BUILDING NAME: KARBASH INVESTMENT CO TOWER
TYPE: RESIDENTIAL TOWER
ADDRESS PLOT: 335-333, Trade Center 2, Sheikh Zayed Rd - Dubai - UAE
HEIGHT METERS :
HEIGHT FLOORS : 37F (36F+B+G )
OTHER DETAILS

Shot of the Tower Taken from the Boarding out the front
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid114/pad5a39967fe81e15fcfe13ce3bddfd9e/f8ce678f.jpg

Other photos taken in April 2004

Across the Road and From the Right
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid114/p45160af90eacbd35c1a4e2a372e159e3/f8ce4d0f.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid114/p4fd13d6922bf6b674ee8b02dc3828195/f8ce4d13.jpg

HUH WHAT THE !!!! is this in Dubai , how in the hell didnt i see this one ??? damn i`m going blind , so cool looking , especially the roof

hehehehe!!!!!!! Whered this one come from???!!!!

You like the roof here is a close up
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid115/pa24ae04fbcb3d595e6e82f047671c0c5/f8c9eeb0.jpg

A very interesting blend of traditional form and Western highrise architecture. The amount of construction going on in such a tiny country is astounding.

Trances
Im the editor for skyscrapers.com and have just reloated to Dubai from Sydney. I have just added this building to the site and have spent the past few days taking pics and getting data for the site. Your pics are very cool .
Cheers
SAB

your welcome to have any of my photos for skyscraper.com
if you want the orginal files that are 3 mega pixels let me know and I will get them to you

June 5 2004
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p4cfaceaced84ec20c94399c907b7820f/f86305c9.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p5eb0acff7337d93e7cc75e0b0065dc20/f8630605.jpg

Nice :) its so BANGKOK this buildings :) when are they going to complete this building !!

It's almost done!!! If only it were taller. Kinda reminds me of The MArina Crown.

Old photo of the tower
some time in mid 2002
You can see 21st almost done !

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/pe3e8c3a8ee6ddfc5da9cf76913b1cd1b/f85ab679.jpg

and closer
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p1aea8745ef2b29658901905a808cd914/f85ab66f.jpg

Trances, please tell me which spelling is correct, Al Kharhash or Al Kharbash? Need the info for emporis.com
Thank you

Dang i dont have images on my internet right now
Text based brower ( long story)
the printed name on the boarding I would guess

I've been there in April but I didn't photograph the boarding... I don't know why I decided that I've already done it. Damn... and I couldn't find in internet neither Kharhash nor Kharbash. As for me, Kharbash is sounded more ...mmm.. natural :)
Well, if you come there some day, please photo the board or put the name down ;) ok?

ok will do
I though they were a bank have you looked for the investment company them selves ?
i dont ahve my old photos wiht me right now will have 2 wait till i look
but will do

ok thanx

its B ulex by the way

Driving towards the tower yesterday June 21 2004
the crane is still up
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/pe8b218ee313058627dab35a3f99879db/f82adbea.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p0627fca67bdea7c712b7cdd8990bd223/f82adcd2.jpg

More of the Top looks much the same for now
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p396ebc8ca299bd7fd4ee9e3542b20773/f82adc74.jpg

its B ulex by the way
thanx, Trances

I got a chance to look at this tower more closely the other day and I must say it really impressed me a great deal although the completion of the building seems to be a bit behind schedule according to the board out in the front of the building....

Standing tall next to the Shangri La.....
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/sahmad/KK1.JPG


The roof still needs quite some work...
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/sahmad/KK2.JPG


Project competion running behind schedule....
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/sahmad/KK3.JPG


Looking up!
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/sahmad/KK4.JPG

Nice update! thank you.
So, they scheduled it for completion in May, but it's still under construction.

The spire was up yesterday got some shiots and it looked great

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid124/p9ed8bf7b748b0f605384ea9c0b98858b/f81a9b5d.jpg

Well this one is very close to being completed
Ready for people to move in
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid130/pbfef21cc165f5e1a1a2f9b30a778d722/f7b71807.jpg

You can see the base is all cleared
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid130/p5f8cf6b13d1d397d435f152c24b1c8a8/f7b71815.jpg

completed and people ahve moved in some what i expect !

hmmm, this one finished, but read so many wrong names: kharhash, karbash,... what's the correct name???

hmmm, this one finished, but read so many wrong names: kharhash, karbash,... what's the correct name???

