Proposals for a massive tower in DIFC, Dubai.


Norr International:

http://i17.tinypic.com/485qcxu.jpg


Atkins:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/altind/ATKINS-DIFCCentral.jpg


Dewan Architects:

http://i7.tinypic.com/4mhk0f7.jpg


CivicArt:

http://www.civicart.com/images/DFC/tower.jpg

that is one ugly fuckin tower

the first ones looks great

The first one looks really good :)

Yea the first one is great. That+BD=unfuckingbelievably incredible skyline. New York and Hong Kong would fall to their knees.

Definitly the first one.

The first tower would fit in very well with dubais current skyline. The sevond tower maybe in 20 years time or so.

Altin said there were more proposals on display.

and I bet he took the photos of all of them.

:|
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/kpf-1_OtgJH8L9bCPu.jpg

and I bet he took the photos of all of them.

No I didn't, but I remember that one of them was not much different from ATKINS' proposal.

Why not tne second, but without those "things" in the midle!

The first one is beautiful, looks a bit like the tower out of i robot! The second looks like something that happens if you give your girlfriend a soldering iron!

I love that first tower. There's some equalities with the Federation tower in Moscow. The second one by Atkins looks horrible. I really hope they won't build that kind of tower. Its design doesn't make any sense. And what's wrong with that center part of the tower? Some weird lump in the middle of the tower. I'm sure the local people won't let them build that tower. It will go throught some serious changes before it get built (if they ever build it).

The first one looks really good :)

Agreed! Dubai is superb!

The second building looks like it has leprosy.

The first one is nice though.

Don't like either of these two too much, the first is okish tough.

Any guesses about the height?
I don't know how tall the surrounding towers are, so it's difficult for me to guess.

the first is great and the second......not ugly but not my taste

I like the first one but the second one sux

There seems to be a competition underway for a new megatall tower to be built in DIFC (which is between the emirates towers and burj dubai). The first proposal was found a few weeks ago and is designed by Norr International who also did the emirates towers. Judge the height yourself :)

Well... I really think this is a great tower. It's probably the best Dubai proposal in a long time (IMO). It does have that futuristic irobot feel, it has so many good features...

but you are right malec, i see the controversy :yes: What's with that huge spire??? It's 1/3 of the whole tower and it makes it look like a freaking syringe. It's a bad joke, really. I guess they figured out they can't build a world's tallest, or one that would last, but wanted a record anyway, so they went for Tallest/Longest Spire Ever. If it gets built like this, it's probably gonna keep the title forever.

Cut the spire in half, at least.

looks like between 500 and 600m

the first is : been there, done that

the second is: dont do it!!

tower 2 will seriously damage Dubai's skyline.
The headquarters of Mr Burns (Holmer Simpson's Boss)? :)

i like the first one with only one tower:) that twin tower may not fit with the Dubai skyline:lol: better keep it in the drawing boards:)

tower 2 will seriously damage Dubai's skyline.
The headquarters of Mr Burns (Holmer Simpson's Boss)? :)

:lol:


The first one looks terrific.....but i think it would be better if we look at more renders of the second one and then pass the judgment on it.

:|

First = great.

Second = Ugly, as do most of Dubai's buildings look.

first one is awesome, second one starts out great but as it gets to the tumor it just turns from WT...into WTF!

I like the second one more. Looks alive.

I agree with whoever said the second one looks like it has a big tumor growing out of its side:ohno: scary

The first is prety good but the second is really a nightmar

Go for the 1st, because the second render does not look like dubaï style

The first one is utterly forgettable.

The second one is weird, but at least we would have something to b!tch about on this forum for a while.

LOL I love all the comments. But have to ask not why they would add those bulbous additions. But what are they for? Offices? Skybridges? Observation? If they don't have a special purpose (not just a general one) I agree they are horrible.

The second building looks like it has leprosy.

The first one is nice though.

it looks like some kind of necrophiliac leprosy

Even though the first one is great, i'd go for the second one. It's so original and ...weird! I want to see it built. I've never seen something like that, and as someone has already said, we need more renders to give a final judgement.

