^^ Yes, desalination is the method used 6to supply potable water to the city and treatede sewage water is used to water the landscaping.

great building!!!:banana:

Article on SOM's engineer for the BD:

Engineer Bill Baker Is the King of Superstable 150-Story Structures

http://www.wired.com/culture/design/magazine/15-12/mf_baker

excerpt:
Baker's current slate of supertalls — towers that exceed 1,000 feet — is unmatched by any engineer in history. It surpasses even SOM's own record from the late '60s and early '70s, when the firm built the 1,450-foot-tall Sears Tower and the 1,127-foot-tall John Hancock Center within a few years (and 2 miles) of each other. There's the Crown here in Las Vegas; the 1,361-foot Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago; the 1,820-foot Lotte Super Tower in Seoul, to be completed in 2012; and the queen of them all, the Burj Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. It's a fantastic spike of a building — soon to be the most desirable address in the Middle East, already the tallest structure of any kind and still rising by a floor every three days to a top-secret height of at least 2,500 feet — more than double the size of the Empire State.

no address in the middle east is desirable its TFH!

Yep. Noticed the same too. The spire seems to start exactly as planned.

there is no steel part in that one area. so i'm assuming that's were the tier is going to be
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9651/imresolt55me7nx5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

btw, nice turning views Imre !

http://img412.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt08oh3.jpg
http://img412.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt23lz9.jpg
http://img413.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt31tv7.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt36qf6.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt45fq1.jpg
http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt55me7.jpg

Hi all.

Yes - looks like they are sticking to the plan. The next setback on level 156 - tier 16 faces approx. 60 degrees and the dubai mall.

Nice update Imre as always.

:cheers:

Excellent images! When is the project due for the finish?:)

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www.2012olympichost.com

^^ 2009 of August

^^ 2009 of August

You meant: August of 2009 ;)

Hi all.

Yes - looks like they are sticking to the plan. The next setback on level 156 - tier 16 faces approx. 60 degrees and the dubai mall.

Nice update Imre as always.

:cheers:

of course there sticking to there plan. a structre this complicated cannot be altered too much after initial approved construction plans. on track for the 819m height or 835m above slab.
great pix. we need steel.lol

is this the 818m model ?
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/9484/bdmuseum2bb7mg3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

oh and i found this. i know this is a 818m plan
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5112/53aj29zxi4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

is this the 818m model ?

Yes, that looks like it's definitely the 818 m version.

Yes, that looks like it's definitely the 818 m version.

i am a bit confused. does anyone here knows what is going to be the hight of burj dubai when finished? i saw some info regarding this, but they all differ from each other

helghast, why are parts of the model picture removed?

i am a bit confused. does anyone here knows what is going to be the hight of burj dubai when finished? i saw some info regarding this, but they all differ from each other



well the reason behind that is because the actual height is a well kept secret. but plans show it at a height of 818m's high. other's show 808m, and 705m. but those were the old designs. but the height may go higher next year

oh and i found this. i know this is a 818m plan
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5112/53aj29zxi4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


i've never seen this before, where did it come from? does anyone have a larger version ?

tnx for a prompt answer! so according to this, we shall wait and see, right? if we take everything into account what has been done in dubai until present day, and what are the plans for the future, i would be quite surprised if they don’t try to make this tower even higher. what amazes me the most is how much they are willing to spend just to make something that no one else has.

helghast, why are parts of the model picture removed? it was man on it so i didnt want him there :lol:
i've never seen this before, where did it come from? does anyone have a larger version ? it was from New york's skyscraper museum. they had a hold like lobby full of pics and mod's and info.
tnx for a prompt answer! so according to this, we shall wait and see, right? if we take everything into account what has been done in dubai until present day, and what are the plans for the future, i would be quite surprised if they don’t try to make this tower even higher. what amazes me the most is how much they are willing to spend just to make something that no one else has. yes we just have to wait and see till she tops out. and the height is offical said by EMAAR.

this diagram cleary shows lift shafts on right hand side.
note the highest lift reaches lev162 or 624m/tier18.

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8296/53aj29zxi4ic2.jpg

How much floorspace will the tower has on a height of 650m and 700m?

there was another one to, but i cant find it. and it showed lift shafts up to tier 22. once i find it i will post it
How much floorspace will the tower has on a height of 650m and 700m? well at 700m there's about 800sqft

Mhhhh that isnt enough space to build a higher skydeck or so.

Hi all.

