Al-Anoud Tower

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Design work is under way for a striking landmark, which will be built close to the Kingdom Centre and the Al Faisaliah Centre in the heart of Riyadh.

The Anoud Tower, as it will be known, will be a mixed-use complex comprising a four-star hotel and commercial and office spaces.

The prestigious project has been conceived by the Princess Al-Anoud bint Abdulaziz Al Jalawi Charity Organisation. The development aims to generate income to fund the organisation's various charitable projects, and as a fitting tribute to the late princess.

The Riyadh-based East Consulting Engineering Centre (ECEC) is preparing the designs for the Al Anoud Tower.

The building has the shape of two tapering bows, forming an abstract Islamic arch towards its apex and is located on a prime site in the posh commercial district of Riyadh.

"Bearing this in mind, we have carefully studied and designed the project to harmoniously blend three elements - a hotel, commercial space and offices," says Ahmed Al-Abdulkarim, the principal of ECEC.

"The project has put immense pressure on and presented a challenge to the design team," he adds.

Al-Abdulkarim continues: "During the conceptual stages, various design concepts were drawn, to produce a design that would be unique and break out of the traditional box-like forms.

"The design development process continued until the charity organisation decided on a tall building which should stand out alongside the best."

Located on a prime 8,600 sq m site, the plot has been divided into two sections, with the building to rise on a 5,000 sq m area and the remaining part reserved for future expansion.

Office floors were designed to offer flexibility in dividing spaces while maximising views of the exterior and gaining natural lighting from all four sides.

The building will have a total built-up area of approximately 42,400 sq m, including 1,100 sq m of commercial space, 10,000 sq m of offices and 22,900 sq m of hotel facilities.

The structure comprises two basement levels for parking and hotel services, above which are 20 floors enveloped in structural glazing and aluminium cladding.

The ground and mezzanine floor will house the commercial and hotel areas. The hotel facilities on these levels include a lobby lounge, coffee shop, souvenir shop, a 150-seat specialty restaurant, business centre, meeting rooms and a spacious banquet hall.

The first floor will comprise the office and hotel areas. Facilities for the hotel will include administration, swimming pool/terrace, health caf‚, gymnasium, sauna, steam, jacuzzi and shower, a barber shop, children's game and an amusement centre. Offices will spread over levels two to seven of the building. Above these levels, the hotel guest rooms and suites will be accommodated between levels eight to 17.

The 18th level will be dedicated to hotel meeting rooms, the executive lounge and buffet dining, providing these areas with a good view of Riyadh. The roof deck will serve as a mechanical/service floor. ECEC is a leading consultancy firm which has almost 25 years of experience in architectural and engineering service. The firm was commissioned to prepare the designs for the landmark, and expects to complete the final design by July. Tenders are expected to be issued by the end of the year and the construction period will last two years.

Aha so this is the one, I've seen that ages ago and was wonderin what it was called. Good to see that this project hasn't been scrapped away.

That's the one I was talking about couple of months back here at SSC. It's being constructed right behind Kingdom Tower (opposite to Obeikan Bookstore/Toyland). I saw its rendering on the site location few months back but couldn't take a pic because of fear of being caught for filming a skyscraper :D

This'll be the 3rd tallest tower in Riyadh, right? I personally believe Riyadh has the potential to become a skyscraper haven, if authorities were a bit flexible.

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Accor, one of the world's largest hotels and services groups, today disclosed that it plans to more than double the number of hotels under its management in the region within the next three years.

Accor, owners of a unique portfolio of brands ranging from Sofitel, Novotel, Ibis and Formule 1 offerings, is expected to announce a number of new management contracts and construction start-ups for hotels in the Gulf region during the first half of this year.

The company will be participating in the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai in May where its exhibition stand will focus on its current network and future expansion in the Middle East.

'Accor's long term strategy is to have a Sofitel and Novotel in every major city in the Middle East,' said Christophe Landais, managing director, Middle East.

'But we have now moved from intention to commitment with construction under way of major new projects in Saudi Arabia and Syria, the opening of a Mercure hotel in Jeddah in February and another scheduled to open in Makkah later this year. A Novotel is under construction in Riyadh while a Sofitel is being built in Al Khobar.

'We will be signing further important agreements shortly for further Sofitels and hotels under other Accor brands elsewhere in the Gulf by mid-2005. In addition, we are set for a significant expansion of the Ibis network across the region.

'We continue to seek further opportunities and we expect our presence to expand rapidly over the next decade. We plan to increase our regional base to 35 hotels and more than 5,000 rooms over the next three years alone.'

