Just next to Capital Towers:

http://tinypic.com/jsca5i.jpg

http://tinypic.com/jscal4.jpg

We know that Al Rafi Complex and Al Durrah are suposed to be build in that aerea. Most propably it will be one of these two, but who knows for shure.

However, the plot looks very small for accomodating the Al Rafi Complex.

If it will end up to be any of those two, then mods can merge threads, if it is indeed a different one, then we can add the details/render, as soon as available. :cheers:

As you can see, Swissboring has already started the shoring work.

am i stupid or what? didn't we have a thread for this one already?
what the heck? :weird:
i saw your photos already altin, was this in another thread.

or do you use them everytime a new unknown appears :D

edit just read what you wrote below the photos.

so we have actually 2 in this area, since yaqoub tower's location is next to The Tower.
both al rafi and al durrah could be next to capital.

more confusion. I love it! :D

Edit the SZR plot map again, Flo. LOL :yes:

There are too many unknowns to keep track of.
We should start naming them after forumers. You get to keep the name until its official identity is learned

Overview of the site:

http://tinypic.com/mb4hnc.jpg

http://tinypic.com/mb4idj.jpg

I can't see a board though.

great pic, Altin. :)

I dont think there is a board up, just yet.

had a closer look yesterday

it's very close to capital towers and swiss boring is doing any sort of foundation works, hence it's a new tower coming up here

no sign boards, nothing

it has to be a slender tower like any other on szr so far

anyways there still is this giant plot between fairmont and this one here
i hope it'll be the al rafi complex!

11/02/2006

http://i1.tinypic.com/nmc0vr.jpg

so much work going on here, but still no render or announcement!!!??? :gaah:

19/02/2006

http://i1.tinypic.com/o56qop.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/o56rsk.jpg

cool pic. :)

This one looks like the plane, on the far right of the pic, is about to crash into that building! :eek:

http://i1.tinypic.com/o56qop.jpg

25/02/2006

http://i1.tinypic.com/okbcpl.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/okbedx.jpg


Still waiting and hopping for a board comming up, with Al Durrah name/render on it.

i would be sooo happy... al durrah is one of my fav.

imagine that row ... all the plots are boarded now, and that new proposal in the park place thread.. OMG.

http://i1.tinypic.com/rst108.jpg

I've noticed before some kind of board (same as the ones for the 2 unknown towers between Liberty and Crowne Plazza) on the perimeter wall of the site and today i finally was able to go and check it out, hopping to find info aboput this tower.

Guess what ... all the board panels on the side facing Fairmont were down on the ground, propably blowned away by last night storm :bash:

The board has been there since mid-February, and I just noticed from the pictures :bash:

http://i1.tinypic.com/rsvhnn.jpg

Check the pictures from 19/02 & 25/02.

who will be the first to attempt to see what the board has to say?

Can't read that...

who will be the first to attempt to see what the board has to say?

I tried on Saturday but as I said earlier, the board was blowned away by the storm and panels were all over the place. I also don't have anymore the original size pictures I've taken on February, to zoom in and try to read something.

Hopefully they have put the site perimeter board up and the project board as well.

http://i2.tinypic.com/v2tn4w.jpg

:runaway: :runaway: :runaway:

Same owner as Marina Heights?

Are we talking THE Al Rafi Complex. Please, please, please!!

^^ I HOPE SOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU'RE not the only one :):):):):):):):):):):):)

As someone would say:

Mmmmeeeeaaaaaaaaooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!

:D

loving the vibe on this one already~~


:D :cheers:

Are we talking THE Al Rafi Complex. Please, please, please!!

I feel left out.. what is Al Rafi Complex?

