The construction of Abu Dhabi’s gravity defying feature tower, Capital Gate, which will house the executive five-star hotel Hyatt at Capital Centre, is proceeding on schedule.

“This is a landmark occasion in the construction of Capital Gate,” said Simon Horgan, chief executive of Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company, which is the building’s master developer. ”The unique nature of this building has meant that the teams responsible for delivering Capital Gate have experienced some immense challenges, which they have overcome through vision, ingenuity and cooperation.

“There is nothing standard about this tower. Each room is different, each pain of glazing is different and every angle is different. It was designed to provide no symmetry so that inspires those inside and outside, yet still the team delivering it, ADNEC, Al Habtoor Construction, MACE and RMJM, is consistently hitting target dates for delivery.”

Capital Gate is scheduled for completion in autumn 2009. As well as the Hyatt hotel, it will also contain the most exclusive office space in the UAE’s capital city.

Capital Gate forms a key part of the Capital Centre development, the AED8 billion business and residential micro city being constructed around the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.