http://www.burjalalam.com/about.jpg


http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e357/sahmad1/f92a29e3.jpg

We knew of this tower for ages now.

http://www.burjalalam.com/home.htm

Here is the website, still under construction, you can just watch the video.

It will be the tallest all commercial tower in the world.

located in Business Bay.

Also check out this:


http://i2.tinypic.com/qzf5h2.jpg


http://i2.tinypic.com/qzf33n.jpg



Burj Al Alam in foreground, Burj Dubai on the right, then there is another supertall on a location we expect the Business Bay centerpiece tower which should be REALLY tall :naughty:

what a tower! :runaway:

http://www.tp.spt.fi/~jukarkil/uae/burj_al_alam.jpg

is that fortune tower 101 ?

It is impressive!

yes this was formerly referred to as fortune 101.

and there is something weird about it, it says hotel and office in the description, so it is impossible this is the world's tallest commercial tower..?

fortune 101 is a better name. The name of this tower sounds like something an arrogant kid would say!

Any of you know its lenght ? and does this tower belong to Dubai International Properties? and Burj dubai?

There is what I think to be another render oh the "unknown supertall" :
http://img405.imageshack.us/my.php?image=burjdubai018he.jpg

Another supertall for Dubai, very nice to hear such good news:D

Best tower I have seen for Dubai! I LOVE IT!

:eek:

Dubai is just simply amazing.

Does it ever stop? :D

(BTW I know, this one was known about for almost a year I know ;))

:omg::omg::omg::omg::omg::omg::omg::omg::omg: One of the most stunning towers in construction!

OOH MY WORD What a beautiful building, I love Dubai and all the supertalls there... I wish I could go there someday to know the city.

Great tower.

2010 the best skyline of the world >>>>DUBAI!!

:applause:
They just keep on coming, and they're all better than the last.
And now I have to learn another name, the Burk Al Alam, in addition to the Burj Dubai and Burj Arab (sp?).

:drool:

beautiful

WOW!!!

it is burj dubai, burj al alam, burj al arab, and al burj... :D
this is what we got at the moment. :)

amazing!! :)

thank god its not in the marina.
i feel like the marina is stealing so many good towers from the new downtown.

8/10 for the tower design

Beautiful very sleek design!
But can't get the video to work from the website. Anyone have a link to the video?

Great tower.

Already under construction?


I can imagine th Business Bay full of such towers :D

As i wrote in the other thread, this is a truly amezing tower! Dubai is unstoppable! :D

Meh, its nice, but its not really amazing me.

Holy crap that is a stunningly beautiful building.

Finally, a tower built in Dubai that actually looks good!

amazing...love this tower!!

Meh, its nice, but its not really amazing me.

thats cause you need to lay of the crack abit :weirdo: :)

j/k

As for the tower.... SPROING... I need a towel.

This is amazing. I feel redundent saying that but what else can you say.

Any of you know its lenght ?If they're claiming it to be the worlds tallest commercial tower then according to SSP it will have to be taller than Petronas Towers (452m) - SSP lists T101, BD, SWFC & ICC as mixed use. But as dubaiflo pointed out, the description says it has a hotel so Burj Al Alam will probably have to be considered mixed use as well - I think the rule is 90% must be office for it be considered an office building?

It's nice.

Best Geekgasm I have had in MONTHS!!! Anyone who says that this isn't a simply gorgeous building is kidding themselves.

what is the official height of this tower in Meters?
does 101F mean 101 floors...ive only ever seen the "F" classification used in the dubai forums...so im not sure.

Gotta love the slender look, it kind of reminds me of one of the structures proposed for Qatar (is it u/c yet?)

this has to be my favorite dubai building. not just another building that could be made anywere in the world. it has a very unique "dubaiee" look to it

sure... go ahead and build it.... why not...

another tower?? Oh well, not surprised... :)

Dear Dubai,

I'll be straightforward, can you donate at least one tower for my city?
Thanks...

(wish it was as easy as that!)

Towers like that need to be built in the U.S. We have too many boxed structures.

GW GW GW.

Pray the park west tower goes ahead. Parkwest, Burj Dubai, Unknown tower and this. Crazy in the one area.

fantastic :eek2:

very nice!!! dubai rulezzz

Dear Dubai,

I'll be straightforward, can you donate at least one tower for my city?
Thanks...

(wish it was as easy as that!)

