PROJECT: Conrad Hotel
CONTRACTOR: Undecided
LOCATION: Plot between Fairmont Hotel and API World Tower on Sheikh Zayed Road
TYPE: Luxurious 350-room property
COST: Dh550 million
CONSTRUCTION START: July 2005
CONSTRUCTION END: 2007
ROOMS/SUITES: 220 luxurious guest and Executive Floor rooms, plus 130 suites and serviced apartments.
OTHER FACILITIES: 12 meeting rooms and a business centre, a ballroom which can accommodate 1,100 people, innovative restaurants and bars, a nightclub and a Spa and Health Club with an outdoor swimming pool, offering a haven for relaxation and rejuvenation.

NOTES: The future Conrad Dubai will be strategically located on Sheikh Zayed Road, just 20 minutes from the Dubai International Airport and close to the Dubai World Trade Centre and International Convention Centre, Dubai International Financial Centre and the proposed Dubai Metro System Station.

I dont remember seeing a lake or waterfront at the Trade centre 1 area.
Looks cool though, and it bears an uncanny resemblance i think to the millenium airport hotel at garhoud. Thanx for the info krazy.

hey ya, there is no water on sheikh zayed road

maybe an artificial lake or smthing planned

Does look a lot like millenium airport hotel at garhoud !
Not heard of this one will check on Ventures

DId and they dont have it as current project ( So means ventures not know about it UC, up for bid, on hold or other wise ) Have to look eles where for info

Whats your source ?

I recon its at the artifical lake at Burj Dubai next to the mall , the residences and the burj Tower-on SZR and close to trade centre

realy i expect that site to planned already and not have some thing like this there ?

it will be a brand new city centre

Dunno if it was because of this thread or what. Last night I dreamt the city was flooded.

They're playing around with water a lot. Jumeira Lakes, Dubai Marina, Healthcare City, Burj Dubai.. they all have water.. and lots of it. Whatever land they're making with the Palm Islands they're losing by these artificial lakes and marina.

... Whatever land they're making with the Palm Islands they're losing by these artificial lakes and marina.

Maybe that was the idea from the begining. I have no problem with that though.

I think this is going to be betwen Fairmont and API tower

well there is gossip that that site has recently gone and wil be developed
but this project seems wrong
its very much a low rise

I read in construction weekly a few weeks back that the conrad hilton would be on Sheikh Zayed road between the Fairmont and API tower and would be between 35-40 stories high.

so still a conrad just not this desgin then !

From todays papers:

"Private Property Management, another development partner, has shortlisted bidders for project management consultancy for a Dh550 million, 350-room Conrad Dubai Hotel, Hilton's deluxe brand of hotels. The hotel will be located on a plot between Fairmont Hotel and API World Tower on Shaikh Zayed Road.

A main contractor for the project is expected to be chosen during the first half of next year. Site work for the project will start in July with completion set for 2007."

Still no specific details on the cost, height , etc. But atleast we know that its not a small structure with a lake as was suggested earlier!

-Face81
:jippo:

:weird:

now we have two threads for towers/hotels being built on the same plot!!

first one is the conrad hotel and the second is the unnamed tower with 108 floors
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=131705

i don't understand anything

how can conrad hotel with 350 rooms have 108 floors! never!

or are these two different projects being built between api and fairmont???

help required

I think that the conrad will be built on the site at between 30-40 floors and that the 108 story tower was a proposal that may not go ahead.I might make the 108 story one a PROPOSAL only

ok, i'm fine with because this whole thing is very strange. maybe trances can tell us how reliable his source was

can you tell us trances, otherwise we should rename it to PROPOSED

My source is the newspaper. I think the project Trances was refering to migght be at another location....or possibly the two towers will come up side by side? :dunno: It would be a tight fit, but it is possible.

And Trances even noticed seperate piling work going on right next to Damas Tower.....so that could be it too as Damas could not possibly be that wide. Anyone else seen that?

-Face81
:jippo:

maybe there's space for two?

have a look at pic, but can't see clearly if enough space

http://www.ayuplanet.com/dxblover/Tower Photos/Skyline/36.jpg

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

There is only 1 plot here as I have seen the zoning plan for this area, remember there is also a link road next to API tower which cannot be built on.
Face 81-I have noticed the new excavation next to Damas and ite plot footprint is too small to support a 100 odd story tower.

has construction on the conrad already started?
then i change the 108 floor tower to proposed till we got official confirmation

Construction to start this summer, and still no updates?

Another article says a plot "close to" fairmont.

