http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/alrayaa.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/alrayaa2.jpg

At 56 stories, Arraya is slated to open in 2007 as one of the tallest buildings on the dynamic skyline of Kuwait City. The 50 million, 500,000-square-foot tower is composed of two parts: a square glass element that rises the full height of the building and a limestone-clad mass that is canted at an angle in plan and in relation to surrounding street grids. The limestone portion of the tower recalls the established vernacular of the existing multi-use Arraya complex, which includes a 32-story, 300-suite hotel, conference and banquet space, a parking garage and a three-level retail complex with over 10,000 square meters of shopping. The iconic top of the tower, which is topped by a telecommunications mast, is sloped and angled to create a unique and memorable image for the entire complex.

UPDATE
By skoulikimou, pictures taken on the 31-01-2006

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/alrayaa3.jpg

update by AlOnSi on 30-4-2006

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/alrayaa4.jpg

Update 28/05/06

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/alraya.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/alraya1.jpg

Wow, that is a beautiful tower. It seems to incorporate all sorts of architecture in one.

Doesnt look like 300m

will thanks crazy for this thread !! the tower looks amazing

Doesnt look like 300m
well according to gulfconstructionworldwide.com (http://www.gulfconstructionworldwide.com/bkArticlesF.asp?Article=7154&Section=1384&IssueID=254) the tower will have 56F/300M
Arraya 2, a 56-floor, 300-m high tower, which is located next to the recently completed Arraya Tower in Sharq.

This was posted earlier today.

may i apology in advance as you can see this is not the most appropriate angle to take a picture :scouserd:

picture taken on the 03-07-06
http://img276.imageshack.us/img276/4074/dsc014879jd.jpg

this must have the least floor count for a 300m building?
i just scaled model and if spire = 300m, then top of pointy roof or base of spire = 245m and main roof= 200m.

that thing costs 50 million? In Germany something like this is around 350 million!!

The glass part of the building looks alot like the Bank of China tower in HK.

that thing costs 50 million? In Germany something like this is around 350 million!!
this should be 50 million KD = 173 million US $

Looks like a cool building but I agree, it doesnt look like its 300m

Looks like a cool building but I agree, it doesnt look like its 300m
well i cant agree with you more , however according to gulfconstructionworldwide.com (http://www.gulfconstructionworldwide.com/bkArticlesF.asp?IssueID=254&Section=1384&Article=7154) the tower willl have 56F/300M .

Arraya 2, a 56-floor, 300-m high tower, which is located next to the recently completed Arraya Tower in Sharq.

300 meters????.....6 meters/ floor?????

I guess thats how tall its going to be but I think the company that built the model needs to give them their monaey back.

BTW: skoulikimou. nice Avatar

this must have the least floor count for a 300m building?


Emirates (Hotel) Tower @309 meters, has only 51 Floors, at least that what the lift pad shows for the VU's bar that is on top, where the angled part starts.

this must have the least floor count for a 300m building?


Kingdom Centre in Riyadh has 41 floors at 300m.
http://skyscraperpage.com/graphics/dotclear.gif

So it is tall because of its spire, right??

Alraya Office Tower on the 30-07-06
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2467/dsc00657yw6.jpg

the core looks very massive

night shot of alraya office tower , picture taken today

http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/2748/dsc00661ne0.jpg

06-09-06
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3743/copyofdsc00766no5.jpg

wow! they are working on it

super towers !

nice update

Nice tower.

Update on Arraya Office Tower
04-10-06
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1426/dsc00318dz7.jpg

only 3-4 floors in one month, not fast i think

Update by our fellow member AlOnSi :)

Pictures taken on 18-10-2006

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/8027/P1010841.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/7998/P1010842.jpg

Kuwait is developing a lot with al these buildings, that they're building, I saw lot of interesting projects, and I think that they should build them.

Impressive.

That's a lot of meters for 56 floors. :)

kingdom tower in riyadh has 40 something floors and its 300m, dubai towers have 51 floors and they are like 300m also :)

Nice updates! Construction looks very clean and organized. I hope all goes well!

from our friend faisal :)

Update 21-10-2006

from khalejiya Tower

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/AL-Rayatower1.jpg


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/AL-Rayatower2.jpg

:)

nice tower!