How dare do they publically display sex in that second building?

I like the first one though.

The first one is utterly forgettable.

The second one is weird, but at least we would have something to b!tch about on this forum for a while.

Sort of agree with this, which is why I'm not too fond of either proposal. The first looks good by itsself but doesn't fit into the context (dwarfs all the szr towers) and doesn't have much that's special about it.
The second is not boring and definitely makes a statement but goes a tad too far. Some people like to compare architecture with sculpture or some other art but it really is not the same. Why? Because if you make something ugly people will go to the museum and either say "yuck" or "hmm, interesting" or "wow, what a change from the norm" but once they leave the museum everything is back to normal. With a building, especially a tall one the general public will have to endure your piece of shit for decades and there's no escaping it. I know if I was a kid this thing would scare the shit out of me, I could easily imagine a kid walking out of the DIFC metro station and seeing this tower above them and start crying their eyes out :D)
In art you don't have to care what everyone else thinks but in architecture you DO because you design your building for the general public and is to be used by them, etc.

A recent article:





The world's first zero-carbon emission tower could be built in Dubai, Construction Week has learned.

Atkins Middle East is currently working on the design of the building, which will be located in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

Lee Morris, senior architect, Atkins Middle East, said that the tower is in the early stages of design.

"We are working on a potential project for DIFC and are looking at it having zero-carbon emission. The tower would produce its own power - enough to counter the energy use of the building. Now that would be a huge goal."

He added: "It is conceptual, but it has been given a piece of land, and it has been approved by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum [vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai]."

In order to achieve its ultimate design, Morris said that Atkins will focus on the tower's orientation, the increased thermal insulation of the building, along with high-volume photovoltaic cells.

The company is also looking into integrating wind turbines on the building.

"It will be expensive - it has to be because the technology we are going to be using is probably a couple of years away from the mainstream," said Morris.

According to Morris, the move to build an iconic building that is sustainable reflects a growing change in Dubai.

"Once you get this groundswell it is going to be awesome and will be hard to resist. The Dubai government has signed the Kyoto protocol, so it has made a commitment to engage on this. And as the country and development matures, particularly as it is a young society, and it is this same society that will bring in views on this kind of thing, I think the next few years will see a sea change."

Atkins' sustainable building projects in the region include the Bahrain World Trade Centre, which uses wind turbines to generate up to 15% of the building's energy, and the Trump Tower on Palm Jumeirah, which has vertically mounted solar panels to generate energy as well as pipes running through the external skin of the building, which heat water.

Other buildings in the emirate that have made strides towards going ‘green' include Wafi City's district cooling plant, which in January achieved the Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) status, the first accreditation of its kind in the Middle East.




Atkins also have a proposal for another tower in DIFC so it refers to one of these two, one of which is the really weird one:

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/7771/atkinsdifccentralfk3.th.jpg (http://img353.imageshack.us/my.php?image=atkinsdifccentralfk3.jpg) http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/6724/atkinsdifclighthousetowbn0.th.jpg (http://img353.imageshack.us/my.php?image=atkinsdifclighthousetowbn0.jpg)

The second atkins tower is fantastic, the first one however should go see a doctor about that.

I agree with the 99% of the posts in here who say that

- the 1st tower is great, but
- the 2nd just sucks

i like both

IMO The first one looks like a copy of the Burj and the second one is just plain ugly. Dubai needs something geniune! And a skyscraper that doesnt have a 200-300m spire just to acquire the title of Tallest Building for tourism...

