BGL recreates the world of the Arab Emirates at the UN Palace in Geneva

The Emirates Room of this building has been rehabilitated and modernized taking into account the environment and culture of this country. One of the most representative areas is the roof where the engineering company has used audiovisual technology to reproduce the visualization of the Emirati sky in up to six different time slots of the day..

This June the Emirates Room was inaugurated, former Room XVII, of the United Nations Palace in Geneva, whose rehabilitation and modernization has had a cost of 22 million dollars, and which have been fully financed by the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates at the UN headquarters.

The project has been conceived and designed by architects Siavosh Adeli & Joakim de Rham, taking charge first, besides, of the technical and faculty direction of the same.

The concept of the new room revolves around three essential elements in the daily lives of Emiratis: the sky, the desert and its traditional clothing, always white, composed of the kandura and the gutra to cover the head.

These elements are symbolized in the room by the ceiling, in which the sky is visualized; on the floor carpet, in various shades of the reddish desert sands; and for the white seats, in the image of the traditional Emirati. In addition to other motifs that evoke local hobbies, like horses and falconry.

The Italian company CCM, specialized in interior furniture for airports and large public spaces, has been the main contractor that has carried out the comprehensive renovation of the Chamber. For the construction of the roof, CCM has entrusted BGL the supply, installation and integration of audiovisual technology that allows recreating the visualization of the Emirati sky in up to six different time slots of the day.

The inauguration was presided over by the Emirates ambassador to the Mission, Obaid Salem Saeed Al Zaabi, and the director general of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Michael Moller.