^^ Ooh I wish it would have stayed in Dubai, never the less Ras Al Khaima is no far... and the towers real beauty will be more visible alone than in its old location ( too congested).

^^ Come on man. :D

I don't know where ras al khaimah I mean I do and I don't. What the skyline like

^^You dont get it??? Everything about ras al khaimah is a joke....:lol:

LMAO @ all the people who fell for the RAK joke :rofl:

:rant: me...... anyways is it U/c or gone on hold too..... no updates since long.

^^^^ I didn't fall for anything, I just ask what their skyline was like. Ras al khaimah is a few miles away from dubai. I never heard about a skyscraper moving from one city to another. So what makes you think, I would believe that would happen now. I'd ask what Ras Al Khaimah skyline is like again but I all ready look it up, no thanks to you guys.

^^ Use google or flickr to search after pictures of RAK's skyline!

this project is gna die, soon.

says who????

this project is gna die, soon.

what..?? what source you got news that...??^^

hear that too yesterday

what..?? what source you got news that...??^^

there hasn't been any updates on the construction so until i see pictures from imre, i think this projects not dead yet but on life support. :ohno:

plug has been pulled but no one has told the rest of the class

... which might explain why DIFC is looking to buy a very considerable office space on The Index tower.

ah 1 plus 1 =2

dubai's growing incessantly... i know in the future dubai will make a lot steps farther than most of the countries.. I just watched that big man made island from discovery.. wow great things happen in our time.

yeah dubai has grown leaps and bounds since year 2000.they could easily stop for 10 years and would still look phenominal.this is one project i really wanted to start up. really pissed off

so is it Officially on Hold or what ?

so is it Officially on Hold or what ?

Bot yet, but who knows.

:wallbash:

Hope not... !!!! :doh:

so is it Officially on Hold or what ?

who said it's on hold?

Where is Ras al Khaima ?

this project is gna die, soon.

thats why,i asked same question...what source that news come from..??
or perhaps just opinion..
i think *perhaps = the stock holder still discuss to continue this project but with several change design for limit the budget...

Where is Ras al Khaima ?
UAE Map (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UAE_en-map.png)

No News. :(
Hope it's not dead. :(

Probably they will do like what they did next door with the curency tower where they chopped the floors down to 37!!
If they gonna do the same to this one, better off they just cancel it!!! :ohno:

Probably they will do like what they did next door with the curency tower where they chopped the floors down to 37!!
If they gonna do the same to this one, better off they just cancel it!!! :ohno:

Which tower has been chopped down to 37? ty

^^
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=355499

shame if it's stopped. lovely concept and design.

DIFC extends Lighthouse tower contract

by Sarah Blackman Apr 12, 2009

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority has extended until April 30 the deadline for bids for the contract to build the Lighthouse tower.

DIFC has already extended the deadline several times this year – the original deadline was the end of March.

Prospective bidders include the local Al Basti and Muktha and Arabtec Construction, Lebanon's Arabian Construction Company (ACC), the local and UK firm Dutco Balfour Beatty, the UK-based Laing O'Rourke, and the local and Australian company Nasa Multiplex.

The contract involves the construction of a 320m-high office tower with a gross floor area of 90,000m2.

source:
http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-4894-difc_extends_lighthouse_tower_contract/

DIFC extends Lighthouse tower contract

by Sarah Blackman Apr 12, 2009

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority has extended until April 30 the deadline for bids for the contract to build the Lighthouse tower.

DIFC has already extended the deadline several times this year – the original deadline was the end of March.

Prospective bidders include the local Al Basti and Muktha and Arabtec Construction, Lebanon's Arabian Construction Company (ACC), the local and UK firm Dutco Balfour Beatty, the UK-based Laing O'Rourke, and the local and Australian company Nasa Multiplex.