I dunno, they're giving towers to Doha and Istanbul. Surely more will follow? ;)

I love this tower by the way. All the proposals for Business Bay seem to be stunning, it's going to be a gorgeous area when complete.

does anybody know the height of this tower in meters? or has only a floor height been released?
This tower is beautifull and im planning on doing the rendering/diagram for it on skyscraperpage.com

we only know about the number of floors at the moment, which is 101F.

With 101 floors it will rarely be taller than Burj Dubai if built.
Nice flowerlike design.
Is there any chance that this can actually could get built?

There's no way this will be taller than burj dubai Nightsky. It has only 101 floors so it should be around 440m or so. BTW could you draw a diagram of this for skyscraperpage?

Nobody ever said it would be the tallest in the world. The chances of this getting built are quite high I would say

This project by DIMENSION group is floa ting around since long time and some months ago, The Business bay developer auctioned 8 plots with unlimited height so I see no reason to see this as just "another proposal".

This project by DIMENSION group is floating around since long time and some months ago, The Business bay developer auctioned 8 plots with unlimited height so I see no reason to look at this as just "another proposal".

You know, looking at it, it reminds me of Al Sharq with a waist.

This project by DIMENSION group is floa ting around since long time and some months ago, The Business bay developer auctioned 8 plots with unlimited height so I see no reason to see this as just "another proposal".
But this is much more. It's got its own website, and aswell it's mentioned on the fortune website as a future project.

Out of this world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Incredible

This is one hell of a gorgeous looking tower. Fantastic.

coool ^_^

finally dubai is getting a tower in the 400-500 m range

so far all launched business bay towers have a truely amazing design except like 2 or 3

col, a playmate for Burj Dubai!
very futuristic design.
should look impressive while standing under.
ill add to dubais diagram.

They just never stop do hey, how can they turn out this quality at the rate they do?

i don't understand, Yesterday, the tower was on emporis, but not today. :sly:

i don't understand, Yesterday, the tower was on emporis, but not today. :sly:


what's up?
it's still there!

You're right Woko I've noticed the same shit, but I guess it gonna be republished in the nearest future with a new data

They just never stop do hey, how can they turn out this quality at the rate they do?
By paying a lot? I don't know. :p

Good News!! The tower is come back. (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=259997)

Will that tower be built by Dubai International Properties ??

Will that tower be built by Dubai International Properties ??

no, the company is called dubai properties and is a subsidiary of dubai holding
dubai international properties also belongs to dubai holding and focuses on property abroad

dubai holding has many massive subsidiaries
http://www.dubaiholding.ae

this tower here will be built by fortunegroup.

www.fortunegroup.ae

Stunning! :eek:

Dubai is in need for buildings in the 400-500m height. Tjis building has a great futuristic design, can't wait to see it completed! :okay:

There's no way this will be taller than burj dubai Nightsky. It has only 101 floors so it should be around 440m or so. BTW could you draw a diagram of this for skyscraperpage?

Nobody ever said it would be the tallest in the world. The chances of this getting built are quite high I would say

That's exactly what I said, I meant it will rarely be taller, that was just bad English:D. I meant it will hardly be taller, it will not be taller than Burj Dubai like someone meant (can't remember who).

Of course I could do a diagram of it, but I think other illustrators to draw could draw something for Dubai too.

Think 475m is a good height for this one.

Just exactly how many towers will Dubai have over 400m? Any guesses/estimates?

This i think should then be used as a benchmark against all other cities in the world...would be an interesting find....

I think 5

For the marina probably 2, one is princess and damac will build the other (whether it's ocean heights II or that one on the signboard nobody knows but I'd say one of them will be built anyway). For the burj dubai area there'll be the 2 burjes and certainly 1 more (the business bay centrepiece). Maybe another one after that who knows.

Just exactly how many towers will Dubai have over 400m? Any guesses/estimates?

This i think should then be used as a benchmark against all other cities in the world...would be an interesting find....

Right now there is only one under construction.

neat ;)

Right now there is only one under construction.
I say 2 with BD and princess tower

already a month old though. they should have started by now.

really futuristic one.

http://www.burjalalam.com/ (under construction)

Guys, not any data is finalised about Burj Al Alam, we have to wait till the official launch..

I love the way SSC has info way before any of the newspapers and stuff :D

It's mentioned slightly here aswell:

http://www.fortunegroup.ae/videogallery.htm

already a month old though. they should have started by now.




Yeah, that's right Flo. And I want a new picture.

Please AltinD. Go out and take your camera!!!!!

I have just come back from the press conference to launch this project.

Total cost is AED 4 billion. Piling package expected to be awarded imminently, with main construction contract awarded later this year. Height is 108 floors, 480 metres all habitable, including the world's highest hotel.