Currently Accor operates 17 hotels in the Near and Middle East. They include four Sofitels, three Novotels, and several Mercure hotels together offering more than 3,500 rooms.

In addition, Accor recently won the international bid for the hotel management contract for what will become the world's largest Sofitel, now under construction in Makkah at a total cost of about $600 million. The Zam Zam Sofitel Grand Suites will provide 1250 luxury suites - many of them on a time-share basis - and is scheduled to open in September 2006. A Sofitel with 231 rooms is also presently being built in Syria.

Landais added: 'We are confident that the business and travel market in the region will continue to grow rapidly and that we shall achieve our target of being perhaps the leading player in hotels in the region within the next decade.'

That's the one I was talking about couple of months back here at SSC. It's being constructed right behind Kingdom Tower (opposite to Obeikan Bookstore/Toyland). I saw its rendering on the site location few months back but couldn't take a pic because of fear of being caught for filming a skyscraper :D

This'll be the 3rd tallest tower in Riyadh, right? I personally believe Riyadh has the potential to become a skyscraper haven, if authorities were a bit flexible.

skyscrapers would be for show because they are like in kuwait they wouldn't hesitate paying 800 000million on a palace lol, but paying millions on a tower would be only for show. If they get that fashion hit they got in the UAE for skyscrapers ;) then ksa would boom hehehe :D

http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/1/5871-accor.jpg
http://members.lycos.co.uk/adwan/up/ar/image_00161.jpg

Riyadhi man... You keep on amazing me with all the info you've posted in the last few days. Thanks and Great Job! :applause: :okay:

By the way, how high is this tower going to be? Is it gona be taller than the NCCI building next to Fasaliah?

I would say it's around 150 m with the spire.

February 19th, 2006

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great pics Riyadhi

That pictures was taken from the back side. I took two other front pictures but I couldn't upload them. The two that I posted earlier were for the NCB regional office. I'll fix that later.

Thanks for sharing the pics Riyadh!

More pictures,

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http://s8ruae.com/up/uploads/69731f36bb.jpg

how many floors will this be?

Nice to see them building it. It reminds of a building I saw in frankfurt. Here it is:
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/2267/3942705gk.th.jpg (http://img56.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3942705gk.jpg)

distinctive indeed
i like that tow arc it reminde me screw

I would say it's around 150 m with the spire.
It doesn't look like it'll be 150m...Its, what, about 25 floors?

And, ok, its got a spire...But still...It'll probably only be like 120m at most...

But its a really good looking tower...And big...It'll be a nice addition to the current skyline..

It doesn't look like it'll be 150m...Its, what, about 25 floors?

And, ok, its got a spire...But still...It'll probably only be like 120m at most...

But its a really good looking tower...And big...It'll be a nice addition to the current skyline..

Maybe you are right, but remember that Kingdom Center and Faisaliyah were supposed to be 30 floors each!

Guys look at this...

http://www.gulfconstructionworldwide.com/source/xxvii/05/images/Sc-ECEC-FINAL-VIEW1.jpg

Is this complex composed of two towers or one?

To tell you the truth, I kinda hope the end product is gonna look like this render instead of the initial ones. Although both look equally good.

^ I hope so too!

what is the current construction situation of this towr? any pic u got?

wish it was talller

give me a week, and i'll give you pictures :)

^ You have exactly one week... starting now! ;) :)

Huit.......do u live in riyadh?

I do... but I'm currently in Pak.

By the way, the height of this tower is 125 m.
I just found out that.

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already at the 18th floor.

Well done Riyadhi! Thanks for the pic! You did it in exactly one week! :)

One thing I noticed when I compared the latest construction photo with the renderings is that the floor count must be more than 22. It is already at 18 and there seems to be at least 10 more to go.

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already at the 18th floor.


I can't see the pic,it does not work............
but any ways,thanks for your effort........ :)

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????
your post has nothing ,are you posted any pic's?

Yes, I posted a picture update of Al Anoud tower construction status. You can not see it because the host website is blocked in Saudi. The only unblocked hosting website I know did not work.
Can sonmeone help me find a host that is not blocked in Saudi so I upload the picture to it. Or can you kindly do it yourself?

