes an area of date

palms which will be transplanted from adjacent areas subject to

rising salt water levels. The masterplan has been prepared with

sustainability and the legacy afteruse of the site in mind so that

the infrastructure installed as part of the games can be reused

after the beach games are complete.

Asian Beach Games Oman

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Zabeel Park is a 48 ha technology theme park which has

brought to life a previously vacant area which linked the

original urban settlements of Al Karama and Al Jafiliya to the

DIFCwhichisanewfinancialdistrict.Theparkoccupiestwo

sites on either side of a major highway which is linked by a

soaring curved footbridge.

The park has a lively side that boasts an amphitheatre,

exhibition galleries and a bowling alley in addition to an Imax

theatre, a ‘Techno Zone’ and an ‘Alterntive Energy Zone’.

Surroundingthisarelargelandscapedgardenswhichprovide

the perfect location for calm relaxation and quiet, secluded

family privacy.

Zabeel ParkDubai, UAE

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Eltham Palace was built as a royal residence in 1311 and frequented for the

next four hundred years by successive monarchs. The Estate fell into disrepair

in the Eighteenth Century, remaining derelict until 1933 when the Palace

underwent a renaissance thanks to the Courtauld family. Our architects

were involved in the restoration of the palace interior, while our landscape

architects reviewed the gardens and developed proposals to upgrade

facilities as a visitor attraction, both for the general public and corporate

entertainment and business use.

Eltham PalaceUnited Kingdom

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Kazan Zoo and Botanical GardensKazan, Tartarstan

We developed a Landscape Masterplan for the relocation of an

integrated zoo and botanical gardens at Kazan, capital of the Russian

Federation, Tartarstan (about 800 miles east of Moscow). A public/private

venture, the zoo and gardens are part of a major retail development

on the banks of a lake. The design takes the form of a dragonfly and

has hot and cold zones to feature everything from monkeys, lions and

giraffes to polar bears and penguins. The botanical element is based on a

series of themed gardens linked by avenues of specimen trees and shrubs

forming paths among the enclosures.

Atkins worked closely with London Zoological Society to create a new

collection comprising existing and additional animals. We also provided

schematic designs for the lion and giraffe enclosures and the squirrel-

monkey island where emphasis was placed on enabling visitors to

wander inside the enclosure - a new concept.

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“The Writer”London’s Hampstead Heath

TheagentofsculptorGiancarloNerviwantedtomovehis

work “The Writer” - a huge chair and table - from the centre

ofRometoHampsteadHeathforthesummer,becauseofits

long associations with famous journalists, thinkers and authors.

But the site had great environmental and heritage sensitivities.

Atkins services in applications, technical assessments and

designs and negotiations all helped ensure approvals with the

CityOfLondonCorporation,whoareresponsiblefortheHeath

and smooth and safe erection.

Thousands of visitors, including many UK and international

touristsmadechangestotheirLondonvisitplansinorderto

see the spectacle of such a surreal conjunction of rolling lawns,

shrubs and trees, with a new man made furniture focal point.

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We developed a masterplan and feasibility study for a regionally

important tourist and visitor destination based on the creation of Oman’s

first Botanic Reserve. The vision was to showcase the ecologically rich

Middle East’s 1,200 species of native plants, 76 of which are found only

in Oman. The masterplan successfully combined conservation, research

and education relating to internationally important species ,with hotel

and recreation which celebrating Omani culture and traditions. Our

Botanic Reserve Muscat, Oman

feasibility study, involving our tourism economists, planners, architects,

botanists, engineers and cultural specialists, looked at the regional and

national tourism and economic context and our architectural and spatial

design included biomes, visitor centre, study centre and holiday village.

The project forms part of Oman’s national strategy to develop its tourism

industry using the country’s diverse cultural and natural assets.

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The Wild Wadi is a fully themed Arabic water park which when completed in 1999 had some

of the most technically advanced rides, water slides and gismos in the world. Its 24 exhilarating

rides and water are set in a 3-hectare landscaped area linked to the Jumeirah Beach Resort. It is

designed to give guests the experience of a lifetime in a world away from reality. It won the 1999

World Water Park Association’s Industry Innovation Award for Outstanding Design and Theme.

Wild Wadi Water Park – Jumeirah Beach ResortDubai, UAE

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TheUrbanDevelopmentPlanofthetownofRovinjprescribesthe

reconstruction of the existing marina to an enhanced standard,

providing some 200 commercial berths for visiting yachts. The

marina’s existing hotel is to be redeveloped as part of that

process. Its location is an inlet of the northern Adriatic, directly

adjacenttothetownofRovinj,overlookingthemarinaand

surrounded by a magnificent rural landscape. The hotel is a series

of triangular pavilions providing every bedroom with a view of

both sea and land, with pools, decks and landscaped courtyards in

the spaces in between.

Park HotelRovinj, Croatia

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One of the new residential neighborhoods within Panama Pacifico will

be the exclusive community, Kobbe Hills. Featuring a new championship

golf course, resort and business hotels, and opportunities for luxury

living, the new community forms the first phase of the approved Master

Development Plan.

Panama Pacifico Kobbe HillsPanama

On the highest point of the Kobbe Hills would be sited the 350 bed

Conference Hotel with easy access from the Kobbe Coastal Parkway.

The Country Club Hotel and golf club house is sited on a spur of land

overlooking the start and finish of the two golf ‘9s’. A key environmental

objective of the masterplan has been to minimise the removal of forest

on steeper slopes to provide a strong green framework to contain the

development and maintain corridors for wildlife.

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DaeguStadiumco-hostedthe2002FIFAWorldCup.Locatedon

theoutskirtsofDaeguCityitisthe‘jewelinthecrown’ofthe

DaeguGrandPark.

The design is a collaboration between Atkins and the Ideal Image

Institute and represents two giant cupped hands. Atkins was

initially responsible for the structural concept and later undertook

Daegu StadiumDaegu, South Korea

thedetaileddesignonbehalfoftheSamsungCorporation.

The roof consists of a 23,000m2 PTFE- coated class fibre membrane

stretched across tubular arches supported by prismatic steel trusses

which span a dramatic 270m over the 70,000-seat stadium. A great

deal of attention was paid to the configuration of the supporting

structure, to minimise clutter and thus ensure the result is as

elegant as it is spectacular.

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Richard Alvey

Director

Euston Tower, 286 Euston Road,

London NW1 3AT England

Telephone +44 (0) 20 7121 2264

Mobile +44 (0) 7711 78 7915

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Email richard.alvey@atkinsglobal.com

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