Height: Slightly above 270 m
Floors above ground: 53
Floors below ground: 8

the construction started last year, but it was the small building next to it and some works on the ground

The Architects made the Diamond of Istanbul higher. Actualy height is 270m!!!
But they are still working on the Design. They are going towards the 300m, but max. 280m is more realistic.
The design development is not finished yet.In 6 months the construction of the main big tower will be start.
preliminary is finished.the first wind test are also made (RWDI)
thre will be a big atrium. In the middle of it a big aquarium.
the tower will be finished in min. 2 years.


http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/7228/56621944.jpg

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/1694/85583351.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5686/55437135.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5591/71206117.jpg

Video
http://98.129.238.45/projects/diamond_of_instanbul



old design
http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/27334/2002444252824245345_rs.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7720/farmirtover20copyzt3xt8.jpg

http://aycu26.webshots.com/image/24585/2002482815146050773_rs.jpg

BIG pics
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9249/dscn00394la.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9185/bahadirttdiamond2mf.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5347/dscn00407py.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/566/doi7go.jpg

great tower!

will the 270m+ version look exactly like the 200m version you've posted, so i mean it will just be more massive and taller without any changes in the design?

yes, the concept will be the same..maybe ther will be only 2 towers/sails instead of 3....
some construction pics (10.2004)
http://wowturkey.com/tr29/kemal_bereket_teras2.jpg
again the 200m version
http://www.arkitera.com/forum/attachment.php?postid=13459
http://www.arkitera.com/forum/attachment.php?postid=13460
http://wowturkey.com/tr04/MaslakTerasTowers2.jpg
http://wowturkey.com/tr04/MaslakTerasTowers.jpg
http://wowturkey.com/tr04/k_bina_.jpg
it will be located in Maslak (European side)
http://wowturkey.com/tr16/Serkan_A_sanatcilarparki_maslak_future_3.jpg (this is the a 240m version....made by a user of www.wowTurkey.com)

-the project changed 2 times in 2 years. And because of the new Design the name of the project change from Maslak Teras Tower to Diamond of Istanbul

1st proposal
Maslak Teras Towers (Tower 1: 175m & 37 floors;Tower2: 157m & 32 floors)
Architect: Hazel Wong
2002
WILL BE NOT BUILT
http://amv.arkitera.com/i/generated/watermark.php?i=i/photo/project/775.jpg
http://amv.arkitera.com/i/generated/watermark.php?i=i/photo/project/773.jpg
http://amv.arkitera.com/i/generated/watermark.php?i=i/photo/project/774.jpg

2nd proposal
Maslak Teras Towers (200m & 50 floors)
Architect: Metin Hepgüler
2003
WILL BE NOT BUILT
http://amv.arkitera.com/i/generated/watermark.php?i=i/photo/project/5978.jpg
http://amv.arkitera.com/i/generated/watermark.php?i=i/photo/project/5977.jpg
http://amv.arkitera.com/i/generated/watermark.php?i=i/photo/project/5976.jpg

Very nice tower ^_^

Are those 1st and 2ns projects going to be built ?

istanbul is starting to look like a chinese city with all the new towers

no...these were the 1st and 2nd proposal/projects...but the customer change it it everytime (i think he want to built a very high one)..therefore the Diamond of Istanbul will be built now...

Well then I like the first proposal too ^_^

The second looks strange (I dunno if it would appear cool in real)

Last one is sure the best. The base is ten times better than the one in the first proposal.

Wow, awesome stuff. That last tower looks amazing! Will that one get built too? If so, go Turkey! (and if not, still go Turkey, but not as much :D)

Wow....very nice buildings good job!

only this one will be built
http://www.arkitera.com/forum/attachment.php?postid=13459

Therefore the name of the project change from Maslak Teras to Diamond of Istanbul....(the others are the old projects/proposals)

It has The Menara Telekom(in KL) impression on it! Nice :)

It looks like Dubais proposed Lattic tower with the 3 wings

can you show us a pic?
and how tall will be the Lattic tower?
Thank you

nice construction photo's, looks like a big project!

the hole is 28m deep

It does look very iconic, kinda like a project in Bahrain

the best thing is, it is not blue :D

http://img172.exs.cx/img172/2888/serkanamaslakfuture2pe.jpg

sorry guys, i am not good in those thing..have done it with MS Paint :(

Sercan bu soon rezme gereek yokdu. Yazayağanın tüm tuğğlaalrı gözüküyooo

Wonderful. Istanbul is beauty.

Yahooooooo!!!

I prefer the original design personally...

