Al Burj Engineering Consultants
Center for Documentation & Research, Abu Dhabi — an Al Burj Engineering Consultants project, photographed at night

Engineering consultants·Dubai & Abu Dhabi since 1982 — now across the UAE

Engineeringwhat lasts.

Architecture, structural, MEP and infrastructure engineering. Established in Dubai & Abu Dhabi in 1982 — now with offices across the UAE, and in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India, Syria and Libya.

Explore our work

Center for Documentation & Research · Abu Dhabi

The practice

Four decades ofregional impact.

Established in Dubai & Abu Dhabi in 1982 — now with offices across the UAE. A regional engineering consultancy for architecture, structural, MEP and infrastructure engineering — with offices also in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India, Syria and Libya.

01/13

Planning & Urban Design

Planning & Urban Design

Drawing the ground before the tower — from the regional structure plan to the detailed action area.

  • Regional & structure planning
  • Strategic & detailed master plans
  • Land-use & action areas
The service in full
02/13

Architectural Design

Architectural Design

The envelope and the room — from the first massing sketch to the working drawing.

  • Concept & schematic design
  • Detail design & working drawings
  • Architect of Record
The service in full
03/13

Interior Design

Interior Design

The room resolved — fit-out, finishes and the detail that turns floor plates into places.

  • Interior architecture
  • Fit-out design & documentation
  • Materials & finishes
The service in full
04/13

Landscape & Public Realm

Landscape & Public Realm

The ground between buildings — parks, corniches, gardens and the public spaces a city keeps.

  • Landscape design
  • Public parks & gardens
  • Waterfront & beach development
The service in full
05/13

Structural Design

Structural Design

How it stands — the core, the columns and the connections that carry the skyline.

  • Structural design excellence — Delivering safe, efficient, and code‑compliant structural designs for buildings of all scales.
  • Advanced analysis — Utilizing modern analysis tools to ensure stability, durability, and optimized performance.
  • Authority approvals — Full compliance with local Municipalities and all relevant authorities for structural design approvals.
The service in full
06/13

Electrical Design

Electrical Design

Power routed to every floor — distribution, lighting and the riser that feeds the building.

  • Power distribution
  • Lighting design
  • Standby & emergency power
The service in full
07/13

Mechanical Design

Mechanical Design

The air a building breathes — HVAC, ventilation and the plant that keeps it habitable.

  • HVAC design
  • Ventilation & smoke management
  • Plant sizing & distribution
The service in full
08/13

Plumbing Engineering

Plumbing Engineering

Water in, water out — supply, drainage and the wet services behind the wall.

  • Water supply & distribution
  • Drainage & sewerage
  • Storm-water systems
The service in full
09/13

Fire and Life Safety

Fire and Life Safety

The systems that keep a building safe and served — detection, suppression and escape.

  • Fire detection & alarm
  • Sprinkler & suppression systems
  • Egress & life-safety strategy
The service in full
10/13

Construction Supervision

Construction Supervision

The drawing kept honest on site — from setting-out to handover.

  • Resident site supervision
  • Construction management
  • Building-permit engineering
The service in full
11/13

3rd Party Peer Review

3rd Party Peer Review

Independent, high-level structural peer review — every design checked before it is committed.

  • Design criteria & code compliance
  • 2D/3D model & FEA validation
  • Gravity, lateral, seismic & wind load verification
The service in full
12/13

Building Assessment Engineering

Building Assessment Engineering

Verified engineering evidence that a building remains safe, compliant and fit for occupancy.

  • Inspections, structural analysis & material testing (NDT: rebound hammer, ultrasonic pulse velocity, cover meter · DT: core sampling, laboratory strength testing, chemical analysis)
  • Building retrofits & rehabilitation — strengthening, micropiling & soil stabilization, façade & envelope repairs
  • Building lifetime expectancy
The service in full
13/13

Mobility & Infrastructure

Mobility & Infrastructure

The networks that hold a district together — roads, movement and the systems beneath the street.

  • Roads engineering
  • Transportation master plans (TMP)
  • Transportation impact studies (TIS)
The service in full
44
Years of practice
Uninterrupted since 1982
1,200+
Projects delivered
2.9 million+ SQUARE METRES of project area Approximate total across the recorded portfolio
28,000+ HECTARES
Urban planning
Master-planned land, city to district scale
13
Core services
The full register, practised in-house
7
Countries
6 offices · 1 project market
Selected work

Buildings thatcarry the record.

Drag, swipe or step through the arc. Each work is stated with the role Al Burj actually held.

Fairmont Palm Resort

HospitalityPalm Jumeirah, Dubai

Architectural detail design, working drawings & construction supervision — in consortium with DSA International.

Ministry of Education — Dubai Educational Zone

GovernmentAl Qusais, Dubai

Design & construction supervision.

