U/C: DUBAI TOWERS - DOHA, 90F Mixed-use, 439m

[salman515]

LooooooL

[LittleLouChang]

I am happy that I saw Doha before they started spoiling this charming city :ohno:

[Qatarifreak]

Charming? In what sense?

[Tallsmurf]

^^ Hmm I wonder what the hell is their problem?

Their problem is that they did not include enough parking places in the original plan - they tried to play hard ball with the municipality and force their plan through, but were eventually given an ultimatum - add 100 extra parking spaces or reduce the occupancy of the tower by reducing its height.

The only solution was to add one more basement level - BUT - they had already completed the piling, so the piles were now all 4m too short. They will try and utilise some of the piles, but additional piling work is now required.

The moral of this story - dont try and steamroller your plans through against the wishes of the planning authority - unless you have enough wasta that is....

I am sure that if this had been a Qatari developer instead of a Dubai developer, it would have been sorted out over a Shisha (and someone might have had a new merc to drive)

[gulfexpress]

The moral of this story - dont try and steamroller your plans through against the wishes of the planning authority - unless you have enough wasta that is....
I am sure that if this had been a Qatari developer instead of a Dubai developer, it would have been sorted out over a Shisha (and someone might have had a new merc to drive)


lol well said,
but I wonder if really this is how everything works in the gulf, I'm sure everyone knows this isnt just a qatari problem, but does it happen very often?

[omarmakki]

Their problem is that they did not include enough parking places in the original plan - they tried to play hard ball with the municipality and force their plan through, but were eventually given an ultimatum - add 100 extra parking spaces or reduce the occupancy of the tower by reducing its height.

The only solution was to add one more basement level - BUT - they had already completed the piling, so the piles were now all 4m too short. They will try and utilise some of the piles, but additional piling work is now required.

The moral of this story - dont try and steamroller your plans through against the wishes of the planning authority - unless you have enough wasta that is....

I am sure that if this had been a Qatari developer instead of a Dubai developer, it would have been sorted out over a Shisha (and someone might have had a new merc to drive)
Well, thank God they didn't just take the easy way and decide to reduce the height!

Do you have any idea how much parking space did 'build' in the first place?
'Cause with a tower that high plus having a shopping mall, I'm sure it'll need tons of parking space!

[gulfexpress]

I have to say that its at least good they're concidering future traffic flow from now, so that they wont fall into the same mistake they did here in bahrain, finding a parking space in manama now is close to impossible.

[Halawala]

I am sure that if this had been a Qatari developer instead of a Dubai developer, it would have been sorted out over a Shisha (and someone might have had a new merc to drive)

Nope! You are definetly wrong in this one. I personally know someone who had to reduce the height of his buildings because of parking problems. Hotels are extempt from this regulation as they require less parking space. However, for office space, there is a law reguarding this issue. To simply think a Qataris get away with it is absurd--since the VAST majority of the towers in West Bay are Qatari-owned!! Burj Dubai is the only one that is NOT Qatari owned! So, in the end it doesnt matter if your Qatari or not--objeying the municipality laws is a MUST!

[Tallsmurf]

Yeah.... right.....

[Halawala]

Yeah.... right.....

Very educated answer ;)

[suzan]

:uh:

[Tom_Green]

Construction halted ?????

Doesn`t look this way.
http://i10.tinypic.com/34j3v4h.jpg

[ZZ-II]

Oh no!! :cry:

[CrazY]

maybe they just started working on the tower , cuz for a while nothing was going on, in the construction site...

i hope to see the tower above ground by march ;)

[Mosaic]

halted????? why??

[Tom_Green]

maybe they just started working on the tower , cuz for a while nothing was going on, in the construction site...



Check out the webcam. The site is in full swing. ;)

[omarmakki]

You're right guys, it was halted a while back... But they're working now.

[Qatar Son 333]

wat does halted mean?

[omarmakki]

stopped

[Qatar Son 333]

wat they stopped it !!!

[CrazY]

^^ yeah for a while

[Halawala]

Construction halted ?????

Doesn`t look this way.
http://i10.tinypic.com/34j3v4h.jpg

THe actual construction has been halted for some reason. The people down there are still doing some foundation work.

[suzan]

I dont understand a thing!

[Qatarifreak]

Well all that matters is they are back to work and on time for a scheduled opening in 2025.

[Tallsmurf]

The answer as to why was a few posts ago...

Their problem is that they did not include enough parking places in the original plan - they tried to play hard ball with the municipality and force their plan through, but were eventually given an ultimatum - add 100 extra parking spaces or reduce the occupancy of the tower by reducing its height.

The only solution was to add one more basement level - BUT - they had already completed the piling, so the piles were now all 4m too short. They will try and utilise some of the piles, but additional piling work is now required.