WHAT THE ****???

i got it!!!! do you remember trances saying there will be a conrad hotel with 100 floors? that was back in september or so.

now check post #19 by face81. it is said to be on a plot between fairmont and api. well, there is only one plot and there will be a tower we already know of! do you know it???????

i do :D it's badriya tower, a 415m, 96 floor tower between fairmont and api!!!

now, someone just has to confirm this! :lol:

but badriya tower is residential, could the hotel be a part of this tower? sorry, i can't imagine 2 different 100 floor towers on one single plot between fairmont and api. IT MUST BE BADRIYA!

I would love to believe this but check post 17 by giles, conrad is supposed to be a mid rise! IM CONFUSED

he's just thinking :D
time will tell (oh how much i hate this sentence :lol: )

wait, if badriya is indeed conrad, then it will be the tallest hotel in the world ?! that would give dubai world's 4 tallest hotels.... conrad, rose rotana, burj al arab, emirates hotel tower

Just realized it cant be because its got only 350 rooms... you're probably right then D-L, It has to be mixed use.

wait, if badriya is indeed conrad, then it will be the tallest hotel in the world ?! that would give dubai world's 4 tallest hotels.... conrad, rose rotana, burj al arab, emirates hotel tower


Badriya is not Conrad as they have not a designer yet for Conrad

the project still exists!

taken from the recently updated website
http://conradhotels.hilton.com/en/ch/brand/new_hotels.jhtml

Conrad Dubai

Scheduled to open late 2007, the Conrad Dubai will be located in the heart of Dubai's commercial, business and entertainment district - Sheikh Zayed Road. The Conrad Dubai will include 220 luxury guest and executive floor rooms, plus 130 suites and serviced apartments.

Conrad Dubai will also offer 12 meeting rooms and a fully equipped business centre, a ballroom, which can accommodate 1,100 guests, innovative restaurants and bars, a nightclub and a spa & health club with an outdoor swimming pool.

The Conrad Dubai will be strategically located on Sheikh Zayed Road, just 20 minutes from the Dubai International Airport and close to the Dubai World Trade Centre, International Convention Centre, Dubai International Financial Centre and the Dubai Metro System Station.

FAST FACTS

220 luxury guest and executive floor rooms
130 suites and serviced apartments
Business centre
12 meeting rooms
Ballroom accommodating up to 1,100
Innovative restaurants and bars
Night club
Spa & health club
Outdoor swimming pool

there even was a press release back in june 04


http://conradhotels.hilton.com/en/ch/brand/Conrad_Dubai_announcement_release.pdf

So still no # of floor ?

I dont think this will be a highrise

i guess it will be a high rise because of the number of rooms and suits comparing to thr land size

350 rooms it must be a highrise...that is average for a 50F i would say.depends on layout though.

it might not be the tallest, but we can't expect a low-rise hotel on szr

somebody must have lost his mind when doing so!

Is there anymore information on this hotel?

Unfortunatelly, no.

Information?!!!!

I heard more about this and the engineering is being done by beca carter out of New Zealand and its 65F. For a hotel that would be about 250m
due to be approved Q2 2006

From
the Conrad Site (http://conradhotels1.hilton.com/en/ch/brand/index.do?pageType=NewHotels#dubai)

Conrad Dubai

Scheduled to open in 2008, the Conrad Dubai will be located in the heart of Dubai's commercial, business and entertainment district - Sheikh Zayed Road. The Conrad Dubai will include 220 luxury guest and executive floor rooms, plus 130 suites and serviced apartments.

The Conrad Dubai will also offer 12 meeting rooms and a fully equipped business centre, a ballroom, which will accommodate 1,100 guests, innovative restaurants and bars, a nightclub and a spa & health club with an outdoor swimming pool.

The Conrad Dubai will be strategically located on Sheikh Zayed Road, just 20 minutes from the Dubai International Airport and close to the Dubai World Trade Centre, International Convention Centre, Dubai International Financial Centre and the Dubai Metro System Station.


Fast Facts

220 luxury guest and executive floor rooms
130 suites and serviced apartments
Business centre
12 meeting rooms
Main ballroom accommodating up to 1,100 guests Innovative restaurants and bars
Night club
Spa & health club
Outdoor swimming pool

oh i would love if it turns out to be this three zylindrical shaped white tower.. where is it :bash:

we had a thread for this long time back....abt 2 years back.. i think it got deleted

got it got it :happy:

could someone merge the threads:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=122992

but the render is gone :bash:

it was the wrong render neway... i will merge the two now

not a surprise it's so tall

their hotel rooms will be rather large and there will also be apartments
let's hope it will be announced soon

one of the last big chains missing in dubai

there is a conrad in deira isn't there.

dennis do you still have the render of this old proposal, white and three zylindrical shapes?

