ICD Brookfield Place | The story behind an iconic architectural masterpiece

Words by BSBG Media Team, Tuesday 27 April 2021

In the latest in our series of +executive documentaries, following on from The Beach, Bluewaters Residences and The Opus, this is the story of ICD Brookfield Place.

Featuring contributions from Brookfield’s Ben McGregor and Tore Zeidler, AESG’s Saeed Al Abbar, and BSBG’s Andrew Bereza, Scott Orwin, Shajahan Shahib and Chris Day, the video highlights many of the unique challenges, innovation-led solutions and the accomplishments that have come to exemplify the intricacies and standards of the premium grade commercial offering.

ICD Brookfield Place was a hugely ambitious project led by internationally renowned developer Brookfield Properties, with the backing of the Investment Corporation of Dubai.

BSBG joined forces with Brookfield Properties during the feasibility stages to carry out numerous studies of the site and potential solutions, before working alongside concept architect Foster + Partners and numerous external stakeholders and consultants throughout the design stages to guide this building through to completion.

Challenges involved in the delivery of ICD Brookfield Place included the pre-existing structures from a previous project started on the site, the management of safety despite having more than 3,000 people on the site each day, coordination of more than 40 consultants and sub-consultants, and at the end of the process managing to achieve the much-heralded LEED Platinum Rating as the project reached completion.

This is a project which sets the bar for commercial Grade A office building design and delivery, and involved close collaboration between many of the world’s best in terms of design, engineering, sustainability and technical delivery. The result is ICD Brookfield Place, a 53-storey, 282-metre beacon of light emanating proudly from the heart of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

Watch the full documentary here.