The moral of this story - dont try and steamroller your plans through against the wishes of the planning authority - unless you have enough wasta that is....

I am sure that if this had been a Qatari developer instead of a Dubai developer, it would have been sorted out over a Shisha (and someone might have had a new merc to drive)

[Halawala]

^^ Tallsmurf, are you sure its 100 parking spaces. 100 spaces is very little space--almost easily compesnsated by building more parking space.

[Qatar Son 333]

Well all that matters is they are back to work and on time for a scheduled opening in 2025.

wat the toot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it does nottake that long

[Tom_Green]

They must be ready in January 2010.

[salman515]

^^ and why is that ? is that the new dead line.

[Tom_Green]

^^ and why is that ? is that the new dead line.

This is the date where i will go the first time to Doha :D

[Qatar Son 333]

i dont understnd any of you

[Tallsmurf]

^^ Tallsmurf, are you sure its 100 parking spaces. 100 spaces is very little space--almost easily compesnsated by building more parking space.

100 is the figure I was told, but I can not verify. Not a large number, but where do you put them?? I understand that various options were considered, but digging down was the only viable one.

[malec]

Strange that there are always workers on site but doesn't seem to be going anywhere

[Qatar Son 333]

thats the point

[salman515]

This is the date where i will go the first time to Doha :D

in that rate, I dont think they`ll be ready.

so,anyone know when is the new dead line ?

[Massilia]

Both site webcams are now operational, but still, not much is going on!

[salman515]

I just checked it, its working, but it doesnt seems like it was raining in there!!! and I know it was raining in doha.

[Drag-race]

is this tower for shekh m7mad bin rashed al maktoom? or some other emaraty guy??

[superinfiniti]

is this tower for shekh m7mad bin rashed al maktoom? or some other emaraty guy??

It belongs to Sama Dubai which is under Dubai Holding...

and Dubai Holding belongs to Dubai Goverment...

http://www.sama-dubai.com/about/whoweare.asp

:)

[omarmakki]

Where did the Site Webcam link go??
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/1360/snapshot1ob0.jpg

[superinfiniti]

..

I think they REALLY want to halt the construction :(

..

[Omar Elfarouk]

I think Dubai tower in Doha should be more imppresive than that ( it is good but not one of the best in Doha)

[Qatarifreak]

This tower will be built for sure.

[suzan]

Other view of the tower:

http://www.gowealthy.com/images/news/news_194_2_16.jpg

http://www.uaeinteract.com/news/article_pics/19101.jpg

[4I.â.B4]

nice, but small

[suzan]

http://www.dip.ae/news/common/image/download/QEFPostEvent.jpg

[omarmakki]

Nice shiny model there! :D
Where is that?

[4I.â.B4]

^^ planet mars :D

[omarmakki]

Not the tower, the model! :doh:

[superinfiniti]

^^ I think Dubai Cityscape Property Investment and Development Exhibition

[hazeem]

looks like two towers.....

[omarmakki]

^^ I think Dubai Cityscape Property Investment and Development Exhibition
It could be... It makes sense since there are alot of people sitting there! It must be an exhibition.

[ZZ-II]

any infos about the restart of construction?

[Halawala]

The webcam is still not working and I dont think there is improvement. Since partial completion is slated for late 2008, I think we will see a progress sometime in June or July.

[4I.â.B4]

i thought 2009

[superinfiniti]

..

I don't know if you already know this but...


The cost of the tower jumped from 1 Billion Riyal (US $275 millions) to ...






2 Billion Riyal (US $550 million)

It means the cost doubled... That could be a reason why the project delayed ...

http://www.sama-dubai.com/news/061202A.asp
..

[4I.â.B4]

maybe

[superinfiniti]

Another Renders ...



http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/4381/dubaitowerbd6.jpg




http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2456/dubaitower2dr6.jpg..

[4I.â.B4]

Another Renders ...







http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2456/dubaitower2dr6.jpg..

Looks like an optical illusion

[Qatar Son 333]

wow the first one s like wooow and thanks for it superinfiniti

[4I.â.B4]

s?

[suzan]

Nice render with the QIC behind it and sea view

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/2843/dubaitowersdohadv4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Massilia]

Huge render, just the way I like them!:cheers: Thanks Suzan!

[Halawala]

Beautiful photo Suzan! Cant believe how tall its going to get! BTW,is the construction still at a standstill?

[omarmakki]

Someone needs to go there and take a look at the construction site...
Well, if no one does that till next week I might do it! I might even ask the workers there (if I find any!) why the hell is it taking them so long?!

[superinfiniti]

Thanks for the beautiful render Suzan ...

btw ... the admin of the Dubai Tower construction is in front of North Atlantic ... 6 km away from construction site .... !!!

you can go there Omar and ask them ... :)

[4I.â.B4]

hehe, imagine no towers in Doha except that, it would be a surprise.