The contract involves the construction of a 320m-high office tower with a gross floor area of 90,000m2.

source:
http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-4894-difc_extends_lighthouse_tower_contract/

So the height is being reduced to 320m? :(

yes ^^

Nice building

o_O yikes, thats about a 24 floor difference or the windmills. Hmm, this could get interesting...
since has been advertised as a "green" (although i find this questionable with these "spectacular light shows" seems more like an offset of additional energy consumption rather than saving it but I dont know all the details)

yes ^^

OH WAIT IT SAYS THIS TOWER IS EXPECTED TO RISE OVER 400M BUT IN ORDER TO BUILT THIS TOWER A COMPANY HAS TO SIGN A CONTRACT TO MAKE A 320M TOWER I DON'T WHAT THAT TOWER IS AND THIS THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER AT 402M. SO THE CONTRACT INCLUDES THIS AND ANOTHER TOWER IF ANYONE SIGNS IT. Hopefully the contract gets sign and this tower gets built and so does the other tower. Glad to see it's not over! :pepper::banana::cucumber:

They might actually increase the tower's height by 2 floors because the height in here says 64 floors but in there it says expected to be 66. :)

so will i change height to 320m?

OH WAIT IT SAYS THIS TOWER IS EXPECTED TO RISE OVER 400M BUT IN ORDER TO BUILT THIS TOWER A COMPANY HAS TO SIGN A CONTRACT TO MAKE A 320M TOWER I DON'T WHAT THAT TOWER IS AND THIS THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER AT 402M. SO THE CONTRACT INCLUDES THIS AND ANOTHER TOWER IF ANYONE SIGNS IT. Hopefully the contract gets sign and this tower gets built and so does the other tower. Glad to see it's not over! :pepper::banana::cucumber:

They might actually increase the tower's height by 2 floors because the height in here says 64 floors but in there it says expected to be 66. :)

FAIL !!

so will i change height to 320m?

320m is thetop habitable floor with turbines for 80 odd meters above that, height is over 400m

the design must have changed
this pic, the roof is approx 260m
http://i5.tinypic.com/2vxrw52.jpg

this pic has roof at about 275m max
http://i16.tinypic.com/2gw9xf7.jpg

omg this project is actually started??:banana:

Weird but cool. However, it has little to do with a lighthouse imo

omg this project is actually started??:banana:

Really what was the point in this comment?

This is really futuristic. Hope it goes ahead.

If DIFC are not prepared to build this tower why are they still requesting bids? Maybe they are trying to negotiate prices, or else get a contractor who will build it for a cheaper price.

or just to garner publicity.

If DIFC are not prepared to build this tower why are they still requesting bids? Maybe they are trying to negotiate prices, or else get a contractor who will build it for a cheaper price.

They sound serious...any estimation on the intended completion date?

so whats going on, are we changing the height ?

^^ Who knows and who cares now. A question like that will only be important once the tower is above ground which nobody knows when will happen. First they have to choose the contractor, then it will take a few months before anything happens on site, then another few months before it's out of the ground.

:rant: I care about one thing!!
I really dont appreciate the height reduction just to get the project going.
its like the difference between building something or anything!!!

I like this building! it's efficient and original and got a middle east influence design in it to fit the place.

^^ lets just hope they dont reduce the height!

Looks like piling has finished. This is from may 9th

http://www.up.ae/uploadedImages/Property_Portfolio/Limestone_House/Construction_Update/LH-May09-Pic4.jpg

Awesome design. Can't wait to see it completed.

It seems like Imre needs some new shots.

damn, they're always so fast with pilling...can't wait to see it rising :)

It seems like Imre needs some new shots.

It seems like you need some shots from Imre.

damn, they're always so fast with pilling...can't wait to see it rising :)
Well, they need to find a main contractor and for that they need financing. Same goes for all other projects at this stage (pentominium, burj al alam, etc).

^you would think the lighthouse people would have no trouble aquiring a contractor as its a special design and will be a definitive landmark.i reckon maybe over the next 12months they will get lucky

Nice but the pattern in the middle makes it look like a rug lol. other wise, reallymodern and beautiful

^^ Tha pattern in the middle is the logo of the DIFC (Dubai International Finance Center) where the tower is located and which Authority is the developer.

Well, they need to find a main contractor and for that they need financing. Same goes for all other projects at this stage (pentominium, burj al alam, etc).

If they haven't found the main contractor/financing, why are they still doing pilling?

piling done but is going to be ON HOLD now.

I think for any building in Dubai specially, if piling is going on it should not have the status of U/C.
Its true for many cases!