The hole is huge man!!!!

if they will only build 2 towers instead off 3, the tower will have the same shape of that U/C tower (300m+) in moskow..

yes decepticon, you are right.
I hope they will built 3.
But the Complex Federation will be much taller :(

Have they started construction on the taller tower???

i think not, because they are still working on the design...tehy want to make it to the 300m....and nowadays there is a snowstorm in Istanbul snowed up Istanbul (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=177443)

i have enlarged a pic
http://img182.exs.cx/img182/6198/maslakterastowers5qp.jpg
http://wowturkey.com/tr26/ata_hilto_1.jpg

maybe the facade will be like the Izmir Hilton Hotel :(
but i still hope it won't be blue

Vaidas made a 270m Diagramm :)
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=28463

Wow...it has been almost 2 years I haven't been to Istanbul, I see that the skyscrapers are just booming... I hope this building "Diamonds of Istanbul" will be built without any interruption and delay...

http://img172.exs.cx/img172/2888/serkanamaslakfuture2pe.jpg

sorry guys, i am not good in those thing..have done it with MS Paint :(
Well, I think it is well done! Good, that the skyline isn't dense. If it was, it would have been definitely the wrong place for the tower. :cheers:

on the one hand i hope they will reach the 300m, but on the other ahnd...the 2nd tallest after DoI in the Maslak Cluster will be the Sun Plaza (145m) ....

great location

Astonishing design, I hope they start construction very soon, it's an absolute beauty!

The rendering is good, it shows how The Diamond will totally be dominating the skyline.

Looks really cool.

http://wowturkey.com/tr39/MehmetK_MehmetK01032005diamond3.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr39/MehmetK_MehmetK01032005diamond1.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr39/MehmetK_MehmetK01032005diamond2.jpg

Thanks for the update! :okay:

ohhh it really look wonderfull:)
perfect disign

http://wowturkey.com/tr41/bahadirTT_2.jpg
http://wowturkey.com/tr41/bahadirTT_1.jpg

DAMN THAT THING IS DEEEP!

update (27.3.2005)

http://wowturkey.com/tr42/alperdemirkaya_diamond_alperdem1_27032005.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr42/alperdemirkaya_diamondalperdem2_27032005.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr42/alperdemirkaya_diamondalperdem3_27032005.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr42/alperdemirkaya_diamondalperdem4_27032005.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr42/alperdemirkaya_diamondalperdem5_27032005.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr42/alperdemirkaya_diamondalperdem6_27032005.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr42/alperdemirkaya_diamondalperdem7_27032005.jpg

err...looking at the pictures....shouldnt there be steel instead of wood?

all i know is that they first will start with concrete...then with steel...but good question..i will ask him

guys the wood is used to support the concrete poured on it to make floors, thats the system used everywhere

:D
thank you very much ch1le....so everthing goes fine now

Didn't you guys get the memo? Wood is the new steel :D

Go Go Go, Istanbul!
a city with great geographic location, hope it getting better and better

update (3.4.2005)
http://wowturkey.com/tr43/alperdemirkaya_diamond_alperdem_05_03042005.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr43/alperdemirkaya_diamond_alperdem_04_03042005.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr43/alperdemirkaya_diamond_alperdem_03_03042005.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr43/alperdemirkaya_diamond_alperdem_02_03042005.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr43/alperdemirkaya_diamond_alperdem_01_03042005.jpg


http://wowturkey.com/tr43/alperdemirkaya_diamond_alperdem_06_03042005.jpg

in the background..the current tallest Isbank Tower I (181m) in the Levent cluster

http://wowturkey.com/tr43/alperdemirkaya_diamond_alperdem_07_03042005.jpg

The construction that is currently taking place is of the basement floors and is not directly related to the dimensions of the steel tower above. In other words, irrespective of whether there will be 62 above-ground steel-structured floors or only 30, the project will still have 8 basement floors - 5 garage, 1 technical and 2 shopping space floors. And they will need to be built anyway. By proceeding with the construction now, time is gained inasmuch as when the design of the above-ground steel floors is comleted, their construction can start immediately, without having to wait for the completion of the basement floors and causing a lull in the overall construction process of the project. In the same vein, the first 4 above-ground floors (shopping mall) are also the concrete block which can be build irrespective of the height of the steel structure which will be added to it later. Even if the design of the steel-structured floors will be completed by mid-July, the construction of the basement floors may still be continuing at that time, making use of the time available before the completion of the steel tower design.

How many basement floors does this tower have, cause the hole is very deep for a 270 m tower?

8 basement floors - 5 garage, 1 technical and 2 shopping space floors

well that hole certainly looks huge!

another renditions of the base design?

actually they are just building "only" the base of the tower...

unfortunately the Tower design isn't finished yet

8 basement floors - 5 garage, 1 technical and 2 shopping space floors

Thanks, well that explains it. Keep us updated.

bad newz :(....


the tower will be blue :(

Ouch, from that nice green to blue, I think this will kinda ruin it, definately take some of its glory away.

bad newz :(....


the tower will be blue :(

Blue isn't that bad, the structure will be high, so if it's blue, it will be a better mix between sky and the bluiding.