[omarmakki]

As I promised before... I went to the tower's construction site
I went to the back were there was a "guard" standing there... He was Egyptian, so I asked if could take a few pics. He was like, pics aren't allowed...blah blah blah
Then I convinced him that I'll just take a couple of pics and leave and he was like, fine. Unfortunately while I was taking the pics the supervisor saw me! He was Syrian I think... Anyway, he came and asked me who I was. I said I was a "tourist"!! :D I asked if there was a problem, he said: "el 7ag mosh 3alek, el 7ag 3ala elly wagef!" He was talking about the guard.
Then he took the guard and started talking to him in a low voice and obviously he wasn't happy. I asked if I caused a problem to that guard and the supervisor said no, I asked again and got the same answer. So... I just said thanks and left. But I really felt that I caused trouble for the guard... I really hope nothing happened to him.
Anyway, here are the pics...

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/300/img0233lp7.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3695/img0234zi1.jpg
http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/1999/img0235ld9.jpg
http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1736/img0236zz9.jpg
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7232/img0237xb3.jpg

They are really working... Lots of noise and many workers. I wouldn't say construction is halted. I should have asked, but I felt embarrassed to ask after what I caused to the poor guard...



O! And on my way home, I saw this sick-looking, insane-sounding Murcie LP640! :D
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/653/img0238en2.jpg

[Halawala]

Thanks Omar for the pics! Actually, I talked to the main company here in Dubai about the work. They gave me the number and name of a Syrian who works there and I think this is the one who you saw. You should've asked him why the construction is sloth-pased. I like the last pic; love the Karwa ;)

[omarmakki]

You're welcome! :) If you call him maybe you could ask him about that guard... I really feel kind of guilty, I really don't want anyone to get in trouble over a bunch of pics!
I know I should have asked, but I felt just too embarrassed to do it! :(
Anyway, I think you should change the towers status back to U/C now...

And... I really liked the Karwa too. You know, Camrys are indeed "insane-sounding"!! :lol:

[Halawala]

^^^Its a Camry, Omar!! Chaged the title.

[omarmakki]

^^O bugger!! Damn, that's embarrassing! :(
I didn't even look at the taxi to check the model! Anyway, I edited it!...
Halawala, I deserve to get banned for such idiocy! :cry:

[suzan]

THanks for the pics omar!! finally there is someone now taking pictures hehehe gooodd.. hehehehe

I was wondering, shouldn't we create a thread for this tower in Under Construction forum? Or maybe when they actually start working on it?

[Halawala]

^^^ Suzan, there is already a thread for this, but its so old and not updated.

[doha]

hey guys i think they are making a bilboard for dubai towers doha from the front side look at the following arrow in this picture:


http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7061/img0234zi1sx6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[doha]

sorry, here is another try


http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8194/img0234zi1gh7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[suzan]

^^ I can't see your picture

[omarmakki]

lool! You're welcome Suzan... :)
As Halawala said, there is a thread... Scroll down to the "similar threads" table at the end of the page and you'll find it :)


...And here's doha's pic.
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8194/img0234zi1gh7.jpg

Well, it could be a billboard!

[omarmakki]

I updated the thread...
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=313348

[qatari 4 ever]

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/300/img0233lp7.jpg

Its not 88 f its 98 F

[qatari 4 ever]

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/300/img0233lp7.jpg

Its not 88 f its 98 F

[omarmakki]

^^OMG!! I didn't even see that!
Halawala, time to update the title?? :)

[hazeem]

hey guys i think they are making a bilboard for dubai towers doha from the front side look at the following arrow in this picture:


http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7061/img0234zi1sx6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


hey made this loong bak!!!!!

[suzan]

:omg: 98???????????????????????????????? COOL!!

[doha]

thanks omar :)

[Halawala]

Its not 98. It says 90 in the billbord.

[bhaggy3]

Its not 98. It says 90 in the billbord.

Yeh thats right, it also seems more realistic aswell.

[Massilia]

Thanks for the pics Omar, nice to see the site is not dead.

[omarmakki]

No problem! :)

[Saudi guy]

ha!!? they didn't start yat? ohh too bad walah:(

[4I.â.B4]

i wish so

[Halawala]

I think there will be a change in design--to make this tower even more taller than the current design. I couldve sweared that the sign outside the tower says 88F, now it says 90F+Mezzanine+G+5 Basements. Literally, this tower contains 97 floors, but of course the basement, G, M floors dont count.

[doha]

hey guys they have put a new bilboard in the front side of the construction site see for yourself:

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4171/dsc00016ei7.th.jpg (http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00016ei7.jpg)

[bhaggy3]

All of this new activity seems to indicate that they have started work on this site again. Good News!

[suzan]

90 floors!!:D:D

[omarmakki]

So... Is it still going to be 445m high (incl. the spire)??