Yes Cul - I agree they will not be deviating from the plan at this point. I was just commenting on others' hopes for changes for a taller structure. They did alter the plan once they got above level 107 and that is not the only change in the plan. :okay:

Here is some more from the Skyscraper Museum that I've had for 6 months - I thought everyone knew about the museum. :)

http://aycu35.webshots.com/image/36194/2001383267139956663_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001383267139956663)

http://aycu28.webshots.com/image/35387/2001323055261992246_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001323055261992246)

http://aycu11.webshots.com/image/35770/2001384029051472334_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001384029051472334)

http://aycu18.webshots.com/image/33737/2001377229043291203_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001377229043291203)

http://aycu33.webshots.com/image/33952/2001392114118034002_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001392114118034002)

http://aycu28.webshots.com/image/36387/2001327035753223313_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001327035753223313)

I emailed them months ago to try to get some of those pics - never heard back from them. :ohno:

:cheers:

this diagram cleary shows lift shafts on right hand side.
note the highest lift reaches lev162 or 624m/tier18.

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8296/53aj29zxi4ic2.jpg

This diagram is unique.. it shows the lift shafts color coded, and corresponding to the lifts shown on the floor plan.. this is the first time I have seen this. It makes it clear which lifts top out at what floor.

So do all of the lifts reside in the central core, or are there any low rise ones perhaps in the wings?


Oh, and I personally think it will be from 800-1100 sq ft at the 700m range. I think that there will be some private Emaar state of the art office spaces in this range up to floor 180? In that case, there is probably more elevators that arent shown in the diagram (there certainly isnt 50 of them there!). I believe that there will be probably 1 lift that will go up to almost the tip of the spire...

This diagram is unique.. it shows the lift shafts color coded, and corresponding to the lifts shown on the floor plan.. this is the first time I have seen this. It makes it clear which lifts top out at what floor.

So do all of the lifts reside in the central core, or are there any low rise ones perhaps in the wings?


Oh, and I personally think it will be from 800-1100 sq ft at the 700m range. I think that there will be some private Emaar state of the art office spaces in this range up to floor 180? In that case, there is probably more elevators that arent shown in the diagram (there certainly isnt 50 of them there!). I believe that there will be probably 1 lift that will go up to almost the tip of the spire...

i believe the same, i think it would be for the EMAAR chairmen office. well there is double Decker elevators.

Hi all.

Here is some wind protection info. Looks like their going to have some curved glass walls under sort of louvered roof panels. I also heard somewhere they will have self locking doors to the terraces for when the wind is too strong.

http://aycu19.webshots.com/image/34618/2003575050912836655_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003575050912836655)

http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/35091/2003500734238436548_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003500734238436548)

Enjoy. :cheers:

I would like to have that model of Burj Dubai in my house.

I would like to have that model of Burj Dubai in my house.
agreeed.

Mohammed Ali Al Abaar Dubai UAE محمد على العبار Part 1

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Mohammed Ali Al Abaar Dubai UAE محمد على العبار Part 2


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I would like to have that model of Burj Dubai in my house.

Yeah, you, me and everyone else on the site :P.

yes fury, thanks
so i guess the pink colour indicates observation lift and dark grey shows the longest lift run to lev139/514m. i wonder whats at that level?
wish i could read text?
i think from top down it goes-
boutique office
boutique office sky lobby
luxury residential sky lobby
residential sky lobby
ground lobby


this diagram cleary shows lift shafts on right hand side.
note the highest lift reaches lev162 or 624m/tier18.

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/8296/53aj29zxi4ic2.jpg

Article on SOM's engineer for the BD:

Engineer Bill Baker Is the King of Superstable 150-Story Structures

http://www.wired.com/culture/design/magazine/15-12/mf_baker


Great read, thanks for the link!

Here's a bit more of the article:
The initial scheme was for a building of about 1,800 feet, 317 feet taller than the Petronas Towers. Yet the clients made a request: Overengineer the foundation, just in case we change our minds. Which the clients did. Repeatedly. On trip after trip to Dubai — even after a hole was dug and giant caissons were set 150 feet into the sand, even after the building began to rise, a floor every three days, into the desert haze — the SOM team kept getting the same request: Can you make it taller? They worked the problem in the wind tunnel, adding fins around the perimeter (like dimples on a golf ball) to create surface turbulence and reduce the lateral forces on the building. They worked the problem with concrete specialists, engineering a high-strength mix that could be pumped into the sky, like a giant drip-castle. But one thing needed no tweaking: the buttressed core. It seemed to permit limitless growth.

^the old buttressed core in the mega-tall trick. works everytime.lol
http://images.usatoday.com/money/_photos/2004/05/26/maney-maxwell-smart.jpg

Does anyone know how many of the small windows there will be for the cladding of the mechanical floors? On the render I have seen it looks as if there are 6 but not sure

"I also heard somewhere they will have self locking doors to the terraces for when the wind is too strong."