It's a 3 tower complex:

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/9069/3407wz.jpg

Stats for the 3 towers are:


85F / 340m
75F / 300m
65F / 280m

How can this be the al rafi complex though since the plot is way too small:

http://i1.tinypic.com/okbedx.jpg

great, now we know the name and can associate our all time fav building with it, but the plot is rather small compared to what the render suggests

stupid morons, why can't they simply add a render

seems to be the fashion these days to keep people waiting for the design

i emailed them with a pic of al rafi complex and this is what they sed:


Dear sir, thanks for sending us the email, regarding the above
mentioned project, you were right, this was the earlier concept for 3 towers,
unfortunately, we didn't get the approval for the height, now we are
still working on the project, it's a one huge building, 50-55 storey. That
combines hotel, furnished apartment, residential and offices.

P.S. i was wondering how you upload images in skyscrapers. I have a
membership but I cant upload any photo, could you tell me the way,
thanks.



R

how about asking him the name of the tower? and who's the architect?

:gaah: :gaah: :gaah: :gaah: :gaah:
:goodnight

DAR Consult is the architect...im assuming...

R

:bash:

Ah well, it happens

worst news of the year!!!

theres no reason why the design cant be used on another site. maybe in Business Bay

the Maximum Height allowed by the Aviation is 197m, thats why the earlier concept design was not approved.
no name for the building yet.

have they designed it, or are they just playing at sandcastles?

oculus: sell the plot, move to BB and build it there~~!!!


now get going! :)

29/04/2006

The Main Building:
http://i3.tinypic.com/wrjjmw.jpg

The Parking Building:
http://i3.tinypic.com/wrjm0g.jpg

21/05/2006

http://i4.tinypic.com/10f0zgm.jpg

this seems to be closer than the usual distance between towers at szr

that is true, but don't forget the unusual shape and wide basement/front elevation of the monarch towers.

Any renderings?

I have the renders for the new design :D

Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
14 Wall St
New York, NY 10005
Phone: 212-298-9300
Fax: 212-298-9461
Email: vanessa.paulsen@som.com www.som.com
Project: Al Rafi Complex
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Owner / Client: Abdulsalam Alrafi Group

http://www.aiany.org/designawards/2005/projects/jpegs/331a.jpg

http://www.aiany.org/designawards/2005/projects/jpegs/331b.jpg

http://www.aiany.org/designawards/2005/projects/jpegs/331c.jpg

wow... building cluster... does it seem too big for the plot near Capital towers???

indeed, it seems very big for this plot...

it looks ok, nothing more, too boxy for me.

expected better from SOM.

however, i really like the small setbacks

I think it's pretty cool, they should make more of the varying heights though because it doesn't seem right with one sticking out over the other 3

i wonder if this is the final design
will it really be a som project?

not sure, it was a design competition in 2005

yea it was an entry for a competion... but not a competition for designing rafi... it was a general architect design competition

i emailed them with a pic of al rafi complex and this is what they sed:



R

can u email them again with the new renders and verify if this is it?

SOM is the box-company, yes??

;)

its been done...

R

erub style!!!! I LOVE IT
it's dosn't like 50F i think ~80F

^^ Yeah, i was thinking that as well. This might be indeed one of the competition for the taller version.

Apart of the apparent higher then 197 m height, this design cannot be build on the plot, becouse it raises above the overall footprint, but so does the Capital Towers on the next plot and they can't be attached, can they?

I dont think its appropriate for SZR. The design isnt too hot either - a bit too industrial and American for my liking.

Not sure if I like it.....

Saturday, 17 June 2006
Dubai tower developers hit flight path turbulence

by Sean Cronin

The race to build super-tall skyscrapers in Dubai is beginning to interfere with the flight paths of planes landing at the airport.

And developers are being forced to slash the height of proposed buildings — costing them millions of dollars in lost sales and rental income.

Construction Week has learned that a proposed development of three towers topping 75-storeys on Sheikh Zayed Road has been cut back to a single tower of just 50-storeys.

Developer Abdul Salam Mohammad Rafi planned to construct three towers at a cost of US $250 million (AED900 million) — comprised of an office and residential tower of 75 floors each and a hotel of 60 floors.