^you would think the lighthouse people would have no trouble aquiring a contractor as its a special design and will be a definitive landmark.i reckon maybe over the next 12months they will get lucky

i wouldn't say 12 months, i'd say by the end of the summer or maybe even sooner

July 14th

http://i28.tinypic.com/vdo878.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/fao768.jpg

here's a interesting diagram
http://architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/holcim_africa_08_03b.jpg

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/5062/a08amebr006f.th.jpg (http://img512.imageshack.us/i/a08amebr006f.jpg/)

here's a website with plenty of diagrams'
http://www.holcimfoundation.org/T869/A08AMbr-gallery.htm#prj

i love this tower:banana:, i love the design:banana:, but i hate the time to wait until it will rise up:bash:

Very nice links helghast thank you very much.


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Very usefull and informative !!! :)



Most amazing building i ever seen in my life very beautifull :banana: .

I was the first to discover this building in 2006 I think, in the Cityscape Dubai. I remember seeing a render posted on ATKINS's booth and started taking picture of it, and this Asian guy in suit comes and tells me that would be copyright infringement and stuff. I had a small chat with him and when I asked if that was for real or just a concept design, he seamed touched and offended and said "Of course it's real ..."

Only months later we started digging some info about the tower.

To bad the crisis effected it.

I was the first to discover this building in 2006 I think, in the Cityscape Dubai. I remember seeing a render posted on ATKINS's booth and started taking picture of it, and this Asian guy in suit comes and tells me that would be copyright infringement and stuff. I had a small chat with him and when I asked if that was for real or just a concept design, he seamed touched and offended and said "Of course it's real ..."

Only months later we started digging some info about the tower.

To bad the crisis effected it.

Pity huh, but don't you think that the tower's close proximity with Burj Dubai and The Index would have helped speed things up, just a little. In relation to finding a main contractor I mean. It's funny, but I always thought that because of the location of Lighthouse Tower it would get built quicker than lets say Burj Al Alam or Pentominium. At least sell out much quicker than these other towers anyway. But I do understand that no matter what the location, it's all about finance when it comes right down to it of course....

Very nice links helghast thank you very much.


:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:


Very usefull and informative !!! :)



Most amazing building i ever seen in my life very beautifull :banana: .

no problem :cheers:, I'm still digging for more info

why is this on hold dubai (SZR) so badly needs this tower.

why is this on hold dubai (SZR) so badly needs this tower.

i think there is no main contractor?

the details on the facade is the logo of DIFC... cool!

^^ More like no money.

so thin
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/5062/a08amebr006f.jpg

^^ what a great design. I'm really hoping this will be built! The Index, which is almost next to it, will look old compared to the Lighthouse Tower.. :lol:

so thin
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/5062/a08amebr006f.jpg

I forgot how awesome this design is!!!!

nice rendering....

Firms bid to build landmark Lighthouse tower in Dubai

* Published: 24 July 2009 13:08
* Author:Colin Foreman |
* Last Updated: 24 July 2009 13:08

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority is considering commercial bids from at least three companies for the contract to build its Lighthouse tower.

http://www.meed.com/news/2009/07/firms_bid_to_build_landmark_lighthouse_tower_in_dubai.html

finally great news.

Hopefully this will get built. It's one of the best designs in Dubai.

Good, i like that building.The design is cool

Given work has been initiated, I think it will be built. It's position is quite important as well. Would be a waste if it went the way of Al Sharq tower. Which, speaking of it, someone should buy the design and build it somewhere else :) .

Very, Very, Very, Beatiful this Proyect ;)

from Bizzy :)

Client: DIFC Authority

Estimated Value: 500m USD

Consultants: Main Consultant: Atkins

Main Consultant: Hill International (Project Manager)

Project Type : Commercial Building

Project Duration :

From: Q3 2009 Actual
To: Q3 2012 Actual

Status: Tender for Construction Contract

Scope: The project calls for construction of lighthouse tower in Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC). The tower is 320 metres high and will be dedicated for offices. The gross floor area is 90,000 square metres. The tower designed to use up to 65 per cent less energy than an average building and up to 40 per cent less water.

