Wasl Tower — Drywall Partition & Ceiling Systems

Project Overview

Developer: Wasl Asset Management Group
Architect: UNStudio, with Werner Sobek (structural & sustainability engineering)
Facade Lighting: Arup Lighting

The Challenge

Wasl Tower is a 302-metre, 64-floor mixed-use super-high-rise combining residential units, a Mandarin Oriental hotel, office space, and parking, with a total built-up area of 1.8 million square feet. Designed by UNStudio as a benchmark project for both the region and the Wasl Development Group itself, the specification demanded a wide range of performance-critical drywall applications, including bathroom walls rated for tile loading, kitchen walls rated for heavy shelf loading, shaft wall systems, and facade terminations, all coordinated across interior design, MEP, and facade disciplines while meeting strict fire and acoustic compliance on one of Dubai’s most visible developments, directly opposite the Burj Khalifa.

Our Solution

Mada is supplying a full range of drywall partition and ceiling systems engineered for the tower’s mixed-use program:

• Delivered demising walls, internal walls, and shaft wall systems, including tile-loaded bathroom walls and heavy shelf-loaded kitchen walls
• Supplied facade terminations and acoustic ceilings, alongside aluminium tile, gypsum tile, and concealed gypsum ceiling systems, plus access panels and finishing products
• Collaborated directly with the interior design, MEP, and facade teams to jointly review structural design requirements and fire and acoustic compliance
• Provided customized technical solutions engineered to the client’s specific Al Wasl project specifications

The Outcome

Construction has progressed on program, with structural works completed on 56 of the tower’s 64 floors, facade works reaching level 13, and MEP works at level 52. Wasl Tower is on track to open in Q2 2024 as one of the world’s tallest ceramic-facade buildings.

Why It Matters

For Wasl Asset Management Group, this meant a partner able to work directly with UNStudio’s design intent and the project’s MEP and facade teams — delivering the customized drywall performance a 64-floor, mixed-use landmark opposite the Burj Khalifa demands, without becoming a bottleneck on one of Dubai’s most scrutinized towers.