Owner : Al Dar National Real Estate Company
Location : Kuwait City
Floors/Hight : 63F/351M
Construction Start : 2007
Construction End : q4 , 2010

Square Capital Tower thread in Kuwait sub-forum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=288771)

architects is norr http://www.norrlimited.com

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9172/capitaltower8ie.jpg



A Real Estate Landmark

In light of a clear strategy and its persistence to execute several major development projects with a significantarchitecturaldimension,AlDarNationalReal Estate Co. commenced its activities with Capital Tower project which is considered as one of the most significantandmajorlandmarksinthestateofKuwait. The project is located in the financialandcommercial center of the city. The Capital Tower comprises several attractive elements covering one of the biggest lands ever allocated to the private sector in the center of the city. The land covers and area of 6400 sq. meter, overlooks the Arabian Gulf, surrounded by three main streets: Abdullah Al-AhmedSt., Jaber Al-Mubarak St. and Ahmed Al-Jaber St. The Capital Tower project aims to develop and construct a modern architectural building comprising commercial offices,ashoppingcenter,hotelandacarpark.Al Dar National Real Estate Company has assigned project management of The Capital Tower to PromanMace Co. following the alliance achieved between Mace International Company, as one of the major global companies in the management of constructional projects and Proman Project Management Co. a qualifiedKuwaitiprojectmanagementfirm.Thearchitecturalandconstructionaldesigns were also developed by Norr Group Consultants International Limited, one of the leading engineering and consultancy companies in the world. Total area of the Capital Tower project covers nearly 134,000 sq. meter, while total cost of the project is valued at around KD 90 Million. It is anticipated that the project will achieve remarkable returns upon completion in 2009.


A MagnificentLandmark

The officetoweratTheCapitalTowerprojectisdesignedtoincarnateauniqueart piece comprising 51 floors.Thetowerhasamarvelousoceanviewstartingfrom the northern coast of Kuwait city. The Capital Tower project represents a unique opportunity and a landmark in one of the most important crossings down town. It is a real vertical artwork.


Marketing and Entertainment Center

Capital tower project comprises a 5 storied shopping center built in accordance with the most modern global systems. The project comprises stores, shops, cafes, restaurants and sophisticated entertainment facilities. The commercial center provides integrated services to visitors and an added value to investors. The project area will be 21688 sm.


A Creative Concept in the Hospitality Industry

The Capital Tower project added value is evidenced through the hotel building which is connected directly to the tower and the shopping center. The hotel is a 14 storied building consisting of 203 rooms and suites in addition to 30 luxurious multi sized hotel apartments. In its continuous solicitation to realize the best investment returns for shareholders and operate the hotel according to the most modern and advanced concepts that blend Arabian hospitality with unique living style, Al Dar National Real Estate company signed an agreement with Refad Hotels and Resorts Co. to operate the project hotel. This was during the Arabian Travel Market. The hotel then was named The Square Capital Tower Hotel.

The Square Hotels, usually located in the city center, provide luxurious living atmosphere for their guests, especially businessmen. This chain of international hotels provides its services in a creative style that blends culture and tradition with modernity. The square hotels are part of Refad hotels and resorts chain that aims to provide the latest and most advanced concepts of hotel industry and provide creative and developed solutions to this industry.

Rendering

http://www.baladia.gov.kw/mainweb/images/capital/capital-tower.jpg

http://www.adnrec.com/panorama.jpg

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/8293/page21000full3iv.jpg

http://img280.imageshack.us/img280/2829/page21024full6sd.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/cptower1.jpg



I think this an old design
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/cptower2.jpg

Construction site in 7th Jan 2007

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


Latest update by Crazy

UPDATE 07/03/07

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00706.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00703.jpg

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Looks awesome. The base is pretty cool.

Nice building for kuwait... very good design...:cheers:

amazing work,, thanks faisal ;)

GO KUWAIT!!
Loved it!:D

amazing work,, thanks faisal ;)

You'r welcome crazy :)

great, I'll add it to my list :)

Everybody want a icon.

OMG !!! The bottom part is really beautiful... i love it !!!

ITS WONDERFUL

gee, yet another 300m+ skyscraper for world tallest diagrams. i may after up the height to 400m. just too many to keep track of.
btw love the design.