^^ Did you check my boom thread? Any random proposal I find on the net I include, especially if it's a tower

no i did not find it, this was months ago.i think even before your SSC time..

there is a conrad in deira isn't there.

dennis do you still have the render of this old proposal, white and three zylindrical shapes?

sorry, i can't remember such a building and haven't saved any proposals on my hd

flo, conrad is one of the best hotel chains in the world, comparable to 4 seasons, grand and park hyatts and ritz carlton, but a bit more exclusive

there are only 22 conrad hotels worldwide with a handful of new hotel projects, one of them in dubai

you can only find them in the world's top cities and very exotic locations

hence, there certainly is no conrad in deira as of today :D

dennis is am very disappointed.

the render had a blue background, the tower was round shaped consisting of three zylindrical structures, it was white and shining.

AND german architect.

you must know it :bash:

conrad dubai ;)

http://www.travelpack.co.uk/images/dubai-conrad1.jpg

well i guess it is another one ;)

^^that might be the best design for any project in all Dubai!! pure genius.


:D

do we have a render for this?

i am still searching for this old silver proposal :bash:

face read the thread and tell me if you can remember it...

I looked, Flo. I couldnt find anything. :(

All I found was this INNACURATE proposal for the Conrad....

http://www.moben.net/z-a//architecture/ressources/dubai1.jpg

And this is the last known article from MEED......
Design tenders out for Conrad hotel
CONSTRUCTION UAE
26 Nov 2004

Five firms have been invited to submit design proposals for the estimated $125 million-150 million Conrad International five-star luxury hotel to be built on Dubai’s Shaikh Zayed highway. The client, Abu Dhabi-based Private Property Management, is also looking to appoint a financial consultant and a project manager by the end of December. To be located between the API World Tower and the Fairmont Hotel, the property will include 350 rooms and various entertainment, leisure and business facilities. The Netherlands’ Multi Property Development (MPD) has been appointed as the consultant

Someone dig up some info on this!!!! :bash: :D

hey I noticed that they closed off the fairmont car park today...hopefully this will mean the start of the construction for the hotel!!!


R

hey I noticed that they closed off the fairmont car park today...hopefully this will mean the start of the construction for the hotel!!!


R

I saw that aswell. Police barriers have sealed off the site completely! :D

some soil testing activities.... dont know if this is the same location for this tower... anyway, just wanted to share... :cheers:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/griftre/DSC00159.jpg

today:

http://i4.tinypic.com/105yum1.jpg

R

i am soo pissed of when looking in this thread.

is there no one who can remember this white proposal, german architect, also called conrad.. . :( :bash:

^^ FINALLY I KNOW WHAT I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALL THE TIME!

http://www.gmp-architekten.de/2news/news_08_2004/5starhotel/5starhotel_max.jpg

Looks too small though, it's not 65F

i know , it is most probably not this one.

if i remember right it has been a proposal for the Nikko Hotel, but i think i read the name Conrad along with the design somewhere.

this proposal was for nikko (found by SA Boy in a magazine) which was changed to twin towers

The car park between Fairmont and API towers has re-open.

... And 2 1/2 months later (as on Nov 1st), the car park between Fairmont Hotel and API Tower has been BOARDED UP. :cheers:

new zealand firm beker Carter are the engineers

^^ I would presume they're the Structural Engineers. What about the Architect?

some more news on this:

Firms invited to bid for Abu Dhabi resort
CONSTRUCTION UAE
3 Nov 2006

A consortium of local private developers has invited selected companies to prequalify for the main construction package for a major mixed-use resort on Abu Dhabi island. The Lagoon Club project involves the construction of a five-star hotel with 350 guest rooms and 150 serviced apartments, an office tower with a built-up area of 45,000 square metres, a 2,000-square-metre shopping mall, a three-level basement car park and a health club with a built-up area of 2,500 square metres.

The UK’s Broadway Malayan is the concept architect. The local office of KEO International Consultants is the design consultant. UK-based Currie & Brown is the quantity surveyor. The UK’s Mace International is the project manager. The hotel will be operated by Conrad, the luxury brand of US-based Hilton International.

A second Conrad hotel is also planned by Abu Dhabi-based Private Property Management in Dubai. US-based Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart (SRSS) is the consultant. Located on Shaikh Zayed road between the API World Tower and Fairmont Hotel, the original scope for the project involved the construction of a 350-room hotel (MEED 6:8:04).

R

No info on Architect's website, but here are the contact details:

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart Middle East, Ltd.
Dubai Representative Office
15th Floor, Crowne Plaze
Commercial Tower
Sheikh Zayed Road
P.O. Box 62425
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
phone: +971 4 332 6878
fax: +971 4 332 8860

Dubai Director
André Abushacra
andre@srss.com.sg

I thought the car park plot was owned by Fairmont, when I saw the boardings the first thing that came to mind was the Dubai Metro, although it does not run on that side of SZR... Doesn't this affect Fairmont? (Unless it's the same owner or something)

^^ No it doesn't since Fairmont has its own multistorey parking that is hardly used.