But now the developer has been forced to ditch the original plans, losing 60-storeys of lettable space, after the Department of Civil Aviation found that the towers could interfere with planes taking off from Dubai International Airport.

Abdul Salam Mohammad Rafi is the developer behind Dubai’s Chelsea Tower, and the Chelsea Group is also a prospective tenant of the new development.

Director Karim Kassam, said: “We were initially told about a development with a built-up area of between 701,000m2 and 762,000m2 projected across three towers that ranged in height from 60 to 75-storeys.

“Then it became one tower of 50 floors, which I think came out of the blue. We have yet to finalise anything and now this is another factor that has come into play.”

Peyman Mohajer, regional director, Whitby & Bird, structural engineer on the project, confirmed that the development had now been revised to a single 50-storey structure.

The Department of Civil Aviation is also dealing with several other proposed tower developments that may yet have to be scaled down because of nearby flight paths.

An insider said: “Between Trade Centre Interchange and Defense Interchange, the height restrictions can change quickly and frequently because of where it is in relation to the airport. There are ongoing issues with various owners with requirements to build taller than we will allow.”

Developments around Dubai Marina may also need to be scaled back to take into account the flight paths in and out of the new Dubai World Central airport at Jebel Ali.

In the past, planning has been granted by Dubai Municipality in certain locations on a ‘building unlimited’ basis — meaning that there are no height restrictions for developers. Development land in such areas is worth more than in others, where building height is restricted.

The Department of Civil Aviation is now reviewing several proposed tower developments in the line of take-off and landing runways.

Property experts say any significant reduction in the height of a tower project will have a major impact on the viability of the development — particularly in Dubai, which has been hit by a huge increase in land and construction costs.

R

Well, not much new there. But why don't they build 3 50F towers?
BTW scaling back at the marina? Isn't the distance between burj dubai and dubai airport smaller than between the marina and jebel ali airport? :weird:

interesting!

I think the DCA is silly to keep interfering with such stuff. They should not stand in the way of development!

the only consultant can do something good for such huge bulky proejcts is KPF.

Well, not much new there. But why don't they build 3 50F towers?

BTW scaling back at the marina? Isn't the distance between burj dubai and dubai airport smaller than between the marina and jebel ali airport? :weird:


I guess the plot isnt big enough to have 3 individual 50 storey towers and its probably more feasible to have one 50 story one as it allows for maximum use of the limited plot area.

And the distance between the maina and JXB is probably about the same as the distance between SZR and DXB.

that is pretty silly.

i mean, yes ok a few restrictions at the trade centre RA but not at the marina, this would be riddiculous.

there are other cities where the airports are closer to highrises, i am sure.

they should just change the flightpats then...

it wouldn't be good to have height restriction, because at the moment, the higher u go, the more money u can make, which encourages development.

like Face said, they should not stand in the way.

Sa-Boy, can u find out more?

it really is a shame
at least we now know for sure, that this project was once planned to be the ingenious al rafi complex

damn, too sad we will never see this, it was so close!! :(

this is just crazy... wont burj dubai, burj al alam, habtoor tower etc come in the way too since they are only down the road from rafi complex barely a kilometer away? and what about nakheel's al burj being ever so close to jebel ali airport... much closer than any marina tower can get!

and Nakheel MUST have thought of that actually.

pretty weird.

maybe they have indeed planned the flightpaths in such a way that Dubai Waterfront and Palm JA are not affected, which could also be the explanation the Marina is actually affected..

but i mean.. the Marina is some 40km from the airport probably... :weird:

and Nakheel MUST have thought of that actually.

pretty weird.

maybe they have indeed planned the flightpaths in such a way that Dubai Waterfront and Palm JA are not affected, which could also be the explanation the Marina is actually affected..

but i mean.. the Marina is some 40km from the airport probably... :weird:

but its closer to JXB... Must be 20km's or less, I think....

