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

[Emirates ME]

Name: Dubai towers
Location: doha-Qatar
Floors: 80F
Height: longer 300m

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

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/sahmad/dubai%20towers.JPG

http://www.hillintl.com/images/marketProject5437.jpg

[SkylineTurbo]

Nice design of the tower on the website.

[Bahraini Spirit]

Great tower, but how is this one due to be completed in 2007 when we never heard about it, especially if it's 80 stories high? Says contractor will be appointed in March 2005, that is this month, so let's wait and see. Foundations already started, man Qatar needs to advertise more, got soo much potential. Same thing with other gulf countries.

Cost is $273.5 million.


It also says that this company wants to build projects in Qatar(this one), Bahrain, Jordan, Libya and other countries that are attracting FDI, so that's good news, especially if they intend to build landmarks.

[Dubai-Lover]

absolutely right, they still have to learn how to do marketing!

but this is an awesome tower!

this project is real, as the developer is dubai international properties by dubai holding!!!

[Dubai-Lover]

launched today guys!!!


DIP to mark its global expansion with major real estate project in Qatar - Dubai Towers
Dubai International Properties, a Dubai Holding member company, is getting ready to start the execution of large projects in a number of countries in the Middle East.

Mohammed Al Gergawi, CEO of Dubai Holding.
The company is set to build 'Dubai Towers- Doha' at a total cost of more than AED 1 billion.

Mohammed Al Gergawi, CEO of Dubai Holding said: 'The UAE has witnessed great developments in the past five years. We, at Dubai Holding, are keen on sharing this experience with our brothers from the GCC region. This is how H.H General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Minister of Defence, has always envisioned it, as he strongly believes in having a unified strategy for growth'.

Al Gergawi added that: 'Dubai Holding has major projects such as Dubai Internet City and Dubailand. It is about time to share this success with our brothers. Dubai Towers - Doha will symbolise this cooperation.'

Farhan Faraidooni, CEO of Dubai International Properties said: ' Dubai Towers - Doha will feature boulevard, offices, residential accommodation, and a five-star hotel, a health centre, gym, restaurants, a well-equipped business centre with high speed Internet connection, parking lots, security services, and 24-hour maintenance system, laundry -- all of which will add to the uniqueness of the project.'

He said: 'We aim at investing in the Gulf markets, as they offer promising opportunities. Doha was our first choice as it provides a unique atmosphere for investment and work.

Faraidooni said: 'We will adopt state-of-the-art facilities in building Dubai Towers-Doha, as we will deal with top international architecture companies such as 'RMJM, which were in charge of designing Emirates Towers. The company will adopt a unique design for Dubai Towers-Doha, as it will hire leading interior designers. We are confident that Dubai Towers - Doha will be the city's new and best project.'

[Dubai-Lover]

i will add it to emporis and will try to update this section

[Emirates ME]

http://www.alkhaleej.ae/dak/images/2005/03/08/11.jpg

انا اعتقد انه تم الاعلان عن البرج
في 2005/3/8
ولم يعلن عنه من قبل
لانه في تاريخ
2005/3/7

كان امير قطر في الامارات العربية المتحدة
وتجول في دبي مع الشيخ محمد بن راشد
وعتقد انه تم الاعلان عن البرج بتوجيهات من الشيخ محمد بن راشد المكتوم
ولهاذه السبب سمي برج دبي

[Krazy]

Great news for Qatar! Stunning design!

[Krazy]

Here's the render, you can use if for emporis Dennis

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/sahmad/dubai%20towers.JPG

[Krazy]

Another

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/sahmad/dubai%20towers2.JPG

[Qatar4Ever]

very nice design. It will for sure be the tallest in Qatar for a long long time. but to be honest id rather see it not built. this is way to high for Qatar, there is demand for towers but not a tower this high. With all the towers coming up i think the demand will be met in two years time. you come in and build a 80f tower will just stir up the market and imbalance it.

Also i worry where it will be built. i hope they choose a nice area not any random piece of land.

if im not mistaken there is this one, then there is palm tower, the qnb building and Qatar tower, which looks really great, pyrmid shapped, all these are going to br 50plus floors. so i kinda worry if they will ever be occupied.

another thing qatar does advertise their project, but only to the those who need to know. i think some dubai forumers are used to the PR campaigns that come out for every tower built that they expect the same from qatar. nevertheless, i agree little info can be found abotu the towers.. maybe one day ill finally decide to go out and take some pics..

[Krazy]

seems to be next to water, or some sorta water development.

[Krazy]

DIP plans Dh1b project in Doha

9 March 2005

DUBAI — Dubai International Properties, a Dubai Holding member company is set to start the execution of several large projects in the Middle East. One of the projects is Dubai Tower Doha, to be built at a cost of Dh1 billion.

Mohammed Al Gergawi, CEO of Dubai Holding, said the move to build major projects in other AGCC countries was in line with Dubai's vision to share its success with its neighbours. "Dubai Towers-Doha will symbolise this cooperation, he said.

Farhan Faridooni, CEO of Dubai International Properties, said Gulf markets offer promising opportunities.

[Krazy]

Dubai Towers-Doha project work set to start

Dubai: Dubai International Properties is preparing to begin work on its Dubai Towers-Doha development, company officials said.

"Dubai Towers-Doha will feature boulevards, offices, residential accommodation, and a five-star hotel," said Farhan Faraidooni, chief executive of Dubai International Properties. "It will include a health centre, gym, restaurants, a well-equipped business centre with high-speed Internet connection, parking lots, security services and 24-hour maintenance system, all of which will add to the uniqueness of the project," he said.

"The UAE has witnessed great developments in the past five years. We at Dubai Holding are keen on sharing this experience with our brothers from the GCC. This is how General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Minister of Defence, has always envisioned it, as Shaikh Mohammad strongly believes in having a unified strategy for growth," said Mohammad Al Gergawi, CEO of Dubai Holding. Dubai International Properties is affiliated with Dubai Holdings.

"Dubai Holding has major projects, such as Dubai Internet City and Dubailand. It is about time we shared this success with our brothers. Dubai Towers-Doha will symbolise this cooperation," Al Gergawi said.

[Bahraini Spirit]

I think it's in the west bay area.

[SkyFan]

WoooooW I love the design.
I want to see this thing after completion.

[Krazy]

DIP TO MARK ITS GLOBAL EXPANSION WITH MAJOR REAL ESTATE PROJECT IN QATAR - DUBAI TOWERS

http://www.dubaiphotomedia.com/Media/Dubai_Tower-Doha.jpg

Dubai International Properties, a Dubai Holding member company, is getting ready to start the execution of large projects in a number of countries in the Middle East. The company is set to build 'Dubai Towers- Doha' at a total cost of more than AED 1 billion.

Mohammed Al Gergawi, CEO of Dubai Holding said: "The UAE has witnessed great developments in the past five years. We, at Dubai Holding, are keen on sharing this experience with our brothers from the GCC region. This is how H.H General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Minister of Defence, has always envisioned it, as he strongly believes in having a unified strategy for growth".

Al Gergawi added that: "Dubai Holding has major projects such as Dubai Internet City and Dubailand. It is about time to share this success with our brothers. Dubai Towers - Doha will symbolise this cooperation."

Farhan Faraidooni, CEO of Dubai International Properties said: " Dubai Towers - Doha will feature boulevard, offices, residential accommodation, and a five-star hotel, a health centre, gym, restaurants, a well-equipped business centre with high speed Internet connection, parking lots, security services, and 24-hour maintenance system, laundry -- all of which will add to the uniqueness of the project."

He said: "We aim at investing in the Gulf markets, as they offer promising opportunities. Doha was our first choice as it provides a unique atmosphere for investment and work.