Architect is Nihon. Arup is structural and mechanical engineer. TAK is the PMC.

Completion is set for 2009.

I thought this was always supposed to be 101F high

It's definitely 108 floors, 480 metres. I forgot to mention it will be located in Business Bay not far from Burj Dubai.

Very good news, so now its official, another supertall for Dubai! Cant believe that this one is only slightly smaller than Taipei 101...

Shit this tower's going to cost loads! It seems to be about the same as burj dubai :weird:

http://www.ameinfo.com/81674.html

"The Fortune Group will commence construction of Burj Al Alam - The World Tower in 2006 and complete it by 2009. This master project will house the world's highest hotel. Rising beyond 480 metres into the sky, Burj Al Alam is designed to resemble a dazzling crystal flower. Of its total 108-storeys, 74 storeys will be dedicated to offices, while 27-storey will be taken up by hotels and service apartments."

http://www.tp.spt.fi/~jukarkil/uae/jiihaa.gif :cheers:

Fortune Group unveils grand plans to build landmark Dhs. 4 billion commercial tower in Dubai
In a milestone initiative that will create an architectural marvel in Dubai and redefine its stunning skyline, Fortune Group, leading real estate development and consulting firm, today announced an ambitious plan to build Burj Al Alam - The World Tower, a freehold commercial tower among the tallest in the world.
United Arab Emirates: 54 minutes ago


Burj Al Aram
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To be developed at an estimated value of Dhs. 4 billion, this magnificent project will come to life at the emirate's prime Business Bay area.

Tipped to be the tallest and the most incredible edifice dedicated to commercial space, Burj Al Alam will reflect Dubai's growing eminence in the world of business. Aside from its formidable height, the project's design is also poised to be the most striking in the aesthetic sense.

The Fortune Group will commence construction of Burj Al Alam - The World Tower in 2006 and complete it by 2009. This master project will house the world's highest hotel. Rising beyond 480 metres into the sky, Burj Al Alam is designed to resemble a dazzling crystal flower. Of its total 108-storeys, 74 storeys will be dedicated to offices, while 27-storey will be taken up by hotels and service apartments. The balance will be covered by retail spaces.

Burj Al Alam is the most significant initiative in the Fortune Group's proposed investment plan which also includes projects in Dubailand, Sharjah and international markets. The Fortune Group has so far conceptualised and developed real estate projects valued at Dhs. 2.3 billion across the Emirate.

Highlighting its role in Dubai's property sector, Mr. Ahmed Khoory, Chairman - Fortune Group said: 'Dubai is fast emerging as a business powerhouse, backed by the creative vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. Real estate is among the biggest beneficiaries of Dubai's trial-blazing growth. Encouraged by a vibrant economy and surging capital values, the sector has attracted the attention of international investors and developers alike.'

'The Fortune Group has been an active participant in the growth of Dubai's real estate sector with significant projects on The Palm - Jebel Ali, International Media Production Zone, Dubai Sports City and Jumeirah Lake Towers. Our projects reflect a fine balance between innovation, creativity and quality. At Fortune, we visualise concepts that go beyond convention, making our projects truly unique,'



he said.

Announcing the group's future initiatives, Mr. Syed Mohammad Ali, CEO - Fortune Group said: 'Going forward, the Group will continue to be inspired by the spirit of Dubai - that of continually reinventing itself. Our firm commitment to Dubai prompted us to conceive an inimitable project - Burj Al Alam, which will symbolise the dynamism and success of the Emirate. The project will be a defining marker for Dubai - both in terms of its incredible height as well as distinctive design besides being a world landmark - one that will dominate the top of the tallest list.'

Burj Al Alam will illustrate architectural ingenuity, adding a new dimension to Dubai's eye-catching cityscape. More importantly, it will back the economic initiatives of the government by creating the most futuristic infrastructure for businesses to operate and grow. It will also offer local and international investors a sterling opportunity to enhance returns, besides also maximising value for end-users, secondary investors and shareholders.

The iconic tower is strategically designed to accentuate the view of Business Bay creek in the south and the Burj Dubai super high rise in the north. The building features a 6-sty 'crown' that consists of a sky garden, Turkish bath, club facilities and a helipad. Each office floor plate is divided into six 'petals', allowing flexibility for mixed tenancy planning. An extensive podium design with speciality design retail spaces featuring luxury designer brand will serve as first point of approach for pedestrian traffic.