Let's hope that noones on the terraces when they lock!

now 'oops, I've left it upstears' gets a total different dimention....

Hi all.

I will repost my Burj Dubai Plan. It shows what every level is used for and much more.

http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/34531/2002977399954422922_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002977399954422922)http://aycu39.webshots.com/image/35278/2002951601587620219_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002951601587620219)http://aycu39.webshots.com/image/33918/2002988951097052651_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002988951097052651)http://aycu26.webshots.com/image/36825/2005151658451138452_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005151658451138452)http://aycu19.webshots.com/image/36938/2005123281881349936_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005123281881349936)http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/35408/2005167944534878952_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005167944534878952)http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/37679/2005435358873958317_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005435358873958317)http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/37679/2005460000467024231_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005460000467024231)http://aycu32.webshots.com/image/34631/2005481427663786480_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005481427663786480)http://aycu37.webshots.com/image/36076/2002245302144347836_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002245302144347836)http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/36181/2002270034896651421_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002270034896651421)

Enjoy. :cheers:

Hi all.

I will repost my Burj Dubai Plan. It shows what every level is used for and much more.

http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/34531/2002977399954422922_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002977399954422922)http://aycu39.webshots.com/image/35278/2002951601587620219_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002951601587620219)http://aycu39.webshots.com/image/33918/2002988951097052651_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002988951097052651)http://aycu26.webshots.com/image/36825/2005151658451138452_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005151658451138452)http://aycu19.webshots.com/image/36938/2005123281881349936_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005123281881349936)http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/35408/2005167944534878952_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005167944534878952)http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/37679/2005435358873958317_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005435358873958317)http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/37679/2005460000467024231_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005460000467024231)http://aycu32.webshots.com/image/34631/2005481427663786480_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005481427663786480)http://aycu37.webshots.com/image/36076/2002245302144347836_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002245302144347836)http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/36181/2002270034896651421_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002270034896651421)

Enjoy. :cheers:

Ooooooo - Will you be doing this for the Chicago Spire ( please )

Hi Harry.

CS is another structure I am watching closely. Not much in the way of info or plans has been released as far as I know. Starting to get lots of pics of the construction thanks to you ( and others ) but I need info to make an analysis. This one is version 3 of the Burj - as new or changed info comes out I revise it and make it as accurate as possible.

:cheers:

Hi Harry.

CS is another structure I am watching closely. Not much in the way of info or plans has been released as far as I know. Starting to get lots of pics of the construction thanks to you ( and others ) but I need info to make an analysis. This one is version 3 of the Burj - as new or changed info comes out I revise it and make it as accurate as possible.

:cheers:

Hi Ray, are those plans you just posted different from those that are on burjdubaiskyscraper.com?

Hi Chris - No still version 3. I think plans will not change again at this point - but who knows.

:cheers:

Thanks Fury for your contribution, greatly appreciated..!

Hi Chris - No still version 3. I think plans will not change again at this point - but who knows.

:cheers:

That's good. I was looking at the videos that Imre posted, looks like there's a terrace on the top of every tier, there's holes on the cladding at the end of the wings on podium 3, I take it they are for supports to hold up a glass railing of some kind so that nobody falls off lol. I've finished all the floors with cladding on the model I'm making, I'm only unsure about the railings on the terraces and what the mechanical cladding is like (hoping this with be on the real building soon). I'm hoping to finish some renders by the end of the year and they will certainly be the most accurate in terms of size and looks (thanks to you!:lol:), will post AutoCAD pics soon followed by the 3D Max ones hopefully....

Hi Chris - No still version 3. I think plans will not change again at this point - but who knows.

:cheers:

That's good. I was looking at the videos that Imre posted, looks like there's a terrace on the top of every tier, there's holes on the cladding at the end of the wings on podium 3, I take it they are for supports to hold up a glass railing of some kind so that nobody falls off lol. I've finished all the floors with cladding on the model I'm making, I'm only unsure about the railings on the terraces and what the mechanical cladding is like (hoping this will be on the real building soon). I'm hoping to finish some renders by the end of the year and they will certainly be the most accurate in terms of size and looks (thanks to you!:lol:), will post AutoCAD pics soon followed by the 3D Max ones hopefully....

Sorry double post! :lol:

Happy to do it Bikes - your site has more pics and info than any out there. I encourage all to go check it out - http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com

Chris - I will post some screenshots of railing info - give me a few ...

:cheers:

Those videos with Mohammed Ali Al Abaar were really good. Thanks Imre

Hi all.