Name : Conrad Hotel Project More...
Description : Construction of Conrad Hotel comprising 220 luxurious guestrooms and executive floor rooms, 130 suites and serviced apartments.
Territory : Dubai
Updated : November 24, 2006
Status : New Tender

R

im assuming they mean the 14th...lol!

R

http://i9.tinypic.com/2m6q1cj.jpg

its abt time they came in and took over their plot...

R

Its about time! Now give me a render! :D

I guess its kind of sad that it will only be 50F, but hey, lets hope it looks good. :)

http://i10.tinypic.com/2cnwe12.jpg


Please change the status to "under c."

http://i3.tinypic.com/4c8gc5s.jpg

http://i5.tinypic.com/2dqimfp.jpg

http://i5.tinypic.com/2uzyws3.jpg

From Conrad's website:


Conrad Dubai

Scheduled to open in 2008, the Conrad Dubai will be located in the heart of Dubai's commercial, business and entertainment district - Sheikh Zayed Road. The Conrad Dubai will include 220 luxury guest and executive floor rooms, plus 130 suites and serviced apartments.

The Conrad Dubai will also offer 12 meeting rooms and a fully equipped business centre, a ballroom, which will accommodate 1,100 guests, innovative restaurants and bars, a nightclub and a spa & health club with an outdoor swimming pool.

The Conrad Dubai will be strategically located on Sheikh Zayed Road, just 20 minutes from the Dubai International Airport and close to the Dubai World Trade Centre, International Convention Centre, Dubai International Financial Centre and the Dubai Metro System Station.

Fast Facts

-220 luxury guest and executive floor rooms
-130 suites and serviced apartments
-Business centre
-12 meeting rooms
-Main ballroom accommodating up to 1,100 guests Innovative restaurants and bars
-Night club
-Spa & health club
-Outdoor swimming pool

http://conradhotels1.hilton.com/en/ch/brand/newHotels.do#dubai

2008, well.. what i want is freakin rendering..

surprise surprise.

after scouring the Internet FOREVER, i managed to find a rendering of the Conrad Dubai. also, the hotel's opening date has been pushed back to late 2009; it'll be a five-star place with 405 rooms, several restaurants, high-tech meeting facilities, a spa and a large pool.

i've attached the rendering below.

enjoy.

kuwaiti_patriot

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/238/conraddubaiyv7.jpg

thank gawd someone found a render...it looks ok...i mean yeah it fits in with the DM'S blue scheme...if it is the final design...the overall pic doesnt look like dubai even though it is...it looks like...i dunno some where in america...maybe it is because of the trees...a few palms here and there but not eunf...thankx kuwaiti_patriot!

R

Yup, looks very undubaish

Looks nice!


the conrad sign kinda ruins it though.

Please be more subtle!

The Sytle equals:

USA comes to Dubai.

^^ Now thats HOT! ;)

So this explain why the site is as wide as Faimont is. BTW 2 project boards will be erected soon.

^^ Now thats HOT! ;)

well its ok...very american...remove all the ppl from the pic and it looks american but its porlly as tall as park place!

R

well its ok...very american...remove all the ppl from the pic and it looks american buts its porlly as tall as park place!

R

Yeah there is the old hight and true hight game.

That pic is from my magazine, Hotelier. :D Now if only I could ever bother to post such pics myself...its such a pain in the arse..first go to tiny.com..then upload..paste link...so time consuming. I wish there was a way to simply embed links into replies. But I think we'll have to wait for Dubai Steve's futursitic "invisible" computer world before that can happen.

i have a copy of the hotelier in my hands as well and i was happy to finally see a render

looks quite good! nice addition to szr

I like it a lot, and that's not just because I'm American. ;) It has a restrained design, which will help the more flamboyant and original designs around it stand out even more. This is something Dubai needs more of: simple, but elegant buildings that create density, not clutter. That allows the more flashy designs to shine without competing against each other.

On a side note, I'd gladly take this in Los Angeles in a heartbeat.

US style and ugly top.
i like the setback thing though

nice but i hope they chenge the design we need something new as what we know always from dubai;)

You're right, coz of course, this tower is totally replicated all over Karama.

Dubai invites hotels bids
CONSTRUCTION UAE
27 Apr 2007
Prequalified companies have been invited to bid by 12 May for the Conrad hotel tower project in Dubai. The prequalifiers include Alec, Al-Habtoor Engineering Enterprises, both local, and the local/Lebanese Arabian Construction Company. The project involves the construction of a 50-storey, 400-room hotel (MEED 3:11:06).

R

^^only 50 stories??? :bash:

Seems so :bash: :bash: again!!!!