Al Fattan Tower

Mixed Use, Commercial & OfficesDubai

Architect of Record — lead consultant: DSA International.

Prosecution and Criminal Courts Complex at Sharjah

GovernmentSharjah

Concept & full design (two options).

Residential Compound (24 Villas)

Commercial & Residential TowersKhalifa City A, Abu Dhabi

Design and Construction Supervision

Al Fahim Mosque

ReligiousAbu Dhabi

Design — Ottoman style, sixteen domes, 44.3 m minarets.

GDRFA Building

GovernmentUmm Al Quwain

Concept & detail design.

Centro Hamdan Hotel

HospitalityAbu Dhabi

Detail design.

Urban planning

Before the building, the land.

Six city-scale commissions across Kuwait and Egypt — planned, approved and delivered. The client's own record, drawn and rendered.

Jaber Al-Ahmad Residential City — master plan drawing
Jaber Al-Ahmad Residential City — aerial view
Jaber Al-Ahmad Residential City
New Khiran City — master plan drawing
New Khiran City — aerial view
New Khiran City
Merquab City Development — master plan drawing
Merquab City Development — visualisation
Merquab City Development
Investment Areas — Fintas to Fahaheel — master plan drawing
Investment Areas — Fintas to Fahaheel — visualisation
Investment Areas — Fintas to Fahaheel
Marsa Wazar Tourist Development — master plan drawing
Marsa Wazar Tourist Development — visualisation
Marsa Wazar Tourist Development
Strategic & Detailed Plan — Al Areesh City — master plan drawing
Strategic & Detailed Plan — Al Areesh City — visualisation
Strategic & Detailed Plan — Al Areesh City
Offices & presence

Offices in six countries. Work in seven.

Where Al Burj keeps an office and where Al Burj has delivered the work — with the branch contact for each country beside its representative project.

Offices permanent presence
Project reach delivered without a local office
OfficeProject market
United Arab EmiratesArab Republic of EgyptState of KuwaitKingdom of Saudi ArabiaRepublic of IndiaState of LibyaSyrian Arab Republic
Marsa Wazar Tourist Development, Egypt — visualisation
Representative projectMarsa Wazar Tourist Development
Office presence · since 1990

Arab Republic of Egypt

QAB ALBURJ

Office in Cairo — an established presence since 1990, with planning and tourism work along the Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts.

Jaber Al-Ahmad Residential City, Kuwait — aerial view
Representative projectJaber Al-Ahmad Residential City
Project market · no local office

State of Kuwait

City-scale planning for Kuwait — a project market served from Abu Dhabi, with no local office.

Project market · no local officeEnquiries through the Abu Dhabi headquarters · abudhabi@alburj.net
Office presence · since 2024

Republic of India

An established presence since 2024.

Office presence · since 2026

State of Libya

Office established in 2026.

Office · established 2026Enquiries through the Abu Dhabi headquarters · abudhabi@alburj.net
Office presence · since 2026

Syrian Arab Republic

Office established in 2026.

Office · established 2026Enquiries through the Abu Dhabi headquarters · abudhabi@alburj.net
1982
United Arab Emirates
Established in Dubai & Abu Dhabi.
1990
Arab Republic of Egypt
Established presence in Egypt — the first step beyond the Emirates.
2003
State of Kuwait
City-scale planning for Kuwait City. A project market, not an office.
2012
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Qemmat Al Burj — the Jeddah office established.
2024
Republic of India
Established presence in India.
2026
Syrian Arab Republic
Office established in Syria.
2026
State of Libya
Office established in Libya.
Certifications & professional standing

Certified, licensed, on record.

Al Burj Engineering Consultants holds certified quality and environmental management systems, audited and issued for the Abu Dhabi practice.

Listed in the Special Category of Approved Architecture & Engineering Consultants — Municipality of Abu Dhabi.

  • ISO 9001:2015Quality management systems
  • ISO 14001:2015Environmental management systems
Clients & partners

Trusted by governments, authorities and the region’s leading institutions for more than four decades.

Clients, governments & authorities17 of 56 institutions
Government of Dubai
Abu Dhabi Municipality
Kuwait Municipality
EMAAR
NAKHEEL
ADNOC
Darwish Bin Ahmed & Sons
DMCC
Dubai Municipality
Abu Dhabi Police
RTA
Musanada
TDIC
Links Investments
Al Fahim
Public Authority for Housing Welfare · Kuwait
Gen. Org. for Physical Planning · Egypt
Partners & international consultants14 practices

No landmark is signed by one hand alone — we build with the best.

Aurecon
Dorsch Gruppe
DP Architects
Faithful+Gould
DSA Architects Int'l
Hopkins Architects
Turner
LEO A DALY
Mace
Meinhardt
Sasaki
Sir Frederick Snow
Morganti · GCC
32Group