Karbash. its a family name.

No picture of the finished spire??

No picture of the finished spire??


I think the antenna looks pretyy much finished in this pic

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid130/pbfef21cc165f5e1a1a2f9b30a778d722/f7b71807.jpg

yep thats how it ended very cage like
not sure i like it much

:down:

Well hopefully they will build some gigantic 300+ meter tower right next to it and hide this beast forever :) HeHeHe

there is not much space next to it really is there
just that short old rise that is set back next door
and while it a great corner location dont think dubai about to start redevelopment quite yet

there is not much space next to it really is there
just that short old rise that is set back next door
and while it a great corner location dont think dubai about to start redevelopment quite yet

do you mean this old white one (maybe 20 floors) with the red toyota sign on top!?

next door to that on the karbash side of defence round about

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p0627fca67bdea7c712b7cdd8990bd223/f82adcd2.jpg
There is there with burj dubai render on it
it built set back from the road with a open car park in front and some land scaping the the building behind that, in line witht he carparks of the other towers
+ there is still those two squat ones at like 5 floors that can be redeveloped

ah now i know i though you mean this crappy one with the lg and toyota sign, but now i remember!

yep much need to go alone with the old emriates airlines rest andthen maybe on day this one too :)

They need to demolish those two ugly buildings!

i think they will some time! szr skyline is growing and i don't think these will be sandwiched between two new nice scrapers.

sure they will ready to go with in 18 months or so
as they are only a few plots left
I hope that SZR city heats up and gets a few more under C by start of next year

ntw: how come this one is finished and there's no height?

no offical release to media and no way to measure it

Al Manara Tower (formerly known as Kharbash Inv Co Tower)

A new residential landmark on Dubai's Shaikh Zayed Road is getting its finishing touches, in time to receive its first tenants shortly.


Afusion of a classic façade and innovative building design, Al Manara Tower with its ionic rooftop feature – is a marvel of modern-day construction.

Boasting the heights of convenience and comfort for its occupants, this 36-storey luxury apartment building is the latest addition to the impressive skyline of Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road and is expected to receive its first tenants in August.
Owned by Kharbash Investments, Al Manara Tower occupies a 1,003 sq m corner plot, right at the first interchange in front of the upcoming Burj Dubai. “The Al Manara Tower is located at a prime location which is another feather in the cap of DAR,” says Iyad Charchar, assistant head of supervision and the project manager of Design and Architecture Bureau (DAR Consult).
Originally known as Kharbash Tower, the clients decided to change its name to Al Manara in keeping with the old name for the area in pre-developed Dubai, he says.
The building, which is primarily clad in porcelain tiles, offers a choice of eight one-bedroom, 60 two-bed, 84 three-bed apartments and eight penthouses and has an adjacent six-level car-park for the convenience of its residents. It has a basement level, a ground level that features a reception lobby, administrative offices and two large showrooms for commercial purposes.
The all-residential apartment building has one-bedroom apartments on the first floor, two bedroom units from level two to 11; three-bed apartments from 12 to 32; and penthouses above this level.
DAR Consult, the Dubai-based firm of consulting architects and engineers, started the concept design of this neo-classic project in mid-2001.