[Saudi guy]

what a sily thing why dont they add more floor and make it 100 ,sometime i cant understand these people:ohno:

[Massilia]

Thanks for the pic doha,

well, the tower is much taller now!!!!

Before, it used to be 88F...but comprising everything (basements, mezzanine, etc). It was actually 83F excluding these, as shows this old pic:
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/849/0811080ff2.jpg

And now, it's 90F, excluding basement levels, which means that virtually this tower rises up to 97F!

[4I.â.B4]

changed...

[bhaggy3]

This may be why it has taken so long, redesigned.

[4I.â.B4]

also halted

[Halawala]

Thanks for the pic doha,

well, the tower is much taller now!!!!

Before, it used to be 88F...but comprising everything (basements, mezzanine, etc). It was actually 83F excluding these, as shows this old pic:
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/849/0811080ff2.jpg

And now, it's 90F, excluding basement levels, which means that virtually this tower rises up to 97F!

YEs, Bert that is what I meant in my post. I was looking for the old render board for the tower and couldve swore it says 83F, which was changed to 88F.

My assumption is that the original tower was 88F with out enough parking spaces. Then, the compoany decided to increase the minimum quota for parking spaces, which therefore allowed an increase of 7 more floors to 90F total. Perhaps, the extra basement level is the new additional parking spaces? But, a tower like this should by all means contain a separate parking tower.

[4I.â.B4]

How did they changed the number on the drawing board then?

[omarmakki]

^^ Yeah, that looks pretty hard! I guess they had to go through the tiring job of changing the sign then! :lol:

[Halawala]

^^ Yeah, that looks pretty hard! I guess they had to go through the tiring job of changing the sign then! :lol:

Its just changing the sign. If changing the sign is difficult, then how is making the ACTUAL TOWER!

[bhaggy3]

Why are you all worrying about how they changed the sign!

[4I.â.B4]

at least they didn't start building it before it changed

[davy_boy]

I saw a couple of big cranes in the foundation this morning, perhaps we might see this one rising in the next couple of months.

[omarmakki]

Awesome! Best news I've heard today... We'll finally be able to see this baby rising! :banana:

[AlexanderSS]

"Ownership will be on a 99 year leasehold + automatically renewable for another 99 years. Qatar is granting residence visa to property owners/ investors. The serviced / furnished apartments are not for sale. They will be rented & managed by Jumeirah. The unfurnished apartments will be for sale and will be managed with the Jumeirah living concept. "

[Halawala]

"Ownership will be on a 99 year leasehold + automatically renewable for another 99 years. Qatar is granting residence visa to property owners/ investors. The serviced / furnished apartments are not for sale. They will be rented & managed by Jumeirah. The unfurnished apartments will be for sale and will be managed with the Jumeirah living concept. "

Wow, its rather suprising they are willing to leasehold the apartments for 99 years! I thought that area didnt get the apprival yet for those kinds of deals.

[AlexanderSS]

The hotel in the building will be Jumeirah too.

[suzan]

^^ Can I know why can't I access the camera to see the construction site thru their site?

[omarmakki]

It's not just you Suzan... We all can't access the cameras. This has been going for quite some time now. They just suddenly removed the link from their website! :(

[Qatar Son 333]

Do you think its becuse its on hold ?

[Qatar_Blue]

By the way guys i will start working at a building facing the dubai tower's site in may!

so if you guys want i could take pictures of the progress if any:poke:


A+

[MillenniaL]

By the way guys i will start working at a building facing the dubai tower's site in may!

so if you guys want i could take pictures of the progress if any:poke:


A+

u should do without even asking :P :cheers:

[Qatar_Blue]

u should do without even asking :P :cheers:

:cheers:

[davy_boy]

I drove past today and they seem to be pumping in concrete for the pilings, as I spotted the old ReadyMix pump arm extended ... slow progress, but at least some progress ...

[nihad]

whts the progress level....???? any chance of a pic....???? i think its workin on the underground stuff...... but its been 1 n half years am hearin dis.... i don think they finish it on schedule

[suzan]

Wish I can know!
Anyone?

[Qatar_Blue]

wish i could help, am still in France....i will be back in my office before the end of may......or i could sneak in :bowtie: a soon as i get back...hehehehe

[Qatar Son 333]

lol like me i used to sneak in the closed areas of villaggio

[Halawala]

Dubai Towers Doha is slated for completion in mid-2010!! Nearly 4 years behind original schedule. It was delayed by Qatari officials. More news to come.

[Qatar Son 333]

^^ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!؟؟؟ :ohno: :bash: :fiddle: :hammer: :gunz: :skull: :gaah: :wtf: :wallbash: :mad2: :rant:

[suzan]

:rant::rant::rant:

Someone plz shoot me! :ohno:

[omarmakki]

:rant::rant::rant:

Someone plz shoot me! :ohno:

Yup... Me too. This is some really sad news. :ohno:

[davy_boy]

Delayed by Qatari officals?? Well, thats typically Qatari.