Update 06/11/06

on the yard next to the tower !!
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00052.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00050.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00051.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00053.jpg

20-11-2006
http://static.flickr.com/104/313128400_ffef45e7e8_o.jpg

thanks to ahmedjam we have new renders ;)

new render :|

http://www.pace-kuwait.com/proj13_r1_c1_f3.jpg

http://www.pace-kuwait.com/proj13_r1_c1_f2.jpg

Kuwait goes high rise !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Update 23/12/06

the tower is on the 18-19th floor :cheer:
sorry for the quality of the pic, today the weather was really foggy !!

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00406.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00385.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00408.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00409.jpg

amazing design and great updates

thanks for updates ahmedjam. i love this design how it keeps cutting away until its just a spire. perfect!
http://www.pace-kuwait.com/proj13_r1_c1_f2.jpg

07-01-2007
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/348749136_076fd1f577_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/149/348749137_27c456b8fa_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/133/348749139_3c1a10acdc_o.jpg

another angle

08-01-2007


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/AL-Rayatower4-1.jpg


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/AL-Rayatower3-1.jpg
:)

Update 21/01/07

working on the 22nd floor :)

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01560.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01563.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01570.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01569.jpg

Its begining to tall quite tall. I see there is significant improvement from Faisal's pic. Merci for the photos.

hopefully cladding will start soon

Looking good so far

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/8803/arrayayl0.jpg
Arraya by "Parallax1"

update 11/02/07

its on the 24th floor :)

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01705.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01704.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01711.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01710.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01713.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01703.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01717.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01701.jpg

16th-02-07
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/144/392010969_cacc160b38_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/392010968_aafd53140e_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/166/392010966_31eaba6630_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/141/392010965_0ee8e1fa27_o.jpg

today
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/132/404620989_e7acbbaf10_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/132/404620995_134e2a87bd_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/404621000_e452a8d8ce_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/404621003_300334c1b3_b.jpg

Kuwait looks great, cant wait to see this stylish tower get cladded.

today
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/5552/dsc01259ha8.jpg

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/6985/dsc01261ud2.jpg

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/8273/dsc01265ud4.jpg

Very nice！

Thanks for the updates......

The tower have advance a lot since the last time a saw it.

13-04-07
http://i19.tinypic.com/2mzwab8.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/2n7f7si.jpg

looking much taller!

thanks for the update

Nice tower, looks to have several different architectural influences in one.

what's with the facade??

what's with the facade??

It's Arraya ballroom

23/04/07

its on the 33 floor :D

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00740.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00739.jpg

It's Arraya ballroom

what does that mean?

what does that mean?

It's for multiple purpose ( wedding - graduating )

16-05-2007

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/AL-Rayatower5.jpg

:)

By Crazy 26-05-2007

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00553-1.jpg

:)

Update 01-06-2007 =====> My B-day :(


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/AL-Rayatower6.jpg


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/AL-Rayatower7.jpg


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/AL-Rayatower8.jpg


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/AL-Rayatower10.jpg


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/AL-Rayatower9.jpg

:)

24/06/07

its about 41 floors now

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00615.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00613.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00609.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00614.jpg

That is one massive core. So it's at 160m now :)

donno if that is a core it looks like that is the whole bulding quite a lot of concrete poored for this tower

thx crazy, looks already really big....and still 20F to go

The tower looks great and tall.

Today
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5282/dsc00005sa4.jpg

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/7918/dsc00007xj2.jpg

Looks like it's just a core

btw...when will they start with the facade?

12-07-07

the tower is about 44-45 floors now

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01798.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01799.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01806.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC01805.jpg

Arraya Office Tower, Sharq, Kuwait
Floors formed quickly and reliably with ACS, RCS and SKYDECK

Construction of the two separate reinforced concrete cores took place in advance with ACS self-climbing technology and VARIO GT 24 girder wall formwork in regular weekly cycles. This meant shuttering, striking and climbing could be carried out without the use of a crane and in all weathers. For optimal working procedures, two versions of the modular ACS system operated next to ach other. The placing boom was also lifted ith the ACS from section to section.