Yes, I posted a picture update of Al Anoud tower construction status. You can not see it because the host website is blocked in Saudi. The only unblocked hosting website I know did not work.
Can sonmeone help me find a host that is not blocked in Saudi so I upload the picture to it. Or can you kindly do it yourself?
i think we should make a list of the unblocked host image websites

here some list its work with me
www.pictiger.com
www.flickr.com
http://photobucket.com/

anyway how can you see it and you are now in saudi arabia??? the only way is SATLAIT

originally posted by Riyadhi
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thanks skoulikimou i can now see it ,that great its very slim a side wow that make me see it biger that if it was width , and i think its near the road dont tel me there only ~10 cars parking!!!

thanks ryadh agine for that pic :)

was taken by my frinde

22 Octobar 2006
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Great update!
Why is it taking them so long to completing the top part? Is it going to be steel structure?

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Great update , Nice shot :)

Update photos of Al-Anoud Tower, take Thursday, January 4th.

The truss system that makes up the top 1/4 of the tower is in the current stages of assembly. I would say that the tower and adjoining shopping mall (to my understanding, please correct me if i'm wrong); should be complete within the next 5 months.

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Great update Saudi , Nice shot ;)

OH MY GOD:eek: that Great shot and last one the best:drool: but when they finsh it take long time IMO

hey Saudi Dunes you have good Camera what Model???

thanks.

Thank you Mr. Grosso & Saudi Guy for the comments.

Saudi Guy, I got a new Cannon PowerShot SD 630 about 2 months ago. I like the clarity of the pictures it takes (its 6 mega pixel) but I really can't take nice night-time photos of buildings, the pictures becomes hazy. :(

dont worry Saudi Dunes about night shot i can solve it :devil: haha just see my last jeddah pic's no shack & hazy just do what i say:
put the camera on any thing connect with ground and push the botom .......resolte clear image but remembre that turn the type to (BACK LIGHT)....

Great photos Saudi Dunes. Not only clear, but they are also shot from excelent locations.

I never heard that there a shopping mall in that complex. That extension thing is probably the hotel's lobby.

May 2007
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/6104/anoudit2.jpg

^^phone camera!

excellent job riyadhi i missed al anound tower,it's like render 100% :happy: pls keep update for these tower:)

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from travel4arab.com by ابـن الرياض

not big diffrent they should now working in the second tower.

It looks better built than it did on the sketch

Hey Riyadhi,

I can say that this is the most beautiful picture I've seen on this website in terms of resolution, clarity, location and colors. I took a photo for this tower myself when I was in Riyadh, but not like this one at all.

Thanks,
DxB.

^^ It wasn't me who took it. I borrowed it from travel4arab forum :D

^^i think he mean post #43

Nice I like when two towers are build together as one design it adds more prestige and sophistication

^^i think he mean post #43

I meant post #51, but I can't see it any more. It's been deleted or location changed at the source host,, I think.

Anyway, do you know guys that as UAE-based users we can't see pictures uploaded using Flickr, since it is blocked by the TeleCom provider in the country?!

By yasser

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^^ thanks for the great update. It looks so tiny comparing to Kingdom Center!

just found it in flickr it seems completed in September,anyway still one tower lift!
August 7,2007
photos by Kamz
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^^
thanks for the good update :D

I've heard that the " مصرف الانماء " reserved this building

^^ Yes they did.

what happen to second tower,did they started to build it?

10 minutes ago...

http://i5.tinypic.com/6pi1568.jpg

I have some good pictures taken today also. I'll post them here later.
BTW, I'm in Riyadh now. anyone recoomends any places to take photos. Tell me while I'm here. My cam is ready and the cloudy sky with these buildings is awsome. Cheers,

I've heard that the " مصرف الانماء " reserved this building

Xcuse moi, no more a hotel? I thought it is a hotel to be run by some branded group?
What happenned?

wow take photo and upload it in same hour make a sense thanks beirut guy.
al anoud tower has same NCB high in jeddah!

XP yes chick out all towers and projects listed on SSC,old downtown,road,parks....and any other interesting stuff:D

there will be other Alanoud tower beside this one, they are already digging the place

BTW, I'm in Riyadh now. anyone recoomends any places to take photos
go to Batha البطحا :D

Taken today
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd61/beirutguy/al3anoutower.jpg

It looks beautiful and i think it's time to call it completed... I can see the Al Anoud 2nd tower board is there and the design seems different... do you know if constructoin has started there?

^^I'm not sure...But I don't remeber seeing any crane there...

^^I'm not sure...But I don't remeber seeing any crane there...

They are actually digging the site now.

They are lighting it at night!!! They light the "crown" and the borders...it changes colors n everything..it's really nice!!!!
But I can't take pics of it coz my cam doesn't take gd night shots :(

I might come to Riyadh in two weeks.. i'll see if my phone camera can take a good shot of it at night..

