Five-star Hotel · Hotel & Resort
Burj Al Arab, Dubai — Stone Works
The world's iconic hotel · A complete top-grade marble fit-out
An architectural legend on the Arabian Gulf coast — with full-process stone supply-chain service, HENGSHENG MARBLE S&T CO. LIMITED Stone delivered the ultimate stone expression for the world's tallest hotel building.
The project takes the "billowing sail" as its architectural image, and the interiors continue the sea-and-sky motif: the lobby builds a double-height feature wall of gold-veined Calacatta marble, like sunlight scattered across the sea; the guest-room areas take Carrara White for a pure keynote, while the black-and-white drama of Nero Marquina fills the lift lobbies and night-time spaces with the theatricality befitting a seven-star hotel.
HENGSHENG MARBLE S&T CO. LIMITED Stone delivered the entire chain — quarry selection, slab procurement, deep fabrication, pre-assembly and on-site installation: 30,000 ㎡ of finished stone, 200+ shaped columns and over 4,000 curved panels, all digitally pre-laid and numbered in the factory for "arrive and install" delivery with zero re-working on site.
Three top-grade marbles from Mediterranean quarries, each passing 68 quality-inspection steps, each playing its part in the story of luxury.
All 14 photographs are as-built records of the completed areas. Click any image to view the stone details enlarged.
A six-stage record from survey to handover — every step with its own data standards and signed accountability.
3D laser scanners swept all 30,000 ㎡ zone by zone, generating point clouds overlaid on the design drawings to resolve 237 structural deviations in advance.
Every slab scanned, numbered and virtually pre-assembled in the factory, with piece-by-piece installation drawings — the site picks up each slab by number and installs with zero trial and error.
Five-axis CNC and high-pressure waterjet cut the curved panels for 200+ columns and 4,000+ shaped pieces to the millimetre.
Packed in reverse installation order, crates lined with shock-absorbing foam and humidity cards; 22 days at sea to Dubai with zero breakage.
Vacuum suction working with purpose-made lifting gear; high-level work calibrated slab by slab with laser projection, peaking at 180 ㎡ installed in a single day.
After installation the whole area was ground and crystallised to eliminate lippage: final flatness ±1.5 mm, gloss above 90°.
Craft standards up close — the millimetre-level rigour behind the luxury.
Walls use underbolt dry-hanging with three-way adjustable 304 stainless clamps; all concealed works were third-party structurally reviewed.
1,600 mm slab flooring laid with levelling clips to joints under 1.0 mm, double-checked by laser level.
The lobby's 9 m medallion comprises 1,286 pieces cut to 0.1 mm accuracy; approved as a full pre-assembly before leaving the factory.
Curved panels in quarter-circle segments, calibrated one by one with a temporary positioning ring; joint deviation ≤0.3 mm.
Book-matched joints tinted with color-matched epoxy; after arris polishing the gloss matches the slab face — visually seamless.
Nero Marquina walls siliconised and crystallised to stain resistance grade 5, cutting routine maintenance cost by 40%.
The project's three principal stones are kept in stock. Click through for product details and stock levels.
Gold veining woven through a milky ground — the lobby feature wall's own stone. Our book-match supply scheme can be replicated for your hotel.
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The classic grey-white veining behind the corridors and restaurants, with a choice of honed or polished finish.
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A stone of black-and-white drama, made for lift lobbies, feature walls and other night-time scenes.
View details →The four toughest challenges of the world's tallest hotel — HENGSHENG MARBLE S&T CO. LIMITED Stone answers with data.
Wind-load sway and thermal movement in a super-tall structure make large stone floors prone to waviness and debonding.
Columns ranged from 900–1,600 mm in diameter and 4–12 m tall, each curvature different; conventional template work could not converge on tolerance.
Fabrication, sea freight, customs and installation had to chain together within 14 months; one late batch would lock up the site.
The Arabian Gulf's salt-laden, humid air is a long-term threat to metal fixings and stone protection systems.
Whatever the scale of your project, our engineering consultants will tailor the optimal stone solution for you — from material selection through to handover, with one-to-one service throughout.
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