Construction
Work on the project started in March 2002 with the demolition of an old building, which occupied the site. In August of the same year, the actual construction work began on the project with a completion target of two years. “The project is almost complete and is receiving the final touches such as the remaining painting works, final make-up of the lobby, landscaping of the surrounding areas, and cleaning up. The contractor would be handing over the project very soon and would ready for occupancy by mid-August,” Charchar explains.
Describing the iconic rooftop feature with the tall mast, Charchar says: “The sub-contractor Techno Steel Construction has used more than 450 tonnes of steel to raise the steel structure 50 m above the actual roof level. This massive structure, which covers an area of 900 sq m, conceals three levels of building utility machinery from view and adds a distinct identity to the tower.”
The most time-consuming and difficult work was to clad the façade of the building. The entire building is covered with small porcelain tiles, which have blended well in the architecture, giving it a classical look.
“Despite being expensive and time-consuming – as each tile had to be put in place by hand with a special adhesive – the owners selected this finish to achieve a distinguished traditional look. The finish also ensures that the façade retains its pristine appearance, as the tiles can be easily washed off to remove the marks left by the extensive traffic pollution on Sheikh Zayed Road.”
The project designers and engineers have worked hard, applying value engineering studies, to ensure that all decisions made regarding the project were backed by feasibility surveys, and to incorporate the latest technologies and design innovations for the comfort of the residents, he says.
For example, instead of depending on conventional water chillers units for air-conditioning in apartments, corridors and lobby, the designers decided to connect the chilled water network in the tower to the district cooling system supplied by Tabreed (National Central Cooling Company), which is a pioneer in this field.
“We did the initial cost study before making a decision of opting for this system. The study revealed that, over a 20-year period of operation, conventional air-conditioning chillers would prove to be more costly. The cost of purchasing and maintaining the chiller would be saved and in addition, substantial saving would be achieved due to the reduction in electricity charges,” he adds. “Another example is the central gas system installed in the building to replace either the conventional gas cylinders (which are unsafe because of the risk of gas leakage) or the electrical cooker option (thus saving on electricity costs) used extensively in the country
“Besides the reduced electricity bills that the tenants need to pay, the load on the electrical substation required to be installed in the building by Dewa (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority) would also be substantially reduced,” Charchar explains.
Another state-of-the-art feature of Al Manara Tower is the use of new-generation tinted glass. In line with Dubai Municipality’s regulations on reducing the solar heat gain within buildings through glass façades, the DAR team decided against using the conventional reflective glass or other such varieties available in the market and instead opted for double-glazed tinted glass manufactured by Glaverbel-Belgium
“The down side of conventional reflective glass is that it not only reflects heat but also light. At night, when residents try to look out through their windows, all they see is their own reflection in the window pane whenever the room is lit,” he explains. “However, the new double-glazed tinted glass has special characteristics such as high light transmittance, low heat transmittance and low light reflectance. In other words, it does not allow the solar heat in and lets light through, enabling the residents to have a clear view of Dubai by night,” says Charchar.
The designers have taken special care in maintaining the symmetry of the glass panels set within the building façades. All windows and door panels have concealed frames and openings and have been designed in a way that one panel of glass fits seamlessly next to the other. For the curtain-walling for the penthouses, the designers have ensured precise alignment of the fixed and operable panels, thus providing a flush appearance from the outside, Charchar explains.
Careful consideration has been given to the aesthetics of the interiors. For instance, the reception area on each floor facing the elevator features stainless steel false ceiling with indirect lights. All corridors have imported floor and wall tiles with decorative wooden frames. The ceramic and porcelain tiles selected for this project has a different print on each tile making the appearance more natural, unique and pleasant for eyes.
Three express elevator banks are located in the lobby. These elevators have a speed of 4.2 m per second and traverse one level in less than a second. The building is equipped with a service elevator with a loading capacity of 1,500 kg. To facilitate transportation of heavy furniture, appliances and various service usages.
Features & facilities
The basement of the building contains 67 storage units where tenants keep their surplus goods. This level also has two large service rooms which houses electricity transformers and low-voltage handling equipment.
All apartments come with fitted kitchens and built-in wardrobes. No compromises have been made on providing the residents the heights of comfort. The quality of kitchen cabinets, wardrobes and appliances is exceptional. All one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments have high-grade tiles which have been imported from Italy.
“The owner selected some of the best kitchen appliances to be installed as built-in, maximising on the space and convenience in the kitchens,” says Charchar. “In addition, the owner took into consideration the security requirements of tenants in terms of their valuables, by providing each apartment with a built-in safe.
The floor to ceiling height is more than standard to enhance the sense of spaciousness and comfort level for the residents.
The one-bed apartments, ranging from 84 to 98 sq m in area, are designed for executive bachelors. The bedroom has built-in wooden wardrobes and an ensuite bath. A separate bathroom for guests is provided in a large lounge area.
The two-bed luxury apartments, with a built-up area ranging between 122 to 149 sq m, are spacious and have ensuite bathrooms. They also have additional features such as a laundry-room, maid’s quarters along with a separate attached bath, and a toilet facility for guests in a spacious lounge. These apartments also have two large balconies, allowing tenants to enjoy a view of Sheikh Zayed Road and Jumeirah area.
The three-bed apartments have a larger lounge area and a master bedroom with a dressing area. These are arranged as four units per floor, giving each unit the benefit of the corner location, with three balconies facing different sides and offering different views.
Each of the five-bed penthouses covers half the entire marble-clad floor area of the top levels of building, giving the occupants their money’s worth and exceptional luxury. The designers have provided two separate entrances with reception areas. The guest entrance opens on to a huge living /drawing room, large enough to accommodate more than 40 guests at a party. Adjacent to the huge living area, the bathroom is separated in two quarters, each with two washbasins to accommodate the guests, while the other has the standard washroom facility.
The living quarters for the families are separated from the main lounge and guestroom, which has its own attached bath. Families can have access to living quarters either from the lounge area or through their own separate entrance, which leads to their own 90 sq m family lounge.
The penthouses have a large master bedroom with a luxurious bathroom featuring a Jacuzzi, a shower cubicle and toilet seats fixed in a separate area. The remaining three bedrooms at the far end of a large corridor have attached baths. There are two other rooms in between which share a bath with standard facilities.
The huge terraces surrounding the lounge area and the family quarters, provide a clear view of the sea close by and the magnificent skyline.
Adjacent to the building is a six-level car-park plaza where spaces have been allocated for the residents according to the size of the apartment. On the rooftop of the parking plaza, a huge swimming pool has been built. This area also features separate covered steam room and sauna facilities along with the changing rooms and gymnasiums for ladies and gents as well as a common aerobics hall.
DAR Consult has also made provision for a multipurpose hall– fully equipped kitchen and the catering facilities – to be used by residents for parties and small gatherings.
“We hope Al Manara Tower will provide its residents the heights of luxury. We are sure the latest addition to Dubai skyline will become a synonym for comfort in a totally safe environment in the near future,” Charchar concludes.