today by Imre

http://i5.tinypic.com/23kwvmo.jpg

http://i2.tinypic.com/23kwx7p.jpg

Why don't they get a special permission like the Al Durrah Tower II?? :bash:

Than they should use the old design and go up to 350!!!

dar consult is what scares me a little bit

shouldn't be too bad... the main contractor isn't them so that's good

^^ DAR doesn't build crappy towers, they design them. :bash:

when did I claim otherwise? I was refering to the construction

13/08/2006

http://i8.tinypic.com/24mrtbm.jpg


Excavation for the parking (background):

http://i8.tinypic.com/24mrqcx.jpg

if you ask me, i don't like it how close the excavation is to the monarch hotel

that has never happened before at sheikh zayed road!!

hopefully a render will go up soon

23/09/2006

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/3517/img4167vk2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7058/img4168zo0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/7858/img4169id3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

02.11.2006 By Imre

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8459/dsc0816rk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3739/dsc0817dp0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5531/dsc0818os5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/6536/dsc0820so9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://www.baidas.net/public/images/tc1.jpg

3 combined towers

Hotel Tower 4B+G+M+54
Residential Tower 4B+G+M+54
Office Tower 4B+G+M+50

Pretty huge building.

boring

:okay: Not bad I think!!

How would they build that thing adjacent to Monarch?

Don't think it's bad, but thinking what the original proposal was, no comparrison

when the facade will look so shiny... i think it will look stunning in real life =)

another massive one for this area..
better than the last one we saw, of course the original one was much better.

but what did you expect, if they aren't allowed to go tall, they will maxmise space by building wide.

wow very different from the origional monster

another massive one for this area..
better than the last one we saw, of course the original one was much better.

but what did you expect, if they aren't allowed to go tall, they will maxmise space by building wide.

Exactly the reason why I hate height reductions. Consider yourselves lucky it doesn't happen to EVERY single project

It's a 3 tower complex:

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/9069/3407wz.jpg

Stats for the 3 towers are:


85F / 340m
75F / 300m
65F / 280m

The old design was second to none...:drool:

chunky but v.good!

R

massive block i'd say
looks as massive as the other 3 from the previous design

The old design was much better

Another render where they forgot its neighbour. The old proposal reminds me of Park Place.

http://i5.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72583241.w5shades.DubaiAerialsJan07050.jpg

by Brian McMorrow

02.02.2007

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/572/photo094sp5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/8273/photo095ks9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/5659/photo096ba2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

How's about status?

22/June/2007

AL RAFI COMPLEX

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7904/imresolt184cd6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/1884/imresolt185zq7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/8349/imresolt191jg0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/8051/imresolt189iv4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

but why does the sign board now give different info once again

is this the revival of the old design? hard to believe! :wtf:

I second that: :wtf:

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

Hotel Tower: 64 floors
Office Tower: 78 floors
Resi Tower: ?? floors

Could this be true?? Seems that this is the old design. Right!!

^^ But the old design wasn't from DAR, or maybe DAR are just the consultants.

Anyway let's wait till they put up the render, and if indeed the old design is back, I'm sure it will be PARTY time in here. We all LOVED that ... it was really GREAT!!!

^^We can only hope!!

Just a reminder:


The First proposed design:
It's a 3 tower complex:

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/9069/3407wz.jpg

Stats for the 3 towers are:

85F / 340m
75F / 300m
65F / 280m


The Second proposed design:
http://www.baidas.net/public/images/tc1.jpg

3 combined towers

Hotel Tower 4B+G+M+54
Residential Tower 4B+G+M+54
Office Tower 4B+G+M+50

Fingers crossed!! :omg: please!!!

A render shuld be up soon! Oh i hope its different from that chunky blue block!!!!!!

R

^^

chunky but v.good!

R


:D

BTW it still says "APPROVED" in the header.

One thing I wonder about though is, how the hell can they build 78 floors when they are restricted by airport limits? :weird:

^^ I would wonder now: Why the hell can't Sama/Al Durrah change the plans back to the original 75 floors.