^^ *cough* ... the last phrase ... */cough*

IMO The first one looks like a copy of the Burj and the second one is just plain ugly. Dubai needs something geniune! And a skyscraper that doesnt have a 200-300m spire just to acquire the title of Tallest Building for tourism...

brownie points for a "supertall" spire tacked on? :banana:

i think if they want it to be a self sufficient tower the second one is the only serious proposal. It seems to be designed with a large area for catching wind, and a relatively small floor plan which would require less energy to heat/cool. The first one could only be sufficient if it is infact a giant tumour that feeds of everything it comes into contact with.

sorry double post

The first looks the building in the movie " i-robot" , jus put USSR and that's it. Then the second looks like a perverted building touching another building...lol.

whoa easy on your criticism of the towers!

i dont see anyone offering a constructive solution
now let's see.......
what do you want to changed about the second one?
and puh lease dont say everything:banana:

brownie points for a "supertall" spire tacked on? :banana:

Yay!! Can it be a chocolate chip brownie pretty please because i was not afraid to say my honest opinion?? :D

but seriously. i love the burj design, its great but lets get real, its very obvious why they have such a huge spire. :)

Is it me or was the second proposal similar to another supertall for the plot next to the Jin Mao? I can't be bothered looking around the forum for the topic and pic. Its too slow... :(

^^ Yep it was. In fact I prefer the atkins proposal to the norr one for some reason. I'm going to model it in sketchup when I get the time

To be honest I like the second rendering better...the first is just so been there done that. The design is like a song thats played to much. That being said, the second is insanely bizarre but I prefer it.

A little render made by me. The tower isn't actually finished since I still have to add a few tumors here and there. Click the pic to see the massive version:


http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/9096/bigfatmapwhiteog2dl9.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bigfatmapwhiteog2.jpg)


BTW would anyone like to guess the height of this thing? It turned out around 475m here.

i believe this 1 will be chosen http://i17.tinypic.com/485qcxu.jpg , other then that other piece of sh*t looking tower

So anyone want to guess the height?

I like both, I don't see why is everybody complaining.

brownie points for a "supertall" spire tacked on? :banana:

:tiasd: Couldnt resist posting this, but I like the first design even though its straightforward, atleast it looks good, the second.. well no comment

Feast your eyes on this!!! :nuts: :hammer: :hahaha: :tongue3:

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/2038/bigfatmapwhiteam1.jpg

i believe this 1 will be chosen http://i17.tinypic.com/485qcxu.jpg , other then that other piece of sh*t looking tower

hopefully, that design is great. looks like 600m maybe more

A little render made by me. The tower isn't actually finished since I still have to add a few tumors here and there. Click the pic to see the massive version:


http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/9096/bigfatmapwhiteog2dl9.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bigfatmapwhiteog2.jpg)


BTW would anyone like to guess the height of this thing? It turned out around 475m here.

Yo malec, how do you get shapes like those tumors in sketchup?

That damn building is really growing on me, there's a certain futuristic oddness about it that just gets me after a while of staring blankly at it, perhaps sacrelige on here but i wouldn't mind seeing it built.

Yo malec, how do you get shapes like those tumors in sketchup?

I have an add-on patch called "soapskinbubble" where you select any closed loop and generates a surface. It's handy but in fact here, they make the tower look even more odd since the curves are nowhere near perfect.

:blahblah: lolzzz i dont know about you guys but hey..
the organic look of the second one could look great when built..

hehe as what i have percived on it, not as the CANCER, TUMORS,,
:rofl:but as nodes of a plant/stem...

judging by it looks it could be a nice backdrop for a scifi movie or game..:banana:
well it is a nice architectural piece rather than by some stiffy engineers..

oh well i hope that wins :banana:

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/3852/2abn0.jpg

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/9991/5and8.jpg

Very nice, now if only they could bring all the skylines together!

can u share with us the patch for the soap skin?
thanks! nice work!

Very nice, now if only they could bring all the skylines together!

Come 15+ years and they probably will.

Very nice, now if only they could bring all the skylines together!


That will means Koruskant, is 25 miles we're talking obout :lol:

lets hope ;)

I like the first tower and the second render. I am not yet ready for twin towers that look like they are diseased.

Now to fix it? Get rid of the bulbous additions and the red splashes of paint. I think they'd find the glass fitment to be a nightmare anyway.

The first one is great, the second one really sucks.

i love the first design it totally reminds me of the 550m tower in I, Robot =D

The first tower is brilliant, the second one looks like a ... well, it's just ugly.

isn't this project the same as the "lighthouse tower" it looks to be in the exact same place. Perhaps this thread should be renamed or closed if I am correct.