Faraidooni said: "We will adopt state-of-the-art facilities in building Dubai Towers-Doha, as we will deal with top international architecture companies such as 'RMJM, which were in charge of designing Emirates Towers. The company will adopt a unique design for Dubai Towers-Doha, as it will hire leading interior designers. We are confident that Dubai Towers - Doha will be the city's new and best project."

[Krazy]

DIP launches Dhs1b realty project in Qatar

DUBAI International Properties, a Dubai Holding company, is getting ready to start the execution of large projects in a number of countries in the Middle East.

The company is set to build "Dubai Towers-Doha" at a total cost of more than Dhs1 billion.

"The UAE has witnessed great developments in the past five years. We, at Dubai Holding, are keen on sharing this experience with the GCC," Dubai Holding Chief Executive Officer Mohammed Al Gergawi said.

"Dubai Holding has major projects such as Dubai Internet City and Dubailand.

"It is about time to share this success with our brothers. Dubai Towers-Doha will symbolise this cooperation," Gergawi said.

Farhan Faraidooni, chief executive officer of Dubai International Properties, said: "Dubai Towers-Doha will feature boulevard, offices, residential accommodation, and a five-star hotel, a health centre, gym, restaurants, a well-equipped business centre with high speed Internet connection, parking lots, security services, and 24-hour maintenance system, all of which will add to the uniqueness of the project."

"We aim at investing in the Gulf markets, as they offer promising opportunities. Doha was our first choice as it provides a unique atmosphere for investment and work," he said.

Faraidooni said the company will adopt advanced facilities in building Dubai Towers-Doha.

[SA BOY]

dennis, can you mail RMJM (details listed under dubai companies) to get a height ?

[Dubai-Lover]

i will give it a try, although rmjm seems to be very unwilling to reply to my emails
they have many projects in dubai and i just got a reply for my request on arshia marina

[Qatar4Ever]

I really wonder will this tower will come up. It shows a map, but its vague, its in the west bay area, but where exactly i dont know ?!

[Dubai-Lover]

haven't there been any news or info on this tower in the media?

[Qatar4Ever]

No not really. I hope they dont build it.

[Dubai-Lover]

No not really. I hope they dont build it.

why? doesn't the design appeal to you?
i think the design is striking and it would be a great addition to the west bay

some other towers coming up there don't have such an amazing design

[Qatar4Ever]

Dubai-Lover, for you its always about the design. If it looks good then they should build it. This is not what real economics is based on, design. Just coz its 80-floors and has an amazing desing shouldnt mean it has to be built.

I don't see the demand for such a huge tower to come up in doha. There is a serious shortage in offspace in doha, which will probably be fixed within 2 years when around 15+, 20-30 floor, towers will be done. Coming to such a young market and throwing this mamoth size building will flood the market and cause office space to hit rock bottom. This will mean less and less ppl will be able to secure financing for thier towers due to lack of demand and cheaper rent prices. Hence less towers !! So probably this 80 floor building will be built at the expanse of about 4 or 5 different mid size rises.

Another thing, doha skyline will look much better will towers up to 40 floors, having this 80 floor building in the west bay will stick out like a soar thumb. It will also be taking up a lot of steel, labor hours, cement, bricks... etc. all which are in serious shortage in qatar.

[Dubai-Lover]

i agree with you here, but the only thing we can do is to admire or hate the design and discuss about it

we're not able to stop projects, so i'm happy to see such a nice tower becoming reality

when the tower is occupied i don't see any reason why the project should have been cancelled

[Dubai-Lover]

Dubai International Properties has postponed closing date to 2 May for the main construction package on the 400 metres high Dubai Tower in West Bay, set to be the tallest building in Doha

Tender documents were released in early March and prequalifiers were originally given until 11 April to bid for the contact which calls for the construction of an 80-storey tower. The mixed-use development will have a substantial podium to house retail, restaurants and entertainment facilities. Above it will be about 20 floors of office space and 60 storeys of one and two-bedroom apartments.
Nine international companies have been invited to bid for the contract.
The main contract will take 24-30 months to complete.
The project manager is the US’ Hill International.

[Bahraini Spirit]

Well 400 m is a superb height, but I kinda agree with Qatar4ever on the economics part along with it dwarfing everythin in it's surroundings.

[Moody]

Hey,

ppl don't put their money in business just like that ?!??!

They must have studies all prospects and found an encouraging market/demand for it,

I know from my experience in life that money better put in Banks/Stocks etc will bring interest and dividends, this one will boost Qatar's capital economically and Historically I hope,

All the Best,

[Dubai-Lover]

the project manager hill intl. says the tower is 445m tall!!!

http://www.hillintl.com/?fa=newspub&compNewsLetterId=182&newsCatId=0&date=01/01/2005


05/03/2005

Hill International Selected as Project Manager for Tallest Skyscraper in Qatar

Doha, Qatar -- Hill International, Inc., the worldwide construction consulting firm, has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary company, Hill International (Middle East) Ltd., has been awarded a contract from Dubai International Properties to provide project management services during the design and construction of the 80-storey Dubai Tower in Doha, Qatar. The state-of-the-art, multi-use skyscraper will, upon completion, be the tallest building in Qatar.

The Dubai Tower reaches 445 meters to the top of the mast and is situated overlooking West Bay Doha. The development, which contains world-class retail outlets, offices, a hotel, serviced apartments, residential units and underground parking, is envisaged to be the premier address in Doha. Construction of the project is expected to be completed by April 2007.

"We are very excited about managing the construction of such a landmark structure," said Raouf S. Ghali, President of Hill's International Project Management Group. "This unique building will help change the skyline of the city of Doha, and Hill is very honored to have been selected as its project manager," Ghali added.

Hill International, with over 550 employees in 21 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management and construction claims services. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the 14th largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.

[Krazy]

400 m!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: That's like 50m taller than Emirates Towers !!! Way to go Doha !!!!

[Dubai-Lover]

400 m!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: That's like 50m taller than Emirates Towers !!! Way to go Doha !!!!


didn't you read the last post?

boy, it's 445m

[B-Patriot]

If all the other Qataris feel the same way about the tower as u do Qatar4Ever, maybe we could have it =P as a present from u guys =)

[Skyline-BRN]

This tower should be in Bahrain. :jk:

[UAE_CONDOR]

is it 350m or 445m ??

[Bahraini Spirit]

350m was the figure for Emirates Towers, this is supposedly 445m. That figure showed up cause someone asked whether it was taller than the Emirates Towers by 50 m.

[Krazy]

If all the other Qataris feel the same way about the tower as u do Qatar4Ever, maybe we could have it =P as a present from u guys =)

Plz give it to Abu Dhabi instead. 445m ???/ Man it's gonna be one of the 10 tallest buildings in the world... definitely gonna put Doha on the map and hopefully open the market for more new supertalls thus changing the Doha skyline completely!

[Moody]

445 is so tall, the Teipe 101 Tower (worlds tallest) opened yesterday or so, is about the same about 450m lenght!

This one is much nice though.

[Moody]

Guys, does anyone thinks the name is insuitable?

I think it can be called / named with something more Qatari, since it will be the tallest and one of Qatar's Landmarks,

Maybe .. humm,,, Burj Qatar, or Qatar State... etc

[Qatar4Ever]

I agree, it wouldnt sound very nice to have the tallest tower in qatar called burj dubai, maybe burj doha or qatar tower would be more suitable.

[Krazy]

Jumeirah wins contract to manage Dubai Towers Doha

Dubai:
Dubai International Properties has awarded the contract for the management of the hotel at the recently launched Dubai Towers Doha to Jumeirah, the Dubai-based luxury international hospitality group.

An agreement to this effect was signed by Farhan Faraidooni, CEO of Dubai International Properties, and Gerald Lawless, CEO of Jumeirah.

"We trust that by managing Dubai Towers Doha, Jumeirah will redefine quality benchmarks in the hotel services sector in the country," Faraidooni said.