Couldn't organise an Iftar feast in a Ramadan tent!

[suzan]

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/dxbtwr02b.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/dubaitowerbd6.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/dubaitower2dr6.jpg

[Qatar_Blue]

By the way guys i will start working at a building facing the dubai tower's site in may!

so if you guys want i could take pictures of the progress if any:poke:


A+

Am back to home sweet home...

I reported back to my office and took this pic.....as you can see, not much progress. :cheers:

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1291/dsc00077yj6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

A+

[qatari 4 ever]

wooooooow

great

[suzan]

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/3725/teaserql0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Halawala]

Qatar Blue, thanks for the pic... Little progress. Infact I see regress not progress. hehe...

Suzan, do you a better-resolution image?

[suzan]

^^:no:

I made the pic bigger, this is why it looks blurry

[Jarenz]

Am back to home sweet home...

I reported back to my office and took this pic.....as you can see, not much progress. :cheers:

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1291/dsc00077yj6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

A+

nice

[Qatar_Blue]

Qatar Blue, thanks for the pic... Little progress. Infact I see regress not progress. hehe...



ur welcome :cheers:

[ZZ-II]

it's weird that there's no progress. it isn't on hold or?

[salman515]

^^ I think you can see a worker in the right side, am not sure thou :D

[Greg]

^^
Very slow indeed. What happened to the webcam?

[Qatar_Blue]

^^ I think you can see a worker in the right side, am not sure thou :D

Yah, there was about a dozen of workers when i took the pic with my cell phone camera.

[Halawala]

Even though this is a tall tower and deserves some impoirtance, I dont think it deserves a sticky though.

[Qatar Son 333]

thank god you removed it i was thinking the same thing

[Gregorious]

When is it due for completion? And is it one tower or 2, coz it looks like 2 in the renders!

[Qatar Son 333]

well it was due to be completed 2008-2009 now me thinks 2010-2011 and its only 1 tower

[alsen]

nice update ^^

[Skyprince]

wowwwwwwwwwwwwww

[nihad]

man... dubai tower is turnin out to be a sad incident in doha..... am seeing tht board since years... almost time for it get completed...

[CrazY]

its still underground !!!!!!!!!!!!! MY GOD :lol:

when will they finish the project :O

[amrja]

I think the question is when will they start, not when will they finish!

[nihad]

yea.. amrja ... thts the question... i have a bad feeling like... they'll come out one day sayin the project is cancelled... is it for tht its being dalayed...??? a wide study again b4 construction..???

[beck Doha]

Dubai, UAE - June 17, 2007 -


Sama Dubai, the international real estate investment and development arm of Dubai Holding, has commenced infrastructure work on the QAR 2.3 billion mixed use corporate towers - 'Dubai Towers - Doha'.


Ongoing construction work at a cost of QAR 1.5 billion includes advanced enabling (substructure) works and tower piling. Podium piles have already been installed, with the main structure 'building' works scheduled to commence in the first half of 2007.


Work on 'Dubai Towers - Doha' will begin after the completion of a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment study, which has received preliminary approval from the Supreme Council for Environment and Natural Resources in Qatar and has been incorporated into all the design procedures and building services engineering for the towers. Strict adherence to environmentally sound practices and sustainability measures is being enforced by Sama Dubai throughout the phases of construction.


Located on the Corniche in the West Bay area of Doha, the project is set to be one of Qatar's iconic landmarks and a prominent feature of Doha's new skyline.


Farhan Faraidooni, Executive Chairman, Sama Dubai
said: Sama Dubai
is investing significant effort and resources to ensure the infrastructure for the 'Dubai Towers - Doha' is best in class. We are also committed to ensuring that our operations, processes, and business model place environmental and social considerations as utmost priorities throughout all the stages of this project."


The mixed-use corporate towers have been conceived to deliver the complete corporate experience in the heart of Doha's bustling new business district. Projected to reach a soaring height of 435 meters, 'Dubai Towers - Doha' will help enhance the city's diverse offerings and cosmopolitan character. Providing premium corporate real estate facilities with services and amenities catering to the local and regional business community, the towers will meet the rising demand for first-rate office space, quality residential units and hotel rooms.


Designed by RMJM, an internationally renowned architectural firm, 'Dubai Towers - Doha' is set to be a signature landmark within the booming Doha property sector. The 84 plus multi-storey marvel is expected to catalyze the city's emerging status as a centre for business and commercial activity, as well as a rapidly growing international destination.


