I'm afraid this tower looks pretty tacky to me. Somehow it looks pretty meaningless. This Arabian style of designing is boring me. The pipe facade isn't the best solution for this tower. Oil -Sheikh after another is building their own tower, but for what exactly? Will they set their office there and perhaps sell some floors to a hotel? I guess it's just something every billionaire have to do there to show off.

It may sound like I don't like Dubai and it's infrastucture, but that's not right. I sure do, but these kinds of towers has nothing new to add. It just isn't enough to pack the city full of these high skyscrapers, unless there's something else too. As I've read from the newspaper, in summer time it's too hot to be outside! I've never been to Dubai, and this is all speculation, but what's the point of having nothing but buildings and roads, if there's nothing where u hang out?

They had more than better change the name, it's way too long and impossible to remember :)

I'm afraid this tower looks pretty tacky to me. Somehow it looks pretty meaningless. This Arabian style of designing is boring me. The pipe facade isn't the best solution for this tower. Oil -Sheikh after another is building their own tower, but for what exactly? Will they set their office there and perhaps sell some floors to a hotel? I guess it's just something every billionaire have to do there to show off.

It may sound like I don't like Dubai and it's infrastucture, but that's not right. I sure do, but these kinds of towers has nothing new to add. It just isn't enough to pack the city full of these high skyscrapers, unless there's something else too. As I've read from the newspaper, in summer time it's too hot to be outside! I've never been to Dubai, and this is all speculation, but what's the point of having nothing but buildings and roads, if there's nothing where u hang out?

They had more than better change the name, it's way too long and impossible to remember :)


I will answer to your concerns :P. For what is it getting built? Its a combination of need for office space and governmentally fueled projects to further raise the demand for residential and commercial space in Dubai.

The name will probably be changed once its finished or earlier, to something more decorous and meaningful. Its the owners name as of now.

15/Oct/2007

Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/8219/imresolt19kh4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5467/imresolt20ys5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Great, the facade has started.

Great, the facade has started.

That little test piece has been there for months. But with the railing and the guard up, they should be starting the real cladding imminently. :)

Edit: I didn't notice the two new pieces :cheers:

^^ Which 2 new pieces? Those 1 floor down? Those have been there before as well.

^^ Oh yeah you're right...I guess it kind of depends on the angle whether or not they are noticeable.

18/October/2007

Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5264/imresolt024ug3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

What is that great hole in the back?:clown:

^^ A 265 meters tall tower to be.

It's between 38 and 40 floors, and now is more taller than the right building. I think is now between 100 and 150 meters

:cheers:

it is probably already a few meters taller 150m because the tower left to it is 130m tall

hello house! hehe l love being in all these photos (next to rose and al attar)

Ugly.

02/Nov/2007

Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3299/imresolt068sz0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/6572/imresolt069dq7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6961/imresolt122aa9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

great, the constructions seems to be quite fast :)

yes ...like every other tower you comment , right? :D

i know i said "the Index" i also rising fast but there are also a lots of tower in dubai which are not really fast

^^ Nothing rises as fast as your post count. :yes:

Wow, level 40 or 41 isn't? That's pretty fast. Other 34 or 33 levels more and will be T/O. :cheers:

points for the longest name of any building? :cheers:

points for the longest name of any building? :cheers:

this is just the name of the owner , we have another one with nice long name:)

Ahmed Mir Hashem Ahmed Khoory Tower

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=336773&page=3

Another piece of cheese for Dubai.

^^ Cheese is a product so vast and diverse in types, forms, colors, tastes, that can't be really categorized.

just for interesting, another Al Attar:)

03/November/2007

Al Attar Sky Spiral

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/6296/imresolt19hq0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4289/imresolt20ld0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7493/imresolt23qx9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Originally Posted by Julito-dubai
another project i newver heared before...
"Sky Spiral" by al-Attar in al-Soufouh

The record breaking, largest, concrete pour in the UAE, 22000 m³, has been successfully completed by Unibeton Ready Mix, the leading concrete supplier for many of the regions landmark projects including Palm Island Jumeirah, the new Garhoud Bridge and RTA road interchange projects.

The milestone concrete pour - which is double the size of any previous pour in the region and the equivalent of filing 9 Olympic sized swimming pools - laid the basement of Al Attar Sky Spiral, a 49 level, residential tower in
Al Sofouh, Dubai, commissioned by Mr. Ahamed Abd Al Rahim Al Attar, founder of the Al Attar Group and managed under the chairmanship of Mr. Mana Al Attar.