Could be. We don't know but the atkins one could have been a proposal for the lighthouse tower but the first one is clearly not in the same place. I guess eventually something will be announced on this plot but when.

The second building by ATKINS (the one with tumors) is NOT related with The Lighthouse Tower (also a ATKINS design) in any way. Both towers were showed on ATKINS stand and this one was labelled as DIFC CENTRAL.

Hmm, so now we have 4 proposals for the "DIFC Central" tower which no official news has ever been released yet more images keep popping up.


Norr International:

http://i17.tinypic.com/485qcxu.jpg


Atkins:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/altind/ATKINS-DIFCCentral.jpg


Dewan Architects:

http://i7.tinypic.com/4mhk0f7.jpg


CivicArt:

http://www.civicart.com/images/DFC/tower.jpg

Norr International's design is my favourite but the design from CivicArt is also not bad

Isnt this the Light House Plot?

No?

my favorite is Norr International. CivicArt isn't so bad either. ya, like TexasSkyWatcher said, not ready for diseased towers yet and I don't really care for Dewan Architects design either

no, according to AltinD

^^ According to me?

Hm, true The Lighthouse was not proposed for the central plot of DIFC but they moved the location of the tower, so maybe now it occupies the central plot, or maybe not.

It still doesn't occupy the central plot though

Hmm, so now we have 4 proposals for the "DIFC Central" tower which no official news has ever been released yet more images keep popping up.


Norr International:

http://i17.tinypic.com/485qcxu.jpg


CivicArt:

http://www.civicart.com/images/DFC/tower.jpg


These two.
The rest is rubbish....
Do you agree with me???

The first looks great but the second one is even better.

yeh, i agree with you :)

love the second one

I loooooove the "ugly" one, with those tumors, lol. I think it's so original. We've never seen something like that built before. The rest of the proposals are amazing, but they are quite common, i mean, there's nothing special with them IMO.

how close is this to the lighthouse tower??

These two.
The rest is rubbish....
Do you agree with me???

The first looks great but the second one is even better.

Totally agree!!!

:omg: this one is so unbelievable, but I don't think it gets built. No info or anything about a long time!!

the 1st one is the best,the last one is ok. 2nd one & 3rd one r jokes...

:omg: this one is so unbelievable, but I don't think it gets built. No info or anything about a long time!!

^^, I'm sure it'll be build :)

http://www.civicart.com/images/DFC/tower.jpg

That last one is the only one I really care for, and it's sort of plain itself. The first one is just another phallic-looking tower, and the other two are just ugly.

This thing is back. We now have a 5th proposal for this.



Cityscape 2007 , Perkins+Will

DIFC Central Complex,Dubai

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2160/imresolt046pf5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/1676/imresolt047vv9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5736/imresolt048sq9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2876/imresolt049dd3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Umm that's the PERFECT building, it's beautiful and it simply must be built.

I love the CivicArt towers but not so much the complex...but this is the best proposal!

What is that light show in the middle? Is that a physical construct or a projection?

what's that pinky thing in mid?

It seems it is connected to the towers (notice how the top connection only connects to the left tower)

Does that glowing cylinder with the spires in the middle contain spirits/ghosts?

^^ No, just captured Alien Life Forms.

Pics aren't showing for me. :redx:

Isn't this project in the exact same place as the Lighthouse Tower
:S

^^ No.

Vote for the first one :D

Vote for the first one :D

No! Vote for the one in post 91 :bash:

:D

That first one is the nicest looking tower i eva seen

No! Vote for the one in post 91 :bash:

:D
:yes:

that one looks great!

Norr International: looks great the others are ok

They should build the first one in Dubai, the second one in Paris, and #3 and #4 on other planets.

The zero emission tower has to be the "2nd" Atkins tower. Lots of aligned surface space.

HAVE THIS IS THE FINALISED PROJECT OR ......?