The Fortune Group currently has a total project area of 4 million square feet under development. Each project of the Fortune Group offers an attractive investment opportunity, while also contributing to the growth of the real estate sector in Dubai. The Group's Fortune Tower, off Sheikh Zayed Road, was on of Dubai's first freehold commercial property featuring a unique revolving restaurant. Also within its fold is Casa Marbella, on The Palm-Jebel Ali, which will introduce Dubai to Mediterranean living and the concept of designer spaces. Other projects by the Fortune Group include Fortune Executive Tower offering the first freehold duplex office spaces at the Jumeirah Lake Towers area, Fortune Serene in the International Media Production Zone, which blends luxury, glamour and affordability and Fortune Araames offering commercial space in Jumeirah Lake Towers.

The Fortune Group's up-coming projects include Fortune Bay - a commercial tower at Business Bay and Fortune Pavilion another commercial project at Dubai Sports City.

http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/4/23494-burj.jpg


:banana: :cucumber:

Expect the website to be up soon

Shit this tower's going to cost loads! It seems to be about the same as burj dubai :weird:

Not really. 3 Billion AED ($800M) was only the value of the contract awarded to Samsung for building the tower structure and that didn't include tens of millions already spent on pilling and the raft foundation. Also the separate electro-mechanical work packagge awarded to ETA Star was around 2 Billion AED and around 1 Billion was the elevators contract awarded to OTIS.

Then is the landscaping packagge and we don't know if the main contract to Samsung included or not the glass and aluminium panels for the facade.

Newspaper articles can be deceiving, like those that let people belive workers building Burj Dubai rioted and work was halted, when in reality the rioting workers were working on the nearby Dubai Mall. ;)

^^ exactly.

didn't the foundation for BD cost 1Bn Dhs alone?

Well, we know what hotel to book into when going to Dubai in some years then :)

So it this skyscraper going to be built or not?

The article says it'll start construction this year

High as the ICC and only 10 meters to go to the SWFC and Lotte Tower.

Wow! This is a beauty in high i love! between the 400-500 metres border is great!

480m is certainly more than i expected!

great news today

480m!! wow. lucky dubai. only 4m shorter then ICC. ill have to include it in BIG 3 diagrams.

its a nice tower with a nice top !

It's not U/C yet though ;)

As done previously with a different tower, comparrison with the world's current tallest:

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2990/compare25zx.jpg


Now waiting for someone to draw a good SSP diagram of this one

Why didnt they just make this taller then taipei 101? It would be so cool then dubai will have the 3 tallest building on planet.

There's not much point. Who cares what number it is in some list, the fact is this building looks great and that's what matters the most.

By then, Fordham spire, freedom tower and the moscow tower will be under construction which would have been taller anyway

are there any planes that fly in dubai?! i mean, they seem to have no height restrictions. at all. here in miami it seems as if we need clerance by 50 different approval boards before we stand up. i like dubai. heh.

there are 112 different airlines flying into Dubai and the airport is about 6km from this site

malac
you could be waiting a while for a drawing of this, I mean there isset even a thread about a 480m tower over there but hunderds of "show us your city stadiums " and " wow a 15story new tower for Buffalo" crap. Nevermind at least Emporis is keeping pace with the tower announcements

look at that render again... this building has what? a third the usable floor space as the sears tower? i thought the point of skyscrapers is to use the most of your land not just stick a pole in the gound with one office at the top.

are there any planes that fly in dubai?! i mean, they seem to have no height restrictions. at all. here in miami it seems as if we need clerance by 50 different approval boards before we stand up. i like dubai. heh.
Yes there are and in fact height restrictions but this place is far away from the airport. There was supposed to be a project (park square) with huge towers in an area near the airport and details were supposed to be released last year and towers were supposed to be U/C already. We suspect it was cancelled because the height regulations were revamped and this area was really badly affected

look at that render again... this building has what? a third the usable floor space as the sears tower? i thought the point of skyscrapers is to use the most of your land not just stick a pole in the gound with one office at the top.
I was also wondering about that. Usually in Dubai these tall towers are residential so it's easier to go taller since you don't have as many elevators wasting space. I don't know how this'll work though. The top 30 or so floors will be apartments and a hotel so there won't be a need for loads of lifts servicing the top. Maybe this'll help, I dunno.


SA Boy, there is a thread about it over on SSP already (because I created one :D)
I've requested a diagram for this so Nightsky or Raptor might do one

look at that render again... this building has what? a third the usable floor space as the sears tower? i thought the point of skyscrapers is to use the most of your land not just stick a pole in the gound with one office at the top.