But green would be more original that's true... as longer as it isn't pink or red, it's fine :D

Say it's not true?! Blue!!! Nooooo! :bash: Another blue tower will make it too "common." :ohno:
I would have prefered yellow :|

update (10.4.2005)
http://wowturkey.com/tr44/alperdemirkaya_Diamond_004_10042005.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr44/alperdemirkaya_Diamond_003_10042005.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr44/alperdemirkaya_Diamond_002_10042005.jpg

http://wowturkey.com/tr44/alperdemirkaya_Diamond_001_10042005.jpg

update (24.4.2005)
http://img119.echo.cx/img119/7620/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayadi.jpg

http://img119.echo.cx/img119/5659/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayadi1.jpg

http://img119.echo.cx/img119/7998/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayadi2.jpg

http://img119.echo.cx/img119/416/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayadi3.jpg

Construction is going very well :okay:

DOI, DOI ;)

what a beautiful building :cheers:

OMG :drool:

YUM!

you have to see the current design...its even better then this one, actually its the same, but there are some changes and its TALLER :D

its going pretty slow isn't it? beautiful design btw

actually, the final design isnt't finished yet...thats the work of the small platform/podium

Awesome project, keep us updated !

look at the wooden shape :D


http://img65.echo.cx/img65/1115/diamondd8pa.th.jpg (http://img65.echo.cx/my.php?image=diamondd8pa.jpg)

Wow! Amazing underground works! :)

nice, the works goes on!

Cool, post more soon :).

Hum. I searched all the sites of the construction and engeneering companies mentioned at emporis. Found nothing. The only thing you find is pics from another forum... And there is too much strange things going on at the Bosphorus. Yapi Merkezi site says that Sisli Plaza will have 38 storeys, not 48, so the 200m must be wrong also! Akbank has 31, not 39, Tekstilkent has 33, not 37, Sun Plaza I found with 33 storeys, not with 38, Is Bankasi has 41 and two times 30 storeys, not 52 and two times 39 storeys. This is really disappointing. Like the Three Empires Tower that Bouygues Construction doesn't even know1 I hope this one is not such an inflated or even imaginary tower also!!!

:D
this is istanbul :D
everthing is possible :D
DOI can be 300 or 200 or 270 or 350 or 50m ! :D
wait and see!
the last word has the owner of the building ;)

the eng. site of Sisli Plaza is wrong :D

but it was toped out i think..therefore 48
http://www.yapi-merkezi.com/turkce/mm2_sm6_proje_sisliplaza.htm

according to the off. site of Sun Plaza it has 37 floors
http://www.sunplaza.com.tr/test/alt/Concept/alt.htm

the rest i don't know

but the DoI is correct...we have somebody who is working on this project ;)

Rubbish! I don't think they are wrong, I think the editor from emporis is inflating the numbers. Perhaps he has a problem with Is Bakasi Tower just having 41 storeys and 143 metres of height. I think I will send the e-mails of the coinstruction firms plus the phone number of Istanbul tourist board to talk to Gökhan who said that Isbank Tower is the tallest and will remain it, since by now there are no taller buildings approved, to emporis chief editor!!!! Many things I have seen that are wrong. You can often even count it on the photos. This is really annoying and ridiculous. I was happy to see something rising outside the skyscrapercapitals, but now I know it is all hot air and rubbish! Really disappointing!!! I would like to see the link to the construction firm's site, showing a render and some info about the bnuilding DOI, if not this is just a fantasy building. The firms listed at emporis told me they didn't know anything about DOI!!!

Well I have to say, I always like the project, and hope it gets taller!
And great to see they started the foundation works now, but I really want to see it grow, what's taking so long deciding the final height? Problems with the city urban zone plan, or the developers decided to make it taller so they submit a new application for a building permit... :?

And great to see they started the foundation works now, but I really want to see it grow, what's taking so long deciding the final height? ... :?
If it is the foundation of DOI, no one knows, since there is no placard anywhere on the photos... Wanna see it grow? I do also, but I think we're gonna be disappointed!!! :bash:

actualy even in the newspapers the said Is Bank is 181m high.

i have the pic of the DoI maquette, but is the 233m version.

according to the guy who works at that project it will have around 61 floors !?!

actualy even in the newspapers the said Is Bank is 181m high.

i have the pic of the DoI maquette, but is the 233m version.

according to the guy who works at that project it will have around 61 floors !?!
Actually, that sound like saying "I don't know of anything, but I believe that what some biased editors of Emporis say must be right"
Is Bankasi, NOT 181m (http://www.turnerconstruction.com/international/content.asp?d=3928&p=2372) This seems to me the most reliable source, since the tourist board (what a coincidence) said the same thing!!! :cheers:

Don't tell me, this site is wrong! (http://www.yapi-merkezi.com/mm2_sm6_proje_sisliplaza.htm) :bash:

^^ It isn't wrong, since they sent me an e-mail, saying 38 storeys over ground. I think I will send it to emporis also!

as is said, even in the turkish media they said 195m (with the mast)...i didn't say i believe the editor of emporis


but there is a point i didn't understand, some guya took picture from the highest level and they said it was the 43rd floor????


