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April 16, 2024, saw the heaviest rainfall in 75 years in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The unprecedented weather event caused flooding across the emirates, including Dubai and Sharjah. The floods resulted in loss of life, halted transportation, and massive property damage. As a result, there’s a growing focus on building weather-resistant infrastructure, especially in the UAE’s skyscraper industry. One of the top innovations is aluminum designs that make these tall towers more resilient. Here, in the first of two blogs, we’ll take a look at how aluminum contributes to withstanding extreme weather and what kind of doors and windows Technal offers that can help in this regard.

The GYPSE balustrade system from Technal is the perfect combination of beauty and durability, making it the ideal choice for glass railing designs for balconies and stairs in the high-rise buildings of the UAE. Here, we’ll examine what makes them the perfect candidates for withstanding the UAE climate while bringing a special design flair to the buildings they may be installed.

The UAE skyline is iconic, and with this unique landscape come the unique challenges that only high-rise buildings offer. This makes the perfect environment for our advanced curtain walling and aluminum cladding solutions that blend practicality with aesthetics. Let’s see some of the ways our offerings work to create beautiful, functional facades for UAE high-rise buildings. Let’s take it from the top.

When it comes to UAE architecture, every element speaks volumes about the functionality, visual appeal, and energy efficiency of a building. While traditional doors have been used for ages, modern UAE architecture, with its multitude of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers, is witnessing a boom in the usage of aluminum sliding doors. Technal sliding doors are rapidly gaining popularity thanks to the many benefits they offer over traditional doors. In this blog, we examine why aluminum sliding doors are fast becoming the go-to option for architects.

Dubai’s impressive skyscraper landscape fuses art with engineering to produce some of the world’s tallest and most stunning structures. The city’s construction industry relies heavily on aluminum – a malleable, lightweight metal – in its design and fabrications for high-rise architecture. In this blog, we explore aluminum’s artful role in the aesthetics of Dubai’s high-rise architecture, including its beauty, utility, some iconic skyscraper examples, and the artistic versatility afforded by Technal’s aluminum door offerings.

A place where nature meets modern architecture and luxury meets sustainability – this is the promise of Sindalah Island, one of the three regions of Saudi Arabia’s megaproject NEOM. This premier island getaway is all about maximising the indoor-outdoor experience so that the charms of the outdoors can be enjoyed in the utmost comfort of well-designed indoor living spaces. Aluminum windows are at the forefront of making this vision a stunning reality. Here’s how they fit into the master plan for this remarkable destination.

An integral part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, NEOM City is set to be a blueprint for sustainable urban development. Combining state-of-the-art technology and innovative sustainable strategies, NEOM City offers a harmonious balance between life and nature. Aluminum doors play a crucial role in this pioneering project and are setting new benchmarks in the field of sustainable urban development. In this blog, we examine how NEOM City will serve as a leading example in sustainable construction using aluminum and which Technal door products would be best-suited in this regard.

Technal is proud to be at the forefront of revolutionizing the metal industry in the UAE. As a leader in architectural aluminum solutions, our cutting-edge products, which include aluminum cladding, curtain walls, sliding doors, and facades, are designed to meet the highest standards in performance and aesthetics. This blog takes a look at the multiple applications of aluminum across the UAE’s metal industries and explores how Technal’s innovative solutions improve building performance and sustainability.

The unforgiving climate of the UAE is one that requires architectural design to utilize exceptional materials to withstand the region’s extreme weather conditions. One of the most versatile examples is aluminum, particularly aluminum windows from Technal, which provide durability, resilience and energy efficiency for residential and commercial buildings that need it the most.In this blog, we will examine the benefits of aluminum windows and what makes them the ideal choice for the UAE’s demanding weather conditions.

The UAE is a shining example of rapidly evolving urban landscape design, with the demand for innovative, space-efficient and elegant solutions frequently rising. Technal, a leading provider of architectural aluminum solutions in the Middle East, is a leader in meeting the demand for cutting-edge folding and pivot doors. Our solutions seek to transform the aesthetics of high-rise buildings in the UAE while improving their functional space.