BURJ QATAR

Location: West Bay, Doha
Floor count: 44
Height: 230m
Status: Approved
Structure: Cylindrical complex
Construction start: ??
Construction end: ??
Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Engineering consultant: Dar Al Handasah (Shair & Partners)

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View from the top:

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Base:

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Facade:

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Jan 26, 2007

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ah....finally u made a thread about this suzan

It was about time!

the background of the photos u took hynotizes me.

Honestly, it looks ridiculous.

^^the tower?

Honestly, it looks ridiculous.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Don't take it personal but you really made me laugh.. doesn't have to do with this or that but just with the way you said it..

By Massilia

By the way I think that the architect, Jean Nouvel, did not put too much effort into this tower, it's more like a duplicate of his Agbar Tower in Barcelona..

http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/barcelona/kvesp1023s.jpg

nothing funny to me

Halawala
It also looks similar to the building in London
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/img_400/NMR23257_08x450.jpg

but this building i think uses advanced technology to save electricity I think, with a large atrium in the middle.

By Massilia

There are so many towers like that, one in London

Looks like an condom.

similar to this one in Barcelona

http://actualidad.terra.es/addon/img/feed/actualidad/20050914/71f9eb8b7f1c7g.jpg

^^ I love the one in Barcelona!

ya

i was in the one in barcelona

nice tower

I wish it could be higher

Looks like a designer condom :) Maybe the architect adores the aesthetics of the male member hehe

Looks like a designer condom :) Maybe the architect adores the aesthetics of the male member hehe

What do you mean?

Looks like a designer condom :) Maybe the architect adores the aesthetics of the male member hehe

:hilarious :hilarious yea I don't like the design myself, seems like its too metallic.

Well its not my favorite design but the facade look totally innovating its promising.

April 6, 2007

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Ive heard architechts expressing that they believe the way of the future is less like clear defined shapes and lines, and more "organic"/closer to nature. Id say this is a more organic design than those very defined buildings of the 90's like Bank of china for example. Altough the colours are not very "organic". Altough organic doesnt have to mean that the building is green.

Id say the way of the future will be designs which have smooth curves and sort of merges with the ground instead of just going up straight. I believe a deisgn by zaha hadid for a building in Dubai (dont remember the name but its like seven floors), comes close.

By Halawala

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Well its not my favorite design but the facade look totally innovating its promising.


yeah I thought the same thing hen I saw it.The building itself has a boring design,but the facade is quite original,and it echoes the arabian culture.

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Funny tower reminds me a cucumber

the first thing i thought was Torre Agber with a spire :D

i think the façade is very interesting though

^^
Yeah, it would be more beautiful without the spire.

the first thing i thought was Torre Agber with a spire :D

i think the façade is very interesting though

Torre Agbar with a spire... that's what I thought as well, but both Torre Agbar & The Gherkin are much better than this one.

^^ There is a lot of difference between all the three towers.. In design, and facade. Who knows... you might get a surprise at the end :D

^^ Yes, I know there is, if Agbar & the gherkin were the same I wouldn't like them both :)

And about Burj Qatar, as many people said, the spire doesn't really fit. Anyway... I'm looking forward to seeing how this one will turn out. I have to admit that the structure is very interesting (from what I see in the construction pics).

More renders

More renders for this tower

http://www4.0zz0.com/2007/02/12/03/53954453.jpg

http://www4.0zz0.com/2007/02/12/03/49118217.jpg

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The facade is absolutely stunning.

I agree that this is ajust another copy of his previous work. Why doesn't he come up with one that curves a bit, and that will be a master piece !!:)

Very similiar to Agbar Tower but lets wait till this get finish.

May 12, by Suzan

May 12, 2007

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Anybody already said Torre Agbar?

strange tower, but I like it! :cheers:

It looks better than the ones in Barcelona and London imo.

Don't kill me, but I don't like this design :ohno:

i like it a lot , one of my favorites

Its moving slowly but its beautifull!
July4th (Ahmed Ostwani)
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This is a great Building I have to say. Although the design could have been a little less Peculiar.

This is a great initiative altogether. Well done my Qatari Brothers.:applause: :applause: :applause:

excellent, very interesting project!

^^ It looks a tall olive to me.

Aug 25, 07

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thx suzan :), i love this tower

Welcome!
And I love it too!
It's my favorite!

The new SwissRe? (Bottom columns reminds it.)

it's just so phallic...nice facade though...

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Courtesy Massilia:

Colossal!!

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http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/barcelona/kvesp1023s.jpg
↑Barcelona

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/img_400/NMR23257_08x450.jpg
↑London

http://www.tokyo-construction.com/images/cocoon.jpg
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↑Tokyo

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↑Doha

It is all friend.
Is there it elsewhere?

I can see the similarities but the one at Doha will be the tallest and most impressive!! :D

Nov. 11 by Massilia
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Facade looks great... but it must be horrible to view from inside.

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i like it.

love the design of the tower. i hope the facade will be like in the first render :)

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i like it.


looks like a condom 2 me hehe....

looks like a condom 2 me hehe....

Tasteless comment, been said a million times, and its not a bit funny. Get a life. :)

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Some renders:

:)
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By Suzan
16th February 08

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You can see it here looking good and tall!
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With the whole skyline:

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The tower is almost complete from the exterior.

Nice updates. Long time no update! I think my Skyscraper quick links thread helped you to find this thread back :D

Nice updates. Long time no update! I think my Skyscraper quick links thread helped you to find this thread back :D

Yes of course! Thanks for those! I remember when I did similar links in the Qatar section, those really took most of my day! LOL!

No problem at all. I spend about 15 hours on that thread I think. Now I'm busy with the highrises thread, which is much more work :nuts:

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I didn't know Doha was such a beauty! When Dubai seems to take all the attention, we miss skyline gems like this. Congrats Doha!

A building with this shape shouldn't have a spire.

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Almost completed!

Well its not my favorite design but the facade look totally innovating its promising.The shape of the tower is almost exactly like Torre Agbar (I think that's been well covered), but the facade is far from 'innovative'. Look at the close ups on this site http://www.openbuildings.com/buildings/doha-office-tower-profile-1915.html Its just a variation on Nouvel's Arab World Institute, which he built over 20 years ago. Seriously, some of you people need to brush up on architecture which is less than 200m tall.

im not really a fan of this design, its just ugly imo... and nothing innovative or ecological..
Im dissapointed, Qatar can do better...

Doha skyline looks carefully contructed, smaller thus better than Dubai IMO.

Really nice pic!

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Wow this is one weird looking tower. I think we'll all agree with the fact that it's been completed for a while now. I'll move it to the archives in about a week.

Wow this is one weird looking tower. I think we'll all agree with the fact that it's been completed for a while now. I'll move it to the archives in about a week.

Well, it may look complete, but work is still going on the ground level, like the parking structure, external lobby, interior works. So, not fully complete.

Another amazing picture!


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Love it!!!
What a nice shot!!

Another amazing picture!


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:bow:

Love it.

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How strange! Looks like a huge missile.

Or a ...
No, not really. Because of the antenna.

There's an increasing number of gherkin- or missile-shaped towers, think of the Swiss Re in London and Torre Agbar in Barcelona.

Another amazing picture!


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amazing shot

reaaally fascinating