Demanding the highest levels of technical and logistical expertise the mammoth 35 hour pour, finished Saturday, 7 September, 2007 and leveraged the combined efforts of Unibeton's nine, strategically located concrete batching plants - with a nominal capacity to generate up to 1000 m³ of concrete per hour - more than 150 transit mixers and 15 mobile and 6 standby pumps.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=16259875#post16259875

I am really not sure this cladding will look fine

im loving the pic ´from the shield with the render on it :D
looks cool when you scroll up and down -.-

^^ Wow!! Great tower, i liked.

^^ Nothing rises as fast as your post count. :yes:

I m sorry to write this unecessary line, but I really really laughed on this one from Altind , it was really funny! :lol::)

I think they are going on with steady speed construction, but maybe its taking long time still! all these big projects are not due until late 2009 or 2010 so we still have some time to wait .....we have many months to completion :yes::wave:

22/November/2007

Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/5727/imresolt75tx3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9150/imresolt76px2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Wow, what a great progress, :banana: I want to see it with claddin.

u can see some facade on the 1st pic, just look to the bottom right

u can see some facade on the 1st pic, just look to the bottom right

That's test cladding that has been there for months.

27/November/2007

from the Burj Dubai

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/2871/imresolt047kf7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/747/imresolt176sc3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7789/imresolt027pg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This telephoto view on Rose Rotana Tower is stunning :happy:.
To the right of this needle, it almost appears, as if both Al Attar Towers, that are u/c on Sheikh Zayed Road, were neighbours. And one can see, that Ahmed Abdul Rahim's tower is still ahead of Khalid's by about 30 meters, but both of them are beginning to have some impact in the skyline.

they are in fact being developerd by 2 brothers

wahh..more than meets the eyes....

:)

woah. looking good.

Wow its really getting tall... They should get going with the cladding though.. no need to pull a burj dubai on these ones ;)

Wow~ all pictures are cool. :)

So how many floors now? Anyone?

was that photo taken from the burj?

yep :)

wow
thankssssss

I wondr how this one is progressing. It should start to challenge the rose soon...

http://www.******************/pc/pc/cat/10966/display/11164443

I just can say that Dubai Rules... This city have most of the best buildings i've seen in these years...

15/December/2007

Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/9784/imresolt44wa9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

now 44 floors rising to 45

facade started, or it might just be a facade test

^^ That's a facade test...been there for months...in fact, it's the same cladding I referred to a month ago, when replying to you the last time you mentioned it ;)

wow.....stunning photo!!!!!!!

^^ That's a facade test...been there for months...in fact, it's the same cladding I referred to a month ago, when replying to you the last time you mentioned it ;)

ohh yeah :lol:

28/December/2007

Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4287/imresolt033qm0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/8359/imresolt034jw2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3742/imresolt060qt6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3981/imresolt096wn2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

VERY NICE . i love architecture of Dubai.

You have bad taste

Nice progress, very slim, and interesting design...

Level 42 is taller than the others... I reckon this belongs to the 2nd mechanical floors, so nothing should hold AARAAT from rising straight and quickly to the highest floor at around 250 meters :).

According to the signboard (http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/9418/alattar17pz.jpg), the floor design should change now, but I see no big difference at lev43-45 so far, especially as the square central column keeps going on. On the rendering, this suddenly appears to be round, the facade steps back and the x-bracings begin. So I wonder if there are once more some design updates...

Btw. two ground floors don't count in the numbering here, so this Al Attar Tower has 48 floors by now, with 28 more to come, I think.

25/January/2008

Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower


http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/3411/imresolt18ty8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9953/imresolt19nt8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/6097/imresolt20pl5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2383/imresolt78zs0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/7079/imresolt80pt9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6008/imresolt81fw2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

04/February/2008

Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/2531/imresolt40rj1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/5628/imresolt41zt6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I really wonder when they are going to start the cladding? After it's T/O? :nuts:

What is the construction over the red plane? for cladding?

I really wonder when they are going to start the cladding? After it's T/O? :nuts:

Didn't you notice that today's pictures show brackets for the cladding? Usually that means "soon"....

^^Hope so, in what floor we are?? :hm:

working on floor 48 i think, see the photo ;)

Didn't you notice that today's pictures show brackets for the cladding? Usually that means "soon"....