Swanke Hayden Connell Architects
http://www.shca.com/portfolio/default.asp?sctId=222&projType=Architecture

?????????????????????????????????????

how can the is bank only 41 floors when i count 44 and i cant see all floors on my pic?
all sources are false!?

but the turkish site says "42 storey 147 apartment... residential block"
http://www.yapi-merkezi.com/turkce/mm2_sm6_proje_sisliplaza.htm


????????????

That's really messed up!
btw, who's the editor over at emporis? Is he on SSC or not?

but the turkish site says "42 storey 147 apartment... residential block"
http://www.yapi-merkezi.com/turkce/mm2_sm6_proje_sisliplaza.htm


????????????
Perhaps counting the floors under ground? But it says 38 storeys, and that is what makes sense, looking at the render!

cello1974 i don'it know exactly the floor count but at my pics it has 38 storeys without the base

how can the is bank only 41 floors when i count 44 and i cant see all floors on my pic?
all sources are false!?
It has 41, since the ground floor and the top do not count. Here is a good pic to count the storeys of them all:
http://dunyaturk.com/tr34/jedi_birol_iskulesi2.jpg :cheers:

yes, as i said it in turkey they also count the floors under ground

but we have asked it for the DoI and they said 61 floors over ground

cello1974 i don'it know exactly the floor count but at my pics it has 38 storeys without the base
We will see it, when it is finished. Then you'll take a huge photo showing the base and everything of the tower! :cheers: :wave: :wink2:

yes, as i said it in turkey they also count the floors under ground

but we have asked it for the DoI and they said 61 floors over ground
Perhaps 6 of them under ground? Dunno. Maybe, they want to use the ground somewhat better than in São Paulo, where they prefer to waste ground for 48,000 'high'rises instead of 15,000 scrapers... :bash: :) :cheers:

sisli plaza, i count 44, but also i cant see all floors on my pic!

i think the Isbank has with ground floor and the top 41 floors :)

yes, we have to see it

BTW, in my picture the 233m version of the DoI has 51 floors :D

i think the Isbank has with ground floor and the top it has 41 floors :)

yes, we have to see it

BTW, in my picture the 233m version has 51 floors :D
Ha, perhaps the one who made the render is as good in computering as I am... :cheers: :runaway:

sisli plaza, i count 44, but also i cant see all floors on my pic!
Okay, your pics always show something different. After 30, there is 31, not 41... :wink2:

^^ oops. it is computing, not computering!!!

Ha, perhaps the one who made the render is as good in computering as I am... :cheers: :runaway:

its a photo of the modell ;) :D

you can see the table :D

its a photo of the modell ;) :D

you can see the table :D
Whops, so they had to make it with the rest of wood they had! :cheers:

we have to wait :D


but you are right..unfortunately the floor number of the old skyscrapres (before 2001) are mostly wrong :(

but the new ones are right :D

sercan yaa, herkize gösteriyorsun ama bana yok, niye?
bir pm ile göndersen fenami olur??

sorry, i am not allowed to show it..nobody saw the pics..you can ask Kuvacci, Istanbullu, Systam etc

we have to wait :D


but you are right..unfortunately the floor number of the old skyscrapres (before 2001) are mostly wrong :(

but the new ones are right :D
So, someone has to edit them. If not, you see, it is often hard to believe, if there is something new. And, hey I know Istanbul (a bit, he he he, one week, visiting a friend, Tülay). It would not even need skyscrapers, as there are too many fantastic things to see and do... :cheers:

sorry, i am not allowed to show it..nobody saw the pics..you can ask Kuvacci, Istanbullu, Systam etc

:D sansimi denemek istedim, yumusarsin sandim :D
:D want try my luck, thanks :D

:D sansimi denemek istedim, yumusarsin sandim :D
You are being rough. THIS is an international forum!

29.5.2005
http://img215.echo.cx/img215/7620/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayadi.jpg

http://img215.echo.cx/img215/7998/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayadi2.jpg

http://img215.echo.cx/img215/416/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayadi3.jpg

http://img215.echo.cx/img215/5412/doi1ty.jpg

Work is progressing well :okay:

12.6.2005

http://img191.echo.cx/img191/5659/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayadi1.jpg

http://img191.echo.cx/img191/7998/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayadi2.jpg

Sercan, Falconi'nin diagramını düzenleyip SkyscraperPAGE'e yolladım. Bekleniyor.
A NEW DIAGRAM DRAWN BY ME!!!