Lawless added: "This contract represents a significant step forward in the expansion of Jumeirah, and brings into our portfolio a hotel development of world class quality in architecture and design."

The group, formerly known as Jumeirah International, launched its new corporate brand identity in Dubai last week. Rising 80 storeys above the shores of Doha's West Bay, Dubai Towers Doha will have a five-star international hotel that will feature 146 luxurious rooms and suites serviced apartments.

"The hotel will be ideal for businessmen and travellers who come to Doha to visit the companies which will soon open within and around the project. This is because the hotel will be located in the heart of the business district of Doha," Faraidooni said.

The project is being designed by Dubai International Properties. The hotel will include 166 furnished apartments, 80 retail units and a shopping boulevard.

The 23,000 square metre shopping boulevard will also feature a range of restaurants.

Jumeirah group hotels include the Burj Al Arab, the world's most luxurious hotel, the multi-award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Jumeirah Beach Club Resort and Spa, Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort and Spa.

[Skoulikimou]

mybe they should call it the capital tower like the one in kuwait or any qatari name, i thus i would be more appropriate for qatar nationalizm

[B-Patriot]

So has construction begun on this tower!?

When is it supposed to be finished..?

[Chad]

From the official site

The Complex is due for partial completion in late 2006 and full completion in early 2007 :)

[Dubai-Lover]

would be great if this was realistic
construction hasn't even started yet!

[Qatar4Ever]

Doubt it would be done by 2007. I dount this is even going to be built. I hope not !

[Dubai-Lover]

Dubai International Properties assigns contracts for Dubai Towers - Doha to leading regional and international companies

The iconic Dubai Towers - Doha, the first multibillion dirham overseas project by Dubai International Properties (DIP), will be built by the joint venture of Al Habtoor and Al Jaber contracting firms.

http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/4/16794-dubai.jpg
The iconic Dubai Towers - Doha.

The leading UAE-based global property developer has also appointed the internationally renowned RMJM and Hyder, which together will act as the design consultant, while the interior design will be carried out by global specialist LW Design. Major consultancy, Hill International, will be the project manager, while AKC has been given the task to ensure the most pleasing landscaping for Doha's architectural masterpieces.

"Of the several billions of dollars worth of projects we have overseas, The Dubai Towers - Doha, occupies a very special place in the heart and mind of every member of our team at Dubai International Properties," said Farhan Faraidooni, DIP Chief Executive Officer.

'We are very aware that Dubai Towers - Doha is our first project. We have ambitious plans to be the best in our field and we can only be so, if we have the assistance and services of the best in their respective fields,' said Faraidooni.

'All of those who have been chosen to build and fit out the project - RMJM-Hyder, LW Design, Hill International, AKC and Al Habtoor-Al Jaber - are acknowledged specialists in their fields. Each is globally renowned for its projects spread across the world and each is synonymous with the highest levels of quality combined with extraordinary creativity,' Faraidooni pointed out.


Lesson in origami
As an example, the DIP CEO cited RMJM's Hazel Wong who was the renowned architect of The Emirates Towers in Dubai.

Hazel Wong. Regional Director - RMJM Middle East said, 'The orientation and geometry of the tower will offer magnificent views of the sea. The bold sloping roofs and angular glass facades will glow and sparkle as they will capture the changing sunlight at different times of the day, and transform into illuminations of quiet elegance with shimmering reflections in the water as dusk descends.'

'As the design architect, I have tried to create a vision of the Dubai Tower as one of the most memorable and sought after addresses in the city of Doha to live work and play,' Hazel Wong added.

The landmark mixed-use development will be an iconic addition to the skyline of Qatar's capital rising up to 80-storeys. It will offer high-end retail, state-of-the-art offices, a five-star hotel as well as top quality apartments. Covering a total of 2.35 million square feet, the development is due for completion in 2007. The upscale property will be leased out and marketed by DTZ.

Kevin McLachlan, Senior Designer, LWDG stated that: 'We see Dubai Towers - Doha as a very important project. Its scale will make it the highest structure in Doha and, therefore, it will surely become an architectural icon for Qatar just as Emirates Towers has served Dubai.

'With an iconic building of such importance, comes great responsibility for both the architectural consultants and the designers. We must create a design to fill the demands of a building of this status and position. Our proposed interiors will not look to the past, but to Qatar's future. They will harmonise with the exterior architecture and many of the angular lines of the architecture will continue through to the interior concepts,' Kevin McLachlan added.


Five main areas
The complex will house five functional areas: Hotel, Furnished Apartments, unfurnished Apartments, Offices and a Shopping Mall.

The hotel and the furnished apartments to be operated by Jumeirah International, will be mainly aimed at the high-end business traveler and modeled on the successes of Emirates Towers in Dubai. It will offer all the amenities one might expect from a five-star hotel.

Hill International President, Raouf S. Ghali said that: " In view of the challenges associated with the rapid rate of construction to meet the target dates, the site logistics had to be meticulously planned in accordance with the most stringent and closely monitored international Safety and Quality Standards. It will be an addition to our project showcase that we shall be proud of.'

Contracts Manager, Nigel Pool of the Al Habtoor - Al Jaber joint venture thanked Dubai International Properties for selecting the Gulf collaborative venture as the main contractor for the unique project.

"This sends out a clear message to the international real estate development and construction industry that the contractors of the Gulf have come of age and are able to take on projects such The Dubai Towers - Doha that require the highest level of quality in their building," Nigel Pool added.

Mohammed Al Rais, Property Development Director, Dubai International Properties said, 'As per our commitment to shape a project that will be distinguished in the real estate and hospitality sector and which reflects the tremendous strength of the company, we have put in place a strict criteria to choose our partners in this project. All the companies that are involved in this project are the best in their field and we are sure that they will deliver their best in line with their international standing to build a project that will be an iconic landmark of Qatar and the region as a whole.'

[MillenniaL]

I'm really starting to hate this project…:down:... The chosen location of this project is actually a bad choice, if you look to this picture
http://www.w6w.net/upload/14-08-2005/w6w_200508140846231cf1d1f0.JPGthe location of Dubai tower

You will see how bad is this location for such a huge tower to be build .Moreover, in this area most of the towers , if not all of them, are very close to each other. and one more thing , most of these towers are 20 -25 story…that means Dubai tower will be 4 times higher !!!!:ohno:

:bash: plus we will have two main problems :

Lack of care space.
Devoid of land- escape.

Finally to sum up with what I want to say. This project will look like an elephant standing between a tribe of ants. :sleepy:

[manojp_mp]

:) You are right MilleniaL , the location seems to be bad...

[mohammad]

Dubai-Lover, for you its always about the design. If it looks good then they should build it. This is not what real economics is based on, design. Just coz its 80-floors and has an amazing desing shouldnt mean it has to be built.

I don't see the demand for such a huge tower to come up in doha. There is a serious shortage in offspace in doha, which will probably be fixed within 2 years when around 15+, 20-30 floor, towers will be done. Coming to such a young market and throwing this mamoth size building will flood the market and cause office space to hit rock bottom. This will mean less and less ppl will be able to secure financing for thier towers due to lack of demand and cheaper rent prices. Hence less towers !! So probably this 80 floor building will be built at the expanse of about 4 or 5 different mid size rises.

Another thing, doha skyline will look much better will towers up to 40 floors, having this 80 floor building in the west bay will stick out like a soar thumb. It will also be taking up a lot of steel, labor hours, cement, bricks... etc. all which are in serious shortage in qatar.


True, Im glad someone over here agrees with me. :D

I also dont like the idea too much. Like MillenniaL said, itll look like a huge elephant standing between a tribe of ants. Itll just make the skyline look horrible. Imagine seeing a skyline with small medium sized buildings, and then a huge needle rocketing sky high. Just doesnt look logical.