Thanx to Skytower for getting all this info for us.
Some railing detail prints - spire detail prints - spire fin detail prints.
Perhaps I need a life .... :lol:

http://aycu24.webshots.com/image/34863/2005450101484550672_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005450101484550672) http://aycu18.webshots.com/image/36337/2005424318476069077_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005424318476069077) http://aycu13.webshots.com/image/36892/2005429397480317985_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005429397480317985) http://aycu35.webshots.com/image/35354/2005434654240497108_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005434654240497108)

http://aycu02.webshots.com/image/36161/2005413700605547087_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005413700605547087) http://aycu20.webshots.com/image/34059/2005463768496911866_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005463768496911866) http://aycu01.webshots.com/image/35800/2005489763354042849_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005489763354042849)

http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/36816/2005437042388566800_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005437042388566800) http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/35564/2005490947885805371_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2005490947885805371) http://aycu32.webshots.com/image/36911/2001374821678015395_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001374821678015395) http://aycu32.webshots.com/image/36911/2001389100964208128_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001389100964208128) http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/36011/2001354863371166463_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001354863371166463)

Enjoy. :cheers:

Those videos with Mohammed Ali Al Abaar were really good. Thanks Imre

It Kind of takes you by surprise that almost all Dubai leaders are so effective in expressing themselves in the english language. I remember watching some Saudi royalties that were impressive as well but they were educated in the West. I wonder what was the case with him.

thanks Fury. do u have any detail prints of Tier 22

Hi all.

Hey helghast - I don't have any actual tier 22 prints - but ...
Here is the start of tier 23. It shows the terrace or roof of tier 22. So this print is the shape of tier 22 not counting the start which has tier 21 terrace. If you get what I mean - tier 22 has 2 wings. Those wings are approx 6 meters deep and wide and the center circle ( the lower/internal/unseen from the exterior part of the pinnacle ) is 2.1 meters in diameter.

http://aycu30.webshots.com/image/34269/2002746128648704526_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002746128648704526)

Flickr:

Jim Wilkinson - 07 11 26

http://aycu06.webshots.com/image/36245/2004494642951639761_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004494642951639761)

http://aycu24.webshots.com/image/36263/2004454112711876197_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004454112711876197)

07 11 30

Faris.Khalifeh

http://aycu08.webshots.com/image/34047/2004443306761580971_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004443306761580971)

flughasenstrafe

http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/36496/2004494337494751985_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004494337494751985)

http://aycu28.webshots.com/image/34787/2004442640960314453_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004442640960314453)

Picasa - 07 12 02

http://aycu16.webshots.com/image/34375/2004432739430977824_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2004432739430977824)

Enjoy. :cheers:

magnificent

very impressive!

This project is in a class of it's own when it comes to height.....nothing comes close.
Will be interesting to see how long it would take for the 1KM barrier to be broken for any scraper category.

very nice!
thanks for sharing!!
:okay:

It Kind of takes you by surprise that almost all Dubai leaders are so effective in expressing themselves in the english language. I remember watching some Saudi royalties that were impressive as well but they were educated in the West. I wonder what was the case with him.

I just get the idea that all these leaders are pretty smart. How old is this guy anyway? He does not seem like a slacker and I love that he drives his own car instead of getting chauffeured like most people think he would be. He seems to know how to live life.

^^ in his 40s, I think.

It Kind of takes you by surprise that almost all Dubai leaders are so effective in expressing themselves in the english language. I remember watching some Saudi royalties that were impressive as well but they were educated in the West. I wonder what was the case with him.

Everyone is West educated. Al Abbar graduated from University Of Seattle. He recently returned for a a speach overthere and received some kind of award or maybe it was a second degree ... can't remember.

[QUOTE=Fury;16881884]Hi all.

Hey helghast - I don't have any actual tier 22 prints - but ...
Here is the start of tier 23. It shows the terrace or roof of tier 22. So this print is the shape of tier 22 not counting the start which has tier 21 terrace. If you get what I mean - tier 22 has 2 wings. Those wings are approx 6 meters deep and wide and the center circle ( the lower/internal/unseen from the exterior part of the pinnacle ) is 2.1 meters in diameter.