Huge and nice!

Sercan, Falconi'nin diagramını düzenleyip SkyscraperPAGE'e yolladım. Bekleniyor.
A NEW DIAGRAM DRAWN BY ME!!!
the DoI in the Maslak Cluster ;)
http://img241.echo.cx/img241/9500/7ba7jv.jpg

http://img27.echo.cx/img27/2290/bahadirtt13kw.th.jpg (http://img27.echo.cx/my.php?image=bahadirtt13kw.jpg)

http://img27.echo.cx/img27/9835/bahadirtt26ce.th.jpg (http://img27.echo.cx/my.php?image=bahadirtt26ce.jpg)

http://img27.echo.cx/img27/4913/bahadirtt37ne.th.jpg (http://img27.echo.cx/my.php?image=bahadirtt37ne.jpg)

http://img27.echo.cx/img27/4816/bahadirtt44jv.th.jpg (http://img27.echo.cx/my.php?image=bahadirtt44jv.jpg)

http://img27.echo.cx/img27/4467/bahadirtt79ow.th.jpg (http://img27.echo.cx/my.php?image=bahadirtt79ow.jpg)

http://img27.echo.cx/img27/4467/bahadirtt79ow.th.jpg (http://img27.echo.cx/my.php?image=bahadirtt79ow.jpg)

I hope they widen that road before the building finishes...:D

http://www.patronlardunyasi.com/admin/resim/rsm.oku.asp?e=b&d=/resimler/R002833.rsm

29.5.2005
http://img215.echo.cx/img215/7620/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayadi.jpg

http://img215.echo.cx/img215/7998/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayadi2.jpg

http://img215.echo.cx/img215/416/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayadi3.jpg

http://img215.echo.cx/img215/5412/doi1ty.jpg
You took this photo on my birthday! :cheers: Are there no aerials of the hole? I like to see aerials of such building holes! :cheers:

http://www.patronlardunyasi.com/admin/resim/rsm.oku.asp?e=b&d=/resimler/R002833.rsm
I wish we had more pics of that maquette...

yes
thats the maquette...(as i said, i have pic of it)

BUT IT IS THE 233 m version

bigger one!
http://img101.echo.cx/img101/4829/farmirrsmoku16vd.jpg

Looks a cyristal.

nice :cheers:

Great job, Istanbul is very improving with these towers.

a new crane was set up!
http://wowturkey.com/tr52/alperdemirkaya_alperdemirkaya_diamond_vinc_26062005.jpg

http://img101.echo.cx/img101/4829/farmirrsmoku16vd.jpg

This is the final 270m model (56-floor tower rising above 5-floor retail facility)

Or isn't it? :D

Unfortunately this photo also shows the tower when it was 233m

The 270m final version will be uploaded to WowTurkey and be here soon :okay:

Looking forward to seeing it...:D

the design is good but doesnt fit in much with other buildings and uses a cheap spire for its height :tiasd:

thanks to falconi

http://img170.echo.cx/img170/4932/maslak37bi.jpg

God Job falconi :)

It dwarfes al towers in the Istanbul skyline:eek:

best thing is,this is the "uncoolest" of all approved projects.Much more is coming...

fantastic building but ugly from some angles

It dwarfes al towers in the Istanbul skyline:eek:

...what doesn't make the skyline any better. Just opposite!
Istanbul needs some sleek and slim tower not such fatty monster.

http://img176.echo.cx/img176/2616/maslak54tk.jpg

^ I agree - the first one was a bit too fat :D

This is actually a pretty sleek design

http://img101.echo.cx/img101/4829/farmirrsmoku16vd.jpg

It will be exactly the same - only 40 meters taller with more floors

i.e. slimmer ;)

yes, the new version is better than the fat one ;)

I like the new version :D

lovin' it :D

Wow, very cool :cool:

pics of the "old 200-233m version"
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6024/doi13uu.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8968/doi235iv.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7726/doi30yv.jpg

bigger ones
http://dl2.rapidshare.de/files/2741069/26543160/DOI-1.jpg
http://dl3.rapidshare.de/files/2741344/26548024/DOI-2.jpg
http://dl1.rapidshare.de/files/2741362/26550005/DOI-3.jpg

pics of the "old 200-233m version"
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6024/doi13uu.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8968/doi235iv.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7726/doi30yv.jpg

bigger ones
http://dl2.rapidshare.de/files/2741069/26543160/DOI-1.jpg
http://dl3.rapidshare.de/files/2741344/26548024/DOI-2.jpg
http://dl1.rapidshare.de/files/2741362/26550005/DOI-3.jpg
Wow! Good work, good information!!!

bad newz
it will be only 257m high :(

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/2866/ferhataddoineu44eo.jpg

sercan, your last pic isnt showing up :(

wow, its such a diamond !!!!!!!