Now that would have been awesome :cheers:

That's what I'm thinking. Have they lifted the limits?
BTW in the al durrah render it has 60 floors :)

^^ I think is more becouse of Wasta (influence) that Al Raffi might have with very top people.

^^




:D


I know I sed that but I still loved the original design. :)

R

Please change the name to BURJ SALAM :cheers:

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6425/p1040744pk4.jpg

What a name!

Translates to "Safe/Blessed Tower" ?

^^ But doesn't "Salam" means "Peace" in Arabic?

yea.. along those lines I guess.. Peaceful Tower or Tower of Peace

BTW the render was not yet put on the project board for the towers. The one pictured above is for the parking structure at the back.

One thing I wonder about though is, how the hell can they build 78 floors when they are restricted by airport limits? :weird:

it was too high thats why cut doen to the 54 it now is. If I remeber correctly the restriction is 200m in that area

^^ Giles, you obviously haven't seen pics of the project board that says the tallest tower has 78 floors.

wow, i've never heard from that project.

Burj Salam kind of suggests it'll only be one tower though

^^ Even the first design was technically just one tower and I hope they just chopped off some 8 floors from the same design and are re-using it.

That will be great if true ... the design is so nice and so unique :cheers:

^^ Giles, you obviously haven't seen pics of the project board that says the tallest tower has 78 floors.

Altin, havent seen it mate and am only going on what I remeber about thsi issue from 2 years ago when we had the same issue at DFC

http://www.baidas.net/public/images/tc1.jpg

r u sure it's not in sharjah:tongue3: gezzz

Altin, havent seen it mate and am only going on what I remeber about thsi issue from 2 years ago when we had the same issue at DFC

Here you go:

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/1884/imresolt185zq7.jpg


:cheers:

seems like Al Rafi wasta.. we'll see what happens.

i really think the old design could be back..

^^ We only can hope this. If you imagine this stunner at SZR. Unbelievable. :omg: The whole street in 5 years will look like the cities in star wars.

24/Aug/2007

BURJ SALAM , board

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/8612/imresolt177qa8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I read 55 floors for the residential tower. Wonder whether with this new board our hopes for the old plan coming back are gone. hopefully not.

^^ That's the Hotel one, however still different from the other board that was showing 63.

What the hell is going on here ???? They have added a third project board on the SZR side, just near the Monarch Hotel, but no render and of course no visible progres.

SUCKERS!!!!! :D

http://i24.tinypic.com/kdsaww.jpg

What the fuck is this?

Seriously? Someone designed this and thought it looked good???

The render has been finally added to one of the boards but the trees in front don't let me see it clearly from the road. It seams to be a something similar to the latest bulky design, maybe even the same one slightly revised.

02/Nov/2007

Burj Salam

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/6186/imresolt099wm9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7493/imresolt100wf7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/6206/imresolt101jz1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Yep a slight redesign at the side part.

finally....LOL! the chunky one with a difference...I will take it!

R

Disappointing... the old one was so much better... But the new new one is better the the old new one though :-)

Yep a slight redesign at the side part.

I'd say it's better than the old one, but much, MUCH, worse than the old old one.:ohno:
DAMN AIRPORT RESTRICTIONS!:lol:

Also here, new pictures please!!

07/March/2008

Burj Salam

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/9711/imresolt105vv1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Should start rising soon!!! :okay:

It better not.. argh.

^^ Too late for that. Already two jib and one tower for a total of three cranes on site, not counting a 4th one for the parking building at the back of the site.

Great!!! The next one!! :nuts::nuts::cheers:

Over ground?

I still fail to see 3 towers here.

Piling was finished 1.5 yers ago! I think we have a winner for the Oscar "Slowest Construction in Dubai"... :ohno:

Thought this is The Pinnacle ?? :):)

The central core and rebars from the pillars are clearly visible from SZR now.

Under Construction ... finally.

One or three towers here ! At emporis it's just one with 56 floors..