Test cladding also means ,,soon" in most cases. The test cladding is placed for like half a year on the building, but nothing more is happening. That's why I am not so sure they are going to start it soon, hehe. :)

working on floor 48 i think, see the photo ;)

no, already above. looks they're working on the 50th now

theres 76 floors in this sucker. roof is 260m, thus each floor= 3.4m.
CURRENT HEIGHT= floor 50=170m.
hard to beleive its only going to be 30m lower then hotel.. will be slim

Is that a helipad on that building between Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower and Rose Rotana Hotel? If it is then I think it might be unusable now. What do you guys think?

Regards

Is that a helipad on that building between Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower and Rose Rotana Hotel? If it is then I think it might be unusable now. What do you guys think?

Regards

It looks like a helipad. But maybe it is usable, I am not sure how the air is flowing there. I think I'll give it a try with my heli. :D

Many buildings have helipad in Dubai. It for landind during fires or for private use for the penthouse

working on floor 48 i think, see the photo ;) It's easy to work out the current height:
in the 3rd pic in post #306 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=17952794&postcount=306) the double-height floor opening is at floors 45 and 46. Just count up from there. :)

The floor heights on it are 3.6 and you should see it rise slightly above the rose thats with the crown.Also that is a heli pad in between,for a skilled pilot.

no, already above. looks they're working on the 50th now

Thx man, 26 floors to go :okay: :cheers:

ZOMG this building will be very tall.. 26 floors to go?? On top of this? omg i cant wait to see it! How come it wont be taller than Rose Rotana?

hi everybody..i have question:)
in thread about Rose Hotel i read that Rose ground area is 24x24 metres. Does somebody know what is ground area of this tower? thx

^looks the same as rose rotana

The building is so simple.

the floor plate is 29.8mx29.8m

^really, looks thinner. thanks for that. i might even do a diagram now.
cheers

does anyone have the heights of all these 5?
i know roseR and ahmed abdul.
i was going to draw an elevation showing situation.
>
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/3411/imresolt18ty8.jpg

does anyone have the heights of all these 5?
i know roseR and ahmed abdul.From the left: API Tower - 130m, RR, Ghaya Residence - 131m, AA, and Al Attar 1 - 130m.

Updates anyone? I think Imre is on holiday :)

23/February/2008

Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/7311/imresolt11gz9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/2091/imresolt13xr1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4392/imresolt14ue2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6160/imresolt30bq8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

working on floor 54 now :cheers:

WoW! It has grown since last time I've seen it :)

THX Imre !

It is starting to look really tall. Will be a good addition to Rose Rotana... :cheers:

wow a lot of progress has happened since i checked out this thread construction is goin very fast

54th floor is great!!! :eek:

07/March/2008

Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8803/imresolt026qw0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4938/imresolt027ou4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3835/imresolt029ly0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9704/imresolt038ca1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3321/imresolt039wh6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/1417/imresolt051ae7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6708/imresolt127sp0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Excellent set of updates again today, Imre... :)

This skeleton reminds me of the AON centre in Chicago... very similar proportions.

working on floor 57 now :cheers:

This is probably the second tallest building in the world without any cladding at the moment!

^^ Who would be the first?

the hotel in Korea ^^

^^ Ah ok ... then the other brother's tower (Khalid Al Attar), just accross the road would be the 3rd. :D

(North Korea btw)

http://i25.************/2hscl5w.jpg

:eek:

Should be 60 floors high!!!

so only 16 floors to go but i think they can start do clad now^^

Don't know why they don't start??? :doh:

And this one's also by Old Town Resident. He put it in the Burj Dubai thread, but,
although big, it's worth to be shown here, too:
http://i32.************/2jbuwk8.jpg
The BD, nicely sticking out from behind, is not the main task here, nor is it the Index, nor Al Attar Tower:
it's about the clouds, hovering over Dubai and coming from the explosion fire accident (http://www.xpress4me.com/news/uae/dubai/20006532.html) today...
just in case some of you haven't heart about it and wonder about the darkness in the two recent pics. :eek:

But nice to see Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower growing steadily...
now the tower can compare to 21st Century Tower as one "shoulder" of Rose Tower.

I agree that it's about time for the cladding... but if this will happen like at Burj Dubai, this won't be the deal:
once started, it'll catch up in a few months. And the area to be cladded is much smaller here,
on a shape that's square and easy. :)

posted by malec in the UAE forums, seems it will be taller than 301m :):

If this render is correct (and it appears to be), then the tower will be bigger than 301m for definite. From the latest pictures it seems they have built 8 of those 2 floors sections shown in the renders. This means they have 6 more to go and also the mechanical floor on top.
301m is probably the roof height.