Norr International: looks great the others are ok

I agree with you ccause it looks more impressive then their predeccesor.

HAVE THIS IS THE FINALISED PROJECT OR ......?

Nothing is finalized, we don't know even if a tower will be build there at all.

The first one fits the best in skyline of Dubai I think. the second is ugly. and I also don't like the third.

the first one is good, the rest are garbage

I like the first one the best. Slender and using great architecture complementing the Dubai skyline, I say build it!

The nomber one is beautifull and style.:banana:

Yea the first one is great. That+BD=unfuckingbelievably incredible skyline. New York and Hong Kong would fall to their knees.

First building looks great! And no NYC or HK will not fall to their knees.

Taller does not mean better or more functional. Yes the "cool" factor is there for having the title of being the worlds tallest. Can NYC, HK, Chicago and other American/Chinese cities get into a race with Dubai with 200+ floored structures? Absolutely! Hey the Chicago Spire will be 150 floors so who knows?

In the mean-time let's all enjoy the Dubai building boom party (read: bubble) and whoop it up while it lasts! Dubai is a great fix for my addiction to tall modern buildings. Unfortunately economic bubbles never last and I am afraid Las Vegas and Dubai will be in for a major market driven surprise in the coming years.

The fourth rendering kind of grows on you... It looks like one of those mega casino's in Las Vegas...

First building looks great! And no NYC or HK will not fall to their knees.

Taller does not mean better or more functional. Yes the "cool" factor is there for having the title of being the worlds tallest. Can NYC, HK, Chicago and other American/Chinese cities get into a race with Dubai with 200+ floored structures? Absolutely! Hey the Chicago Spire will be 150 floors so who knows?

In the mean-time let's all enjoy the Dubai building boom party (read: bubble) and whoop it up while it lasts! Dubai is a great fix for my addiction to tall modern buildings. Unfortunately economic bubbles never last and I am afraid Las Vegas and Dubai will be in for a major market driven surprise in the coming years.

Well this will be the first one to last.(everything in the Dubai is the first) And btw in 5-10 years time i think that NY and HK will take notice of Dubai's might ;).

^^ ur 100% right

wow!!!

Well this will be the first one to last.(everything in the Dubai is the first) And btw in 5-10 years time i think that NY and HK will take notice of Dubai's might ;).

Don't be so stupid.

^^ hows he speaking stupid ???????????

The first one is the best !

I prefer the Norr International and Civic Art proposals. The Atkins proposal sucks.

Dubai plans low carbon-emission project
Published: 13 May 2008 14:00 GMT Author: Christopher Sell More by this Author Last Updated: 13 May 2008 17:52

Dubai is planning its second low carbon-emission development project which, like the first, will be located at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

Canada's Busby, Perkins & Will won the contract to design the project in December. The design features two towers, with a uniquely-designed wind turbine placed between them.

RWDI, the Canadian-based wind engineering consultants, which carried out work for the Burj Dubai, were also involved in the design.

The towers will be the second office-block development in Dubai that incorporates wind turbines into the structure following the Lighthouse Tower, designed by the UK's Atkins, also being built in DIFC.

The 400-metre office tower aims to reduce energy consumption compared to a conventional design by up to 65 per cent and water consumption by up to 40 per cent. This will be achieved using solar technology including photovoltaic awnings, a series of low energy and low water use solutions, as well as recycling systems for energy and water reuse. As well as the wind turbines, the building will supplement its power supply using 4,000 solar panels incorporated into the structure (MEED 27:4:07).


Author: Christopher Sell.

R

So if the tower they talk about is this one (and it looks like it is from the description) then we know which one it'll be.
BTW, the 400m tower they talk about is the Atkins one, not this one.