QUOTE]

Yes that is right, I have tier 22 as being exactly 6 metres wide. :)

http://i15.tinypic.com/730ey9y.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/6lne15i.jpg

Hi all

Here are some pics of the Burj Dubai Model I'm making, It has been made using AutoCAD. I have shown different views of it plus the plans of each tier and podium which will hopefully let people understand how the design works and also how it changes as it goes up. Looking at the model, 819 metres (including aircraft beacons) is a very nicely proportionate height, but it could be made higher I think without too much trouble. :)

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5701/aircraftbeaconog2.png

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6965/closeupcladdingqs5.png

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/439/elevationbl5.png

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/9669/entirebuilding2ib1.png

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/826/entirebuilding3ou9.png

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/3290/entirebuildingbb9.png

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5507/keyml6.png

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2350/midsection1nz3.png

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9496/midsection2pn4.png

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/8205/midsection3tt9.png

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5759/planview1gf8.png

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5409/planview2dl9.png

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5922/planview3mi1.png

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4702/planviewcolourbg0.png

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2504/podium12planbf5.png

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/5875/podium3tier0planuo7.png

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/45/podiumshe1.png

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4775/spirero3.png

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4001/tier12plankd0.png

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1051/tier34plancy5.png

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1371/tier56planxx5.png

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/466/tier78planhi6.png

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/7254/tier910planxb8.png

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4729/tier9claddingew4.png

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3933/tier1112plango8.png

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/6935/tier1314planbm4.png

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9877/tier1516planqy1.png

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/7840/tier1718planud4.png

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/5572/tier1920plansd1.png

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/554/tier2122plannl8.png

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/8489/tier2324planzo5.png

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/6667/tier2526planzz6.png


Full renders to follow later this month.....

Hope this is useful :) :cheers:

guys, just a question. maybe you already said this, but why are going so slow the works at the base?

thanky you

^^ Becouse building and completing the upper part is more important then loosing time doing something that not only doesn't help at all the overall progress of the tower but might even slow the work down by restricting access and material storagge.

i can't wait to get to the top and see the view from there!!!

Great work cooperchris ! Your model seems very precise. Thanks !

Vincent.

Hi all

Here are some pics of the Burj Dubai Model I'm making, It has been made using AutoCAD. I have shown different views of it plus the plans of each tier and podium which will hopefully let people understand how the design works and also how it changes as it goes up. Looking at the model, 819 metres (including aircraft beacons) is a very nicely proportionate height, but it could be made higher I think without too much trouble. :)

Hi all

Here are some pics of the Burj Dubai Model I'm making, It has been made using AutoCAD. I have shown different views of it plus the plans of each tier and podium which will hopefully let people understand how the design works and also how it changes as it goes up. Looking at the model, 819 metres (including aircraft beacons) is a very nicely proportionate height, but it could be made higher I think without too much trouble. :)

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5701/aircraftbeaconog2.png

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6965/closeupcladdingqs5.png

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/439/elevationbl5.png

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Full renders to follow later this month.....

Hope this is useful :) :cheers:
Coool, maybe you can export it to sketchup and so eveyrbody can enjoy your model!

[QUOTE=Fury;16881884]Hi all.

Hey helghast - I don't have any actual tier 22 prints - but ...
Here is the start of tier 23. It shows the terrace or roof of tier 22. So this print is the shape of tier 22 not counting the start which has tier 21 terrace. If you get what I mean - tier 22 has 2 wings. Those wings are approx 6 meters deep and wide and the center circle ( the lower/internal/unseen from the exterior part of the pinnacle ) is 2.1 meters in diameter.

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Yes that is right, I have tier 22 as being exactly 6 metres wide. :)

well in CULWULLA's diagram it's approx 8m wide

Some I took on December 1st

http://i12.tinypic.com/873sx9i.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/82aw7io.jpg

Two more: Facade + Lake

http://i15.tinypic.com/73cv1c0.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/6k7nbk6.jpg

great shots altin, thx :)

IMPRESSIVE PHOTOS FURY AND IMRE :banana::banana::banana:

ONES CUESTIONS:
- DOES CUNADO START CONSTRUCTING THE PRINCIPAL INCOME TO THE TOWER, BONY(OSSEOUS) THE SMALL OVAL BUILDINGS?
- To ALL THE SPEED WILL THE ELEVATORS OF THE BURJ GO DUBAI?
- WHEN THEY WERE STARTING PLACING LARGE WINDOWS OF THE SMALL BUILDINGS THAT ESTAN STUCK TO THE BUR, WHICH I DO NOT KNOW THAT THEY ARE IF THEY ARE PARKINGS OR THAT?

PLEASE AND THANK YOU



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IMPRESSIVE PHOTOS FURY AND IMRE :banana::banana::banana:

ONES CUESTIONS:
- DOES CUNADO START CONSTRUCTING THE PRINCIPAL INCOME TO THE TOWER, BONY(OSSEOUS) THE SMALL OVAL BUILDINGS?
- To ALL THE SPEED WILL THE ELEVATORS OF THE BURJ GO DUBAI?
- WHEN THEY WERE STARTING PLACING LARGE WINDOWS OF THE SMALL BUILDINGS THAT ESTAN STUCK TO THE BUR, WHICH I DO NOT KNOW THAT THEY ARE IF THEY ARE PARKINGS OR THAT?