^^Lèh where do you live??

Khobar...

Is it just me, or the 2nd tower is going to be too close to the 1st one. There will be no space between them. I don't like it when buildings are stuck to each other, they should create some buffer zone like a small public plaza or smth.

from:
http://www.gulfconstructionworldwide.com/source/xxvii/05/images/Sc-ECEC-FINAL-VIEW1.jpg
i can see some reasonable space between them

nice!
cannot wait to see it!

hope to see updates for second tower and all other projects in riyadh:)

unfortunately there is no Saudi guy in Riyadh :(
any way look what I found
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2036/2041713072_686e212415_o.jpg

from AbdulAziz Aloulah
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20978473@N07/

hope to see updates for second tower and all other projects in riyadh:)

I can see Al Anoud tower from my house ;)

I'll take pics of it tonight but I don't promiss anything..

^^yahhh our photographer in Riyadh,go ahead BG :D

^^Thanks :D I'll do my best :D

Yes its one of the tallest building in ksa.RIYADH had a quality that by standing on the roof of our houses we can see all tallest bulindings.

I personally saw it on tv news channel.it was looking like some huge rock.

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http://i31.tinypic.com/2hp6qo7.jpg

^^As you can see on the first pic, there's a new project on the corner between Ourouba Road and King Fahed Highway/Road..

cool nice night light wallah its better than kingdom,BG you should buy new camera.

^^Yes, I know, that's from my mobile. Unfortunatlly, you'll have to wait until May 2008 to see high quality night photos of Riyadh taken by me..

It looks great ithink we can see it far away from it at hte hight time.

GOod jOb BG.

It looks beautiful at night and yes beirut guy needs a new camera :D

March 21st 2008
Courtesy of Carcura

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al anoud looks like a Pac Man!!!good quality keep it up.

its looks like fish to me.:lol:

nice angle of the pic BG.

^^The pic is not mine...

About fish thing, some friends of mine here say "the fish tower" or "the tower that looks like a fish" to refer to it :lol:

Taken today by me...
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nice shot man ... King Fahd Road is getting better and better..

just if that towers were in middle the parks!i know it impossible in saudi cites :(

Nice buildings there .Nice pic BG gRAT WORK

Thxxx :):)
This hotel is a Novotel. And It's called Al Anoud Novotel and NOT Novotel Al Anoud!!! :lol:
Princess Al Anoud insisted on the fact that she wants her name before "Novotel" :rofl:
Don't ask how I know...I just do.... ;)

^^ ah ya prince ya enta .. :okay:

Taken today by me

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Courtesy of Abdul Aziz

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its really sad to see the space in between mamlaka and faisaliah filled with low rise buildings, worse when you remember that most of them are just awful!! so ugly!


the tower looks good though I like the night lighting

have they started with the second tower ?

Again, taken today by me...

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk7/mohamadm/IMG_3656.jpg

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no different since may!looks we should waiting more months to see second tower begin!

got any render of second tower and what its name..??

^^ as the photo above reads, it is called Al Anoud II.

any wer abouts of tulip tower

in riyadh

any wer abouts of tulip tower

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=25748648&postcount=304

It's not really a tower...

^^ anything above four floors is a tower in Saudi Arabia,, :lol:

I took these today...

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk7/mohamadm/alanoud.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk7/mohamadm/alanoudnowopen.jpg

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WOW ..
today the weather was spectacular ! , it's been a long time since we actually saw a clouds in Riyadh :D
(Kingdom tower looks really cool)

^^i think the reason cuz the building above is so clean this time!but those pictures really gorgeous!
well done BG

spectacular!
were there any photoshop modifications?

Thanks guys! I was very happy when I saw the photos on my computer! It's true that the weather was great, and the clouds reflection was very beautiful.

And no Sdare, I didn't use photoshop ;)

I sent these amazing picture to my friends and everybody says WOW!

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Nice World class interior Classic look nice pics jh1

thanks jh1 the interior decoration is gorgeous,it's looks you were lucky no one in there lool.

for first sign,this pic remind me resident evil Mazes :lol:
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj119/Abdulmalik100/P8201162-1.jpg

^^
it's luxurious :happy:

برج العنود 2 ماشاء الله الشغل مايوقف فيه

who is the architects or even i'm more curious who's the interior designers? cheers

it's beautiful

Those pictures at interior design are taken from Novotel hotel isn't it ??