Well you know, in Dubai the natural floor is totally composed of sand, so basicly it is not very useful. That is why a building is better.
And if you have a look at the number of Dubai projects, there are so much of them that they may dare doing one or two crazy towers :nuts:

^^ That's the thing though. Usually developers like Emaar or Nakheel can afford to build a huge tower that probably won't make a lot of money but they then get publicity and can also charge extra for having something like burj dubai in the view of your apartment. This is built by a not-so-large developer ( www.fortunegroup.ae/ ) who only have a few towers in Dubai

What I'd like to know is about Nakheel and Emaar benefits. Do you know where I can find that ?

emaar profit 2005:

Emaar earlier announced record annual profits of AED 4.731 billion for the year ended December 31, 2005. This corresponds to a net profit increase of 180 per cent. Net profit for fiscal 2004 was AED 1.691 billion. Property revenues increased by AED 3.113 billion or 59 per cent to AED 8.361 billion for the year ended 31 December 2005, as compared to AED 5.248 billion for the year 2004. Significantly, the Earnings Per Share increased to AED 0.85 per share for the year 2005 from AED 0.33 per share for the year 2004.

^^ Goddamn....
And what about Nakheel's ?

Thanks by the way...

If this is really starting construction, this will be my #1 skyscraper.

It looks completely amazing.. seems to be taller than tapei 101 (without the crazy spire/observation deck).

looks like something out of lord of the rings. :horse:

If this is really starting construction, this will be my #1 skyscraper.

It is.


It looks completely amazing.. seems to be taller than tapei 101 (without the crazy spire/observation deck).


Tough. It is not.

Does Dubai need so many stories?

^^^^Of course not^^^^^.

it does.

why?

480m!! wow. lucky dubai. only 4m shorter then ICC. ill have to include it in BIG 3 diagrams.

"Rising beyond 480 metres into the sky"... keep that in mind. It's probably going to be more than 480 meters and we UAE forumers are hoping they cross the 500m mark.

previous proposals for burj al alm

http://aiany.org/designawards/2003/projects/jpegs/057a.jpg

http://www.dimensions-ec.com/News/Image/Proj/fortune-flowers.jpg

^^ that last design looks like a phallic monument

why?

demand, not much space in prime residential areas such as dubai marina, cooling efficiency, relatively cheap construction (and yes, we know the workers don't get much money).

I'll repeat that one: cooling efficiency

Anybody that discounts its importance has not experienced 50-degree weather. :p

Also, high-rise developments allow for more efficient transport networks in the future. Nobody says Dubai has to stick purely to cars.

http://img345.imageshack.us/img345/5861/burjalalam5ei.jpg

height confirmed at 482m, though i still think this could change eventually.

I think the height is pretty exact. www.burjalalam.com is back up!

It says the worlds largest tower. Not height but largest biggrt than sears and Burj D?

Ok they claim it to be the The world's tallest commercial structure??? :)

What a beauty! :drool:

Ok they claim it to be the The world's tallest commercial structure??? :)
Which is bullshit anyways since it about 1/4 of it is a hotel and serviced apartments.


I wonder who the architect for this is. I'm liking this tower more and more and I think it's as good as some of the best supertalls going up worldwide such as SWFC, etc. I know burj dubai is just around the corner but I doubt it'll go unnoticed since everything about it screams landmark.
Something else I like is when certain skyscrapers wouldn't fit anywhere else other than the city they were designed for. This is one of those buildings. The only other place this would fit is Las Vegas, would make a nice LV type uber-hotel if built there :D

Can't wait until some highres renders come out

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

excellent!

excellent!


I agree, it's excellent.

WoW!!! This tower is so beautiful!! One of the dubai's best skyscrapers.

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

this building reminds me of lord of the rings.. :D

Its design is so unrealistic. I don't like it.

^^ Isn't that the best part about the design? And no this is not just random proposal.. this has been approved and the offices are available for sale.. with construction due to begin in the last quarter of this year

Its design is so unrealistic. I don't like it.

How is the design unrealistic?
ITS NOT...
Obviously it can be built no problem...so its not like its unrealistic in that way, and Aestheticly its not unrealistic. Its a very beautiful tower, i havnt seen anything as nice looking in a long time.
Maybe you have different tastes in what is a good looking tower and what is not..so what..that doesntmake it unrealistic..
please, tell us whats so unrealistic about it.