PLEASE AND THANK YOU



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What are u trying to ask??

Hello to everyone, first of all - I would like to thank all the people contributing to this forum, no words can describe my admiration for Emirates culture and achievements, I just hope it will continue forever.

Now

I know that this is not the place to ask such a questions, the reason why I'm breaking this rule is that most of the pro's are hanging out here. Now, the question :

How expensive (approx.) it is to build & maintain, let's say, 160m tall building?

Any help much appreciated.

Now

I know that this is not the place to ask such a questions, the reason why I'm breaking this rule is that most of the pro's are hanging out here. Now, the question :

How expensive (approx.) it is to build & maintain, let's say, 160m tall building?

Any help much appreciated.

Please post such questions in the relevant forum -

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=324

IMPRESSIVE PHOTOS FURY AND IMRE :banana::banana::banana:

ONES CUESTIONS:
- DOES CUNADO START CONSTRUCTING THE PRINCIPAL INCOME TO THE TOWER, BONY(OSSEOUS) THE SMALL OVAL BUILDINGS?
- To ALL THE SPEED WILL THE ELEVATORS OF THE BURJ GO DUBAI?
- WHEN THEY WERE STARTING PLACING LARGE WINDOWS OF THE SMALL BUILDINGS THAT ESTAN STUCK TO THE BUR, WHICH I DO NOT KNOW THAT THEY ARE IF THEY ARE PARKINGS OR THAT?

PLEASE AND THANK YOU



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Haha, thanks for the laugh, i really needed that today :lol: This is what i call quality comedy :D

great stuff cooper.
here some latest drawings dont ask where i got them ;-)

http://www.bv229.k12.ks.us/psms/images/happy%20face%20winking.gif

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/8205/dsc09424tw9.jpg

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/2471/dsc09423qy3.jpg

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/7586/dsc09422xz0.jpg

[QUOTE=CULWULLA;16897855]great stuff cooper.
here some latest drawings dont ask where i got them ;-)

QUOTE]


Excellent.....(rubs hands in glee) :lol:

Cheers :cheers:

dude that is HUGE :O

CULWULLA: Did you learn anything new from the drawing?

regarding this lake in front of the burj...i heard that all buildings with pools in dubai have some sort of special cooling system due to extremely high temperatures during the summer. people told me that unless this cooling systems are turned on, temperature of water in the pools reaches 45 degrees?
i think that same thing can be applied for these lakes as well.
so....is this only a nice thing for an eye or purpose of this lakes is to, lets say, modify temperature to the certain level around them

Thanks AltinD & Fury for the shots too !

And thanks Culwulla for the diagrams ;). Small balcony, but would be nice if it is accessible though !

Hi all.

Good work Cooperchris. I'll PM you ...

Nice shots Altin and OTR.

Cul - you been holding out on us ... More More More ( Please )

Thanx. :cheers:

IMPRESSIVE PHOTOS FURY AND IMRE :banana::banana::banana:

ONES CUESTIONS:
- DOES CUNADO START CONSTRUCTING THE PRINCIPAL INCOME TO THE TOWER, BONY(OSSEOUS) THE SMALL OVAL BUILDINGS?
- To ALL THE SPEED WILL THE ELEVATORS OF THE BURJ GO DUBAI?
- WHEN THEY WERE STARTING PLACING LARGE WINDOWS OF THE SMALL BUILDINGS THAT ESTAN STUCK TO THE BUR, WHICH I DO NOT KNOW THAT THEY ARE IF THEY ARE PARKINGS OR THAT?

PLEASE AND THANK YOU



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Right, Hector, manda me tus preguntas en español y yo te las respondo.

Next to Burj Dubai.. is the mall (world biggest mall)? is there a thread for this?

I love the facade picture with the lake... the street level is going to be amazing!

Hi all.

Picasa:

07 11 07

http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/37696/2000458043670143580_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000458043670143580)

http://aycu37.webshots.com/image/36956/2000429792988535491_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000429792988535491) http://aycu18.webshots.com/image/36737/2000465579086177349_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000465579086177349)

Michael - 07 11 24

http://aycu04.webshots.com/image/34523/2000416552203655230_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000416552203655230)

http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/35621/2000417706178075798_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000417706178075798) http://aycu18.webshots.com/image/37057/2000414351217975882_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000414351217975882) http://aycu33.webshots.com/image/35912/2000413657372045045_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000413657372045045) http://aycu06.webshots.com/image/36205/2000490075410331319_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000490075410331319)

Enjoy. :cheers:

Awesome updates....

any news about the steel arriving yet

as soon as the first piece is hoisted up, im sure you will read about it here first!!!
;-)

Hi all.