Hmm.. their plans are very modern ;)

^^ thats the ugliest thing i've ever seen. who the f*** thought of a design like that.
The rest of the proposals, and especially the first one, are really good though.

this is good for people who like to see buildings that look like shit!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/altind/ATKINS-DIFCCentral.jpg

:puke:

I like it: it looks different, futuristic, cool!

agree, i like it too...has something special :)

Its horrible if they build that atkins one :( Maybe if they remove the red dots which are only annoying, a real eyesore. Also id prefer it to be built over the road from the Emirates towers and also have a large green area/park around them like they do.

the first one is great, the others are kinda weird..

this is good for people who like to see buildings that look like shit!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/altind/ATKINS-DIFCCentral.jpg


WTF!!?!?! It looks like its some diseased thing!

Is a NOPAL:lol::nuts:

WTF!!?!?! It looks like its some diseased thing!

I think that the left side tower should be bending over and moaning !!!
"Oh baby, harder, faster, give me more of your reinforced concrete..." :lol:

That Atkins one is terrible its seems they picked up the idea from a bad Sci-Fi movie, its completely devoid of taste. I'm not totally adverse to a Sci-Fi look as long as its tasteful like this design:

http://members.abunawaf.com/yaba3dhom/20070522/jwhart_almamlkah_1.jpg

http://members.abunawaf.com/yaba3dhom/20070522/jwhart_almamlkah_2.jpg

Well, it is futuristic, but IMO not so tasteful.

This one looks tasteful to me:

http://i17.tinypic.com/485qcxu.jpg

Well, it is futuristic, but IMO not so tasteful.

This one looks tasteful to me:

http://i17.tinypic.com/485qcxu.jpg

Yeah its pretty hard to satisfy most people because of the inspiration behind the design but as always taste is subjective, although you'd be really hard pressed to see anyone impressed with the Atkins design :p

2nd one is my fav :)

Well, it is futuristic, but IMO not so tasteful.

This one looks tasteful to me:

http://i17.tinypic.com/485qcxu.jpg

I would prefer this one too, but i think the spire is a bit too long in respect to the rest of the tower. :)

I disagree, if the spire was any shorter it would look out of proportion to the rest of the tower.

Im tired of redundant spires, why does almost every tower feature one these days? Sharp things are an eyesore.

I think that the left side tower should be bending over and moaning !!!
"Oh baby, harder, faster, give me more of your reinforced concrete..." :lol:


This is THE FUNNIEST post I have read in a long, long time. Cheers!!!!:lol:

I think the spire is in perfect relationship with the whole tower! Perfect design, I really like it.

I don't get it - has the red crazy one been decided on?

nope

Im tired of redundant spires, why does almost every tower feature one these days? Sharp things are an eyesore.

agreed, I dont like them either. do they have any purpose? I can't imagine, they all are radio antennas

I found this with google:

http://www.difc.ae/press_centre/archive/2007/images/376.JPG

http://funatics.blogspot.com/2007/05/dubai-international-financial-centre.html

that's a different project, called Lighthouse Tower...it will be 400m tall

agreed, I dont like them either. do they have any purpose? I can't imagine, they all are radio antennas

Definitely not, one doesnt need many radio antennas to satisfy the needs for communication services.

I think skylines look generally better without too many spires, there are some exceptions like EST and Burj Dubai where the spire is an integral part of the building.

But I see many buildings today in which they have simply attached a spire at the side or similiar, it doesnt look like a natural part of the structure, I do not understand what the purpose is really.


Stewie:

If you find a report about a 400meter tall skyscraper from over a year ago, you can be positively and definitely confident that it has not gone unnoticed here :) .

Why you still keep talking about ATKINS or NORR proposals when we know who won the design competition and how the design will more or less look like.

This is the CONCEPT design selected for the plot:

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2160/imresolt046pf5.jpg

saw it already, and i think it looks absolutely great. including the spire i would say it can reach 500m or more

This is the CONCEPT design selected for the plot:

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2160/imresolt046pf5.jpg


That looks so cool! By the way, What's in the center?

WOOOOOOOW!!!!! They better build that^^^^^

Its even got a laser light show right down the middle!...or whatever it is

They should forget the proposed designs and build the concept design. The spiral spire is amazing. :eek:

That looks so cool! By the way, What's in the center?
It's an aurora borealis generator.

It's an aurora borealis generator.

