The all-clear: Orama Minimal Frames

The services of Orama Minimal Frames were called upon in 2018 to invisibly frame the windows and doors of one of Dubai’s most visible building projects, The Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences. The development was completed in 2020, and in terms of architectural prominence and prestige, it lines up locally behind the Burj Khalifa and Burj Al Arab. Looking for all the world like the precariously stacked bricks of a game of jenga in its final throes, the 43-story building, comprising six-star hotel accommodation and 231 residential homes, is the work of New York-based architectural firm KPF.

The waterfront structure is made largely from steel, marble and reinforced concrete, but there is nevertheless 90,000sqm of glass in its facade. Despite the challenging environment and uniqueness of the aesthetic and performance demands, the scale of the glazing project attracted pitches from aluminium frame specialists world-wide.

Innovation in design and implementation was essential to meet the architectural ambition of the blueprint’s so-called ‘moving walls’, and Orama Minimal Frames succeeded in best meeting the brief. ‘Our system development is based on the exploration of challenging window layouts assigned to us by architects and contractors. Our efforts are focused on standardising these – often extraordinary – solutions into products that combine modern aesthetics with certified performance.’ says founder George Tsimpikos.

Orama developed a customised system to meet the needs of the project and devised a new approach to production, sharing their know-how with local partners.‘It offers new perspectives on the future of the industry showing the way to partners and competitors that there is room for improvement in the delivery of high-performance aluminium systems, without sacrificing aesthetics,’ concludes Tsimpikos.

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