The Tiger Woods Dubai today announced that it has successfully completed bulk earth works at the 55 million sq. ft. golf community development, enabling the project to progress to the next phase of construction. All remaining bulk earth works are now complete on the road network, commercial buildings, residential plots and Al Ruwaya Golf Course. This is Tiger Woods Design’s first project, and is quite staggering in scale, although some (myself included) wonder at the sustainability of creating a fake environment of this scale in the desert. I imagine working in sand has made the earth moving process a little easier and they have managed to achieve some dramatic typography, with elevations reaching 78 meters above sea level, including a difference of 29 meters between the lowest point, the lakes, and the highest point.
Abdulla Al Gurg, Project Director, The Tiger Woods Dubai, said: ” We are optimistic the course designed by ace golfer Tiger Woods will offer a unique experience for golfers of all proficiency levels.”
The plant nursery at the massive golf community development already boasts over 60 acres of grass – the equivalent of nine holes – and houses nearly 4,500 trees and a wide variety of shrubs that have been imported from all over the world. The nursery features a reverse osmosis (RO) plant that purifies 5,000m3/day of treated sewage effluent (TSE) water to specified standards.
Located at Dubailand, The Tiger Woods Dubai will eventually include a professionally-staffed golf academy; a 139,000 sq. ft. clubhouse; a high-end destination spa; 22 palaces; 75 mansions, and 100 luxury villas and community service facilities.
Photo copyright – Choppershoot Dubai. Pay them a visit for a collection of pretty stunning aerial photographs of Dubai.