Schedule: The closing date for bids for the main construction contract has been extended. The new date is 18th February 2009. The prospective bidders include the Al-Basti & Muktha, Arabian Construction Company (ACC), Arabtec Construction, Dutco Balfour Beatty, Laing ORourke, Nasa Multiplex.

OMG this tower is only 401m tall i thought it was a lot taller for some reasons.

Nope, only 401m. But excluding the Burj Dubai, I think it is the second tallest outside of the Marina after Burj Al Alam.

OMG this tower is only 401m tall. Check the "Tender for Construction Contract" quote by bizzybonita in the post immediately above yours... ...the tower is 320 metres high... There may have been a height reduction (maybe only two turbines and not three?) but we don't know as no-one has seen a revised render. It would be unusual to call tenders for one contractor to build 3/4 of the tower up to 320m and then have a second contractor construct the rest.
If the 'new-and-unimproved' height is indeed 320m then it will be slightly shorter than The Index (327m). :ohno:

Check the "Tender for Construction Contract" quote by bizzybonita in the post immediately above yours... There may have been a height reduction (maybe only two turbines and not three?) but we don't know as no-one has seen a revised render. It would be unusual to call tenders for one contractor to build 3/4 of the tower up to 320m and then have a second contractor construct the rest.
If the 'new-and-unimproved' height is indeed 320m then it will be slightly shorter than The Index (327m). :ohno:

God, that would suck. This is beautiful and it definitly needs to stick out.:bash:

03/September/2009

Lighthouse Tower

http://i26.tinypic.com/20uxqwh.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/ori78h.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/1zbapth.jpg

^^
under C again :)
:banana::banana:

^^
under C again :)
:banana::banana:

Let's hope so, but I don't see any workers around.

I love this tower. If I don't see this tower getting built I will be crushed. This is really the most beautiful tower proposal I have ever seen.

Lets all be optimistic. :banana:

wheres all workers..?? its mysterious..anyway great up date...

^^ It's on hold while they wait for a main contractor.

Is it common practice for all those piles (rebar?) to be not covered/encased like this while the project is on hold?? Some are covered/encased here, but clearly, there are quite a lot that are not......

15/October/2009

Lighthouse Tower

http://i38.tinypic.com/295rb0w.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/15rbi9y.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/2h6dria.jpg

finally some workers! seems to be U/C again!!

4 workers on site, one for each 100m :)

4 workers on site, one for each 100m :)

^^ 5 workers :)

http://i33.tinypic.com/15rbi9y.jpg

del

4 workers on site, one for each 100m :)


:lol: :D

sweet! this tower is going to be interesting!

My favorite project in Dubai is up and runing again. Great!

Imre what should we do without you... MANY THANKS for the updates.

:banana: :banana: :banana:

! A splendid tower is goiing up !


:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

^^ 5 workers :)

Yes you are right, one of the worker is sitting down.

Yes you are right, one of the worker is sitting down.
Huh? I still only see four.

He's right, there are 5 :)

Well let's play, Connect the dots!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/Nein1no/Connectthedots.png

^^ Sorry, can't see anything in this paint-by-numbers.
But more important about these fabulous five is the sheer fact, that the project is 100% assured now and Lighthouse Tower will go up at once! Four men wouldn't have the slightest chance! ;)

My favorite project in Dubai is up and runing again. Great!

Diddy, I think you have great taste! One of my very favorites, too.

I love the Index, but this one reminds me of a light, elegant version of it in some ways. It has this amazing filligree quality to it.

Agreed. Epic, and yet, on the other hand, very tastefull. And classy. Any new pictures?

It's primary purpose of course is to look nice, but that's okay, because it does look VERY nice.

could someone please take new photos of this tower?
Imre? or maybe 234 Sale?? please! :laugh:

i gotta say, the design is BLOODY FANTASTIC! :nuts:

Why don't they just build this beauty!!!:bash::bash::bash:
Any updates on this one?

25/December/2009

Lighthouse Tower

http://i50.tinypic.com/2hgzjmr.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/f4fdjo.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/2ebs608.jpg

Thanks Imre for update

^^ Looks like they're ready for a new phase, hope to see some activity in the coming months!