The choice of the location is also bad. It shouldve been more inland. :tongue:

[Qatar4Ever]

god when will ppl in doha wake up and realize this is a stupied project and makes no economical sense at all... such a waste of valuable space.

[MillenniaL]

Hi Guys,
I made a picture of Doha skyline by Photoshop in order to give you a clear panorama of how our skyline will be changed, after rising Dubai tower …
I wish my imagination will be close to what the tower would be in reality, specially the height of the tower...
I tried to put all the new towers in the skyline, but as they are a lot I couldn't do it…
:)
http://www.w6w.net/upload/18-08-2005/w6w_20050818174230cae4ef6a.jpg

[wakrah-wi-bas]

Waw MillenniaL! u'r one in a million, man. :)

As for the site of the project, i've been to the location & i found it to be well-chosen.

[mohammad]

The skyline looks beautiful, especially with all the different colours. Unfortunately, the Dubai Tower will just "dwarf" the city of Doha and make it look so small.

I only hope it looks smaller in reality. The construction will start next week, I think. :?

[wakrah-wi-bas]

Well, Mohammad, if u think Dubai tower-Doha will 'dwarf" the city, then i suggest u have a look @ Burj Dubai!

[mohammad]

Yeah. Thank god Doha isnt building something that high LOL. :D
Plus, Burj Dubai isnt built near a bay. Its more in-land compared to Dubai Towers. :)

Anyways the rest of the buildings in Dubai are not exceeding 50-70 floors. Only 2 towers are going to exceed 100 floors (Burj Dubai and Al-Burj). The good thing is that theyre evenly-distributed from each other. The sorrounding buildings arent going to be too high, compared to Burj Dubai. :cool:

[Qatar4Ever]

althought i like the artistic work of mel, good job, i still think this tower sucks. ih ope it never gets built.

[wakrah-wi-bas]

Just imagin all these things in one place:

fine architecture+boulevard+offices+residential accommodation+ ***** star hotel+restaurants+business centre= Exactly what Doha needs.

Way to go Dubai towers-Doha!!!!!

[mohammad]

althought i like the artistic work of mel, good job, i still think this tower sucks. ih ope it never gets built.

It might not get built after all. I really doubt it though. I think what makes people hate this building is its ugly architecture. Not to forget, the building simply doesnt "blend in" with the sorrounding buildings. It looks too tall compared to the rest of the other buildings in the Doha skyline.

Also, lets just assume the costs of maintenance and labor for this type of building. No wonder why its built for mixed-use. At a time like this, I really dont think Doha needs such type of buildings.

Anyways, how did this tower get approved?

[Qatar4Ever]

I wont be suprised if the guy who approved this tower will get a nice cut of the sub contracts to build this stupied building.

[wakrah-wi-bas]

Although the tower's shape is very creative, yet, if u'd look @ it from a different angle, u'd simply notice that it's similar to Emirates towers, Dubai. Coincidence?

[Krazy]

http://www.hillintl.com/images/marketProject5437.jpg

[dubaiflo]

how does this one look similar to the ET ?
rather not ;)

but i like it, and unlike qatar4ever i hope it get's built ;)
though i understand your reasons :)

[Qatar4Ever]

Accodring to my dad !! who cares if this place gets rented out or not.. even if they rent it out for one riyal .. it will serve one purpose.. to advertise dubai in doha !!

When i tried explaining to him that no one is stupid enough to build an 80F building to advertise a city..

He said.. this is dubai were talking about and mohd bin rashid has more money than he knows what to do with !!

[duglanquiglan]

living in Doha and looking at the City as a whole I would have thought the advent of the Dubai Tower is a welcome step in thrusting the capital of Qatar onto the world scene. Reservations regarding the name of this building will be widespread but ultimately is this not just a simple tool to kick start the development of further iconic buildings for Doha. Maybe Doha can learn from the significant infrastructure mistakes that have been made in Dubai :)

[Bahraini Spirit]

Accodring to my dad !! who cares if this place gets rented out or not.. even if they rent it out for one riyal .. it will serve one purpose.. to advertise dubai in doha !!

When i tried explaining to him that no one is stupid enough to build an 80F building to advertise a city..

He said.. this is dubai were talking about and mohd bin rashid has more money than he knows what to do with !!

World's largest ad for you hehe. I know where you're goin.

[smussuw]

Accodring to my dad !! who cares if this place gets rented out or not.. even if they rent it out for one riyal .. it will serve one purpose.. to advertise dubai in doha !!

When i tried explaining to him that no one is stupid enough to build an 80F building to advertise a city..

He said.. this is dubai were talking about and mohd bin rashid has more money than he knows what to do with !!

:lol:

[Halawala]

According to their website; the Dubai Towers Doha will be completed in early 2008. But the newspapers and some website say early 2007. So what is it??? Can someone answer. Thanks

[B-Patriot]

Why is it called Dubai Towers, with an 's'....Isn't it just one tower??

[Halawala]

Accodring to my dad !! who cares if this place gets rented out or not.. even if they rent it out for one riyal .. it will serve one purpose.. to advertise dubai in doha !!

When i tried explaining to him that no one is stupid enough to build an 80F building to advertise a city..

He said.. this is dubai were talking about and mohd bin rashid has more money than he knows what to do with !!
_____
You know what Qatar4Ever, you might be right here. cause i read about Dubai Towers Istanbul (which is great). So this might be Dubai Towers(s) taking over the world--which is certainly a huge advertisement for Dubai. Funny, huh?

[Halawala]

Accodring to my dad !! who cares if this place gets rented out or not.. even if they rent it out for one riyal .. it will serve one purpose.. to advertise dubai in doha !!

When i tried explaining to him that no one is stupid enough to build an 80F building to advertise a city..

He said.. this is dubai were talking about and mohd bin rashid has more money than he knows what to do with !!
_____
You know what Qatar4Ever, you might be right here. cause i read about Dubai Towers Istanbul (which is great). So this might be Dubai Towers(s) taking over the world--which is certainly a huge advertisement for Dubai. But, good for Dubai--it is a great way to advertize and earn money at the same time. Funny, huh, with all the Dubai Towers...

[meena]

Looks pretty cool from where I'm standing! ;-)

I do agree that maybe the height of the tower will be too much? Maybe? Not sure? Well let's wait and see.

I like the idea of the apartments, I'm sure they'l have a very modern feel to them.

[Qatar4Ever]

Guys before I left doha i was having chai karak by the kornish while sitting with friends and cousins on the grass in that area. I see ppl working 24-hrs so i go and take a peak and i see the biggest hole i have ever seen in my life. Around 5 or more stories deep!! I read a sign that said Dubai Tower ?!?!?! Know I really believe its getting built.

The location is crap, surronded by 2 and 3 story towers, which by the way i hear will be demolished and the same compines owning these lands will turn them into towers !!

[Moody]

http://www.w6w.net/upload/18-08-2005/w6w_20050818174230cae4ef6a.jpg

wow :eek2:

[Qatar4Ever]

agool 6ab6 il 3omrah gabel ma tenbenny...

[Bahraini Spirit]

This one has a spire now, go check out the tower's website and see it.

http://www.dubaitowers-doha.com

[vc15nets]

The tower is not bad... infact its pretty good. But the thing is that its gona look weird standing all alone. Al moayyed in Bahrain isnt that tall but it still looked weird, standing all alone but thats gona change soon :) . But Doha is gona look worse than Riyadh, which has been criticized for its skyline. Riyadh atleast had buildings of 300meters, 265 meters, 115 meters, and 100 meters in a row. But if they are gona build more towers around this building then :okay:.

[Moody]

agool 6ab6 il 3omrah gabel ma tenbenny...

Kel men yara al naas eb 3ain 6ab3ah...