The RCS climbing protection panel completely enclosed the slab edges of the trailing floors. Protected against strong winds, construction site personnel could work safely and productively in the top three storeys even at great heights. Mobile selfclimbing devices from the RCS modular system ensured crane-independent climbing with reduced and therefore cost-effective on-site material requirements.

In order to be able to maintain the planned weekly cycle, also when constructing the slab floors, the 850 m² area on each storey was formed using the SKYDECK system. The lightweight aluminium elements allowed simple, non-tiring and fast assembly. And with the drophead, early striking could take place. This meant that the main beams and panels were freed up to be used for the next cycle.

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/9021/periarraya1lgva4.jpg

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/5845/periarraya2lgbu2.jpg

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/7240/periarraya3lgrp5.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2643/periarraya4lgep9.jpg

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/7784/periarraya5lgvz1.jpg

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/185/periarrayatblgcc3.gif

With the ACS self-climbing system, the 4.00 m high casting segments of the reinforced concrete core could be safely constructed without the use of a crane and regardless of the weather. In the secure conditions provided by the RCS climbing protection panel, work could be effi ciently carried out work even with high wind speeds. Through the SKYDECK drop head system, the main beams and panels required for constructing the next floor could be struck earlier then usual.

http://www.peri.de/ww/en/index.cfm

:)

thx faisal, on the 2nd and 3rd pic i see that there's much space on the top

wonderful

31-07-07
http://i15.tinypic.com/677xcgp.jpg

http://i15.tinypic.com/54nmgzc.jpg

19-08-07
http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/1640/dsc01384fk7.jpg

wow. how high is it now?

wow. how high is it now?

well to be frank with you i don't know precisely how high is the tower at this stage of construction

however in the last press release the tower was 25 floors at 110 meter above ground level , today the tower reached the 46th floor and they are working on the 47th floor that will take us to around figure of 203 meter

about 100 meters to go!!

wow indeed it looks huge :)

i wonder when they'll start with the facade.....hopefully it won't become a new supertall without facade :)

i wonder when they'll start with the facade.....hopefully it won't become a new supertall without facade :)

No don't worry ZZ-II ..they now paint it a black paint that which be under the clading ;)

oh, thx faisal :)

30-0807
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9796/dsc01413copyeh2.jpg

07-09-07
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/8086/dsc01444pd2.jpg

19/10/07

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC02093.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC02094.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC02091.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC02081.jpg

The Alraya Office Tower should be the tallest highrise in Kuwait City by now (the Liberation tower excluded)...or am I wrong?

I like it!

The Alraya Office Tower should be the tallest highrise in Kuwait City by now (the Liberation tower excluded)...or am I wrong?

yes it is the tallest skyscraper in Kuwait ATM

The Alraya Office Tower should be the tallest highrise in Kuwait City by now (the Liberation tower excluded)...or am I wrong?



Yeah at this moment , and it in 50th floor now

Great Progress, but one thing I dont understand is why is the back walla just pure concrete without any windows?

http://i22.tinypic.com/deqolh.jpg

http://i24.tinypic.com/28qwww5.jpg

http://i20.tinypic.com/v62ema.jpg

http://i22.tinypic.com/1r3h21.jpg

by Thamerium

19th, November, 2007...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2295/2048333244_6ded026b24_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2251/2047543335_f9b143062a_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2330/2052065065_b2da40e96d_o.jpg

It's now the tallest building in Kuwait City (if we excluded the Liberation Tower) and it's still going up...

amazing photos Thamerium :)

looks already really tall. i guess not much more floors will come or?

amazing photos Thamerium :)

I am glad you like them :)...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2351/2053399540_512258ad9d_o.jpg

ZZ-II, they are still adding floors as it appears in this pic of the southern side of the tower... I didn't count the floors, but may be they will keep adding some...