Slated for completion in the first half of 2010, 'Dubai Towers - Doha' will feature offices, serviced and unfurnished apartments, an upscale retail shopping boulevard, and a luxury boutique hotel. The towers' components will be complemented by excellent corporate facilities and services, including recreation and entertainment amenities, a health centre, gym, restaurants, ample basement and above grade car parking, designated drop off zones, security services, and 24-hour maintenance system, as well as a superbly equipped business centre with high speed, state-of-the-art connectivity.


"We are driven by our commitment to the timely delivery of this benchmark project which, once complete, will achieve prominent stature in Doha's changing skyline, adding considerably to the prestige and reputation of one of the region's fastest-growing cities," added Faraidooni.


The latest technology and construction methods and materials have been adopted to guarantee that the highest international standards are met in 'Dubai Towers - Doha'. Elements such as jump formworks, composite steel columns, pre-cast floor planks on steel beams, post tensioned slabs, and high strength concrete, have all been incorporated to guarantee an efficient construction process and an unparalleled, high-quality property. In addition, continuous value engineering exercises will be implemented throughout the course of construction to assure the project's conformity to quality.

[Halawala]

^^^ Glad that its officially starting! I mentioned more than a month ago in this thread that the completion is 2010!!

[davy_boy]

Interesting to note that the article makes absolutely no mention of the Jumeriah brand at all.

Has that deal fallen through I wonder??

On another note does anyone know what hotel chain will be running the sports tower project??

[Qatar Son 333]

its said to be armani hotel

btw whats jumierah brand i have no idea about it is it the name of the hotel ?

[davy_boy]

An Armani hotel at the Sports Tower, I'll eat Foul Medinas for a week!

Jumeirah are the hotel brand based in Dubai with very high quality hotels such as the Emirates Towers, Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel to name a few.

[Massilia]

http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/9/41829-sama.jpg

Wow some good news at last! :) I hope everything will be normal from now on. The article doesnt mention the change of floors, is it then a mistake on the project board? It sounds weird since this board has been changed purposefully some weeks ago...

[ahmad.oustwani]

i was invited for diner the other day and i think i met a person who just graduated an engineer from Jordan and he is currently working for Dubai's Tower...........next time i am meeting him, i'm gonna try getting some news out of him.............he does night shift.... i promise

[hamdy330]

hi this is my frsit post in this forum
this tower is wonderful

[Qatar Son 333]

welcom hamdy to the fourm plz introduce yourself at New around here ?introduce yourself! (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=385007) thread :)

[Bigbird_73]

Latest News - http://www.sama-dubai.com/news/070617A.asp

Shows that the height will be 435m tall, on the edge of the west bay. A picture of the foundation area can be seen here.

http://www.dubaitowers-doha.com/ shows the new images of the scheme and an animation of the exterior and interior.
Animation and Exterior images were done by Idrawfast, managed out of the Nottingham office in the UK.

[MillenniaL]

thnx for the update and here are the pictures :) :

Views in the context:

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3936/untitled1gg4.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/2635/untitled2wp7.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/182/untitled3rx9.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/9421/untitled4sw4.jpg

Serviced Apartments:

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4937/untitled5bn7.jpg

Apartments:

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/9164/untitled5copy6kz5.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/1374/untitled5copy5zm4.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/2193/untitled5copy3cg4.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6647/untitled5copy2bk2.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6258/untitled5copy4hf8.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6500/untitled5copyva2.jpg

Offices:

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/9840/untitled6copy3co5.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3690/untitled6copy2le0.jpg

source :http://www.dubaitowers-doha.com/

[suzan]

I so loved those pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! amazing tower!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks MillenniaL!!!!!!!!!!!

[Qatar Son 333]

double dafna towers ? that would be crazy 8 gaint towers together !!! thanks for finding them bigbird 73 not forgeting the poster millinial ofcourse

[suzan]

^^ Hehehe ! I think they just did it that way so that towers will look in that spot. Dont forget, I think its so empty over there.. anyway u r right that would look odd hehe
PS: I knew qatar son333 was gona comment on those double towers LOL!

[MillenniaL]

I so loved those pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! amazing tower!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks MillenniaL!!!!!!!!!!!

any time :)

[Halawala]

Yeah Thanks MellianiaL for the pics! Damn the tower looks mighty fine! But, from the newspaper advertisement it says that the tower is only 84 stories high, not 90F as stated in the sign! Take about constant consistency here!

[cibele.s]

OMG! Breath-taking images, really! LOVED! Thanx MellianiaL!

[Qatar Son 333]

poor bigbird 73 he is the original founder of the pictures millenial only podted them while bigbird 73 is the one that should be thanked so thank you once again :D

[Rifan]

the tower looks awesome! extremely brilliant and a marvellous piece of architecture............ wat abt the constr status? i guess we've been seeing those trucks loading & unloading from u/g since 2 yrs.......:nuts: .hopefully, it gets progressed soon...:cheers:

[Rifan]

btw, loadz of thnx to bigbird73 and millenial..........