Agool basik 7aaneh tra la3at chabdy oO sara7a malee bar'6 ta36eeny 3ain, shakla 3aik 7arah ma et3a6el el wa7ed yaaa khoook.

[Qatar4Ever]

ya5ee moody at least be orginial in ur replies.. yashoof me saying something in on thread and he come and says it in another... agool sh5bar ramadan weyak

[Qatar4Ever]

VC.. no worries, exactly next to this tower will be the palms twin towers, each 50+, there will be the Doha WTC 50+, and two other buildings as well that are around 40 or so. All withing nearby blocks. And not to far will be four different towers, the marriot hotels, each 48 floors. ;)

[vc15nets]

VC.. no worries, exactly next to this tower will be the palms twin towers, each 50+, there will be the Doha WTC 50+, and two other buildings as well that are around 40 or so. All withing nearby blocks. And not to far will be four different towers, the marriot hotels, each 48 floors. ;)

:rock: :okay: :dance2: Yeah. Thass what im talkin about! Doha is gona get one heck of a skyline and the best thing about it is that its on the waterfront. I was worried about another Riyadh-like skyline popping up in the gulf. Btw, what is the name of this area where Dubai Tower is gona be built? Im not familiar with Doha but I'll definitely go there if i'm around in the region when the bridge between bahrain and qatar get built.

[Bahraini Spirit]

I think it's the West Bay area if am not wrong. Can you confirm it Qatar4ever?

[MillenniaL]

Yea it's in the west bay area , u were right :)

[Oriolus]

This one has a spire now, go check out the tower's website and see it.I wasn't real keen on this tower until I saw the new render on the website - it looks awesome. I scaled the render and, including the spire it now seems to be about 500 metres!!! If it really is completed by 2007 (although this seems highly unlikely) it could be the second tallest building in the world! Lets hope it begins construction soon - the big hole you reported sounds prominsing Quatar4Ever

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/3492/dubaidoha3nl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Halawala]

are you sure its over 500 m tall with the spire!? 1 :runaway: I hope it doesnt pose a threat to planes flying under it when approaching the airport! During one of my trips back home to Doha, the plane almost touched the Q-Tel Headquarters building which is 158 m tall! Imagine how will a 500 m. building be?? And the new airport will be finished by 2009, which is two years afte Dubai Towers Doha.. Yikes...

[Bahraini Spirit]

Well it could be true if the original height is 445m.

[Qatar4Ever]

If you notice the new render youll see very small buildings next to it. I heard these buildings will be demolished and lands on them will either be reconstructerd or sold off.

As for the biggest hole, ive never felt so small in my life. Im not kdding the hole was huge. The trucks working in the hole looked like little toys kids have in their sand boxes.

[Moody]

ya5ee moody at least be orginial in ur replies.. yashoof me saying something in on thread and he come and says it in another... agool sh5bar ramadan weyak

Thankx '500y,

Ramadan is just fine, can't be better really, Did everyone buy eid clothes and stuff? my hands up yes...:)

[Skoulikimou]

is it under construction ???

[Moody]

Sounds like from Q4E's latest comments..

[Qatar4Ever]

Well like i said there is a big hole dag up.

And the area its being built is known as the West Bay. The residantial area around thius place is known as Al Dafna.

[Dubai-Lover]

DIP appoints globally-renowned DTZ as leasing agent for Dubai Towers - Doha

The world's newest and fastest growing global real estate development and investment firm - Dubai International Properties, member of Dubai Holding has appointed the internationally-renowned firm of DTZ to be the leasing agent for its ambitious project in Qatar, Dubai Towers - Doha.

http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/7/20617-Dubai.jpg
An artist's impression of Dubai Towers.

'We needed a leasing agent for Dubai Towers - Doha that was top quality. One that is recognised for its services and one that has a global reach and is acknowledged as the best in the field,' said Farhan Faraidooni, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai International Properties.

'We are developing our landmark project in Doha as something that will stand out as an icon along the skyline of the Qatari capital. It will be an architectural masterpiece that would be acclaimed the world over,' pointed out Faraidooni.

'It was a perfect match of project and leasing agent. Together, we are sure to create history in the real estate and property sector of Qatar,' Faraidooni added.

Killian O'Higgins, Managing Director of DTZ Europe, Middle East and Africa, thanked Dubai International Properties for the trust placed in the abilities of DTZ.

'We are aware that Dubai Towers - Doha is a landmark for Doha and we are proud to be associated with such a unique and luxurious complex. This is a top quality project by any international standards and we are confident that we will bring the best tenant-mix to fulfil the aspirations of the developer,' O'Higgins added.

He said DTZ has already begun to approach high-profile potential tenants. DTZ will also record and respond to enquiries for Dubai Towers - Doha; seek to negotiate with any interested party regarding lease terms and endeavour to secure best terms; assist and confirm on site measurements; enter data relating to enquiries onto a database provided and run by DIP and prepare leases and negotiate all issues relating to the lease until it is signed but with the exception of normal management issues.

DTZ is a leading global real estate services company providing a full range of services on a local, regional and international level to investors, occupiers and owners across all sectors of the real estate market. The company has over 9,000 staff operating from 40 different countries worldwide. The Group has announced the opening of its branch in Qatar, the DTZ Qatar which has received good response from investors. DTZ has established its presence in the Gulf since 1975. The company also has branches in KSA and Bahrain.

The Dubai Towers - Doha will be an iconic addition to the skyline of Qatar's capital rising up to 80-storeys. It will offer high-end retail, state-of-the-art offices, a five-star hotel; shopping mall as well as top quality furnished and unfurnished apartments. Covering a total of 2.5 million square feet, the development is due for completion in 2008.

[Oriolus]

There's now a webcam on the website (www.dubaitowers-doha.com) that confirms Q4E's observations of a big hole, including machinery. The machinery isn't moving at the moment but I guess it's only 7am - the days work probably hasn't started?

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/8647/dohauc10zj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Gandhi]

the design is...really amazing....very imponent...

the Middle East Subforum have many surprises!! like China tooo...these regions..are the future!!!

:okay:

[wakrah-wi-bas]

i have a question: when a building's height is being measured, does the pole we see @ the top of the building, like in dubai tower-doha for example, is included too, or they just measure the concrete structure of the building alone?

[Oriolus]

wakrah-wi-bas - it depends whether the pole is an antenna or a spire - spires are counted in a building's official height but antennas are not. The stick on top of Dubai Towers Doha looks like a spire to me - there is certainly no communications equipment visible to suggest it's an antenna.

Now I was under the impression that the building was 445m to structural tip and then I scaled the spire at 500m. But SSP says that it is 445m to the top of the spire and only 400m to structural tip (although it's drawn at 445m to structural tip with no spire). Emporis only has one measurement - 445m. Does anyone know what it really is?

[wakrah-wi-bas]

thnx 4 the information. by the way, don't tell me that george costanza is the one from Seinfeld?

[Dubai-Lover]

great a live cam refreshing every second
it's like a movie!

they have 2 huge pile drivers on site and it seems to be very busy!

[Oriolus]

thnx 4 the information. by the way, don't tell me that george costanza is the one from Seinfeld?Yep. I'm going to change to a different Seinfeld quote every couple of days :)

great a live cam refreshing every second
it's like a movie!I know, webcams are so cool. The webcam for Brisbane Sqaure (http://www.brisbanesquareconstructioncam.com.au/) allows you to zoom in and out and pan in all directions. What an age we live in. I can watch a construction site on the other side of the world live from my chair. I'm really looking forward to watching Dubai Towers grow.

[hazeem]

any1 frm wakrah....???//

[Riyadhi]

This tower is amazing :o

[wakrah-wi-bas]

any1 frm wakrah....???//

i'm from wakrah. i live in the new part of wakrah-alwakrah alshamalyiah-, south of abu funtas station.