^^ Isn't that the best part about the design? And no this is not just random proposal.. this has been approved and the offices are available for sale.. with construction due to begin in the last quarter of this year
Oh! really.That's cool. :cheers:

How is the design unrealistic?
ITS NOT...
Obviously it can be built no problem...so its not like its unrealistic in that way, and Aestheticly its not unrealistic. Its a very beautiful tower, i havnt seen anything as nice looking in a long time.
Maybe you have different tastes in what is a good looking tower and what is not..so what..that doesntmake it unrealistic..
please, tell us whats so unrealistic about it.
yeah!! I have a different taste indeed, I just don't like its shape,that's all. :)

its look like saruman tower :jk:

today by DUBAI GUYS

from the huge ad in emirates today:

the top bit
http://i3.tinypic.com/vy74lu.jpg

the base
http://i3.tinypic.com/vy766d.jpg

features
http://i3.tinypic.com/vy780x.jpg

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http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e357/sahmad1/cbcaf43b.jpg

more

The Burj Al Alam tower building features a crown that consists of a sky garden, club facilities and Spa. The designs include a full curtain wall system, with three external curtain wall ‘petals’.

Burj Al Alam will offer offices and serviced apartments of uncommon beauty and style - as well as the most enticing array of amenities, recreation and pleasure.

The tower is strategically designed to accentuate the view of Business Bay Creek on the South side and the Burj Dubai super-high rise tower on the North. An extensive podium design, with specialty design retail spaces featuring luxury designer brands,
will serve as the first point of approach.

Serviced Apartments Facilities
200 Hotel Suites, Check in Sky Lobby
104 Service Apartment Units
6 F&B Outlets
Gym & Pool
Over 4300 Car Parking Spaces

Corporate Office Features
74 Storey Office Spaces

Office Floor Plate
Office floor plate varies from
3,243 m2 to 1,537 m2

Lifts
7 double decked passenger lifts for low rise offices
6 double decked passenger lifts for mid rise offices
6 double decked passenger lifts for high rise offices
7 local passenger lifts for Hotel and Serviced Apartments
4 goods lifts

acc. to malec's bbay plot map and its website, it occupies H15-H19.
http://i3.tinypic.com/vy883o.jpg

site plan:
http://i3.tinypic.com/vy89om.jpg

floor plans:
http://i3.tinypic.com/vy8b9s.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/vy8coo.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/vy8dhy.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/vy8d2u.jpg

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it even has a small mall:

Shopping Mall Features: Over 300,000 sq.ft. of Retail Spaces.

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Ahh, I really love this tower. I was just about to say that the top is begging to have a resturant and observation deck, then I read the rest of the ad and it will. Excellent stuff :D.

I like this tower way better then Burj dubai...its awesome :okay:

this tower wouldnt suit any other city except Dubai:)
great tower for Dubai ;)

this tower is excellent ;) which height will have???

^^ 484 meters

dubai is too crazy today, I just I think i need to go over there to see how its going

^^ 484 meters
OMG!!!! 484!!!. This is crazy!!!. Dubai is shocking the world. :runaway:

^^ supertall :eek2:

this one is absolutely stunning! Love it to bits!

Great info about this amazing project!

:eek: This tower is amazing!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a8/sahmad/b1a0828f.jpg

This is very much ambitious!!!

Goddamn... Let's get the construction started !

Truely amazing

I love this building :)

I must say the design is very beautiful and futuristic !! It would become an instant icon if it was bilt in other cities too.

Looks like a good design effort, and does have a surprise element attached to it........

some exclusive renderings:

Look at this Jewel :eek:

http://i5.tinypic.com/14xc51w.jpg

http://i5.tinypic.com/14xc5tf.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/14xc7bl.jpg

elevation:
http://i5.tinypic.com/14xc7cz.jpg

Site plan (plot is 300.000sqft :eek: )

http://i5.tinypic.com/14xc7tl.jpg

Jewel:

http://i5.tinypic.com/14xc7tj.jpg

Dubai = MADNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :omg:

Amazing

So does that mean the "jewel" is going to open up for helicopters to land?! Becauyse that would be bloody awesome!

yes, what a fabulous skyscraper.so unique. so is it 484m or 482m?
for those intrested in dimensions. Burj al alam is only 39m wide at narrowest mid section. that has to tne thinnest in world for a 500m tower?
Its base = 68m wide ,while top section = 49m wide. Its actually roof top or lev 104 = 448m.
cheers

So does that mean the "jewel" is going to open up for helicopters to land?! Becauyse that would be bloody awesome!

OMG OMG! That would be so cool!

This design is totally nuts - you have to be excited by it. But am I the only one who thinks the podiums of many supertalls are fairly banal and don't do justice to the ambition of the rest of the structure. This render is not very detailed but the podium just looks like a boring glassy mall.