Thanx to Skytower for getting all this info for us.
Some railing detail prints - spire detail prints - spire fin detail prints.
Perhaps I need a life .... :lol:


Hey no worries my friend....glad you're making good use out of them :)

....here some latest drawings dont ask where i got them ;-)

Hmm, I think I have an idea where they came from....and the nice chap who's mission it has been to blow my originals up to this size has done a great job.
Thank you my SSP friend...you know who you are! :wave:

It's looking great but I'm sooo disapointed about the lake, it looks so fake!!

The lake is good, I think it fits there much better than some ,,natural looking" lake...

wow
thankssssss

It's looking great but I'm sooo disapointed about the lake, it looks so fake!!

Yeah, you've got really important buildings flanking a big awful looking swimming pool. I wonder what the head of Emaar thinks of the Burj Dubai Swimming Pool. I wonder if it's chlorinated because that would be awful. :(

Don't worry to much about the lake, it's only 50% filled. The water will probably look more blue when they rise the water level. Besides that, the water is colored green because of the green sheeting. After a dust storm there will be enough mud in the water to cover that sheeting and the hideous color will turn into a normal color. :cheers:

^^ The sand had already started to accumulate at the bottom

That sunset is impressive !!! I love it ! Thanks for the updates !

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I hope someone is reconsidering the color of the "lake" around the Burj Dubai complex. It looks tacky, in my opinion. Pehaps a bluer color would look better. I like the deep blue color of the ocean as seen from space or the blue tinted waters of a mountain lake reflecting a clear sky. Those would be nice colors.

Otherwise, you've got a beautiful $20billion project ruined by a thousand gallons of paint.

People were saying that the lake is this color to check for leaks. I wonder if that's true.

I think this is the final color of the lake. It's way better than the first version which was that Mountain Dew/Urine color.

People were saying that the lake is this color to check for leaks. I wonder if that's true.

....that was the irridescent yellow dye at the testing phase but i think what you see now is what will be final.

Anyone knows if they're eventualy puting fish or plants in that ""lake""??

It would help a bit to make it look a bit more real...... otherwise It would look as if you could take a swim in there

As i said before, i dont think this is the final stage of the lake. I guess there will be soil on the ground and some seaplants. Well every artifical lake has some life in it so i dont think this will stay a pool.

^^ I think its tacky if it stays a pool, but think how very cool it would be as a pool!

^^ Exactly, I would swim in there! Reliance on vehicles for transportation could be replaced by swimmers! :lol:

Yeah, you, me and everyone else on the site :P.
Yeah....guess there will be models available as tourist souvineers..but be warned....I got stopped at La Gardia Airport in New York recently after scanning picked up a weapon??? in my luggage....had to unpack it all to find a model of the Empire State Building!!!!!......imagine how many ESB models that must leave New York every day.....so imagine this building could have same problem.....(pointy building)

Burj Dubai is :okay::okay::okay:

:eek2: Wow!!! great pictures!!! I can't believe that they're keeping to work on that tower to build really too fast!!! wow! all photos are truly so awesome and amazed! Thanks again for updating all pictures. :)

Is there not like a press office for burj dubai where you can just call up and ask when the steel work is starting? Or is that also a secret aswell as the final height?

Gentelmen!
Do you know if there is any possibility to visit the construction site and even climb on the top of the construction?

Gentelmen!
Do you know if there is any possibility to visit the construction site and even climb on the top of the construction?

Hahaha...you wish :lol:

^^ As a simple tourist NO.

The lake is good, I think it fits there much better than some ,,natural looking" lake...

I agree can you imagine a natural lake there? With all sorts of organic matter?

I think the reason people might not be happy with it is because it doesn't appear as deep, and grand as natural lakes. When your right next to a natural lake more often than not it really gives you that "waterfront" feeling. Maybe they should rename it to Burj Pond?:lol:

or we can wait till the final product and see if it really gives off that "waterfront" feeling.

As i said before, i dont think this is the final stage of the lake. I guess there will be soil on the ground and some seaplants. Well every artifical lake has some life in it so i dont think this will stay a pool.

i totally agree. I don't think this is the final stage of the lake. Watching those videos with the head of Emaar talking, he seems like a very stylish guy who needs everything to be perfect. This is Dubai's Big project. The real show stopper that will be the new, fresh face of Dubai. Emaar would want to make this development perfect with fine finishes. i'm sure in the end, the lake will look absolutely gorgeous. Also the final appearance of the whole place has to please the Sheik, and all workers, managers and contractors want to do exactly that. Cause if aint happy, then he could ask to completely redo some areas to suit his liking. :bash:

BTW, great photo updates Imre and Fury!! Keep up the great work and thankyou for taking the time to take the pictures and share it with all of us here at skyscraper community and especially to all those here who aren't living in dubai. Your work is truly appreciated.