I LIKE THAT TOWER.

I like it a lot, and that's not just because I'm American. ;) It has a restrained design, which will help the more flamboyant and original designs around it stand out even more. This is something Dubai needs more of: simple, but elegant buildings that create density, not clutter. That allows the more flashy designs to shine without competing against each other.

perfectly said.... i prefer more 'classics' like this, even if they look out of place for dxb bcos of its excess tacky designs... nice blue facade and not a clash with neighboring buildings like some parts of SZR with pink next to gold next to blue reflective glass abu dhabi style

that is the design...it was published in emirates today...on PG 16

R

...

CONRAD HOTEL

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/6378/imresolt062dz8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8596/imresolt067xq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

LOL, reduced to just 49 floors.

added to emporis

SZR needed something like this.. finally something classy to neutralize some of the tackier shit we've seen recently announced for SZR

its different...thats abt it...very american looking. anywho another one for SZR! YAY!

R

The tower's pretty good but am not as keen on it compared to some of the others.

Some newly built ones or proposed which I think are better include park place, millenium tower, rolex tower, al sharq, al yacoub (only kidding :D). Of course some stuff nearby like the lighthouse tower completely blows this away.

Anyway, this is certainly not crap but we'll have to see how it turns out.

Another project which could turn out really nice could be the tiara towers but it all depends on how the glass will look like in real life

The tower's pretty good but am not as keen on it compared to some of the others.

same here! LOL!:)

R

i think it is fat and ugly, i dislike it. at 49F only, i don't mind though.

The tower's pretty good but am not as keen on it compared to some of the others.

Some newly built ones or proposed which I think are better include park place, millenium tower, rolex tower, al sharq, al yacoub (only kidding :D). Of course some stuff nearby like the lighthouse tower completely blows this away.

Anyway, this is certainly not crap but we'll have to see how it turns out.

Another project which could turn out really nice could be the tiara towers but it all depends on how the glass will look like in real life


^^ well said :cheers:

i think it is fat and ugly, i dislike it. at 49F only, i don't mind though.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

R

totally awesome tower, great change of style for Dubai, and Dubai really needs this!

Bids in for Conrad hotel
CONSTRUCTION UAE
8 Jun 2007

At least two companies have submitted bids for the Conrad Hotel tower project in Dubai. The bidders include the local Alec and the local/Lebanese Arabian Construction Company. Located on Shaikh Zayed road, the project involves the construction of a 50-storey, 400-room, five-star hotel with a total built-up area of 172,000 square metres. US-based Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart is the consultant. Abu Dhabi-based Private Property Management is the client (MEED 27:4:07).

oh and it is 50...

R

22/June/2007

Conrad Hotel

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/3047/imresolt204kg2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1802/imresolt205tz9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Seams like preparation for the site dewatering.

A pic from today:

http://i14.tinypic.com/66we1i9.jpg

R

Local firms win hotel contract
CONSTRUCTION UAE
20 Jul 2007
A local joint venture of Arabtec Construction and Dubai Contracting Company has won a AED 1,076 million ($293 million) contract to build a Conrad hotel on Shaikh Zayed road.

The luxury hotel chain, part of the Hilton Group, will occupy 19 floors, with a further 23 floors of offices, according to Nabil Hamdan, deputy chief executive officer of Arabtec.

The 30-month project will start by September.

The client is Abu Dhabi’s Private Property Management, and the consultant is the US’ Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart (MEED 8:6:07).

Arabtec’s 82-storey Ocean Heights Tower in Dubai Marina is also about to get under way, with completion expected in 2009.

R

Arabtec’s 82-storey Ocean Heights Tower in Dubai Marina is also about to get under way, with completion expected in 2009.


:toilet:

render is up...i think it looked like the pic we have here...we drove by it too fast...

R

06/Aug/2007

CONRAD HOTEL

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6894/imresolt04yk8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/6079/imresolt05oq7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Fat.. but looks ok.. somemwhat U.S like.

and notice the massive basement for most of the towers in this area, where the plots are bigger and stretched to the back..

how can a 550 room hotel only take up 19 floors
how can the rest be offices?

550 rooms in a conrad will take up the whole tower!!!
maybe in the podium there are a few offices

but there will mainly be the 30 meeting rooms and the 2 ballrooms!

14/September/2007

Conrad Hotel

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6158/imresolt076hh6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/9590/imresolt077gf6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Looks like they are getting pretty busy here now...

http://i13.tinypic.com/4yzog1i.jpg

Its about time if you ask me.

^^ what r those blocks used 4?

^^ They're testing the piles to see if they can handle the load of the tower. :)

^^ thx 4 da explntn:)

^^ yeah, the blocks are used for pressure testing... should not be too long before we see the first columns rising for this beauty :-)

^^ Not before February if you ask me.

i like the shape of the podium...quite different than the rest here...

the rooms may be quite small to accomodate that many rooms

No updates for this one?

piling done?