[Qatar Son 333]

the tower looks awesome! extremely brilliant and a marvellous piece of architecture............ wat abt the constr status? i guess we've been seeing those trucks loading & unloading from u/g since 2 yrs.......:nuts: .hopefully, it gets progressed soon...:cheers:

yeah about that i dont think this tower is going to be completed any time soon :( hopefully by 2011 since it hard to connsider the finishing date to be 2010 doha is always late in construction :D

[4I.â.B4]

Beautiful images millenial!:eek2:

[Qatar Son 333]

^^ What about bigbird 3 !!!!!!!!!!!

[4I.â.B4]

^^Well there was no picture, but we can thank him for the information.

[Qatar Son 333]

and did you ?

[4I.â.B4]

^^no more chatting unrelated to the topic, i did just now (post 424)

[Qatar Son 333]

^^no more chatting unrelated to the topic, i did just now (post 424)

LOOOOLZ yeah halawala might :bash: or :rant: or even :badnews: might even :lock: and luckly maybe :gunz: yeah sad what he will do too us LOL :lol:

[Massilia]

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/60/pa055217qj2.jpg

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/1496/pa055219ua8.jpg

[Qatar Son 333]

am i mad or is there some construction in there !!!!!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D !!!!!!!!!!!

[Halawala]

Looks like the site has been updated and revamped. Here are some pictures from the site. I think they were posted before.

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/3892/dubaitowersya5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
By Halawala (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/Halawala)
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3342/dubaitowers2vc9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
By Halawala (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/Halawala)
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4013/dubaitowers3wd7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
By Halawala (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/Halawala)
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/6803/dubaittowers2aa2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
By Halawala (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/Halawala)

[Qatar Son 333]

yes they were posted before but thanks anyway

[suzan]

Great to see little progress goin on! at least there is some!!!!! Thanks Massiliaaaaaa!

Yes Halawala! the pics were posted before, but keep them comin even if its duplicative, we love it hehe

[Krazy]

taken by Imre at Cityscape, Dubai


18/October/2007

Cityscape 2007

Dubai Towers,Doha

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9471/imresolt134vk4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6031/imresolt135nx0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9100/imresolt137he4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/4996/imresolt139xh3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2196/imresolt140gy0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Halawala]

This tower looks excellent, and will definetly be the largest in Doha and Qatar after completion!

[ahmad.oustwani]

it is massive....but whatever happened to Doha Tower and Convention Center....?

[Qatar Son 333]

ehh arnt we supposed to ask you that ?

[davy_boy]

A couple of things I have noticed.

1. Around the hoardings there is a new project board that will show the tower, I'd guess they might have some sort of level progress chart on this?!

2. There are 4 big cranes on the site now so I'd guess that with that amount of heavy lifting kit we should see this start to peek over the basement level soon.

Anyone got any pics??

[Tom_Green]

Anyone got any pics??

A H H H H H H H H H ! ! ! ! ! ! !
You are living in Doha. We should ask you for pics.:ohno:

[CrazY]

lol yeah, just like qatarson :P no one living in doha gets updates..... lazy forumers, except suzan ofcourse :D

[Halawala]

lol yeah, just like qatarson :P no one living in doha gets updates..... lazy forumers, except suzan ofcourse :D

7aram.. Massilia puts a lot of updates. Im living in UAE of course, but ill be back soon to give u some updates! :P

[4I.â.B4]

lol yeah, just like qatarson :P no one living in doha gets updates..... lazy forumers, except suzan ofcourse :D

I don't live in Doha:D

[Qatar Son 333]

^^ he lives in alkhor area (LUCKY !) OMG i dont have an excuse :bash: hmmm lets see i dont own a car... i dont live near aldafna area..... i have a life :D etc etc etc basically i am lazy :banana:

[CrazY]

lol,, yeah i forgot Massilia puts alot of amazing updates too for pearl qatar and other towers :)

[Jim856796]

About 2-3 other proposed supertalls in Doha may surpass the Dubai Towers sometime in the 2010s.

[aviduser]

Can't wait, the design is exciting compared with some of the other Towers in town, and now there are a few cranes there so lets hope we see some action now the foundations are FINALLY in

[malec]

Any chance we could get an update on this? The webcams aren't there anymore on the website.

[Qatar Son 333]

^^ acctully they went off about 1 year ago..... :(

[gulfexpress]

the latest you can see from the site is that they just recently put up a couple of cranes, so I guess we shall soon see this one go up

[4I.â.B4]

^^and a few of those circular steel or iron thingys.

[bizzybonita]

wonderful like name of the Tower ...