Please don't get offended, you do actually do an amazing job on here. But what's the point of placing an article here of a completion without THE PICTURE!

I know that you are in another country, but someone in Dubai has to coordinate with you.

REMEMBER A PICTURE SPEAKS A THOUSAND WORDS...

COMPLETION OF ANY PROJECT SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED WITH A PICTURE.

Like I said, you do this forum an incredible job... But I hope you understand where I'm coming from.

If I was already in Dubai, trust me I would find some time to take pictures... I don't know what going on there. After Trances left, yes we do get the occasional picture here or there. But they are very few and far between.

Dennis isnt in Dubai right now

toronto you're absolutely right!! :)

it's just hard to get pics 2834 miles away :lol: :jk:

i promised to take pics of every site when i'm back in dubai for x-mas

at least i have some pics from august, when the tower was close to completion, but it's more a skyline sequence, but better than nothing

http://www.ayuplanet.com/dxblover/Tower Photos/Skyline/4.jpg

http://www.ayuplanet.com/dxblover/Tower Photos/Dusit/1.jpg

Ill change the name

al manara tower

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Al_Manara_Tower-2.jpg

Still no information about the height?

You have mentioned Pearl Duba or is it Dubai Pearl Project.....hmmmm....very interesting

nice tower! :D looks better in reality, in fact all towers do look better in reality than in renderings! :D

you guys the tower looks really nice, in fact all of Dubai's buildings are really nice, but in my opinion, I don't think this is one the towers that stands out to you when you drive down SZR. The only ones that I could still recall from my december trip would probably be the Emirates Towers, The Dusit, The Tower, The 21st Century Tower, Chelsea Tower (which was still not complete but looked awsome) and the Fairmont (which we stayed at).