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/9418/alattar17pz.jpg

This forum would be boring without Dubai. This building will look great in the SZR cluster.

posted by malec in the UAE forums, seems it will be taller than 301m :):
Surprise, surprise! But this really could be true. :yes:
If the roof was at 260m, like Culwulla had assumed on February 5th, the tower should only stand little higher than 200m now, but in fact it looks almost 240m tall. Considering a floor height of 4.0m (instead of 3.4m), the roof of the highest occupied floor should be at 288m plus about 13m for the tech levels - that would just be 301m! Let's give the spire further 55m, and the AAB Al Attar Tower will have 356m in total, even more than Emirates Office Tower. :eat:

Although the tower looks slightly smaller than 240m from the recent pics to me, one can say, that this younger brother of the Rose Tower won't remain a lesser one, but might grow up to the same stunning level on SZR. :happy:

I have also been wondering about the accuracy of the 301 meters figure. Considering how tall it stands compared to Rose Rotane and the number of floors yet to be build, malec assertions should be correct.

It has to be said though, that the 301 meter figure was for the first design, which was altered.

yes, i guess it will be taller than rose tower!

^^Think also he's right!!!

Damn!!! What a shot!! :eek: Second tower - next to Rose Tower


http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5233/imresolt032uh7.jpg

21st century tower looks so small though it is 269m tall :nuts:

WELL IVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS DIAGRAM FOR A WHILE NOW. I THINKING IM CLOSE. YES I ALSO BELEIVE THIS TOWER HAS A 301M ROOF HEIGHT. AVERAGE FLOOR= 4M
CURRENT HEIGHT IS APPROX 236M.(oh crap caps lock)
they have labled floors without 2 grd levels. so its 2 floors higehr then indicated.
ive estimated tower width at 30m like RoseR. with 15m street gaps. other towers 35m wide.
ive estimated spire maybe 345m?
what you reckon?
http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/3839/ahmedabdulelevationbg7.jpg

DDPN.net 3/27
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2178/2367481998_c571efab13_o.jpg

Wow, great diagram Cul!!! :eek: I'm with you!!!

yes, i guess it will be taller than rose tower!

EDIT: Nevermind...

Im also excited about the tower coming up at the other side of 21 st century tower. This will be a great block, maybe as impressive as the Emirates towers/The tower area.


PwnedByASkycraper:

Thanks for the photos from DDPN

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Im also excited about the tower coming up at the other side of 21 st century tower. Do you mean Al Mazaya (aka Park Plaza) or the Rolex Tower? Rolex is UC and rising, but I think the former is still drawing board.

April 5th, 2008

http://i27.************/ly636.jpg


Group photo

http://i29.************/30hsk06.jpg

Group picture is unbelievable!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :nuts:

345m ??? WOW, Blows the rose rotana by 12 m.. nice!

the height is only estimated, not offical. can be a few meters taller or lower....but i think it is quite accurate :)

yeah cul is right on height the structure will be 271m from memory with a 70m crown.
so that would make it 341m.These heights are the same as when the day the jump came to site.

^^:okay:

The floor heights on it are 3.6 and you should see it rise slightly above the rose thats with the crown.Also that is a heli pad in between,for a skilled pilot.

:cheers:

April 16th:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2105/2435298314_98cccf1312_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3202/2435298092_86a2c7d12e_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2117/2434311601_13556ed2a0_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2179/2435298206_f07114f16f_o.jpg

Doesnt look like it got any taller :(

It grew by one floor. Still no glass though!!!

Facade on the last pic to the right ?

Facade on the last pic to the right ?

OH MY GOD! It is cladding! Weird looking though, but its a start. I just didnt notice because im so used to seeing none.

^^it hasnt started yet. they are testing the curtain wall. IMO it doesnt look bad but not that good.

That piece of glass is already there for 8 months or so...

looks cool nough.
lev60? works out to 240m.
slowed heaps.

How come you guys has changed the height to 345?!
wasnt it official before?
is it possible that the developers dont figure out the actual height before they start?!:uh:

^^ Of course not, but it is possible that we didn't know the height before.