257 m.h.??????? thats bad !

sercan, your last pic isnt showing up :(
now?

BTW
can a mod change it to 257m?

bad newz
it will be only 257m high :(
C'mon, that is just some metres and won't make any difference, it still will be a magnificent tower. Just one question: Will it be totally of glass? I love such glass towers!!!!

The skyline is gonna kick ass once completed

That's a building. I wish all skyscrapers could be half as innovative as this one

Shall I cry because it's "only" 257 m? This building rocks even if it was "only" 200m!!!

C'mon, that is just some metres and won't make any difference, it still will be a magnificent tower. Just one question: Will it be totally of glass? I love such glass towers!!!!
i think so
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8968/doi235iv.jpg

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/2866/ferhataddoineu44eo.jpg

^wow, great render! ;)

i think so
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8968/doi235iv.jpg
Oh yes, that's how it seems. Will be the ideal style for a Mediterranean climate region!!! Great tower, I really like it.

Does it mean, it's going to be 216 m to the roof? :sly:
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/2866/ferhataddoineu44eo.jpg

i think 216m to the highest floor

i think 216m to the highest floor
So it's not as tall as I used to think, but still a great project. :)

Imagine the view from the 216th floor :D

So it's not as tall as I used to think, but still a great project. :)

off. height will be 257m ;)

14.7.2005
http://img342.imageshack.us/img342/1134/cenkcelikdoiuc029dx.th.jpg (http://img342.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cenkcelikdoiuc029dx.jpg)

http://img342.imageshack.us/img342/9676/cenkcelikdoiuc048wc.th.jpg (http://img342.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cenkcelikdoiuc048wc.jpg)

I can't wait for this one. This will put Istanbul skyscrapers on the map.

This one will make Istanbul one more skyscrapercity!!!

The new version is a lot better

I guess the visitors in the hotel right next to the building site arent' really happy... ,)

I guess the visitors in the hotel right next to the building site arent' really happy... ,)
They'll get 25% off and they will shut up... :) :cheers:

^^:lol:

Nice tower.

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/6135/hemagkdelen1ju.jpg

Great model, but how's the construction going?

Are they building it or what?

What is the final design?

i haven't see new pics
but actually they work at the base

One thing I would like to know: Is DOI three towers or is it one? It sometimes looks as if there would be constructed the tallest of the three, with the option to complete the tower when successfull...?

as i know it is one single tower

This floor plan on the right looks like Burj Dubai ^_^
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7726/doi30yv.jpg

maybe the Burj Dubai will be built in Istanbul :D

i think that could be the final design
it looks like that it has a huge spire??!!

http://www.sabah.com.tr/2005/09/18/im//C89B562A4032FA4581CD9482b.jpg

Wow! :eek:
I've never seen that picture before, where's it from?
It looks as though it's much taller than 257m though...which is great! :D
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I have fallen in love with this design...:D

http://www.patronlardunyasi.com/ShowImage.aspx?ImageID=1837

update 23.09.2005
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/3498/diamond23eyls7az.jpg

thx to maslakrehberi...
http://www.maslakrehberi.com/

http://www.maslakrehberi.com/maslak.jpg

Thanks. Nice update. It is going to be one of the best looking skyscrapers in europe when it is finished :)

Aren't they working very slowly? Almost nothing has happned in the past 6 months.

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/2645/diamond23eyl6ix.jpg

http://www.sabah.com.tr/2005/09/25/im//0E6953E0EDDFFD459D4CCAF1b.jpg

update
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/6112/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayado.th.jpg (http://img264.imageshack.us/my.php?image=alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayado.jpg)

http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/107/kopyasfd20uia200095wk.th.jpg (http://img483.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kopyasfd20uia200095wk.jpg)

Still some levels for grond level!

Hmm, Just cant wait until it above ground!!!

For more renders, models and information, go to Diamond of Istanbul (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=134036)

very nice :okay:

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/9549/doi2dx.jpg

How is construction going on this great tower. Been a while since the last update.

^^ Wow! The best render of this tower ever! I like it

sorry
we have no u/c from November
but the most bad thing is
that in the newspapers they still say, it will be 200m (50 Floors) :bash: :(

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2005/11/419012.jpg

I hope it's more that 200m...

