Approved:Al Quds Endowment Tower "100F" supertall

[salman515]

Sunday, 3 December, 2006, 09:26 AM Doha Time

HH THE Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya attended the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Al-Quds Endowment Tower project in Doha yesterday.

in al-sharq news, it says 100 floor. the other newspaper didnt mention
it.


وأعرب الرئيس هنية عن سعادته بنتائج زيارته لدولة قطر ومحادثاته مع حضرة صاحب السمو الشيخ حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني أمير البلاد المفدى، ونوه في مؤتمر صحفي عقده بمقر إقامته بفندق الريتزكارلتون أمس بمناسبة زيارته للدوحة ومشاركته في افتتاح دورة الألعاب الآسيوية بتبرع سمو الأمير ببناء برج «وقف القدس» الذي يعود ريعه لتنفيذ مشاريع داخل القدس وأنه شارك سمو الأمير بوضع حجر الأساس أمس لهذا البرج المكون من مائة طابق، كما وضع حجر الأساس للمدرسة الفلسطينية.
The endowment is donated by the Emir to support projects in Jerusalem.
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2987/22010661205ns3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9594/22010671209ux9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[salman515]

from the pictures, it looks like it will be in the city cente road.

[Massilia]

WOW!! Does this mean two 100F towers in West Bay? Great!
Now judging from the pics, this is located next to M Tower and W Hotel, so not far from the entrance of City Center indeed! Someone should go and check that! ;)

[omarmakki]

Yehooooooooooo!!! Another supertall!!
AWESOME!:banana:

[Qatarifreak]

Can someone post a bigger version of the pic with the tower?

[suzan]

CCCCCCCCCOOOOOOOOL!
Another supertall!
Seriously, they really keep secrets! Anyone heard about it before?
WHen is constructoin starting?

[Qatar Son 333]

this is great and wats m tower and w hotel ???

[Massilia]

^^ the 2 towers u/c in the background.


In the news, it says that income from the Al Quds Endowment Tower will be utilised to support projects in Al Quds (Jerusalem).
Concretely, does anybody now what this means?

[Qatarifreak]

No idea. I would guess that once the property is making profits, that the profits would be utilized to build projects in Jerusalem?

[Halawala]

I think from the pics, the tower would be built near W Hotel.

[Qatar Son 333]

is w hotel the one that looks like an open book ?

[suzan]

I think so

[qatarbg]

The premier said that the Al Quds Endowment Tower project in Doha, ....., is expected to generate $84mn a year. "The proceeds from the 100-storey tower will be allocated for Jerusalem and its inhabitants," he said, adding that the proceeds are expected to rise in the future.

[Qatar Son 333]

wat do you mean ? the tower wont be in doha ???

[CrazY]

the tower will be on doha, but the profits of the project will go to jerusalem and its people

[Qatar Son 333]

is jerusalem in palestine or Israel ?

[CrazY]

LOOOOOL, well half half !! but the money will go to the palestinian side, their prime minister layed the foundation stone of the project :lol:

[gulfexpress]

how come I cant see the pic?? :bash: :bash: :bash:

[salman515]

^^ try right click on the picture then show picture. it works with me.

[Qatar Son 333]

i always yous that trick but it does not work but i can see thees fine

[shawarma]

qatar is messing too much in our affairs lately..

also, jerusalem got its name 3000 years ago, and arabs should start to respect names of places and not try to replace them.

you can use this word, which is not a good translation

أورشليم

the middle ages arabic used بيت المقدس beit el mikdas, which was a mispronounciation of the hebrew beit mikdash, which means temple.
and from it came al kuds, so btw even this name refers to the temple..
and the temple or holy is not the name of this city.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Jerusalem

[Qatarifreak]

Shawarma,
What's behind all of your frustration and tension? Clearly you are angry that someone is giving aid to Palestinians.

P.S. Did you know that Tel Aviv is called Baba Ghanoush in Arabic?

