Name: DCCI Tower 2 (DCCI Expansion)
Floors: ?
Height: ?
Use: Commercial

http://tinypic.com/bgwzfm.jpg

as you can see in the pic a new, taller tower will be built next to the dcci
we know the dcci building is 90m tall, the new one is significantly taller, i guess about 130m!

the design is very similar, but as far as we can see in the model, it looks a bit more modern and futuristic

i'm excited about more details

It's a nice design I think because the two will complement each other. Looks like mini emirates towers.

What is the DCCI Tower I looks like?

DCCI 1 is on the right.

I have a better picutre for this new tower. I am bit sleepy, Ill have to install the USB for my nokia cam. Ill post later.

It looks totally different from another angle. It reminds me of another tower but I really cant remember which.

having trouble with where the tower is located compared to the old one

Probably will be built on that current car-parking landplot?

http://www.am.joneslanglasalle.com/NEWS/2002/11nov/Dubai.jpg

most obviously.
looks good imo.
good addition on the creek side...

Here we go.

Sorry for the bad quality as I took it by my fone.

http://tinypic.com/bhn1bp.jpg

oh wow, it will be nice addition :)

Looks great! Almost the same as united tower but smaller

thats what i thinking
but the ways its joined angles in all directions

this is effected by the airport restrictions

makes more sense for this area!
guess the limit will be below 200m here
in the model it looks like 140m, max 150m

the heights from what we can gatter are set at 90m which is strange cos the NBD is 117m etc. Just have to wait and see. I actually heard more on it yesterday and apparently the GCAA is issuing an instruction as the federal aviation authority to the DCA who will have to issue via rulers court a decree on the matter.
Another reason is the fact that all emirtes planes are getting a GPS system that is not good at reading vertical issues (dont understand myself) but anyway the plan is for emirates to onely use the current airport and all other airlines to use the Jebel ali ariport in the future

man if this is getting serious it sucks deep...

Better Render:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/altind/P1000765.jpg

i don't think this is the dcci altin!

but i do... ;)

look at the render by smussuw it is exactly the same!!

it is, I this is the creek side of the tower. Saw a design for this last week

oh, i've not seen the render
but in the model it looks totally different

which model?

^ The one on the picture with Shaikh Mohamed on it.

BTW, the picture posted by Chad is almost 10 years old. The Etisalat tower had just broken ground and where is the ARBIFT Tower. :D

LOL who cares but it shows the location.

this tower is amazing. looks like the proposed United Tower.

i love the new low/mid-rises coming up around deira and the maktoum bridge.

fantastic, so when does construction begon and end?

some more details, please. :)

let's hope they didn't cancel this one with the height regulations
still nothing seems to have happended

let's hope they didn't cancel this one with the height regulations
still nothing seems to have happended


I hope not.... but when have regulations stopped Dubai from doing something? ;)

I lost my thread on that EMAAR tower near the clock tower.... cant find it. LOL

Looks awesome

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3642/10eg2.jpg

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/1157/129qq1.jpg

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/5402/137eg.jpg

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/9749/142ih.jpg

Amazing:

Dubai should shit on those height restrictions and build this the way it it's shown there :D

Amazing:

Dubai should shit on those height restrictions and build this the way it it's shown there

They made the height restrictions not for fun. If you watch the take off of some planes in the Creek area you will understand that this is necessary. The height restriction is for the safety of the passengers and for the people who live in and around the towers.

And i think that a extrem tall tower there would destroy the Creek skyline.

well this one is not that tall and would look amazing. great renders!!

great find chad
this one is so great
it will give the deira skyline a great boost

it must be built!!!

no it must not

Why not?

because I said so :D

Build it please. It doesn't look taller then the NBoD anyway.

perfect in-fill~~ :)

creek front could do change

a NIMBY in our midst???

looks interesting.... for dubai pity its mirror glass though...who's the architect?
Just a small concern here....if everyone lives in gated communities drives to work drives home never leaves their resort like condo's apart from to drive to the shops because thats about the only thing they can do. Does anyone ever really walk around these towers? I would be surprised if they do...just a thought when doing these renders.