How come you guys has changed the height to 345?!
wasnt it official before?
is it possible that the developers dont figure out the actual height before they start?!:uh:


the tower has been redesigned, probably the old height was 301m. and when you compare the construction with the new renders you can easy figure out that it will be much taller than 301m :)

Is this with 345m for real!!???

the 345m are not official ^^, but should be quite accurate i think

maybe we can get the official height if it's done!!!

i worked out the roof is 301m. sometimes devlopers/architects quote roof heights firstly. the architectural feature above is an additional figure that is finalized later. ive estimated it to be approx 345m. will be interesting to see how close i am.

maybe just roof with 301 counts!!! :hm:

no ^^, the spire counts also, except it is an antenna, but that's very unlikely

-delete-

ZZ already posted this

flickr, 4/26 by wonderfulbule
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/2458905941_4506cb73ff_b.jpg

^^Wow, interesting angle. Anyone know which one is the building U/C right to the Index? Looks pretty massive.

the mechanical floors are 5m and typical is 3.6m there are 70 typical, 3 mechanical
1 ground floor and 1 mezzanine at 5m. The crown on top is 70m,so the official height is
342m.These figures haven't changed,though the curtain wall design has.They are approx 1 month away from instalation.

^^Wow, interesting angle. Anyone know which one is the building U/C right to the Index? Looks pretty massive.

that is Liberty House: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=183550&page=5

Very interesting!
Thanks guys for clarifing the height point.
I still find it strange that the developers dont announce the height, because when its done it will be one of the highest 20 buildings in the world and thats really big!! :shocked:
So what about the brother tower Khaled Al Attar? is the height changed too?

the mechanical floors are 5m and typical is 3.6m there are 70 typical, 3 mechanical
1 ground floor and 1 mezzanine at 5m. The crown on top is 70m,so the official height is
342m.These figures haven't changed,though the curtain wall design has.They are approx 1 month away from instalation.
thanks for that, i was pretty close with 345m
current hieght looks like 255m.

http://i29.************/2ibhl53.jpg

5/28 @ night caroline camuset
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/2536318234_e5077b99f3_b.jpg

Even though the tower isnt completed yet, it fits the Sheikh Zayed road very well. :okay:

Imre took updates and psoted on flickr (alrewady posted on the UAE section).

I can't see the posted flicker's pictures and I don't know if they show this, but the cladding has started and has progressed in many floors. The glass is yellowish with a reflection of green. However only balconies and windows have been cladded, not the bare concrete part.

current height is about 67fl or 275m
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2011/2540819022_2bac73c5ca_o.jpg

nine floor more?:nuts:
it doesn't seem so by looking the render and the current status

2nd tallest skyscraper without cladding on Earth? I wonder what are they waiting for. Soon to be supertall and still just a small testing glass on the bottom.

^ As Altin said,Cladding has started at the bottom.
May 30th
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2037/2540819160_8f94909a68.jpg?v=0

finally cladding :Cheers:

^ As Altin said,Cladding has started at the bottom.

Ah, sorry, didn't catch this. Glad to see it...

diagram update. core box should be higher then 21stC spire.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/2547006506_731288223f_b.jpg

they need to change the name of this tower
to long
toooo long

^ As Altin said,Cladding has started at the bottom.
May 30th
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2037/2540819160_8f94909a68.jpg?v=0

Ugh green? this looks ugly. What happened to the gold? Maybe it'll look better once more is applied.

Nice job on the update Culwulla. I always look forward to them.:)

thanks
dallas-how about AARAA Tower.?lol

It's the name of the owner, not the tower itself. The tower as of now is still nameless.

thanks
dallas-how about AARAA Tower.?lol

aaaaaaaaraaaaaaaaaaaaaa sounds frenzy :D

It's the name of the owner, not the tower itself. The tower as of now is still nameless.

Nice to hear that. this name is a way too long.

dubai is incredible

but what will happen when the oil runs out?

^^Thats why they are building these skyscrapers. :lol:

Dubai looks great. Keep up the good work.

8/10

dubai is incredible

but what will happen when the oil runs out?

The world economy would collapse.

I can't believe it's so far already,it's almost like it wasn't there yesterday:)

thats what Dubai is good at

they need to change the name of this tower
to long
toooo long

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2037/2540819160_8f94909a68.jpg?v=0

The sign just says "AL ATTAR" (bottom left)

Also, Gold cladding to the left of the green/grey that is in the middle.
Hope it looks brighter when it is finished.