[shawarma]

actually behind it is a battle against a stupid little american city calling itself jerusalem!

[Qatarifreak]

Two little cities actually in the US.

[Qatar Son 333]

stop it where talking aboutthe project here ;)

[amrja]

shawarma, take your hate elsewhere - its called Al Quds in Arabic whether you like it or not, you can call it whatever you want but Orshaleem is only used by Israelis and Israeli TV. Second of all, the proceeds go to help the Palestinians in Jerusalem, there is absolutley nothing wrong with that.

This post was written with a lot of restraint because I don't appreciate people coming in here and telling us what we should say and how we should act, but I have to add that Qatar is hardly "messing" with your affairs. The Palestinians and East Jerusalem have nothing to do with you, and if Qatar wants to help them it is perfectly fine and does not in any way meddle in Israeli affairs (God forbid :| )

Now, if you have something to say about the project, feel free to post, otherwise leave politics out of this.

I really like the idea behind the Al Quds project, and its going to be nice to have yet another supertall in West Bay!

[Halawala]

Well at least the project will help the Palestinians in Al-Quds area. and maybe in other areas of the terrertories.

[Qatar Son 333]

poor Palestinians so sad that there lands where captured by Israel :(

[Halawala]

poor Palestinians so sad that there lands where captured by Israel :(

This isnt a political thread, so please dont start getting political. ;)

[Qatar Son 333]

come on halawala you hadthat feeling once didnt you ;)

[Qatar Son 333]

lol al-Khalifa never heard of it

[Qatar Son 333]

wat am me talking about you got your indipendence 40 years ago thats all

[smussuw]

vent ur crap out of this thread source.

[Qatar Son 333]

halawala will do that :)

[Halawala]

:lock:

[Halawala]

So, anyone know the location and status of this tower?

[suzan]

Qatar, Doha
Al Quds tower

the new version of the Dome of the Rock


This 100 floors tower project represents a real challenge to afford the creation of the most innovative human habitat and the greatest landmark of Doha because its residential function and its shape that always could remind to the world the hope of the peace for the Palestinian land.

The target is to host more than 2.000 inhabitants in a icon building that could be symbolically linked with Al Quds trough the analogy with the Dome of the Rock, the most important and ancient monument of the Islamic culture, the place where the prophet Muhammad ascended to God in the sky.

The geometry of the Dome of the Rock is abstractly extended in height and with the right proportion to became an ethereal tower, that mix itself with the sky; in this way the Golden Dome became a sort of Golden Minaret. Its top (420 meters) is able to catch and reflex around the first ray of the sun in the morning and the last in evening, all over Doha. In the night, because so high and close to the seaside, it will be the lantern of the Gulf. The main entrance direction 15 lifts lobby and a laser light on top are toward the Al Quds direction, to remind Palestinian land, all the time and to everybody, from everywhere in Doha.

All these symbolical meaning with their own cultural, political, and religious contents find a reasonable choice and a pragmatic meaning in the correspondence with a clear consolidate typology of skyscrapers: the Miraret or “skyrockets” shape is considered the best choice in terms of aerodynamic effect of the wind. Just some examples between many: Swiss Re in London, Acqbar in Barcelona, and now the tallest in the world, the construction Bionic tower in Shanghai - 1200 meters.

The cylinder and round base plan is better than square or polygonal one. But the amount of the vortexes on the back of the cylinder can create negative strong whirlpool. Like the airplane wings the force should be dangerous.
The reduction of cylindrical shape (Typical first 50 floors diameter of 60 meters) since the half of the height toward the top allows a drastic reduction of this vortex of air on the back of the tower with the positive result of avoiding high costs for the foundations and all the structural frame.