I never heard of it. Don't tell me Al Gore invented it. Probably he is? hmmm...:|

Off topic but I think we will soon start seeing Dubai for a setting in video games. Looking at that pic stewie1980 posted, it reminds me of Halo or something. lol.. It's becoming an ever more popular city with all these interesting projects.

Off topic but I think we will soon start seeing Dubai for a setting in video games. Looking at that pic stewie1980 posted, it reminds me of Halo or something. lol.. It's becoming an ever more popular city with all these interesting projects.


There is a rumor that a new Spec Ops game is set in Dubai

I really like the first tower on page 1. It would be a great tower for Dubai but I think it's also a nice tower for New York ;)

Id like it better without the energy beam in the center

I never heard of it. Don't tell me Al Gore invented it. Probably he is? hmmm...:|

Of course, the internet, bill clinton, ive heard he even invented CO2 caused global climate fluctuations :lol: .

:banana:

So do we know where the plots for these towers will be?

^^ Yes we know, and the location should be shown on the first posts of this thread.

I like the split towers

The 'concept design' with the elevated spire looks like someone sent Moscow's Federation Towers through a defective telepod (the fly movie)!!!

This design is the coolest and most innovative IMHO. The 1st one still looks like irobot tower with huge spire although the spire needs to be that tall or the building appears stunted. The tumormonger would make me vomit if I see it in real life and the other weird one is just not meant to be there. The 'Civic Art' is the most realistic of them without any weirdnesses. I would even conjecture that something similar already exists somewhere. The 'lighthouse tower' looks alot like 'the index' but the top is different.

I would go with the 'concept design' I love how the spire seems to be elevated

What are some of you talking about? Concept Design means just that, that it is still a concept and not finalized. :lol:

There is no Architectural Studio called "Concept". I capitalized it just to point out that the design is not final and it should be taken only as reference.

Another proposal.
This is in a recent article but the proposal may be an old one. It doesn't agree with the article posted a few months ago.

http://i38.tinypic.com/53uz5s.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/v6j05c.jpg

Property weekly 14/8/08 page 74

Comperated to Rose Rotana Tower this is like 550 meters tall! Pretty heigh.

It looks very femiliar to the proposal of shanghai center
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/sg-37G.jpg

what is the name of the other supertall on the left ????
is that a new supertall ?????

That's the lighthouse tower. Although I don't think it'll be that skinny in real life

what is the name of the other supertall on the left ????
is that a new supertall ?????

That is the lighthouse tower. I think that one will be under construction soon. The tower has 3 windmills in the top for power.

That's the lighthouse tower. Although I don't think it'll be that skinny in real life

you sure ?!!! i mean the lighthouse tower is not too skinny like this one !

you sure ?!!! i mean the lighthouse tower is not too skinny like this one !

You see the tower here from it's skinny site.

wow, it look better than the others projects. :)

It's a a garden on the top?

Awesome design! Shanghai Center looks better though.

Comperated to Rose Rotana Tower this is like 550 meters tall! Pretty heigh.

its more like 450m, because if thats lighthouse tower to the left thats 400m so u get an Est of 450m~ too 465m~

i would also estimate it to 500m, or maybe a bit more

No official name yet for this construction?

^^there still in the design process

^^there still in the design process

I know. :) But it could be possible that there was already a name for it, isn't it?

the design thing of this tower really took alot of time ...

if there was a name for it, it would be posted here. this is the # 1 place for info on tall buildings. just come here once in a while and sooner or later u will see a name

I guess it must vary from building to building but could someone provide an educated guess as to when this might start construction? Are we looking at fairly quick about 2 years or more like 8-10 years?

NoW i got It !!


I saw the last design on the Dubai's thread and I did not recall seeing it before . So the DIFC will have at least 5 supertalls ( correct me if i m wrong) and by far this is the best proposal so far .!!

http://i36.tinypic.com/v6j05c.jpg

Welcome in the year 2100! :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:

Crazy futuristic stuff, no words for this skyline :cheers:.