^^That's great!!!! :okay:

Piling is NOT done ... and Imre didn't really said that it is done.

Piling is NOT done ... and Imre didn't really said that it is done.

Where is the proof of your claim? :ohno:



:D

^^ :tongue2: You have to get my word for it.


:D

Fine.... I will accept it....... for now :bash:




:D

28/December/2007

Conrad Hotel

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/1548/imresolt082kr5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/5458/imresolt083jo2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

breaking the piling caps

04/February/2008

Conrad Hotel

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9837/imresolt09li7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1186/imresolt10bh2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9761/imresolt12qm0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I found some info about this one...

http://www.intlpm.net/conard.htm

Project
Conrad Hotel
Client
Private Property Management
Estimated Cost
Confidential
Completion
2009
Location
Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
Services Provided
Project Management Services




The Conrad Hotel is a five star hotel and mixed use development located on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road.

This luxurious tower is a 255 meter high,comprising of 3 basements, ground floor and 50 stories with hotel rooms, office space, ball rooms,meeting rooms, F&B and Gym / Spa.

International Project Management (IPM) is providing project management services on this prestigious project.

http://conradhotels1.hilton.com/ts/en/ch/media/images/photos/Dubai2_300x343.jpg

Thx for the render bizzy!!! Looks great between the other towers! :eek:

^^ But it's not as wide as that render suggests ... they got the height right (IMO) though.

Hopefully it will not be that high, other than that it is so nice...

completion not before 2011 though.

CONRAD HOTEL, SZR, DUBAI BY SRSS

HEIGHT: 255 METERS

ARCHITECT: SMALLWOOD, REYNOLDS, STEWART, STEWART (SRSS)WWW.SRSSA.COM

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x134/sami_tabet/conrad.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/vzjy9t.jpg

taken 4th june.

R

A crane was erected on site. :cheers:

23/11

http://i38.tinypic.com/de1e9k.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/2h3amv8.jpg

09/January/2009

Conrad Hotel

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3940/imresolt211qs1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

20/February/2009

Conrad Hotel

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Imre, thanks for all the time and work and posting all the photos - they made my day!

Can someone explain why pilings 1) need to be capped 2) why they need to be buried and then dug up again? It seems to a time waster. Isn't it hot and dry enough to just simply put them in without caps and burying? Hopefully there is a logical explanation. Perhaps some sort of engineering requirement?

OMG, all these new hotels are gona be so f**ked in Dubai during the next 3-4 years, it almost makes you wanna cry. But then I think of Paris Hilton and suddenly all the chapter 11's and drug overdoses seem worth it again.

Can someone explain why pilings 1) need to be capped 2) why they need to be buried and then dug up again? It seems to a time waster. Isn't it hot and dry enough to just simply put them in without caps and burying? Hopefully there is a logical explanation. Perhaps some sort of engineering requirement?

No, it's not dry enough ... it's not actually dry at all. ;)

Plus is not that the pile are prepared to some yards somewhere and brought to the construction site and buried there. They are cast on site: They drill a well on the ground and either put inside a steel tube or fill in the hole with a certain liquid material for not leting the walls around it collapse. Then they lower inside the steel caissons and then pump the concrete, that being heavier it replaces that other material, pushing it up and out of the hole. The liquid material is collected and reused.

Now why the caps are also buried, that is for logistic reasons: You can't move people and machineries around the site if there are columns of concrete sticking out everywhere, you can't even cast them in the first place. Then is the issue with underground levels. You can fully dig the hole first and then start pilling but placing machineries and materials in and out of a deep hole on the ground is not really cheap, not cheaper then just casting the piles deep underneath, sometimes 10 - 20 meters or more beneath the surface and then excavate to reach their caps.

This is from what I have observed for the last 4 - 5 years in a few hundreds construction sites I've come accross. We have here professionals why can explain it better, especially on technical terms.

Thank for the explanation AltinD. I can understand the need to perform other tasks while waiting for the pilings to cure and be ready for use. I am not a construction engineer and was just wondering. It seemed to me to an inefficient way to do things. I enjoy your comments. They help to understand what is going on.:)

CONRAD HOTEL, SZR, DUBAI, UAE - Site Aerial

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CONRAD HOTEL, SZR, DUBAI, UAE

ARCHITECT: WWW.SRSSA.COM

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Progress Photos - Feb 2009

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Thanks for the photos.
I understand they are 2 months old. Any progress since then?

I think there is progress now, Ive seen many workeres there

29/May/2009

Conrad Hotel

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Thanks for the update, Imre!!!