Waiting for the main contractor? Or is the project on hold?

interesting building....i am curious though.....what function does the great empty space on the top third of the building serve?

im waiting this nice tower!!!

interesting building....i am curious though.....what function does the great empty space on the top third of the building serve?

It's a lighthouse. ;)

interesting building....i am curious though.....what function does the great empty space on the top third of the building serve?

3 huge wind turbines

[QUOTE=Imre;49040217]25/December/2009

Lighthouse Tower

http://i50.tinypic.com/2hgzjmr.jpg

QUOTE]

Great view for Ritz carlton guests and owners

The progress is slow... veeerrrrryyyy slow. :ohno:

The progress is slow... veeerrrrryyyy slow. :ohno:

Its not only slow , ON HOLD now as almost everything at the DIFC.

It would have been one of the nicer projects in dubai. :goodnight

wind turbines? very cool.....glad to see that being implemeted....:cheers:

Nice!! pretty big building huh?

wind turbines? very cool.....glad to see that being implemeted....:cheers:

Would that not make a lot of noise? I think this is the main reason why wind turbines are usually far from residential areas. :dunno:

It's not. You don't hear them unless you stand directly next to them.

and buildings with wind turines already exist and in use like the Bahrein World Trade Center, what's noise ? and wind turbines can't be build everywhere.

Would that not make a lot of noise? I think this is the main reason why wind turbines are usually far from residential areas. :dunno:

Wind Turbines are usually placed far from residential areas because there is more wind in an open space then there is in a city where buildings block the wind, it is not because they are too noisy. This building will be 402 metres tall... Wind up there is many times stronger than what it is on regular wind turbines' height.

Bad news

taken last sat:

http://i39.tinypic.com/r89u69.jpg

R

It seems they are filling the hole with sand now..

Maybe building world's tallest sandcastle? ;)

No, would be earnestly a pity to see this interesting project vanish. :ohno:

NOOOOOOO!!
:badnews:

no money, no honey ...

FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU

Let's make this positive issue and look at the positive side, they may turn this site area into a green area as a garden or something. This DIFC zone is full of buildings and itneeds some nice nature touch in the middle!
But cut the BS, this tower is a true loss for Dubai skyline!!

this was the tower i was looking forward to see it once built in real. It had a true landmakr architecture it was to good to be true, i hate it to use the past form related to this building. i hope a simmilar good building will once stand here.

I remember back in 2002 or so a design for a development on Long Island called the Long Island Lighthouse, and it looked EXACTLY like the Lighthouse Tower. The project is still proposed, but the LI Lighthouse now has a different design. I'll post a render of the old tower if I can find one. It's so sad to see this building put on hold.

Pity, but we can't be all too surprised by this. A great design indeed and just perfect for Dubai. Hopefully it will still get built at some point in the future...

filling the hole:



16 May 2010

http://www.damacproperties.com/media/system/const_update/34/837/park%20towers%20-%202010-05-16%20-%209.jpg

how retarded, why dont they just sell the plot...maybe another investor would buy it and building something on top of what they started..instead of filling the whole... thats ultra artard like...

^^ As if it is as easy as you made it sound.

Sucks !! :wallbash:

No more photos please, i want to forget this as quickly as possible :cry:

It's quite sad they abandoned this project..it looked so fresh and innovative :(

THE END?

Yes...
taken last sat:

http://i39.tinypic.com/r89u69.jpg

R

http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?414-LIGHTHOUSE-TOWER-64F-Com-402m

Filled and sealed

http://www.skyscraperlist.com/showthread.php?414-LIGHTHOUSE-TOWER-64F-Com-402m

Filled and sealed

234Sale,

Do you know what's happening with the DIFC retail spine? Is that on hold or is it completely cancelled too? Without it, the DIFC masterplan doesn't work and the buildings don't make sense.

on hold?

deader than a dodo

234Sale,

Do you know what's happening with the DIFC retail spine? Is that on hold or is it completely cancelled too? Without it, the DIFC masterplan doesn't work and the buildings don't make sense.

The road and tunnel between Index and Islamic Financial Towers is operational.

I dont visit here ofter...

This project is CANCELED!

You can (re)move the thread.

This project is CANCELED!

You can (re)move the thread.

Yeah, this one (and a few others) should probably get moved to DN Archives.