The tower include 420 apartments will host 2.250 residents with a medium range of 120 sqm each plus the surrounding continuous private and public terraces, provided by the 2,5 mt. of extended cantilevered slab that ensure also protection by the sun and easy maintenance of the glass façade.
Five floors of futuristic “sky-gardens” ensure greenery and fresh air at any floors breaking the textured skin of the building. Around the, every 20 floors, public facilities and services like nursery, bar and restaurants, prayer rooms, Gym, Spa, swimming pools, library clubs, mini-markets will allow the high quality and real environmental “vertical” life style.

A vertigo restaurant and a suite for special honour or diplomatic guests are on the top.
An easy and economic but innovative RGB changing colors lighting system will ensure spectacular dynamic games of light at night, in the podium and along all the tower, until the golden top.

The car for the residents will be close to the apartments as per the best futuristic goal about this issue. Like in the first lucky typology of this kind of tower (Marina Bay in Chicago). The cars are host in the first 9 spiral slab car park (800 cars for 420 residents are more then 1,5 for each apartment).

The tower down is sustained by the real image of a feet shaped podium. The slabs, going down, start to increase them self in a fluidic enlargements, like the topography land curves map.

The ground floor double height Podium will host retail and commercial activities, a bank, one mosque for 300 persons, a 500 seat multipurpose ballroom and cinema hall with surrounding small restaurants. The service and commercial area of 9.000 sqm has a 2 level underground car park basement, hosting 670 cars for visitors and employers.
On the Podium the roof garden of palm trees, with swimming pool and decorative pools provides nice views to a big gym, Spa and restaurant.
The transparency of the glazing of the podium is protected by the sun with a continuous “mujarabya” in computer and laser cut aluminium panels to evoke the stone and the ceramic tiles texture and Islamic scripts of the base of Dome of the Rock in Al Quds.

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/17450/581390158.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/17450/1448875067.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/17450/1220041035.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/17450/1507176849.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/17450/1126415213.jpg

http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/images/17450/449685475.jpg

Source: http://www.europaconcorsi.com/db/pub/scheda.php?id=17450

[Halawala]

Thanks A million Suzan for the update!

[salman515]

WOW !!! Thanks suzan. I was waiting for something big like this.

I think its time to create a thread in the supertalls section, don't you think ?

[suzan]

^^ Yes! I think that too salman!
Should I say, go ahead!? :D

[salman515]

alright :) back with the link in a second :D .


here

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=15381426#post15381426

[suzan]

Thanks!

[Qatar Son 333]

yay thanks suzan and thanks salman for posting the other thread in the super talls area :D the tower looks great especially the GREEN part its eco friendly with the plants up high reminds me of the tower of babylon

[salman515]

any one in Doha can go and take a picture for the place ??

I think its somewhere in here

http://3nabifantasy.com/up/files/yy0zmjw4oz3y3mmtdmoq.jpg

we need proof that its U\C, the website says Mid 2007!!

[Massilia]

Great find Suzan! The design is not very creative but I trust it can look nice in reality.
Actually as you can see from my pics I was in the area yesterday. There is some huge excavation work going on next to Barjeel tower but there was no board mentioning whatsoever. Actually one of the circles Salman made is now the deep hole I'm talking about. I'll go and check again, maybe I missed it....I'm invited to a very nice hotel not far (:banana: ) for iftar later on today so I'll be able to tell you very soon :D

[suzan]

It looks a bit like Agbar tower no?
http://www.mediaarchitecture.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/AgbarTower.jpg

Anyway, don't like the design that much, but it might look great in reality like Massilia said!

[Qatar Son 333]

but isnt agbar tower a cosin of Qatar tower ? lol but yeah i agree with you btw between us i think west bay needs another twisted tower at behind near where salman have drew on the map

[Massilia]

This might only be a proposal though (the source website is called europea concorsi which means european competitions; it gathers proposals for various projects).

[beck Doha]

this is just one of the proposals, it isn't the winning design. its not underconstruction yet but should be early next year and the location is pretty much the area you have marked. hope that helps - sure you will be hearing more about this project in the not too distant future

[Massilia]

^^thanks...do you know which firms are taking part in the design competition, by any chance?