Today

Fully speed progress by Arabtec ... i really never seen something like this since 2008...


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I found some info about this one...

http://www.intlpm.net/conard.htm

Project
Conrad Hotel
Client
Private Property Management
Estimated Cost
Confidential
Completion
2009
Location
Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
Services Provided
Project Management Services




The Conrad Hotel is a five star hotel and mixed use development located on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road.

This luxurious tower is a 255 meter high,comprising of 3 basements, ground floor and 50 stories with hotel rooms, office space, ball rooms,meeting rooms, F&B and Gym / Spa.

International Project Management (IPM) is providing project management services on this prestigious project.

There is an automated carpark as well.

24/July/2009

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20/August/2009

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20/August/2009

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Nice shot.

13/September/2009

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Wonderful - thanks imre

Same owner as the API tower: HH Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyyan

Interior contracting company Depa on Wednesday announced it has secured a AED207 million contract to fit out all guest rooms, suites and public areas in the Conrad Hotel Dubai, set for completion in mid 2011.

Depa’s contract at the luxury hotel, which will be built on Sheikh Zayed Road, includes work on all 500 guest rooms and suites and lobbies, executive lounges, two ballrooms, 11 meeting rooms and a business centre.

Mohannad Sweid, chief executive officer, Depa said:“This contract win further strengthens our backlog position and Depa continues to be on target in terms of profit and revenue growth for 2009.”

Nadim Akhrass, managing director of Operations, added: “Despite the difficult wider economic environment, there are still high-end projects. This is yet another exciting project to be undertaking and we are looking forward to working closely with all parties involved.”

Depa has won contracts for fit-outs at some of the most iconic hotels in the UAE including Burj Al Arab, Emirates Palace and Atlantis the Palm.

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/568972-depa-announces-new-dubai-hotel-fit-out-deal

CONRAD HOTEL, SZR, DUBAI, UAE

Progress Photos October 2009

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Conrad Hotel Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai United Arab Emirates UAE, operator Hilton Hotels Group.

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Conrad Hotel Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai United Arab Emirates UAE, operator Hilton Hotels Group.

29/November/2009

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Nice picture!

19/December/2009

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07/February/2010

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Thank you Imre so very much for all he photos!!!!

Same height as the Fairmont now

^^ Not yet, but getting close. The cladding has started and progressing, but only on the sides (maybe the back too, haven't passed there)

19/March/2010

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03/May/2010

Conrad Hotel

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from a few days ago:

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R

16/July/2010

Conrad Hotel

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R

i love the cladding, what a beautiful color :drool:

Great progress. Hope the market will absorb this one.

Sorry for offtop, but what is the name of this building?
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Sorry for offtop, but what is the name of this building?
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Park Place tower

These are merged snapshots by me, taken from Gerald's gigapan from Red (http://gigapan.org/gigapans/64973/).

Conrad Hotel is actually the rising star along the Northern part of Sheikh Zayed Road and is about to pass 200m IMO.
I wonder if there'll be only 49 floors, as the core looks around 45-47 so far!

15/November/2010 by gerald.d:

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The Titel must be changed in 55 F

On the board are

(3B) + G + M + 51 +2 + (Roof)

Done

..

November 10th

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Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Road (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewie1980/5211128921/) by Stewie1980 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stewie1980/), on Flickr

28/January/2011

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^^ The glass facade appears almost dead metallic here. I prefer the more transparent look an the renders.

Here the back side at night, taken from Gerald Donovans gigapano "Dubai at night from Jumeirah"
at gigapan.org (http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/69802/).
Conrad Hotel must be over 200m now, but still far from topping out.

01/February/2011 by Gerald Donovan...

...Northern Sheikh Zayed Road (I like the glowing edges of Park Place btw.):

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^^ The glass facade appears almost dead metallic here. I prefer the more transparent look an the renders.

Here the back side at night, taken from Gerald Donovans gigapano "Dubai at night from Jumeirah"
at gigapan.org (http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/69802/).
Conrad Hotel must be over 200m now, but still far from topping out.



It is designed to be 50 floors of concrete, so it must be close. The rest of the height will be on steel framing enclosing the cooling towers and supporting the BMU.

well, compare it with next door park place 234 m, it should be above 200 m by now. It will be higher than park tower when topped out.

Another panorama by Gerald Donovans at gigapan.org gives tribute to Emirates Towers (http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/72530/).
Conrad Hotel, partially hidden by Park Place is only a detail in it, that I've worked out here.
Now the first setback is visible, and 3rd next slab floor is under way in concrete, this doesn't look like steel framing.
Core should be close to last setback already. :)

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the stupid sign board got in the way! ugh!

R

^^Nice! The black cladding will make a nice change to the usual blue on SZR :)

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the stupid sign board got in the way! ugh!