[4I.â.B4]

Look at this, there are already 7 cranes.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9756/2302799520c56aaa8c4abat8.jpg

[Qatar Son 333]

OMG!!!! what are they doing down there !!!! thanks 4iab4 ;)

[salman515]

Finaly a photo for this tower !!! thanks a lot

[Qatar Son 333]

what tower loool the crane tower ???

to bad the tower didnt get to rise..... yet.....

[nihad]

i dont expect this one to rise in another 6 months... c'mon man look at it... so slow..

[amnesia]

the great thing about this tower is that it's mixed use. Mixed use complexes make areas more integrated and vibrant. Hope to see more of these types sprouting in Doha.

[Qatar Son 333]

well the doha tower (barwa tower) is also mix use and its already U/C

[Halawala]

Update: Burj Dubai is now at street-level! I will try to take pics whenever I get the chance inshalla.

[salman515]

^^ finally ^^
thanks and will be waiting for some photos

[ZZ-II]

Update: Burj Dubai is now at street-level! I will try to take pics whenever I get the chance inshalla.

the Burj dubai is 649m tall, i guess you mean the Dubai Towers :D

[Qatar Son 333]

well you know what he means.... burj dubai is just the arabic translation of dubai tower sooo....... you get the picture

[Halawala]

The columns rise to the second floor but the building as a whole or podium is on ground level.

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/6226/l1060166mz1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
By Halawala (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/Halawala)
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9401/l1060165fz4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
By Halawala (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/Halawala)

I have some more

[Halawala]

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4684/l1060167ao4.jpg
By halawala (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/halawala), shot with V-LUX 1 (http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=V-LUX+1&make=LEICA) at 2008-05-25

[ahmad.oustwani]

The tower is on hold again.........sorry to say that....but the owners wanna change some stuff in the tower.....like different swimming pools for me and women.....i dont know....they are so stupid......

Source, i friend of my dads who works there was over for coffee yesterday and he is one of the engineers......

[Qatar Son 333]

Halawala great pictures the thing is acctully rising !

ahmed thats horrible !!! sama dubai really needs a slap on there face !

[Massilia]

That's still a good news. I had a shock when i was driving on the corniche and saw the concrete column visible above the advertising board...hehe

[Halawala]

Ahmed, I hope that is not true! Who needs separate pools for men and women?! Where are we, Saudi Arabia?

[Qatar Son 333]

^^ yeah these days go anywhere and men are mixed with women in Qatar... so unlike saudi arabia..... next rule thay make (women to live in the north and men in the south and they will never meet again ! looool)

[ahmad.oustwani]

hahahha.........thats what the man told us....its surprising i know......Sama Dubai just sux.....period....

[4I.â.B4]

Biggie Pictures

EDITED
Is it actually 2 towers?

[Qatar Son 333]

thats not dubai towers that some other tower that didnt seem to get approved...... thanks anyways i dont remmember where that thread is...

[4I.â.B4]

^^Oh yes it is, except different complex or different rendering.

[Halawala]

^^^Those are not Dubai Towers. I edited your post so there would not be any confusion. :)

[amnesia]

to be honest, that really sucks. On the corniche, lovely unique building, and then men and women have to have seperate pools?

It's BS.

To be honest, most western investors will just pull out if you ask me.

[Massilia]

http://i34.tinypic.com/xf2dqp.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/2wghurk.jpg

[davy_boy]

Genderised swimming pools? Oh dear, is this where I have exercise my sigh of disappointment again?

One step forward, two steps back.

[nihad]

unleashing the beast atlast..

[Qatar Son 333]

hmm it does look huge ! gonna take a while to rise i guess but i hope its done soon insha'allah...

[salman515]

will get a better photo next time when i have my digital camera with me

http://i38.tinypic.com/1zg5eoj.jpg

[s22.travian.ae]

Whoa ! there is a Giant Orb in your photo !!!! lol dont believe in this nonsence :lol:, digital or not its worth a million (no i will not pay you :lol:) nice progress....

[nihad]

hey gues.. wid Tornado tower, Navigation , Burj qatar, Al bidha tower, Dubai tower, doha conventional tower and qnb tower how would west bay look.. with all those lightings and stuff.. owsme...

[nihad]

they goto demolish some smaall buildings away from der.. like the minisrty of interior, and some ministry offices... those surrounding dubai tower and bidha tower..

[s22.travian.ae]

^^ NO ! why should they, they wouldnt accept it anyways, unless you build them a new tower or complex first.... besides whats wrong with the small towers ? they look nice modern and new.....

[Halawala]

Work is progressing slowly! Well, at least there is still work taking place!

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3444/dsc00044ok8.jpg
The View with DT in the foreground...
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/4725/dsc00043te9.jpg
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/8063/dsc00042eu6.jpg

[nihad]

this one starts off as huge ..

[Massilia]

It's going slow but I've never seen such a massive core in Qatar...a new standard is being set!