Thre adjacent towers, but as for emporis criterias: 1 tower with three sections

C/U 05/9/08


http://i33.tinypic.com/25q6sd3.jpg


http://i38.tinypic.com/2vbwps9.jpg

Steal structure??

Seems so?

Steal structure??

Where did they steal the steel? :lol:

I think he meant, they have stolen the structure :-O Only some steal beams are still there

Where did they steal the steel? :lol:

Damn what a mistake :lol:
:nuts:

That's the parking structure at the back.

23/11

http://i36.tinypic.com/okxsw0.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2rp73i1.jpg

09/January/2009

Burj Al Salam

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/3293/imresolt209ei5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

20/February/2009

Burj Al Salam

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4509/imresolt103kf4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7023/imresolt104ea2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

08/May/2009

Burj Al Salam

http://i39.tinypic.com/2sb4jzo.jpg

Maybe nothing here will reach 200m!

29/May/2009

Sama Tower and Burj Al Salam

http://i42.tinypic.com/x3gg6.jpg

05/June/2009

Burj Al Salam

http://i41.tinypic.com/i2kmiv.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/n6qjhu.jpg

This one is so sloooooooooooooooooow ... :ohno:

Like 90 % of all towers in Dubai :bash: :doh: :wallbash:

Today

http://i26.tinypic.com/34edxjm.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/2rcwnj9.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/2cwlpux.jpg

This one is so sloooooooooooooooooow ... :ohno:

^^

facade testing

24/July/2009

Burj Al Salam

http://i25.tinypic.com/5v2nvd.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/bfhoip.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/szheg2.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/vywchi.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/f0bzfo.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/2d5jex.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/2pop4qq.jpg

15/October/2009

Burj Al Salam

http://i37.tinypic.com/vzc8e9.jpg

29/November/2009

Sama Tower and Burj Al Salam

http://i47.tinypic.com/2ajntjr.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/2poy33o.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/2jagok7.jpg

19/December/2009

Burj Al Salam

http://i45.tinypic.com/34dldz8.jpg

this on hold with core jump forms removed, cranes next

Damn ... :ohno:

Damn ... :ohno:

It was always very slow so almost no difference between the U/C or ON HOLD here :)

:(

07/February/2010

Burj Al Salam

contractor left the site, ON HOLD

http://i47.tinypic.com/24fej40.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/2n09dp5.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/fej3x2.jpg

19/March/2010

Burj Al Salam

http://i41.tinypic.com/j6u8b9.jpg

BELHASA Construction has been replaced by DCC as the contractor. Work resumed in late September and they have casted almost 2 floors since then and started already putting back the formwork on the central cores.

onwards and upwards! :cheers:

yes, great news! thanks Altin :)

You should actually bash my head for not posting that when I first saw it almost 2 months back :shifty:

^^
oh, looks like i missed that. so here you go> :bash: ;)

Snapshots from Gerald's gigapan from Red (http://gigapan.org/gigapans/64973/).

15/November/2010 by gerald.d:

http://i56.tinypic.com/2hfp503.jpg

You can see on that pic that DCC has started putting back the formwork on the central core.

came back to dubai at 3am last week and there was full site activity, seems like the old times are back with regard to some of these towers with 24/7 construction

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5246/5291923419_d8dae51b81_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoemack/5291923419/

thanks for the update! it's coming along nicely :)

Hello Guys, I want to share some pics about this project. I have a new perspective of Burj Al Salam tower. The owner approved it but some minor revision.I dont know how to attached an image here but I will try.
http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx298/lowell79/Salam%20Tower/REV07_for_printing.jpg
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much better

Cool! It's different from the usual stuff on SZR. :)

Sorry to bump this thread but is this project 1 or 3 buildings?

Well, it has 3 cores, though the connected towers sure make it look like a single building.