Al Dar National Real Estate (ADNEC) (http://www.adnrec.com/)

Refad Hotels (http://www.refad.com/square_capitaltower_kw.htm)

:)

The project drawing by Neptune from SSP.com diagrams ;)

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

Looks very nice.

the bottom looks scary but nice :eek:

Capital Tower
Owner: Al Dar National Real Estate
Budget: $310 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a mixed-use development in Sharq area with a built-up area of 170,000 sq m. The development will include two attached buildings: a 64-storey office building and another 18-storeys building, where the first five storeys will be a shopping mall and the remaining will be 230 rooms and furnished apartments. The development has three levels of basement car-parking space.
Update: Excavation and earthwork is ongoing. Design work is scheduled to complete within three months. Tender documents for the main contract will be issued in July. The entire development is expected to complete by 2010.

www.gulfconstructionworldwide.com
:)

The latticed dynamic bottom is great. And what I think greater is the top of the tower, It looks like an entwining snake.

Amazing design

interesing design!!

Update


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/SquareCapitalComplex3.jpg


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/F9y/SquareCapitalComplex4.jpg

:)

a good underrated tower!

How they afford the whole tower,the bottom looks really...

quite nice... looks a little Bankok: I would expect higher design quality from sophisticated Kuwait... Though Im sure there is more and better to come!

wow very kool

has there progress been since ?

because I am really interested in this tower I find the design absolutly beautifull !

i guess there's a lots of progres since may

maybe i'll check it out tomorrow ;)

maybe i'll check it out tomorrow ;)
don't bother there is nothing to see :ohno:

is the project on hold or are they just very very slow ?

hope it is only slow

its slow went to the site today,, and they had 2 fences around the project, which is unusual, and the gates were shut!

could get any updates :(

Any updates for this tower??

News from Skyscrapernews.com:

Turning Kuwaiti Super Tall Is Go
Published on 2008-03-03 by Skyscrapernews.com


Construction is underway on a new skyscraper in the heart of Kuwait City overlooking the Persian Gulf by developer, the Al Dar National Real Estate Co.

Designed by architects Norr Limited, Square Capital Tower will stand at a height 351 metres and will cover a plot of 6,400 square metres, the largest land allocation to a private sector within the city centre to date.

The tower will form part of a larger multi use complex and is designed not only to house offices but to serve as a unique piece of art which will draw visitors to the project.

Rising from a clear glass podium, white supports are visible as a kind of helix playing on the twisting shapes found throughout the exterior. The tower is a simple cylindrical affair clad in blue glass until it reaches its peak where the internal part of the tower cuts off at an angle and the outer blue glass extends upwards and resembles an ink pens nib. Workers in the offices will be able to enjoy uninterupted coastal views as they slave away.

Includes in the project is a five storey retail and entertainments centre which is white concrete and forms part of the podium, here the public will be able to enjoy restaurants, cafes, modern entertainment venues such as cinemas and of course shop to there hearts content.

On top of this part of the podium a 14 storey luxury hotel will be erected, its facades will use the white concrete of the podium and the blue glass of the tower which ties the project together nicely. The hotel which will be run by Refads hotels and resorts co will house 203 rooms and suites as well as 30 luxury hotel apartments of various sizes.

Patrons of the hotel can look forward to the usual luxuries such as 24 hour service, gymnasium and all the other stuff that you don't get when you stay at home.

Although construction on the site has begun its progress doesn’t appear to be moving at any sort of speed so when workers will be able to get to their new shiny desks is unsure.

new render:

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/1400TurningKuwaitiSuperTallIsGo_pic1.jpg


http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=1400

^^ cool design

That base is crazy!

according to alqabas newspaper the tower hight have been increased to 376 meter / 70 floor

the tower complex is under construction and estimated date of compilation in late 2010

http://i10.tinypic.com/52nsea0.jpg

the article in arabic
قال الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة الدار الوطنية للعقارات وليد الحسون انه تم توقيع العقد الرئيسي الثاني لبناء الهيكل لمشروع برج «الكابيتال» مع مجموعة عبدالمحسن الخرافي والذي سيقام على مساحة 6303 امتار مربعة بكلفة بناء تصل الى 78 مليون دينار.
واوضح الحسون في تصريحات على هامش اجتماع الجمعية العمومية للشركة انه تم تقييم ارض المشروع بمبلغ 82 مليون دينار من قبل احد البنوك المحلية، لافتا الى ان المشروع يطل على شارع احمد الجابر وشارع عبدالله الاحمد ويبلغ ارتفاعه 376 مترا مربعا بما يعادل 70 طابقا.
واضاف الحسون: انه من المتوقع ان تنتهي اعمال تنفيذ المشروع اواخر سنة 2010، وانه ينفذ حاليا وفقا لعقود متتالية وفقا للاجزاء التي يتم تنفيذها، مشيرا الى انه تم حفر الارض والعمل الآن جار في الموقع