[QUOTE=Krazy]previous proposals for burj al alm

http://aiany.org/designawards/2003/projects/jpegs/057a.jpg

This is a bit more like it. Why did this get the chop? Much more exciting on the street.

Anyone change the title. 108 floors and 484 meters high!! :bash:

... the podium just looks like a boring glassy mall.

The podium IS a (boring) glassy mall. ;)

Amazing tower, but stupid they put in the old freedomtower design in the diagram. The actual design is 1 year public now...

Cool tower. different

really wonderfull !

The podium IS a (boring) glassy mall. ;)
I know.... but surely they can do better. It's like all the thought goes into what's up top and nothing into the street level.

wouldnt something that tall and thin be horribly innefficient as an office building? especially with the narrowing going on in the center. i think it does look nice but will they have a hard time making money with such a design?

wouldnt something that tall and thin be horribly innefficient as an office building? especially with the narrowing going on in the center. i think it does look nice but will they have a hard time making money with such a design?

Compared to 101, sears and the WTC mabey.
But compared to Shanghi this aint that bad. Thinning of the floor plates there is extream.

This is a huge building so it can afford to have reduce it's floor plates because still they are fatter than alot out there. Anyway this a land mark building floor plate shape and size are not the attraction, behing spread over floors is a part of office life. Stairs fix that problem.

So this building can be finacially sound.

I know.... but surely they can do better. It's like all the thought goes into what's up top and nothing into the street level.

Well its better than alot going around on the super talls.

I really don't get why everyone says this is so bad on the street level. First of all we don't even have the proper plans so we can't judge how the base will look like exactly. What's so bad about shops at the base anyway, isn't this actually a good thing to do to encourage street life? Also there seems to be a bit of a green area which should be welcome in business bay since it'll be very dense if all the towers get built. Also I don't see any parking lots normally associated with shopping malls.

lakegz, I'm sure (or I hope ;)) they have some plan for building the tower and making a profit providing enough is sold.

really amazin tower!!
n SUPER TALLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
any further updates on it?

Not much.
I think most of the space within has been sold so it should start soon (I think the end of the year is when it's supposed to)

Nice looking tower, sort of like something from a sci-fi movie.

starting end of this year sounds good.

Dubai has a lot of nicely planned buildings.

OMG!!!!! really can't wait

nice bldg.. it was announced ages back but they seem to have changed the design a bit it looks more impressive in this pic.. or is it just the colour of the glass ?

And it has 108 floors and a height of 484 meters. Change title!!!!

its so fabulous!! it will really stand out.

16th June 2007, Still no excavation :ohno:

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/2034/imresolt03vv9.jpg


Some sketches

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1013/560220130_8f4d47cbee_o.jpg

484 m - thats the height of the Burj Dubai at this photo.. so imagine: there will be two of these giant towers (OK- Burj dubai will be higher) so near together. And there are also three high tower near to it. (dancing)

It will be amazing :D

That's one gorgeous tower :)

^^ Shure it is, but we would prefer: "one gorgeous under construction tower"

This tower will probably be the best looking tower ever!

This tower will probably be the best looking tower ever!

I agree :master:

fantastic It looks amaizing maybe we should try a 200 floor version too :) lets make a nicer one :yes:

^^ Maybe you can ask the Japanese architects to try it out.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1013/560220130_8f4d47cbee_o.jpg


Love it. Looks like Something from the home world of the Alien in the Aliens films :)
Construction cant start soon enough

^yes, very HR Giger.organic architecture
http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/images/alien02.jpg

The tower looks awsome, I hope that the excavation starts soon.

^^ Shure it is, but we would prefer: "one gorgeous under construction tower"



Don't think it will take to long!! :cheers:

Latest pictures from the site. Looks like they're just moving around some sand now, don't know why the project board's lying on the ground like that.

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/9026/al2go5.th.jpg (http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?image=al2go5.jpg)

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/2046/al1ca4.th.jpg (http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?image=al1ca4.jpg)

I wish we could see that render properly (the one on the board). I don't think it is one we have seen yet.

this will be one of the great towers of the world. cant wait.

I wish we could see that render properly (the one on the board). I don't think it is one we have seen yet.

I have the same filling too.

I have the same filling too.

what sort of "filling" do u have altind-

tomato and mince meat,tofu and green beans or simply condensed cream :D

I wish we could see that render properly (the one on the board)

This is what you can photoshop out of the photo:

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2508/al1ca4dr7.th.jpg (http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=al1ca4dr7.jpg)

With the original hires version of malec´s photo it may be possible to get a much sharper view of the board.

the tower looks great! probably the nicest design in Dubai. Simply loving it!

i simpley wonder when is they going to start bulding it !
wery exited !