First time I have seen this building.

i'm sure they'll rename it

08/06/08
http://i056.radikal.ru/0806/10/4db6aca99b54.jpg

A lot of gold cladding down there!:nuts:

Soon, the full height will be reached!! Good tower. Slender.

one more..... what can i say,??? this one has a great height?? nooo for Dubai this is Small!!
This one has a great deseign?? noo in DuBai all have a great design
Without comments...

08/06/08
http://i056.radikal.ru/0806/10/4db6aca99b54.jpg

Is the cladding golden colored or is it just sunlight reflecting on the glasses?

Yes, 72 floors!!! Next 4 floors, crown a nd spire. :banana:

only 4 floors to go? wow, that tower is really extreme fast

Is the cladding golden colored or is it just sunlight reflecting on the glasses?

^^Yes, it is gold color.

Can you say kitsch?

It will work well with the tower nearby though (also al attar?), suits Dubai, altough some esthetic continuity is needed.

Truth be told it would look awful in most cities, but not in Dubai, Dubai exotic, spectacular, and it will look rather fresh there.

only 4 floors to go? wow, that tower is really extreme fast

I don't think there is any more floor left. The reports were that the last regular floor would be up to 272 meters, and the top of the formwork is already slightly higher then the tip of the spire of the nearby 269 meters tall 21st Century Tower.

I think the regular floors are done.

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Malec - thank u ever so much - U my hero.

How tall now??

How tall now??

maybe between 280 to 290?
maybe a little more!
am just comparing with the index nearby :dunno:
where is Culluwa when you need him!! :shifty::pet:

i did this diagram june1
i think its about 290m.NOW
it has last large plant to go which will bring it up to 301m.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/2547006506_731288223f.jpg?v=0

^^ I like your new photo, you look now more convincing giving us such information! :shifty:
Actually, I think am a little scared of you now, so I have to say that 290m height is absolutly right :uh: :cry:

am gonna go now....:goodnight

I pass by the building today, I think I noticed another floor coming up!!
its smaller area, maybe its the the first level of the top roof pyramid!
We are almost done here !:cheers:

We are almost done here !:cheers:

The cladding barely started so I think we are far from being done. :)

I pass by the building today, I think I noticed another floor coming up!!
its smaller area, maybe its the the first level of the top roof pyramid!
We are almost done here !:cheers:

compared with culs diagram it would be a bit too early for the pyramid...but lets see what happens :)

i think they are working on plantroom
pic by imre last week
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/2681123597_04fb0bf26a_o.jpg

lev74 in core box last week, so maybe this week floors topped out?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/2681123043_1a6fa4cac5_o.jpg

Think so !!! :okay:

The formwork around the floor plate is still there.

Would someone be so kind and tell me what a "plantroom" is? Thanks.

^^ A room containing plants and mashineries perhaps :runaway:

Today from Face81

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http://i37.************/2gv8qiq.jpg

^^ Great shots.... you even don't need Burj Dubai in the view to have superb Sheikh Zayed Road panoramas :)

As to Al Attar Tower, I see no new floors compared to the July 29, but the hanging scaffolding is gone now. So they should be building the top floor now, I guess. Not sure if this is 301m though or some meters less... the Rose Tower ball at 318m still appears much taller than its neighbour.

I noticed the theme of seikh zayed road: blue and white skyline.

August 8th by Imre:

http://i34.************/245zh3r.jpg

Thats one naked scraper :)

^^ Actually there's allot of cladding on the SZR facing side, that hasn't been photographed in a long time.

Indeed, very great looking !!! :eek:

If the whole tower is in this colour cladding - wow !!! :eek:

Nice pics!!

August 9th, 2008

In the skyline:
http://i35.************/4qg6rn.jpg

Standing tall:
http://i38.************/wuig6v.jpg

The cladding at the bottom:
http://i37.************/r1e8o5.jpg

Started removing the formwork on top:
http://i33.************/2q8v9s6.jpg

spectacular building :)

Nice olive color for the glass.

Superb.....now the real show of SZR eracting

I would love to see some pictures, last update was a month ago... ;)

:okay:

C/U 05/9/08


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I would love to see some pictures, last update was a month ago... ;)

A photo below you.

That's the update!:)

http://i36.************/20iayya.jpg

I see the complete removal of framework.