translated article in english (http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http://alqabas.com.kw/Final/NewspaperWebsite/NewspaperPublic/ArticlePage.aspx%3FArticleID%3D388554&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%25D8%25B4%25D8%25B1%25D9%2583%25D8%25A9%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25AF%25D8%25A7%25D8%25B1%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D9%2588%25D8%25B7%25D9%2586%25D9%258A%25D8%25A9%2B%25D9%2584%25D9%2584%25D8%25B9%25D9%2582%25D8%25A7%25D8%25B1%25D8%25A7%25D8%25AA%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25B9%25D9%2582%25D8%25AF%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25B1%25D8%25A6%25D9%258A%25D8%25B3%25D9%258A%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25AB%25D8%25A7%25D9%2586%25D9%258A%2B%25D9%2584%25D8%25A8%25D9%2586%25D8%25A7%25D8%25A1%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D9%2587%25D9%258A%25D9%2583%25D9%2584%2B%25D9%2584%25D9%2585%25D8%25B4%25D8%25B1%25D9%2588%25D8%25B9%2B%25D8%25A8%25D8%25B1%25D8%25AC%2B%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D9%2583%25D8%25A7%25D8%25A8%25D9%258A%25D8%25AA%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DgPU)

^^ That is great news! :D

indeed :cheers:

The spirals are superb but can they carry the weight of the tower?

they wouldn't build it when they couldn't i think ;)

http://www.adnrec.com/capital%20tower300x600.jpg

very impressive design!

^^

me too l like it :cheers:

Extreme design.

nice design, though apart from the spirals, its rather average... I dont like the high base of the tower

I like it but it looks like it will topple in an earthquake. :(

very, very impressive. can't wait to see it rise

I like it but it looks like it will topple in an earthquake. :(

earthquakes in Kuwait?

^^new final design
http://i34.tinypic.com/33c0hv4.jpg

Amazing design:banana:

^^new final design
http://i34.tinypic.com/33c0hv4.jpg

This one here looks excellent!

according to alqabas newspaper the tower hight have been increased to 376 meter / 70 floor

the tower complex is under construction and estimated date of compilation in late 2010

http://i10.tinypic.com/52nsea0.jpg

^^ this will surely be an added attraction to kuwait. :)

Great tower, Kuwait is flourishing of late, good stuff.

Any updates of this?

last time i checked they were putting up the new renders on the new fence.

they have installed one crane on site and setting up for more. its still underground, i'll try to get some updates in the near future.

Really beautiful...Way to go Kuwait...:banana:

nice design.

its unfortunate that the spirals were cancelled.

09-11-08

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http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC02757.jpg

it is very interested tower

i would like to be finished as soon as possible

12-12-08

http://i37.tinypic.com/hwi914.jpg

from: mxxy

http://www.mxxy.net/towers/IMG_7135.JPG

http://www.mxxy.net/towers/IMG_7137.JPG

Another great tower for Kuwait!



The city booming more then ever!



many thanks

http://www.baladia.gov.kw/mainweb/images/capital/capital-tower.jpg

Tower's design is awesome! :cheers:

This is very nice tower, the design is beautiful and I see that renders are superb.
Congratulations

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27th, February, 2009:

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

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/CapitalTower--27thFebruary2009-2.jpg

can someone please change the title status to ON HOLD

Nice project.

Any news?

Any news?

nothing still on hold :(

what a shame. this is a nice tower!

looks very nice...hope they finish it..

Me too!

me too!!

Yes, very nice indeed! :)

Excellent project. I'm interested how abt now.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4892587219_3f0b95ea66_b.jpg
- Pedro's Photography

looks the same :( is there any activity at the site?

I really like this tower!

del

highly doubtful this will continue after such a long time

damn i was really hoping to see this tower rise alongside AL hamra and other supertalls but i guess it is cancelled or something maybe due to the recession but they at least managed to complete the 4 basement floors.....