[hazeem]

ye k....i live behind jabal arafa supermarket......nice to meet u.....tak care

[wakrah-wi-bas]

thnx, likewise. but where's this supermarket, is it in wakrah main business road, near the police station & pizza hut? or in Barhoose business road in alwakrah aljanobiah?

[Tom_Green]

I know, webcams are so cool. The webcam for Brisbane Sqaure (http://www.brisbanesquareconstructioncam.com.au/) allows you to zoom in and out and pan in all directions. What an age we live in. I can watch a construction site on the other side of the world live from my chair. I'm really looking forward to watching Dubai Towers grow.

Hehe. My first construction webcam was Torre Mayor in Mexico City. That`s already some years ago.

Today i watch the grow of SWFC and the Burj Dubai from the distance or the Eureka Tower :D

But the Dubai Towers webcam is something i want for every skyscraper under construction. Just perfect.

[Tom_Green]

Stupid webcam. I start to get addicted >_<

They just loading earth on trucks, but still.......

The webcam is in my favorites :D

[dave550]

Me toooo. I can't help it. I check it everyday.

[MillenniaL]

the most recent pic of the tower
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/2954/news5c200512260202215cdtd44cd.jpg

[omarmakki]

I have been checking the site webcam alot lately.
Are they a bit slow or what? 'Cause I've been like this for about three weeks and I haven't seen any sign of a "building" yet!

[dave550]

I have been checking the site webcam alot lately.
Are they a bit slow or what? 'Cause I've been like this for about three weeks and I haven't seen any sign of a "building" yet!

Dude its just the way it goes in Qatar. They need 10 years to finish a project

[omarmakki]

Dude its just the way it goes in Qatar. They need 10 years to finish a project
But there are still some projects which stick to schedule...
I mean look at the Pearl, it is ahead of schedule. And the sports tower, it is going up fast. Khalifa stadium is almost finished too... So are other towers in the west bay as I have seen a few days ago...

[Tom_Green]

I have been checking the site webcam alot lately.
Are they a bit slow or what? 'Cause I've been like this for about three weeks and I haven't seen any sign of a "building" yet!

I don`t think the building will grow over the streetlevel in the next 6 month.

[Oriolus]

I've made a construction thread for Dubai Towers Doha in the international section:http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=313348

From the webcam this morning:
http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/9773/dohauc36ai.jpg

[hazeem]

dis tower is da 12th tallest building in da world ...rit???

[omarmakki]

dis tower is da 12th tallest building in da world ...rit???
Where did you get that from?? I have never heard of anything like this...

[Qatar4Ever]

u guys, it takes ages. I used to work in Salam Towers. Up there I have a good view of all the construction that was going around. I spent sixth month just wanting to take pictures of the construction, but nothing happened. It seemd that the whole time the ppl were just working on the foundation of these buildings.

They were working from morning till night, but not one floor was built. until the day i left the office I had seen nothing but a big hole being dug up and then sand dumped into it.

[dave550]

Qatar4Ever, do you know anything about the National Library structure? Are they still working on the stairs?? Loool I remember in 2004 I was in Qatar and saw them building the stairs or it could be that they were doing something else!!

[zx]

they are preparing the site offices and work area for the company who will construct the library, they might start any time, the stair thing was only a part of the foundation.

[dazz]

lets put these here too :)

http://www.tp.spt.fi/~jukarkil/uae/timelapse/timelapse1_dtdoha.jpg
video info:
timespan: 3days! [2006-02-03 00:42 - 2006-02-06 01:09]
length: 3:58min

DOWNLOAD (http://www.tp.spt.fi/~jukarkil/uae/timelapse/timelapse1_dtdoha.avi) size: 37,3MB - format: XVID



http://www.tp.spt.fi/~jukarkil/uae/timelapse/timelapse2_dtdoha.jpg
video info:
timespan: almost 5days! [2006-02-06 01:10 - 2006-02-10 20:43]
length: 6:26min

DOWNLOAD (http://www.tp.spt.fi/~jukarkil/uae/timelapse/timelapse2_dtdoha.avi) size: 65,0MB - format: XVID

[qatari 4 ever]

fantastic

[dave550]

^what is?

[Halawala]

The website states that it is due for partial completion by December 2006 in time for the Games and full completion by early 2007. Can they truly partially complete it in less than 10 months if they have started the basement yet (based on the live webcam)???

[omarmakki]

The website states that it is due for partial completion by December 2006 in time for the Games and full completion by early 2007. Can they truly partially complete it in less than 10 months if they have started the basement yet (based on the live webcam)???
Can you define "partial completion"?

[Halawala]

^^Im not what they meant-- but I think they mean that it will be mostly completed (but not 100 percent)...

[B-Patriot]

partial completion probably means like at least half the structure...without any cladding or anythiing....And even just half would mean like over 200m....Which would probably be the tallest structure in Doha, after the 300m Olympic tower....

[omarmakki]

^^Im not what they meant-- but I think they mean that it will be mostly completed (but not 100 percent)...
Well, who wouldn't like that?!... However, I don't think they'll be able to finish even 75% by the end of this year... They are really slow!

[Tom_Green]

The webcam has now a stupid position. >_<

[Nightsky]

It is 400m to the roof and 445m to the spire according to the diagram:

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=36713

And it has started construction!

[Tom_Green]

It is 400m to the roof and 445m to the spire according to the diagram:

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=36713

And it has started construction!

The diagrams you draw are really great. :okay:

[Halawala]

Enabling works including piling, excavation and dewatering have just been completed on the site that will house Qatar’s tallest tower and the main contractor is due start work on the prestigious development later this month.


Al Habtoor Engineering (HEE), in joint venture with Al Jaber contracting firm, has taken on the challenge of constructing the Dubai Tower, which – at 437 m upon completion – is expected to be the tallest tower in the country when completed in 2008.
The project – being developed by Dubai International Properties (DIP), a member of Dubai Holding – will occupy a prominent location along the corniche in the West Bay area of Doha and will offer magnificent views of the sea over Doha Bay, thanks to its orientation and geometry. Its bold sloping roofs and angular glass facades will make it a striking landmark and a sought-after address in Doha, according to the developer.
The mixed-use development, which will rise up to 88 storeys and enfold a built-up area of 228,000 sq m, will offer upmarket retail areas, state-of-the-art offices, a five-star hotel as well as top-quality apartments – both furnished and unfurnished. The hotel and the furnished apartments will be mainly aimed at the high-end business traveller and will offer all the amenities one might expect of a five-star hotel.
The project will comprise:
• 138 unfurnished one to four bedroom luxury apartments as well as four-bedroom penthouse apartments situated on the top floor. In addition, there are 166 furnished apartments including studios ranging from one to four bedrooms;
• A five-star boutique hotel, managed by an international luxury hotel chain, Jumeirah. It will occupy eight floors, offering162 luxuriously elegant rooms and suites, varying in size to cater for a great variety of clientele. It will include a waterfall pool on the terrace of the podium, gym, sauna, conference rooms and a business centre;
• 29 floors of offices, equipped with the highest technological standards. It will dedicate two fully-furnished and serviced “virtual” offices to new companies which require temporary business in Doha to be run by an external operator. Entire floors will be available for lease;
• Retail and restaurants: Dubai Tower-Doha will have 80 retail units and open spaces for the guests of the hotel and the tenants of the apartments and office as well as the public. The hotel will also have its own specialty restaurants from around the globe and cafés as well as outdoor terraces and cafes.
• Parking facilities, available to all of the tenants in the tower. The size of the apartments or office suite will determine the number of spaces that will be allocated. There is also parking available to the hotel guests and visitors of the shopping boulevard.
HEE has already started mobilising for the project, which is to be implemented on a fast-track basis within 28 months.
Says Nasr A Nasr, area manager for HEE in Qatar: “This is a huge challenge in terms of planning, construction and the logistics. We have to rely heavily on our pre-planning skills to ensure our success in this fast-track project. We have appointed Osama Taher as the project director on the Dubai Tower. Taher served as the project director on the Burj Al Arab, which we completed with great success in Dubai in addition to many other prestigious projects, and we expect the project to benefit immensely from his previous experience there.”
HEE has already selected both the structural steel and concrete supplier; the curtain-walling, lifts, elevators and escalators subcontractors have been nominated and HEE expects to sign the agreements shortly. Bids have also been invited for the mechanical and electrical (M&E) services, while tenders for the interior decor, furniture, fittings and equipment (FFE) are due to be issued by mid-2006.
Nasr attributes HEE’s success in clinching this highly prestigious order to its sound reputation in the market. He comments: “Negotiations started in April (last year) and we tendered and won the project based on submitting an alternative structural design.
“HEE was singled out for the construction as it is globally renowned for its projects spread across the world. It is synonymous with the highest levels of quality combined with extraordinary creativity and is an acknowledged specialist in its field. For the first time, we are redesigning the main steel frame structure of a building.”
“It is a very challenging project and a first for both Qatar as well as HEE. The support from the Dubai office has been tremendous and helps us a lot as we move along on a project of this magnitude,” he adds.
RMJM and Hyder Consulting are the design consultants, while LW Design will carry out the interior design. Hill International will be the project manager, while Al Khatib Cracknell (AKC) will handle the landscape design.