[beck Doha]

sorry can't announce any of the firms that were involved. the competition has ended though and a design has been picked out

[Halawala]

sorry can't announce any of the firms that were involved. the competition has ended though and a design has been picked out

All right, but can u discloseany details reguarding the height, floor level, or any other details?

[Qatar Son 333]

and whne whill you anounnce the design ?

[beck Doha]

no i can't disclose any such details, only what you know which is that it will be 100 storey. the design etc should be announced in the coming months

[Halawala]

no i can't disclose any such details, only what you know which is that it will be 100 storey. the design etc should be announced in the coming months

Great! We're going to be waiting for further information. BTW, any info about the completion date? Perhaps 2012?

[beck Doha]

sorry was initially trying to answer whether or not this project was even happening - i can't start to discuss details of which design it is or height for obvious reasons. i know its frustrating but i am sure you won't miss when this one gets announced

[beck Doha]

yes - completion is expected to be 2012 btw

[salman515]

here is an article in Arabic about Qatari architect, Ibraheem al-jiadah, how is designing the tower
I will only include the part about the tower, read the full article here
http://www.al-watan.com/data/20080107/innercontent.asp?val=local7_1

ــــ ما هو المشروع الكبير والجديد الذي تعكف عليه حاليا وسيكون اضافة الى رصيدك في التصميم المعماري؟

- مؤخرا فزت بتصميم برج وقف القدس والذي سيبنى في الدوحة وبارتفاع مائة طابق وسيتم الاعلان عن هذا التصميم قريبا وهو من أهم المشاريع في رصيدي المعماري ويعتبر مرحلة انتقالية لم يسبق لي ارتيادها.

ــــ لماذا؟

لأنني سأكون أول معماري عربي في تاريخ العمارة يصمم برجا من مائة طابق مفاده لا يصمم مثل هذا المشروع بارتفاع مائة طابق الا مصممين معماريين من بريطانيا أو أميركا فقط ولهذا سأكون أول معماري في العالم يتجاوز بتصميمه هذين البلدين في العالم ويصمم برجا بارتفاع مائة طابق لا يصممه سوى المعماريين الاميركيين والبريطـانيـيـــن.

[Halawala]

here is an article in Arabic about Qatari architect, Ibraheem al-jiadah, how is designing the tower
I will only include the part about the tower, read the full article here
http://www.al-watan.com/data/20080107/innercontent.asp?val=local7_1

ــــ ما هو المشروع الكبير والجديد الذي تعكف عليه حاليا وسيكون اضافة الى رصيدك في التصميم المعماري؟

- مؤخرا فزت بتصميم برج وقف القدس والذي سيبنى في الدوحة وبارتفاع مائة طابق وسيتم الاعلان عن هذا التصميم قريبا وهو من أهم المشاريع في رصيدي المعماري ويعتبر مرحلة انتقالية لم يسبق لي ارتيادها.

ــــ لماذا؟

لأنني سأكون أول معماري عربي في تاريخ العمارة يصمم برجا من مائة طابق مفاده لا يصمم مثل هذا المشروع بارتفاع مائة طابق الا مصممين معماريين من بريطانيا أو أميركا فقط ولهذا سأكون أول معماري في العالم يتجاوز بتصميمه هذين البلدين في العالم ويصمم برجا بارتفاع مائة طابق لا يصممه سوى المعماريين الاميركيين والبريطـانيـيـــن.



Wow, I am surprised that he won the contract for a 100 story tower! That is really good news!

[MillenniaL]

me too i hope at least he will do something worth winning the competition.. coz i don't like his work especially when do mix old classical elements with glass and claiming that the type of architecture wht we need if we want to save our identity... coz there is noo use for these elements, they just decoration ! they are fake
personally i believe our heritage must not be presented in decorations they must be our source of inspiration of developing:)