22nd, November, 2007...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2136/2056430319_66ea34200b_o.jpg

The Shape of the tower (according to available pictures from the internet and not based on an official drawings):)...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2287/2056429877_1559f2b970_o.jpg

The front of the tower is the east side

I don't know about the real directions of the tower:)

Any way, my point was the shape of the tower as I see, and I wanted to share it with you all...

26th, November, 2007:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2142/2068646383_462dec6415_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2199/2068647315_0ea410c84b_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2343/2068646125_8de01791bf_o.jpg

Wow V.nice update Thamerium hope you put it in alraya office tower thread in Kuwait sub-forum :)

09th, December, 2007:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--09-December-2007.jpg

so thin! looks like up to lev55? where core stops at base of spire. so about 224m?

ive drawn up quick update. ive estimated heigths from scaling model

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6452/alrayauh8.jpg

Thanks for the nice update... I don't know about the estimation of the height of the tower... but I think another update for the other sides will work great in estimating it...
I think it's around 240 m now, but I am not sure...
And yes, it's about time for finishing the top of the tower...

Fabulous building and almost complete. Great.....

so thin! looks like up to lev55? where core stops at base of spire. so about 224m?

It looks so... they used to number the floors until they reached the line in the middle of the tower... By counting the floors using a 4-months old picture of the building, I think it reached the number of floors that you Guessed :)
This is according to the south side of the tower, of cource...

11th, December, 2007:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/KuwaitTradeCenter--11thDecember2007.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--11th-December-2007.jpg

25th, December, 2007:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/SharqSkyline--25thDecember2007.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/KuwaitTradeCenter--25thDecember2007.jpg

26th, December, 2007:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/KuwaitCity--26thDecember2007-2.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/KuwaitCity--26thDecember2007-7.jpg

Interesting design, i like it ! Good to see construction progress.

hi all
2008-1-1

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/1381/img2901xt2.jpg

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6060/img2900jc2.jpg

Wlecome to Skyscrapercity.com, ghostkuw...
Good night photos... Thanks :)

2nd, January, 2008:


http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--2nd-January-2008.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--2nd-January-2008-2.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--2nd-January-2008-3.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--2nd-January-2008-4.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--2nd-January-2008-8.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--2nd-January-2008-5.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--2nd-January-2008-6.jpg

is very good Update
and thx u


up up kuwait

06-01-08

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC02286.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC02295.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC02298.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC02299.jpg

any new pics?:)

Is that Kuwait's CBD? It looks great in any case. From a far at least. Dont want to judge the facade of this building yet.

^^ yes, its part of it... this is Sharq district

04th, February, 2008:

It 's the time now for working in finishing the upper part of the tower...

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--04th-February-2008.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--04th-February-2008-2.jpg

Thanx Thamerium:okay:

Nice pic. Hope Kuwait will have more tall building in the future.

finally the core has topped out :cheers:, hopefully it'll top out completly soon now :)

today by CrazY:

17-02-08

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC02356.jpg

Whoa! Nice find ZZ, didn't know the cladding was already up half way.

The North-Eastern side on 21st, February, 2008:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--21st-February-2008.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--21st-February-2008-2.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--21st-February-2008-3.jpg

Wow Cool update ;)

^^Looks very thin and elegant from some angles. :okay:

looks like a pencil thin tower but i actually like this tower especially the cladding

fantastic updates, and great pictures! Thanks all :)

27th, February, 2008:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/SharqSkyline--27thFebruary2008.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--27th-February-2008.jpg

Today by Halawala:

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1533/dsc00660dr1.jpg

23rd, March, 2008:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--23rd-March-2008.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--23rd-March-2008-2.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--23rd-March-2008-3.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--23rd-March-2008-4.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--23rd-March-2008-5.jpg

the glass is really wonderful, love it! :cheers:

wow
nic the new pic

and thx u

By crazy

07/04/08

sorry the weather amd my cameraphone sucked :P

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC00228.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC00229.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC00232-1.jpg

13th, April, 2008:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--13th-April-2008.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--13th-April-2008-4.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--13th-April-2008-2.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--13th-April-2008-3.jpg

10th, April, 2008:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/KuwaitCity--10thApril2008.jpg

02/05/2008

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/raya1.jpg


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:)

don't u guys think it's too skinny?

yeah too skinny but looks good ;)

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/raya4.jpg

:)

in the first moment i thought the spire is already up :lol:...was only the silly crane :D

Whats the name of that spiral tower on the last picture? It looks even better than Turning Torso imo.