:eek:
Beautiful

18/July/2007

Burj Al Alam

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Great, some progress!!

OMG!

Better now?

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3874/imresolt21ze6ad2.jpg

this tower is awesome! it will contribute to the dubai skyline significantly. shape is amazing! 10/10

i rely hope for a ob deck on this one !

would you believe the viewing deck will be higher then Burj Dubais??

lev104= 443m
lev105= 447m (ob deck)
roman baths=456m
helipad=465m

http://i5.tinypic.com/14xc7tj.jpg

width of tower at base= 68m
thinnest part of shaft=39m.

i wonder if ordenary pepole is aloud to visit the view deck ?

Yes it's a little higher and way better too.

:dunno: someone has overthrow the advertisment :bash:




the design is very good, the top looks very intersting

WOW!!

That Helipad is ridiculous!!

Okay there was no update a long time... But I searched and found some recent pics at the official (?) site of Burj al Alam:

http://www.burjalalam.com/alalam.asp?PgID=36

(They were taken at 27 July, as you can read there ;))

thx toby, it's going on at the site

http://www.burjalalam.com/images/buildingdescription_img.jpg


July 23 , 2007

http://www.burjalalam.com/images/const_images/img01_31july07.jpg

http://www.burjalalam.com/images/const_images/img02_31july07.jpg

http://www.burjalalam.com/images/const_images/img03_31july07.jpg

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http://www.burjalalam.com/images/const_images/img09_31july07.jpg

Wow finally work is taking off, i cant wait to see this tower completed its trully amazing.

Love the render. Nice building.

Out of all the crazy supertalls going up in Dubai, this one along with the Burj are my favourite. I like the uniqueness in style and the height is pretty much on par with Hong Kong's US7 ICC, i'm torn between which I prefer more. The foundation and site looks pretty vast.

so this thing is under construction

nice tower, Ive got to ask this, how many towers does Dubai have u/c that are 400 meters or more? I know this is not the place to ask, but Ill probably forget this question and never ask it again.

^^

Four:

Burj Dubai (800+)
Burj Al Alam (484)
Princess Tower (415)
Marina 101 (412)

Others are in planning stage, but not under construction.

niiice, thanks

Neat, now how many 300+m towers?

Neat, now how many 300+m towers?

At least 10 more that I can think off right now (talking always about towers under construction)

Neat, now how many 300+m towers?

I may be wrong but i think:

3 Completed.
18 U/C
10 Approved But not yet under construction.


I think Dubai will end up with more 300m+ towers than all the other's in the world combined.

And will probably be home to most of the top 20 tallest in the world in 5-6 years time.

And will probably be home to most of the top 20 tallest in the world in 5-6 years time.

don't be so sure, there are many other tall tower uc...i only say: ICC, SWFC, Freedom Tower, Busan lotte.....and many others over 400 or 500m

When do you think the preparations of the terrain will be over to start the construction of the tower?

difficult to say, i really don't know but i guess 4 weeks or even longer

I think Dubai will end up with more 300m+ towers than all the other's in the world combined.

Nope - Chicago and Hong Kong alone will account for 14.

Dubai has currently 4 completed bldgs over 300m.
there are 20 over 300m underconstruction with about 8 which will start within a year, thats 32 over 300m within a few years!!!

^^Yeah, Dubai is going crazy. Still many more to come I think:D

I love skyscrappers and supertall buildings. This one looks really cool. It compliments Burj Dubai down the street. :)

Dubai has currently 4 completed bldgs over 300m.
there are 20 over 300m underconstruction with about 8 which will start within a year, thats 32 over 300m within a few years!!!

And at the Dubai Waterfront I expect some new supertalls!!:nuts: :nuts:

New render of the crown (from burjalalam.com):

http://burjalalam.com/images/corwn.jpg

And my question: How will they do a helipad there?

And at the Dubai Waterfront I expect some new supertalls!!:nuts: :nuts:

plus the new Jebel Ali Downtown, The Creek Lagoons and Dubailand :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:

plus the new Jebel Ali Downtown, The Creek Lagoons and Dubailand :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:

:omg: you say it :omg: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :omg: :banana: :cheers:

New render of the crown (from burjalalam.com):

http://burjalalam.com/images/corwn.jpg

And my question: How will they do a helipad there?

Obviously the helipad seams to have been removed from the plans.

harm. a helipad would have been a great addition for the tower.