:omg: WOW, that looks impressive!!!! ^^

:nuts::nuts::nuts:

I guess it must vary from building to building but could someone provide an educated guess as to when this might start construction? Are we looking at fairly quick about 2 years or more like 8-10 years?

I think 2 years start is about right

I think 2 years start is about right

Thank you :) I hope it is about 2 years I really like this design and it will be great to watch it get built and see it completed.

1. Nice, but this Design should placed at SZR, then 70/100 :dunno:

2. No comment, it´s too ugly for the UAE 0/100
:banned:

3. nice Design, especially the 4-Foots of the Towerdesign
are great, the Site Location is made for some
spectacular Tower like this, i love those colourful
Illumination. 95/100
:banana2::bow::banana2::bow:

4. Not very bad, not very good 50/100
:crazy2:

5. Great Design, but the both Towers should have the
same Height and add two or 3 mor Connections
between the Towers, then i rate it a full 100/100
:bow::banana2::bow::banana2::bow:

Top half of this tower resembles:

http://img92.exs.cx/img92/4618/busanlottetower7zz.jpg

lotte super tower (Busan)

first one, SZR is on the way to becoming the skyscraper avenue of dreams

first one, SZR is on the way to becoming the skyscraper avenue of dreams

Exactly. And Dubai Marina a beautiful skyscraper cluster. (I hope)

JUST ACCROSS THE STREET!!!


http://www.alec.ae/Uploads/Images//DIFC%20Perspective_01.jpg

http://www.alec.ae/Uploads/Images//DIFC%20Perspective_02%20(2).jpg

17.07.08 - ALEC awarded DIFC contract

The design and construct contract for a mixed use development in the Dubai International Finance Centre has been awarded to ALEC by our partner Al Jaber on the 17th of July.

#1 Park Avenue is a 400m+ mixed use high rise development comprising commercial, residential and a 5+ Star hotel with retail/F&B throughout. The operator of the 5 Star hotel is yet to be announced and will be located in the upper portion of the building. The lower podium areas will contain numerous retail and F&B outlets which will be accessible via bridge connections from the surrounding area.

Bulk earth works will begin in November 2008 and structure is planned to start by January 2010. Total site area is 18,381m2 and project GFA is approximately 285,000m2. Project completion is being targeted for mid 2013.

http://www.alec.ae/newsdetail.asp?uri=31&s=7


... a different one :banana::banana:

wow really nice tower

HOT DAMN! DIFC is going to be one of the most impressive areas in Dubai!

very nice design ...

but where is the location exactly ???

I love that!!

not bad, but the twisting one was much better

^^ That is a different tower, but it's just across the road

ah ok, but part of the DIFC or?

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=703022
:)

By the way, a forumer (Opus 2009) went into the gate building recently and saw a model of the whole complex. He said the circular tower was there and not the twin towers that were supposed to have won the design so hopefully that one will be built!

http://i35.tinypic.com/14t07cl.jpg

^^There are still lots of plots to build tall and beautiful towers. :D

Yup. Dubai will be an architectural paradise in 10 years.

both doesnt look good ..

why not?Reasons?what your'e suggestion on that ?

Nothing on site yet


From Nader on Picasa

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/2734/helicoptertour01nov0812bg5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/helicoptertour01nov0812bg5.jpg/1/w1600.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img389/helicoptertour01nov0812bg5.jpg/1/)

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7056/helicoptertour01nov0812ed4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/helicoptertour01nov0812ed4.jpg/1/w1600.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img517/helicoptertour01nov0812ed4.jpg/1/)

... the empty space on the left of Ritz Carlton Hotel and behind Rose Tower (in case someone asks where it will be)

BTW the empty plot at the bottom center of the pic is the site for 350 - 400 meters tall One Park Avenue (the one with the helipad on top)

GO NORR INTERNATIONAL!!!

you just bump the thread just to say that ?

Ooops...

I quick posted from page 1 so I didn't know that this was one from a long time ago...

What's up ?

What's up ?

stop bumping old threads, this one is pretty dead

What's up ?

As dead as Dubai

Approved or not?