[omarmakki]

^^ AT LAST!!
I thought they were never going to start! :D

[Halawala]

Is it my computer, or is the viewcam not working again on the Dubaitowers project??

[omarmakki]

Yes... It isn't working again!

[margog]

is there a camera in the constuction site of dubai tower ?

[omarmakki]

is there a camera in the constuction site of dubai tower ?
Yes... At this website. http://www.dubaitowers-doha.com/

[margog]

thanx omar ;)

[omarmakki]

thanx omar ;)
np... ;)

[Halawala]

Sama Dubai, the real estate investment and development arm of Dubai Holding sponsored The Qatar Economic forum (QEF), which was held in Doha between 17 and 18 of April 2006.

The event generated great interest in Sama Dubai's projects, particularly, Dubai Towers - Doha, which attracted a large number of visitors to Sama Dubai's stand.

The stand included a model of the Dubai Towers - Doha project, which is situated in Doha's New Business District and is Sama Dubai's primary development project in Qatar. The visitors were given a glimpse on how the project will be implemented and the high standards of its execution.

Further, The QEF tackled a number of key local and regional issues such as the vision of Qatar's economic future and the investment environment and incentives in Qatar and other Arab countries. Other regional issues included, GCC banking sectors and financial markets and public sector investments.

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/7563/24326samadubaiqef3ow.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

By the picture it looks huge and awesome!!!

[Skoulikimou]

the title should be changed into under construction

[omarmakki]

That damn webcam is still offline! :(

[salman515]

That damn webcam is still offline! :(

i thought its not working on my computer only :bash: good to know :) :)

[Halawala]

^^^ :) lool thats what I thought, too. But they should have started the actuall construction cause they said so by the end of the month, and its already aproaching the end.

[omarmakki]

I am starting to think that there might be something wrong.
Maybe there's some kind of a problem which they don't want us to see...

[Halawala]

I am starting to think that there might be something wrong.
Maybe there's some kind of a problem which they don't want us to see...

Maybe they started building it and it got so hight already that it knocked the camera off and broke?? Hmmm. I'll go for ur idea. (sounds more real)

:cheers:

[omarmakki]

Maybe they started building it and it got so hight already that it knocked the camera off and broke??
Well, that's probably what we are all dreaming of! lol! :)

[Halawala]

^^^ IT'll be one helluva dream!

[salman515]

well maybe they are thinking of the future so they gonna put the camera on alsalam tower or any close tower so we can see the floors coming up instead of the ground floor only

[Tom_Green]

That damn webcam is still offline! :(

Yeah, this sucks so much.

But i still have the webcam for the Freedom tower. :D

[dave550]

^^Which freedom tower?

[salman515]

freedom tower !! r u talking about NY?

[Halawala]

Freedom tower is the building built at the site of the Twin Towers in New York. They have a webcam also.

[dave550]

I went there few days ago. I didn't see anything new. That same old heart breaking empty space

[Halawala]

So, dave you live in New York??? Wow I never new that!
--I emailed the Sama Dubai company (developers of Dubai towers) to inquire about the webcame malfunction, and they are yet to reply.. i also asked about the completion date since it says on their website partial completion by december 2006, and full by april 2007.

[margog]

is'nt e3mar the developers of Dubai towers ??

[omarmakki]

^^ No, it is Sama Dubai. One of Dubai Holding's companies.

[margog]

oh I see ;)

[dave550]

So, dave you live in New York??? Wow I never new that!
--I emailed the Sama Dubai company (developers of Dubai towers) to inquire about the webcame malfunction, and they are yet to reply.. i also asked about the completion date since it says on their website partial completion by december 2006, and full by april 2007.
I actually live in shitty philly, which is only an hour away from NYC. So, I am always in NYC.
I really don't think that they will ever reply

[Halawala]

^^ Do you work there, or study there? If you dont mind me asking...

[Hosain85]

Check out the website, it's excellent...

[salman515]

^^ the webcam isnt working

[Hosain85]

^^ the webcam isnt working

I meant everything but that :D

[Halawala]

^^ Its a nice website, but old.

[dave550]

^^ Do you work there, or study there? If you dont mind me asking...
No I don't mind at all. I go to Temple Uni

[Halawala]

^^Cool!

[Qatar4Ever]

Temple, sij gadeeem int. I was once considering going there.

[dave550]

^^Wallah, you guys have it in London too

[dave550]

^^Cool!
Heard of it??

[omarmakki]

OMG! I can't believe it! I really can't!!
The webcam is back online!!!

Yeeeeee-haaaaaaa!

[Halawala]

Marbrookeen!! A few centimeters progress. Still good news.

[dave550]

A5eeran they started a bit

[Halawala]

Breaking news! NOW THEY HAVE 2 (YES TWO) WEBCAMS! Check it out!

[omarmakki]

What should I do to view the other webcam??

[dave550]

^^I saw this. It was kinda cool

[Halawala]

Omar, theres a map of the footprint of the tower with two webcam images which says Camera1 and Camera2. Thats what it says on my computer.

[qatarbg]

hey,camera 1 keeps blinking.does this happen to anybody else or is it bcoz of firefox??
camera 2 works fine.

[omarmakki]

Camera 1 keeps blinking here too. But I am also using firefox. This wasn't happening yesterday though.

BTW, I still can't get to camera 2. Can't find the two cam images.
I think it is a problem with my flash player. It might be loading the old cached files.

EDIT: The cache was the problem. I can now see both cameras.
Thanks anyways Halawala...

[qatarbg]

its firefox.
camera 1 works fine with IE.

[omarmakki]

Nothing has happened for three days. Since they had the camera working.
The counstruction site is exactly the same. Only some workers walking around.

[salman515]

maybe its a video tape so we dont really see whats going on inside :D

[Halawala]

Anyone online now CHECK OUT CAMERA 2 NOW URGENT BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dave550]

Nothing has happened for three days. Since they had the camera working.
The counstruction site is exactly the same. Only some workers walking around.
It's been like this even with the old cam

[dave550]

Anyone online now CHECK OUT CAMERA 2 NOW URGENT BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you talking about the Al Naser Towers?

[Halawala]

Yes, cause i was just going to post undated construction photos of the webcam when I noticed the fire from Al-Nasr Towers. At first I couldn't believe it but I thought it was the old fire. But, then I read the date and the time and knew that it got burned again.

