Architecture | ABU DHABI
Ferrari World
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi: Architectural Overview
Beneath an iconic red roof in the heart of Yas Island - a 2,500 hectare island dedicated to leisure, entertainment and lifestyle - sits the world’s first Ferrari theme park and largest attraction of its kind. It is an intense multi-sensory experience and a must- visit for enthusiasts, fans and families. With more than 20 unique rides and attractions, including the world’s fastest roller coaster, the Park pays tribute to the passion, excellence, performance and technical innovation that Ferrari has established over the years and represents today. To house this state of the art leisure attraction, world renowned architectural firm Benoy have created a building to reflect the sinuous form of a Ferrari, directly inspired by the classic double curve side profile of the Ferrari GT body.
Due to the shape of the island and the close proximity to the airport, the building was conceived as a very simple “ground hugging” form, peeling up from the landscape in flowing lines like a red sand dune. The visually distinctive form and shape crowns the Yas Marina Circuit, and due to its location, the sleek shape and beauty of the building will be experienced by anyone driving past or flying over the Island. The building is a true architectural expression of the values of the Ferrari brand itself.
Theme Park
The intense multi-sensory experience pays tribute to Ferrari’s passion, excellence, performance and technical innovation.
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi consists of an enclosed volume of air in the upper plaza level of over 3,000,000 cubic meters, with an 86,000 square meter plaza level gross foot print – that’s seven football fields laid out head to toe. The building stands 50 meters above sea level, and the central shot ride stands a staggering 62.5m high, the highest permissible structure on the flight path to the airport. The Ferrari logo on the roof measures an incredible 65 meters in length and covers an area of 3,000 square meters – that’s as long as seven basketball courts - making it the largest Ferrari logo ever created, and the plot of land on which the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi building sits is over 700,000 square meters.
The roof is an expansive structure of over 700 meters in diameter – almost twice as long as the Brooklyn Bridge - with a total roof area of 200,000 square meters. The roof is punctuated by a vast glazed crystal-like funnel. The funnel measures 100 meters in diameter at the top and pulls down to just 17 meters diameter at its base. The entire funnel structure sits on 12 primary columns that form a 12-point Arabic star pattern.
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