Wow!!! that render is amazing! If they build it like that it would be one of my favorite buildings anywhere. :eek2:

I hope it's more that 200m...
it will be more than 200m
because the source of the media is the 2,5 year old brochure

Amazing.. I hope construction will start soon I cant wait to see it grow. :cheers:

Amazing.. I hope construction will start soon I cant wait to see it grow. :cheers:
Construction started, already six floors been built underground. ( it will have eight floors underground )

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5825/d2oi0yn.th.jpg (http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=d2oi0yn.jpg)

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9004/doi7ee.th.jpg (http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=doi7ee.jpg)

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1379/d2o3i0xa.th.jpg (http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=d2o3i0xa.jpg)

what about new pictures from the construction, are they on the ground level now

Yeah, it's been a month since the last update...?

we need updates!

i think the construction of the main tower started now??!!!
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/9751/emirbdiamond56ts.th.jpg (http://img409.imageshack.us/my.php?image=emirbdiamond56ts.jpg)


http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/5618/emirbdiamond3rx.th.jpg (http://img409.imageshack.us/my.php?image=emirbdiamond3rx.jpg)

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/6819/emirbdiamond40wf.th.jpg (http://img409.imageshack.us/my.php?image=emirbdiamond40wf.jpg)

Ooooh, the crane is being set up! :okay:
Thanks for the update ;)

Oh, everything seems to be going well.. :okay:

dam! thats a sexy building lol

honestly thats a beautiful structure, unique too...i love it

sexy yes
but we still don't know the height :(
i hope it will be +200m :(


BTW can a mod change the topic into Diamond Of Istanbul

Thank you

ok
i think i can show you the maquette pics
i posted some pics of the maquette before
but these one are better :D

pics of the 234m version

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9185/bahadirttdiamond2mf.th.jpg (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bahadirttdiamond2mf.jpg)

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9249/dscn00394la.th.jpg (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn00394la.jpg)

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5347/dscn00407py.th.jpg (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn00407py.jpg)

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/566/doi7go.th.jpg (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=doi7go.jpg)





"renderings" of the 270m proposal
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9313/1217jy.th.jpg (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1217jy.jpg)

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9889/1258sj.th.jpg (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1258sj.jpg)

when will that building be finished ??

2008

just two stories left to reach ground level. construction is very fast recently.

wow thats great
so in som months you can make again some pics, when the it is over street level :D

I'm really anxious to see this one rise. It's going to be amazing.

Yeah me too, its great design just a bit too thin. BTW when completed will this be turkeys tallest building.

I can't wait to see it done.

yes it will be

according to a elevator company it will be 238m high

but i don't know if they also count the spire
or only the highest floor
because the spire will be around 20m high
238m+20m = 258m
and 258m is the last number we get

The client & promoter : Hema Endustri AS – Istanbul
Project Manager : Hattat Insaat AS – Istanbul
Architects : Dome Architects – Istanbul
Vertical Transportation Consultants : Arup VT – London

The Diamond of Istanbul is a very ultra modern design multi use tower designed by the inventive Dome architects of Istanbul, they and their clients didn’t want an “International Mediocre Building” which could be in any major city in the world but a modern tower giving a design statement to the skyline of this vibrant city of Istanbul and this is what they have achieved.
The local professional team approached Arup VT because of their International reputation and experience but also their approach to looking over the horizon in terms of design development and expertise where 2nd best is not acceptable and a flexible approach is demanded and the architectural design not only of the lifts but also the building is paramount to its overall success.
The D OF I comprises of a striking 238 meter tower with a panoramic restaurant at the very top of the and below it is 48 levels of letable floors, the D of I also comprises of 5 levels of retail areas and 5 levels of underground car parking. Therefore the total height of the building from the lowest car parking floor to the top is 260 meters which makes it a very tall building as well as a dynamic looking building.

The brief for the VT Systems were that they had to comply with the very latest requirements of EN81, Turkish lift standards and also International Passenger performance criteria in terms of waiting and journey times and ride comfort.

The D o I by its unique design is totally flexible to possible future use as a commercial building, or a luxury hotel, or luxury apartments or possible a mixture of all three, plus the retail and car parking zones.

After professional team meetings discussing the various possible scenarios, the VT system concept adopted, allowed for the maximisation of building core space and the trademark Arup VT design of the lift systems to incorporate “ flexible functionality”, which has produced complex VT systems which are just right for this very exiting building therefore the building is not over or under elevated based upon today’s international standards and criteria.

Although the D of I Tower lifts are relatively fast at 6.0m/sec, all lift within the complex building have vital role to play and are in the correct location, have the ideal loading and speed characteristics. There are also firefighting lifts in locations agreed with the project fire engineers to make the job of the fire-fighters safer and assist with evacuation.

The project team were very conscious of the needs of those users with a disability and all passenger carrying lifts have all the features to enable the user to have barrier free access to every occupied area within the building.

Because of the 5 retail levels between the main lobby and 1st commercial floor the D OF I has sets of escalators providing service to and from these levels together with back up conventional lifts for users who don’t like the experience of travelling on an escalator or with buggies or possibly have a disability.

At he back of the retail units there are large cargo lifts serving from the loading bay to all the retail levels to enable the units to be serviced out of sight of the shoppers as it was recognised that if the shopping units couldn’t get their goods on display they couldn’t sell them.