^ SHUT UP TROLL.

what ever happened to this one, anyway?

not sure it could have been affected by the height restrictions, but there was nothing concerning this lately.
maybe it has just not yet started.

btw agree with you altin.

as per the newpapers this project is approved

logically thinking, this one cannot be affected by any height restriction
dcci is 90m tall and national bank of dubai 125m

this one here is next door and is not much taller than dcci, maybe 30m taller
hence, when there is the national bank of dubai, why should a tower of the same height be not allowed on this plot?

It hasnt started yet, thats for sure....

Good point, Dennis, it doesnt seem to be much taller than the existing chamber of commerce. It must be in the final planning stages. Well thats what I am secretly hoping for, anyway. ;)

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/5402/137eg.jpg

this is effected by the airport restrictions

makes more sense for this area!
guess the limit will be below 200m here
in the model it looks like 140m, max 150m

the heights from what we can gatter are set at 90m which is strange cos the NBD is 117m etc. Just have to wait and see. I actually heard more on it yesterday and apparently the GCAA is issuing an instruction as the federal aviation authority to the DCA who will have to issue via rulers court a decree on the matter.
Another reason is the fact that all emirtes planes are getting a GPS system that is not good at reading vertical issues (dont understand myself) but anyway the plan is for emirates to onely use the current airport and all other airlines to use the Jebel ali ariport in the future


;)


never think reasonable concerning those restrictions. they do no allow a 300m tower close to the ET, but a 1km tower 2km further down.

;)


never think reasonable concerning those restrictions. they do no allow a 300m tower close to the ET, but a 1km tower 2km further down.

dont u mean 0.7 - 0.8 km tower? ;)

Pessimistic as usual :D

Pessimistic as usual :D

who is, me? Never! ;)

What makes u say that? :D

lol it is me, i always say malec is too pessimistic. but it seems like you are as well :D

lol it is me, i always say malec is too pessimistic. but it seems like you are as well :D

well, i guess i am often accused of being a little too pessimistic... though my glass is always half full. :D

i wonder if DUBAI every experienced a glass still half full :runaway:

^ For him was either full or empty.

Whatever happened to this beauty????

Whatever happened to this beauty????


well what happened was that we now know its a 2 tower complex....quite high for the area...since the allowed limit is 17-20.


EoIs issued for Dubai chamber of commerce



The Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) by 17 September from about eight Dubai-based contractors for its second Deira building complex project. The scheme, expected to go for tender in early 2007, will see the construction of a 20-storey and a 27-storey tower at the existing DCCI site. Both will be linked by a podium to the chamber’s current building. In addition, a three-storey car park, with space for a 1,000 vehicles, will be built on the opposite side of Baniyas road and will be connected to the main complex by an air-conditioned, moving walkway contained in a new footbridge. The architectural consultant is US-based Gensler Associates; the UK’s EC Harris is the project manager.

R

great, i just hope they keep the design since it is pretty awesome, those would interact together quite good, like the ET or Al Fattan.

Gensler to design Dubai Chamber of Commerce

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI)
has selected international architect, Gensler, to design a 140,000m2 campus within its existing headquarters.

http://www.itp.net/pictures/news/137p7200.gif
The two new towers on the site will be 21 and 26 storeys high and will be linked to the main chamber by a bridge.

Consisting primarily of two towers (27 and 21 storeys high), as well as a multi purpose hall, car parking and a bridge link to the main chamber, the scheme will act as a destination hub for DCCI’s 79,000 members, allowing new companies to take office space in the building, and offer support to the organisation with new business facilities.

Work on site is expected to start in the first quarter of 2007 and tenders have not yet been sent out for the contract.

“This building, combined with an efficient site-planning strategy, creates a cohesive DCCI identity and address, reflecting the organisation’s stature and adding value to its core services. It represents a long-term solution and will set the regional benchmark for new buildings to come”, said project director, Philip Gillard.