Yep, the revised design is much better.

please change the title to: #UNDER C: BURJ AL SALAM, 56F Mixed Use, ?m (SZR)

28/January/2011

Burj Al Salam

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/kkannas/5580472340/

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from today:

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R

a VERY effective use of their ENTIRE plot! LOL

I checked today what floorplate they were building now, but forgot what the correct number was, most probably '23'. I wonder if it's '4 sale' :laugh:

Correction: The floorplate of the 22nd floor is actually the one under construction now.

Correction: The floorplate of the 22nd floor is actually the one under construction now.

So about half way. It's been a hard climb for this one!!!

22/April/2011

Burj Al Salam

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A three tower complex? Where??? :dunno:

Start: Now (?)
Completion: 2014
Hotel rooms: 440
Serviced apartments: 180

New Sheraton Dubai Sheikh Zayed Road Hotel to Debut Early 2014

2011-05-04

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The new property will have 660 rooms including 480 guest rooms and 180 serviced apartments


Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) has signed an agreement with Abdulsalam Alrafi Group LLC to open a new Sheraton hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Scheduled to open beginning of 2014, the hotel will be part of a three-tower mixed-use project located in the heart of Dubai’s commercial district. The new Sheraton Dubai Sheikh Zayed Road Hotel is part of the Sheraton brand’s global strategic expansion plan that includes adding more than 60 new hotels and over 20,000 rooms to the Sheraton portfolio over the next three years.

"We are delighted to be working with the Abdulsalam Alrafi Group as we open our newest Sheraton hotel in Dubai, a destination that continues to see growing demand from both business and leisure travellers,” said Roeland Vos, President, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Europe, Africa & the Middle East. “Starwood is established as the sector leader in the Middle East and we are dedicated to continued growth and expansion in the region. This market continues to be integral to our overall development strategy.”

Mr. Mohamed Abdulsalam Alrafi expressed his pleasure and content for signing the management agreement with Starwood and said: “We look forward to a very fruitful association with Starwood and we are confident that, through this partnership, the Sheraton Dubai Sheikh Zayed Road shall be one of the leading destinations in the U.A.E. and Gulf Area.”

The new Sheraton Dubai Sheikh Zayed Road Hotel will comprise 660 rooms including 480 guest rooms and 180 serviced apartments. The hotel will also feature extensive dining, conference and leisure facilities as well as signature Sheraton amenities including the all-white Sheraton Sweet Sleeper® bed, designed to meet AAA’s Five Diamond Award® criteria, a Sheraton Club Lounge and the Link@Sheraton experienced with Microsoft communications hub where guests can socialise or make connections on-line.

The hotel will face the Dubai World Trade Centre and Dubai International Financial Centre, a prime business location that also offers convenient access to the Dubai Mall, Jumeirah Beach and the Dubai Marina. Dubai is a key trading, tourism and financial centre and has experienced extraordinary growth in the past two decades. In 2010, it received more than eight million hotel guests, an increase of 9.4 per cent over the previous year.

Sheraton recently announced that it has invested more than $100 million into upgrading 120 Club Lounges around the world. The enhancement to Sheraton Club Lounges – one of the most popular Sheraton signature amenities – is the final chapter of the brand’s recent $6 billion revitalization effort.

Sheraton Dubai Sheikh Zayed Road Hotel is proud to offer the Starwood Preferred Guest® program, which made headlines when it launched in 1999 with a breakthrough policy of no blackout dates on Free Night Awards. SPG® offers members the ability to redeem awards at more resorts, more luxury properties, more European hotels and more golf properties than any other hotel program.

Starwood today operates 15 hotels in Dubai, including three Sheraton hotels. The company continues to strengthen its long established position in the Middle East as one of the leading luxury hotel operators in the region with a portfolio of approximately 50 existing hotels and a growth index of nearly 50%. By 2015, the Middle East will become the second region, after North America, to operate all nine of Starwood’s world-class brands - St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft and Element - further reinforcing the company’s commitment to the region.