Has the alraya tower topped out(without the spire)?

1. the twisting tower is the Kuwait Trade Center ( 45F ).

2. Alraya tower is topped out when you don't count the missing spire :)

11/05/08

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC02435.jpg

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thx crazy, looks damn tall in the first 2 shots...hope they'll build the spire soon, can't wait until it is topped out :)

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/Hamraraya.jpg

:)

Spectacular! The skyline looks amazing! :okay:

it's a damn sexy slender tower :)

funny thing , how they fool the people with those almost blank walls...
the concrete clearly shows only 1 window / floor at one side
but after the cladding it looks like there are 5 windows

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funny thing , how they fool the people with those almost blank walls...The concrete clearly shows only 1 window / floor at one side but after the cladding it looks like there are 5 windows.

Maybe that side is toilet. 1 window should be enough for a normal toilet. :D

07th, May, 2008:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--07th-May-2008.jpg

01, June, 2008:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/SharqSkyline--01stJune2008.jpg

This one to show where will the spire fit on the top of the tower:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/TopofArraya2nd.jpg

6th, July, 2008:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/KuwaitTradeCenter--06thJuly2008.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/KuwaitTradeCenter--06thJuly2008-2.jpg

i hate everything about this.

Wow I see what you say that the one side is a solid concrete wall and only 1 window but the cladding is 'windowey' I am speculating that the solid concrete wall is one ginormous shear wall because the tower is so skinny???

Nice to see these towers come up. It will make the place more vibrant.

Any updates?

21-09-2008

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/raya1-1.jpg


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/raya2-1.jpg

:)

looks thin but Nice ;)
kuwait skyline looks nice

they need a lots of time until the spire gets up

26-10-08

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC02656.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC02657.jpg

29th, October, 2008:

The big crane on the top is removed...

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2nd--29thOctober2008.jpg

posted by Thamerium

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09-11-08

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posted by CrazY

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- Kuwait73

posted by Danny21

:)

Spire Starts :banana:

december 3rd by cn2q8:

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8617/p031208151005eg0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7099/p031208151903hq8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/396/p0312081520ih4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

12-12-08

http://i38.tinypic.com/2n1b681.jpg

Great supertall, I actually like it because it draws inspiration from my favorite skyscraper, Bank of China in Hong Kong!

Alraya Tower would look good without a spire IMO. Btw, in the first page of thread it says that the tower was slated to be open in 2007 but it will open in late 2009 i guess. Has it been on hold for some time?

...

27th, February, 2009:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/SharqSkyline--27thFebruary2009.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/AlHamraTower-27th-February-2009-2.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/AlHamraTower-27th-February-2009.jpg

Wow! Spire is completed! :cheers2:

Whoaahh!! Splendid :omg:

Kuwait hase crazy beautifull skyline!


Very futuristic skyline!


:banana: :banana: :banana:


:cheers:

Very nice tower..........amazing cladding

T/O? or Completed?

^^I think none of them. I had a look at the first page. The spire is halfway done.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/alrayaa.jpg

T/O? or Completed?
topped out

05th, March, 2009:

http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu33/thamerium/SharqSkyline--05thMarch2009.jpg

http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu33/thamerium/SharqSkyline--05thMarch2009-2.jpg

^^I think none of them. I had a look at the first page. The spire is halfway done.

The spire is completed and the tower is topped out already... The shape of spire in the first renders was thinner and taller, but they made it thiker...

This is a photo to show how they started to finish the spire, they have started from up to down...

06th, February, 2009:

http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu33/thamerium/Arraya2nd--06thFebruary2009-4.jpg

nice towers!:okay:

whats the spiral-like tower called?