The new scheme aims to give the DCCI a marketable property that will help reinforce its brand in a competitive market. To maximise letting potential, services and support functions are located outside the prime floor-plate allowing easy subdivision into smaller 93m2 tenancies or lettings of 1,858m2.

The building will be constructed using energy efficient materials, minimising life cycle of maintenance costs.

Gensler is a global architecture, design, planning, and consulting firm. It has 2,400 employees and 32 offices worldwide, including Dubai. Some of the firm’s recent projects in the Middle East include the DIFC master plan, the Gate Building, the new Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dubai and the new headquarters for Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank.

The old design is way better

honestly i prefer the new design
gorgeous :)

The old design is way better

TOTALLY agree with you.... it just loks ugly and boring now :(

well i think it looks good but the old one would have looked awesome together with the old DCCI

well i think it looks good but the old one would have looked awesome together with the old DCCI

The old design was iconic and would have been a fantastic compliment to the existing DCCI, but this one, although it is nice, is not deserving of such a prime piece of land, right on the banks of Dubai Creek. Dont you agree?

i dunno abt this new design...i mean is this a modern european look?? it looks abit off...i mean if its that colour...no...because it will look hideous but if it going to refelect the creek like the NBD bldg does then ok...

R

i dunno abt this new design...i mean is this a modern european look?? it looks abit off...i mean if its that colour...no...because it will look hideous but if it going to refelect the creek like the NBD bldg does then ok...

R


Couldnt agree more... the exterior glass façades colour is questionnable, to say the least!

Three in for Dubai chamber
CONSTRUCTION UAE
24 Nov 2006

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) has prequalified at least three companies on its second Deira building complex project. The prequalifiers are the local ALEC, the local/UK Al-Naboodah Laing O’Rourke and the local/UK Dutco Balfour Beatty (MEED 8:9:06).

The scheme, expected to go for tender in early 2007, will see the construction of a 20-storey and a 27-storey tower at the existing DCCI site. Both will be linked by a podium to the chamber’s current building. A three-storey car park will be built on the opposite side of Baniyas road. The architectural consultant is US-based Gensler Associates; the UK’s EC Harris is the project manager (MEED 14:10:05).

R

Three in for Dubai chamber
CONSTRUCTION UAE
24 Nov 2006

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) has prequalified at least three companies on its second Deira building complex project. The prequalifiers are the local ALEC, the local/UK Al-Naboodah Laing O’Rourke and the local/UK Dutco Balfour Beatty (MEED 8:9:06).

The scheme, expected to go for tender in early 2007, will see the construction of a 20-storey and a 27-storey tower at the existing DCCI site. Both will be linked by a podium to the chamber’s current building. A three-storey car park will be built on the opposite side of Baniyas road. The architectural consultant is US-based Gensler Associates; the UK’s EC Harris is the project manager (MEED 14:10:05).

R



So, its going to be on the Creek :D Cool!

Any bigger renderings of the new design available?

awesome, i hope they will go with the design we saw and just build another one similar.

Bigger image:

http://i14.tinypic.com/2ivl2jb.jpg

http://i14.tinypic.com/2mw9qww.jpg

I like the design, but they don't match the older building and don't fit into the creek skyline. The mini-United Tower design would have been better.

nice renders.. where'd u find them

nice renders.. where'd u find them

FX Magazine article (http://www.fxmagazine.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=762)

damn i want the old proposal back.. :bash:

LOL... well they're good, but next to that glass tower, they look like a tower still under construction with brown sheets on it.

^^ Is it just me, or does the bigger render actually make it look VERY similar to the new DM Office that is planned to be built right oppoite Union Sq. Station?

http://i13.tinypic.com/496iykl.jpg

Thanks for nice pics, i liked the idea of suspended trees :)

i hope its U/C already?

any updates?
:)

perhaps the dubai metro tunnel boring machine dug this one up?