So, for me, Al Attar Tower has now topped out.:banana:

^^And what about the crown?

yes, crown is still missing. so not topped out yet :)

yes, crown is still missing. so not topped out yet :)

Oops. :nuts:
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/9288/jhg9k0mf4.jpg

Thats one naked scraper :)

yeah!!! only buildings look ugly naked :lol:

so how tall is it now?

^if its up to main roof, its 301m. the top section will start soon which will take height to 342m.

^^ Actually to me, compared with the nearby 21st Century Tower (269m), it seams like the structure is no more then 280 - 285 meters.

just think, this time next year dubai will have 15 supertalls, more than any other city by far!

For a second I got right confused. I saw all those missing sections of floor plate forgetting they way the facade wraps around inside. Looks good.

^^ Actually to me, compared with the nearby 21st Century Tower (269m), it seams like the structure is no more then 280 - 285 meters.

Thought the same !!

Than 301 meters should be the real height and not 342 m !!

God, I hate this speculation..... :bash:

Than 301 meters should be the real height and not 342 m !!

The crown and the spire might be 60 meters tall. That can make this tower 340 meters. :D

Why are the construction firms always so dummy and hold the height back !!!

:doh:

http://i35.************/14t07cl.jpg

September 14 by annpar
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September 16 by annpar
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/2862795023_0854a0a677_o.jpg

Look at your left side, that's Al Attar Tower.:)

:eek:

http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo34/melkor_gds/IMG_0625.jpg?t=1224547301

Nice shot, thanks!
But not much visible improvement during the last 6 weeks... I wonder if it's a coincedence that Khalid Al Attar Tower along the road is actually "on the slow side", too...:sly:

Slender, but square (in more than one meaning) - that's how both towers appear to me right now. A remarkable thing about Al Attar Tower is how deep the central walls stand back on each side behind the concrete grid. On the pic from Sep 6th, it looks as if in the upper part there's only some floorspace near the four edges.

Anyway, I'd have prefered the curved lines from the renders, and I hope they'll crown AAT and promote it to a supertall, as planned... although a mainly gold-brown cuboid doesn't need a special roof or spire. But 342m sound much better than, let's say, 290 m...:yes:

I hope they'll crown AAT and promote it to a supertall, as planned... although a mainly gold-brown cuboid doesn't need a special roof or spire. But 342m sound much better than, let's say, 290 m...:yes:

You can't see from the above picture, but the following picture shows that they have already started on the roof structure. Picture taken Oct 18; much thanks to DennisS:

http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq312/dennissegeren/Burj%20Dubai/Overig%20Dubai/Index2.jpg

:cheers:

I was just thinking the same... something is happening on top (posted by malec, from flickr):http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/2962421142_e9355f4f0d_b.jpg

Btw. what a pic by DennisS - that sunset looks almost unreal... Charles Bronson would say: "let's saddle our camels and ride due west to catch the sun!" ;)

I wonder how the traffic is on SZR with all those beautiful towers around it... A lot of traffic jams? :? :D

Noticed the construction on top already in a pic some weeks ago, also no progress on the cladding since weeks... tower seems to be on hold.

if its topped out with out the triangle part, then I think they are preparing the material for that triangle.
but I still suggest that couple of floors still pending!
I dont know, Im not a doctor :lol:

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is there a new render of the building?this skyscraper is a mistery, we dont know how tall is it exactly and the design of the top. the known render is very different as it is coming.

It seams to be different but the render on the project board is still the same old one.

the tower is super skinny

That's a skinny one, straight 342 slab sides that really extenuate the height of it. Let hope the design changes cos its totally out of context with the rest of the buildings in the immediate vicinity.

^^ 342 is on top of the spire which will be on top of the roof feature, yet to be build. The slab height is around 270 - 280 meters.

It's visible here on this pic from Sunday

http://i37.************/2pq5h7l.jpg

i think ive worked out roof is about 280m
the pryramidal top will lucky to be 20m, thus 300m. + the spire which looks 20m in render. but you can easily add a 40m spire to reach 342m.

http://************/jhg9k0.jpg

Wow! The pic of all the construction going on is amazing! Makes me want to move to Dubai!

Yeah it sure does look skinny, but it's looking great thus far!

I dont think its that skinny comparing to surrounding. But I think this tower is on hold since few weeks or maybe months!
whats up with that?!

^^ It's not.

How come then there is no any progress in several weeks?!

^^ There is.

spectacular pics :cheers:

any new pics about the cladding and the top of the roof progress?

^^ Just a small insignificant progress on both (but still some progress)