RSo there are "bad signs above Conrad Hotel" :skull: ;)

In fact, glass has got up some 5 floors in over 3 weeks, and looks like there are more top tier floors now. :)

So there are "bad signs above Conrad Hotel" :skull: ;)

In fact, glass has got up some 5 floors in over 3 weeks, and looks like there are more top tier floors now. :)

What do you mean?

So there are "bad signs above Conrad Hotel" :skull: ;)

In fact, glass has got up some 5 floors in over 3 weeks, and looks like there are more top tier floors now. :)

no that was the Road sign board.

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^^Nice! The black cladding will make a nice change to the usual blue on SZR :)

i wuldnt exactly call it black but its more of a blue-grey colour to me. its still in the blue family...honeslty Tiara United Towers needs to re-start and FAST! we shuld start a fund! :P and they BETTER stick with their ORIGINAL facade colour!

R

i wuldnt exactly call it black but its more of a blue-grey colour to me. its still in the blue family...honeslty Tiara United Towers needs to re-start and FAST! we shuld start a fund! :P and they BETTER stick with their ORIGINAL facade colour!

R

The fact that it's not the standard blue is good enough for me :D

no that was the Road sign board.

RBut i think there's a little bit of the tower's top part with 3-4 floors showing right of the blrry vertical sign beam. :)

The core was topped a few weeks back and now the formwork is completely removed.

By the fact that steel columns were erected on top, probably the concrete work on the main floors (2 or so levels behind the top of the core) should be done too.

But i think there's a little bit of the tower's top part with 3-4 floors showing right of the blrry vertical sign beam. :)

The top part, being a setback actually, has 4 - 5 regular floors with the core being the equivalent of 2 or so levels on top.

Someone earlier mentioned steel structure on top to encase the BMU, and as I mentioned on my previous post, there are steel columns erected on top, so most probabkyall the floors have been built already.

22/April/2011

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i wuldnt exactly call it black but its more of a blue-grey colour to me. its still in the blue family...honeslty Tiara United Towers needs to re-start and FAST! we shuld start a fund! :P and they BETTER stick with their ORIGINAL facade colour!

R

The fact that it's not the standard blue is good enough for me :D

The glass selected was actually pewter.

The top part, being a setback actually, has 4 - 5 regular floors with the core being the equivalent of 2 or so levels on top.

Someone earlier mentioned steel structure on top to encase the BMU, and as I mentioned on my previous post, there are steel columns erected on top, so most probabkyall the floors have been built already.

The top four floors are executive offices.

The steel columns will take a sub-frame to which stone will be mounted. The BMU will not run around the perimeter of the steel structure but rather in a diagonal straight line across the top with a telescopic boom.

For you guys that live in Dubai, at the rear of the hotel you should notice a secondary structure going up. This is the robotic (fully automated) carpark. When it gets to level 6 a landscaped deck will span between it and the main building. It will be the only one on SZR as far as I know. The steel trusses will be massive. Keep your eyes peeled.

The glass selected was actually pewter.



well it looks like its blue-grey to me...and yes the car park is progressing well...

R

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Parking Lot

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R

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now it looks like emental!!! :D :lol::ohno:

I love it - very massive. Strong and confident.
Congratulations: Architect and Dubai!

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as you can see its now taller park place and they have a lot of cladding work to do on the back...

R

^^ Taller than Park Place now!

15/July/2011

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like the cladding
thanks Imre

it's got nothing on the fairmont.

Any new pics forthcoming?

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from today...

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Thanks for posting the pics.

In the top pic, the 'L' shaped area of exposed framework at the top will be clad in stone, same as on the sides.

In the the bottom photo, I see that they have clad the curtain wall from about level seven upwards on the rear of the building. This means that the automated carpark structure is incomplete. When it is, there will be some large steel trusses spanning from the carpark to the building. This will be the landscaped pool deck.

^^ Topped out!

4/November/2011

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4/November/2011

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Thanks Imre. Looks like they changed the design after I left SRSS. I see it is now glass and stone.

This might be old but I figured that I would just post it here nevertheless.

n6DhnxagLaE

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2011-11-29 by me

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I gather the deck out back has not progressed.

From today. Not much progress:

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from last week...the MASSIVE bridge, atleast I think its a bridge, that connects the the parking building to the main hotel bldg! it spans almost the FULL width of the plot!

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^^ cool! :D

impressive bridge! enough space for a nice green park if you ask me!

impressive bridge! enough space for a nice green park if you ask me!

Just have a look on the reply from VCollaborator in November 27th. :cheers:

Silently coming out best in SZR ...beautiful.....

I guess the big question now is whether or not they will add a sign to the top of the building as the renders show?

It will be the third after the Dusit Thani and AwR/21st Century Tower....