Working with such a forward looking and adventurous project team we also had to consider and design into the protect, because of its very flexible design concept items such as environmental awareness, passenger evacuation in the event of an Imminent Catastrophic Event commonly referred to as ICE scenario, also state of the art passenger access and security systems to the private levels within the D of I, Acoustic and sound isolation systems to prevent noise and vibration from the lift shafts penetrating area which may be rooms designated as sleeping locations, and final most important for Istanbul seismic protection for the lifts and escalators.

The D of I will be for the foreseeable future a bench mark for inventive architectural design, functional flexibility not on in Istanbul but in our opinion worldwide and this is solely due to an architect, client and promoter who won’t accept 2nd best and push the design team to its creative limits and also most importantly are not afraid to bring into the project International expertise not only for the VT systems but other areas within this complex and exiting building that will be gracing the Istanbul Skyline in the very near future.

13.10.2005 16:46:27 67.Issue- A.D.


http://www.asansordunyasi.com/english/index.asp?makale=1848&sayfa=detay

but according to the last updates pics
there are more floors underground??!!!!

We need updates.

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE! :)

come on Alper.

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I have been there two days ago.Those towers will be exciting for Istanbul and I hope it will be over 270m +...

evet kardeşim ole biliom bende galiba gelecek ay baslıo:)

yea we need update but turkey gradually update

i think it is better to hope
that it will be over 200m
according to the lift company it will be 236m
But i don't know if they also count the spire (~25m) or only to the top floor

Sercan, what a pessimist person you are! :)
DOI will be (minimum)230m, and DTI will be (min.) 300m.

Don't worry ;)

:D
you know
its Turkey :(
there are a lot of problems if you want to built a highrise
after that article of the lift company and our friend
i believe to 90%, that Diamond Of Istanbul wil be 257m

DTI is different
it is still in the planing phase
and there are so many point
militaray base
Architecture chamber
too thin and the floor area limit of 148,000m²

Why the hell you are worrying bout that number? I am sure project owners and architects know limits too :)

Don't worry Sercan as I said before ;)

Nice diamond...
:wink2:

Why the hell you are worrying bout that number? I am sure project owners and architects know limits too :)

Don't worry Sercan as I said before ;)
which number? :D
DTI?
then let speak abut it in this topic (o topicate canlasnsin :D )

i don't believe that they will change the "emsal 3" to "emsal +4"
so, 148.000m² is maximum

31.1.2006
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/204/31ocak20069lt.th.jpg (http://img390.imageshack.us/my.php?image=31ocak20069lt.jpg)

woow dat looks kool

I don't see any progress in last update.

They are damn slow :bash:

Good project :okay:

Is Bankasi, NOT 181m[/URL] This seems to me the most reliable source, since the tourist board (what a coincidence) said the same thing!!! :cheers:
Please look at that photo. I pointed out the roof of IsBank building with red arrow.
http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/3274/maslakx3tf.jpg

And now look at that:
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/2994/untitled15ny.jpg

In the first photo, as you can see Isbank tower's height looks same with Sun Plaza's height. (145m) But there is a long distance (2.9Km) between them. In spite of distance, their heights look same.

Also there is another proof; former highest building: Mertim Tower (Mersin/172M)
http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/1472/1260832hw.jpg

Now you can say, Yeah It's 181m, I think. ;)

Istanbul makes a nice skyline!

sexy tower is now rising!!

I read somethn about that tower.It will be definitely over 270 m + ;)

I read somethn about that tower.It will be definitely over 270 m + ;)

Cool! But do you have a source/date?

yes but currently no =( I can notice you when I get it ;)

I read somethn about that tower.It will be definitely over 270 m + ;)
:old:

Well, the tower foundations don't seem to be making that much progress at this stage. I'd say 2 or 3 of the underground floors are complete, work on the next floor has begun.

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/6112/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayado.jpg

Cr. Alper Demirkaya @ WOWTurkey, for this pic.

After the foundations & base are built, often the tower shoots up.

Can only see a few workers though. Maybe it was a holiday shift or overtime shift :?

Thanks for posting Genç :)

Can only see a few workers though. Maybe it was a holiday shift or overtime shift :?

Yeah, that's the same observation I made. I'm not sure of the reason behind this...it could be as you say, a holiday break, or perhaps construction has slowed down/stopped because something needs to be finalised?

I'm not sure, hopefully someone can shed some light onto the situation.

i think because the pics was taken today (sunday)!!??

i think because the pics was taken today (sunday)!!??

Oh yeah, of course! :lol:

Ohh god.:D I came to skyscrapercity forum for posting the pic. that I took this morning.
But, as I see It is already here :)

There is no many worker , because I took it at 9 in the morning :D

oh oh oh
Mr. Update himself is here