^^ Kuwait Trade Center

^^
The thread in the Kuwait Forum is here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=283546&page=13).

any updates? the cladding should have started by now

Nice tower!

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By Saqer Alattar

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By khalid almasoud

Kuwait is getting to have an impressive skyline.

ououuuuuuu! I agree!

Must go tjere spend a few tourist dollars soon..

Go Kuwait GO !!! :banana: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:


You have the money to develop! :)

Kuwait looks so nice!!!

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- Talal-Q8

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http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab24/dombuk/AlrayaII.jpg
http://i846.photobucket.com/albums/ab24/dombuk/kbtandalrayaII.jpg

Seems to be completed

^^ in Wikipedia I found it has already been completed

wow nice building

looking much better than in the renders IMO :)

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- jasab
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-Haya.

wow this is an excellent building but the top is so reminiscent of the old FT and the current ACC

One thing I've noticed...
We are calling it 'ALRAYA Office Tower' yet the building itself bears the signage ARRAYA.

See the first pic in this post (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=43957634&postcount=193) where the top shows 'ARRAYA'.

look beautiful

One thing I've noticed...
We are calling it 'ALRAYA Office Tower' yet the building itself bears the signage ARRAYA.

See the first pic in this post (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=43957634&postcount=193) where the top shows 'ARRAYA'.

The company that built this tower has another tower with the same name... The first Alraya Tower is a hotel tower (Courtyard Hotel). This new one, which is taller and newer than the hotel one, is specialised only for commercial offices... I think that the name "Alraya Office Tower" is meant to differentiate between the new tower and the older one... So if you call it "Alraya Office Tower" or "Alraya 2nd Tower" you're referring to the new taller one... But when you say only "Alraya Tower", someone may say: Which one do you mean?! :)
Any way, this is what I think! :|

Check this out: Alraya Hotel (to the right) and Alraya Office Tower (center) and you may notice that the hotel has the same company logo, but not the name!

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By MOHAMMAD ALATTAR

is there a Kuwaiti tourism site? I would not mind visiting your awesome city

Really Really Really Nice!

This tower reminds me of that Chinese bank building with the zigzag frame

10/10. Beautiful!

This tower reminds me of that Chinese bank building with the zigzag frame

The Bank of China you mean?

The Bank of China you mean?

yesh :)

i really think the top is the acc

The top of the tower...

31st, December, 2009:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/Arraya2ndTower--31stDecember2009.jpg

Ugly...

It some reminds the Bank of China tower in H.K. but it's not so pretty.

the top kinda looks ike a fourth of 2WTC in NYC :D

^^
HaHa :lol: true!

so high .. but i don't like the design. just so so.

Kuwait's new mega structure combines grace of form with functionality

Arraya Tower, one of Kuwait's tallest buildings at 300 m above ground level, takes its place beside the nearby Kuwait Towers as an iconic building of this leading Gulf state.

Becoming a new focal point in the city's new Financial District, the Arraya centre integrates a shopping mall, entertainments complex and the office facilities and is ideally situated in close proximity to the nation's seat of government, its major financial institutions, banks, stock exchange and chamber of commerce, the main ministries of government, plus a full range of international hotels and retail centres.

Designed by PACE and Fentress Architects for the Salhia Real Estate Company, the planning and detailing of the tower was done in close coordination with the Municipality's building and planning departments. Conforming to t e permitted floor area ratio, the 60-storey tower, with a gross built-up area of 62,000 sq m, was able to combine grace of form with functionality, with all floors providing efficient layouts and a flexibility of office size and design.

The height of the building optimized space a ground level, sufficient to ensure adequate on-site parking and circulation and efficient and safe access to and from the bounding distributor road network. Designing and constructing what would be Kuwait's tallest building brought many new challenges, both for the architects and the responsible government agencies. Safety was high on the list of priorities, and in cooperation with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Kuwait Fire Service, many innovative features were incorporated into the design, including the designation of levels 20 and 40 as evacuation floors in the event of fire.

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Very nice tower!