AbdulSalam Alrafi Group, LLC was originally formed as a privately held company in 1959. The company primarily was involved in local trading of manufactured goods, however in 1970 it expanded into real estate development and property management. The company has grown into one of the largest and most successful property developers in UAE with a portfolio of over 30 properties. Its portfolio consists of multi-family residential apartment towers, industrial warehouse space, and office space. The company has continued to be a family managed business; the current Chairman Mr. AbdulSalam Alrafi has brought his son, Mohamed Al Rafi into the business as managing director of the Group.





Source (http://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article54598New_Sheraton_Dubai_Sheikh_Zayed_Road_Hotel_to_Debut_Early_____.html)

could this not be the rosewood? or is it new?

R

^^ But it says 3 towers and technically the Rosewood is not really on SZR. Who knows? :dunno:

Another reason why I think it's not the Daman Buildings.... I got this from Rosewood's website...

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this one going to the the Sheraton

A three tower complex? Where??? :dunno:

Start: Now (?)
Completion: 2014
Hotel rooms: 440
Serviced apartments: 180




Source (http://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article54598New_Sheraton_Dubai_Sheikh_Zayed_Road_Hotel_to_Debut_Early_____.html)

We already have a thread for it:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=304503&page=11

I was thinking that too but 2014?!? This looks like it wuld be done latest by end of 2012.

R

it mite be burj al salam but i dont think so...

R

it mite be burj al salam but i dont think so...

R

Same developer Al Rafi Group ,nothing else in that area which can be ready by early 2014..

Scheduled to open beginning of 2014, the hotel will be part of a three-tower mixed-use project located in the heart of Dubai’s commercial district.

2014 is ok for the completion date, its a huge complex and hotel furnishing takes time .

so the design has gone from this which was

:eek2::eek2::eek::eek::bow::bow:

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....to this which was different but I approved...

http://www.baidas.net/public/images/tc1.jpg

and now its this rather generic thing....sigh...since its such a MEGA tower I will take it.

22/April/2011

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R

so the design has gone from this which was

:eek2::eek2::eek::eek::bow::bow:

http://i55.tinypic.com/vp8c2e.jpg

....to this which was different but I approved...

http://www.baidas.net/public/images/tc1.jpg

and now its this rather generic thing....sigh...since its such a MEGA tower I will take it.



R

Lol! I agree with you. It is a pretty boring design from what it could have been.

Meh! :cheers:

It is the same

hello guys, about the design of Burj Salam, I've just posted before the approved design of it.The owner already approved it but some revision and addition in the plan, they want to add a infinity pool at 40th floor.The one posted in the billboard is the old design from DAR.maybe they didn't replace it for now.Thanks guys for fresh pics.

from today:

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R

^^ Another great update!

This massive beast is progressing quickly now!

15/July/2011

Burj Al Salam

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Dubai Contracting Company LLC (DCC) is fast-tracking the $194m Burj Al Salam mixed-use project at No. 1 Sheikh Zayed Road.

by CW Staff on Aug 17, 2011

Dubai Contracting Company LLC (DCC) is fast-tracking the $194m Burj Al Salam mixed-use project at No. 1 Sheikh Zayed Road, next to the Monarch Hotel, for a November 2012 delivery.

“DCC took over the mixed-use development project from another contractor in November 2010, and is committed to a very tight schedule to complete what is essentially three towers in the space of one,” comments construction manager Hatem Al-biss.

http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-13608-194m-burj-al-salam-on-track-for-2012-delivery/

Aug 18, 2011: DCC, Doka forge ahead at No. 1 Sheikh Zayed Road mixed-use project
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^^ Fantastic update! Thanks :)

^^ Fantastic update! Thanks :)

You're welcome! :)

from 30/8/11

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from yest:

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R

^^ good update! It's growing really fast now!

I'd say November 2012 is kind of wishful thinking.

from the back...

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also cladding has started on the parking bldg...

R

2011-11-29 by me

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From today. The last sign says 50 so I guess they just complete the last level now.

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