[salman515]

obviously they have aproblem they might forgot somthin look at the picture
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/284/dub1pd.jpg

[omarmakki]

^^ Sorry, but I don't get it. What exactly have they forgotten??

[dave550]

What is the big hole for?

[salman515]

let just hope that everything is under control and nothin is wrong

[Tom_Green]

BREAKING NEWS:
During the construction of the Dubai Tower in Doha the gate to hell has been discovered!!

http://i6.tinypic.com/120qhr8.jpg

[Bahraini Spirit]

Lol man that was such a random reply :D.

[omarmakki]

loool Tom_Green...
You really reminded me of DOOM 3, the game! lol!

[salman515]

lol :D thats funny

sad i cant see anything the camera is not working with me

[Skyline-BRN]

hahaha tom green thats really funny :lol:

[Hosain85]

im surprised this tower only costs $273 million @ 80 something floors. didnt the trump tower on the palm cost $600+ million?

[Halawala]

Lool, Tom, that was indeed verry funny. The TRUMP tower is (I think) wider and uses a more difficult conceptual design. Plus, the Trump tower is actually a resort destination by itself unlike the Dubai towers which encompasses a hotel and serviced apartments.

[Krazy]

Pardon me if these have been posted earlier

http://www.alabbargroup.com/images/20051121/dxbtwr01b.jpg

http://www.alabbargroup.com/images/20051121/dxbtwr02b.jpg

http://www.alabbargroup.com/images/20051114/dtwrsales02.jpg

The height is 438.86 m overall height (88 Levels) according to Al Abbar Group.
http://www.alabbargroup.com/portfolio/cu_dxbtwrdoha.htm#

[Hosain85]

Second picture is tight

[salman515]

no one is working for days now anyone know why?

[Halawala]

^^ Ur mistaken my friend. No one is working EVER!

[omarmakki]

I have just sent an e-mail to those guys at sama dubai. I asked them whether construction is on-hold or not. Because when I went to the tower's construction site there was nobody there. You can see that in my pic in the Doha construction photos...

I hope they won't ignore the e-mail and reply! :ohno:

[CONSER guy]

The news is that they may have the same problem with some of the piling, and that there are structural reservations that are causing contractual problems.

I will hear from the contractor in the next two days, will post the "real deal" when I hear it.

[omarmakki]

^^ I have to say, I have no idea what you are talking about! lol!

Anyways, please post the "real deal" when you hear it... :D

[Halawala]

I have just sent an e-mail to those guys at sama dubai. I asked them whether construction is on-hold or not. Because when I went to the tower's construction site there was nobody there. You can see that in my pic in the Doha construction photos...

I hope they won't ignore the e-mail and reply! :ohno:


Hala Omar, I sent them an email and they totally ingnored me! Good luck getting an answer!

[omarmakki]

^^ Well... I hope those SOBs reply this time! :mad2: :mad2:

[B-Patriot]

Damn, they still didn't start.... When is this project due for completion, mid 2009?

[omarmakki]

New high-res. camera???

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/327/snap1bo2.jpg

[Halawala]

This has been like that for ever now...

[omarmakki]

Yeah... They aren't working anymore.
I sometimes think that they sent all the workers to Dubai to finish Burj Dubai quickly :D

I'm telling you, the last time I took a look there... It was deserted! No people, no machines... Nothing!

[suzan]

You guys think that this project might be cancelled? It is supposed to be finished in 2008.. :bash:

[omarmakki]

I don't think so...
I mean after all the hype about it being one of the top 10 tallest buildings in the world, they can't just go and cancel it like that!

[suzan]

Hey, I bet most of you have seen this pic.. But i just cant stop looking at it!!
Dubai tower looks amazing.. and the corniche even more!! Imagine that the corniche will look like this!!! :eek2:


http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2350/as26zrrq4.th.jpg (http://img143.imageshack.us/my.php?image=as26zrrq4.jpg)

[Qatar Son 333]

ya its always makes my eyes fall out it atracctive

[omarmakki]

Yeah... Great "render" by our friend MilleniaL.
However, I don't think we'll see that Barwa Tower anytime soon!

[Halawala]

They bring that 100 stories tower over and over again. probably, by the end of the summer they will announce something. Or maybe when the stocks begin to fall a bit. ;)

[Qatar Son 333]

i wish that barwa tower is aproved atleast so we can have that cournech in the picture

[davy_boy]

Both cameras seem to be offline. Anyone got any ideas whether this is going to begin to progress, or like most things in Qatar, is it a case of one step forward two steps back??

[omarmakki]

The cameras go offline quite alot every now and then...
Nothing 'unusual' I'd say...

[Halawala]

Omar, didnt you send them an email a while back about their long delay? Did they reply?

[omarmakki]

As you said... Those bastards completely ignored my email! :(

[salman515]

i say we wont here anything about barwa and dubai tower till 2007 even alrayan tower "which no one heared about but me :(" lets wait till asiad finish

[Halawala]

What's Al-Rayyan Tower? There is one called that right by the 4 Seasons.

[margog]

is al rayan tower same size of dubai tower and barwa
and BTW isnt barwa means the old document container ??

[Halawala]

is al rayan tower same size of dubai tower and barwa
and BTW isnt barwa means the old document container ??

Hala Margog!! :)

I never heard of Al Rayyan Tower. And I dont know what Barwa means, too.

[salman515]

iheard once that alrayyan bank will build a tower in west bay area, and as i heard it should be 150 floor or so, it could be a rumer only nothing real

[omarmakki]

I remember someone was talking about that in the Qatari Discussion thread I think...
It was probably you Salman :D

[Qatarifreak]

I walked by the Dubai Towers construction site and there were definitely men working there.

[Halawala]

I dont know what the men are doing. The whole site still looked the same way since one year at least.

[omarmakki]

Guys... Open the website and check the video which shows when viewing webcam 2.

[Halawala]

Wow, I didnt realize they comleted the building already! THanks Omar ;) Funny how camera 1 takes u back in time and camera 2 takes you to the future!

[Halawala]

Notice they delayed the completion date. Partial completion for late 2008, and full completion for early 2009. Before it was late 2006 in time for the games and fulll completion by April 2007.

Just like the giant A380, this giant tower is delayed 2 years!

[omarmakki]

nah... 2 years aren't that big deal.
We should be grateful that they'll even bother to build it! (j/k)

[Qatar Son 333]

but its a long way for me

[salman515]

I remember someone was talking about that in the Qatari Discussion thread I think...
It was probably you Salman :D

just saw your post, yes it was me :D i`m the source of this rumor :scouserd:

[malec]

Any difference? :dunno:

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9118/untitled1ss9.jpg

[Halawala]

Nothing

[malec]

Well, at least there are workers down there

[malec]

A small bit of difference, taking their time though :)

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/9734/untitled1cd5.jpg

[omarmakki]

Well, I guess we'll have to wait another week for them to fit the third pipe! :D

[suzan]

took this pic from its website..

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/4668/hgjhgjhgjwb5.png (http://imageshack.us)

[Qatarifreak]

OMG! I really can't stop laughing. That thing is HUGE!!!:tiasd:

[CrazY]

emmm is that thing for real !! its like huge, it will totally destroy the skyline i mean is that picture to scale ??!!

[Skoulikimou]

at this rate of construction it will take them around 15 years to complete the tower

[qatari 4 ever]

I know

ha ha ha

[Halawala]

at this rate of construction it will take them around 15 years to complete the tower

Please be considerate. It would take them only 14 years and 11 months only! looL!

[suzan]

You guys! hehe

:hilarious :lol:

[suzan]

Pics from website on November 08, 2006
:ohno:
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/392/detresb7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Halawala]

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

[suzan]

grass is growin on the site hahaha

[Halawala]

LoooL^^

[omarmakki]

lool! Just noticed the grass!

[Qatar Son 333]

wat grass no grass at all ???