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/7586/dsc09422xz0.jpg

Thats amazing! Awesome stuff CUL!

Looks like hydraulics for weight distribution at the the top of the tower.

Pic from December 4th:
(highres: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2055/2085955325_2bc52d3cfa_o.jpg)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2055/2085955325_87e2905444_b.jpg

Don't worry to much about the lake, it's only 50% filled. The water will probably look more blue when they rise the water level. Besides that, the water is colored green because of the green sheeting. After a dust storm there will be enough mud in the water to cover that sheeting and the hideous color will turn into a normal color. :cheers:

the lake water level reached almost the final heights if they increase 50% , water going inside The Oldtown Island:)

06/December/2007

Burj Dubai


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the lake, they can increase max 5-10cm only, as I said before this lake only 1-1.5 m deep

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nice update again imre :cheers:

Am I the only one that likes the lake in the state it is now? :nuts:

Spot the steel behind the crane:cheers::banana::cheers:Top of steel now L157 592.1m

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5860/imresolt30ch8.jpg

Why is everybody so stressed out about the artificial lake looking artificial, common' guys, it IS artificial. It has a nice artificial oasis look to it and I think it goes well with the rest of the surroundings, all man made.
I like it, and seen from above it is really cool.
but for the others, just wait some months, the sand will cover the bottom and you will get that slimy, dirty, polluted look of real lakes in middle of cities, brownish sewage look hehe

go imre:banana:

Finally steel, that is good news! Hope they'll go fast... :okay:

I can't believe it!!!! :banana:

you have good eyes , I thought you will not recognise the steel section:)

2 more pics

06/December/2007


Burj Dubai

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http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/23/imresolt25pm4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The eye of a falcon:) Hope it will go up fast. Was wondering what will happen with the other crane and what is that scaffolding around it??

so whats the est of the height of the steel ?

Why is everybody so stressed out about the artificial lake looking artificial, common' guys, it IS artificial. It has a nice artificial oasis look to it and I think it goes well with the rest of the surroundings, all man made.
I like it, and seen from above it is really cool.
but for the others, just wait some months, the sand will cover the bottom and you will get that slimy, dirty, polluted look of real lakes in middle of cities, brownish sewage look hehe

go imre:banana:

The point of an artificial lake is to make it look real and natural. When you look at artificial lakes at golf courses, new neighborhoods or man-made reservoirs they almost look natural. Not like a swimming pool.

What are those green layers hangin on the side of the building?

^^ Nets for blocking debris from falling over the people working on the lower floors/setbacks or on the ground.

^^ Nets for blocking debris from falling over the people working on the lower floors/setbacks or on the ground.

Are those nets strong enough if unlucky worker fell?

Happy Days ..

great to see the steel structure commencing

Are those nets strong enough if unlucky worker fell?
well they wouldnt be up there if they couldnt:lol:

keeps on looking better every day!

Do you think that all the appartments are already sold in the tower?

I wonder how fast the steel will be going up compared to the concrete. It seems more complicated.

Seems complicated, but doesnt need formwork and time to cure. Only problem is transporting pieces so high up (one crane load needs about 5min to the top)

i was hoping the steel sections were going to be bigger. this may take sometime to erect. especially bringing up steel 600m.

^^ well there about 6m tall. there probaly going to go slow for about 2floors, then it will rise fast

Looks to me like they are going to use both cranes for the steel section, at least for now. the scaffoloding around one of them looks to me like it could be another one of those attatchements to the tower and there is still alot of it in the lower levels, so if it gets hoisted up it would be very high.

06/December/2007

Burj Dubai from the Pad plot (Business Bay)

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Looks like the steel sections are taking the form of an 'upside down L' shape.

The first few levels are always going to take a little longer due to extra support steel required.

what sort of cladding are they wrapping around the steel work spire?

i believe there using the same facade, but with these fins that are above the window. which i personally think is going to mess up the building's facade structure

yes same facade whole way up. they are doing this for a reason, so it all blends in and you wont see where floors end and spire starts. will be very effective.
love shots imre

I agree, 1 finish all the way to the top - very effective.

At least most of us here at SSC will know where the steel starts and the concrete ends :okay:

^^ True. Well after a month and a half of not rising the Burj continues its race to the skies! Great shots Imre.

The Pad looks strange... :nuts:

the pad looks a mess ...give it a year or two and it will be an eyesore if it isnt already

So what will it be on the 156th floors?


Mech floor again?

Do you think that all the appartments are already sold in the tower?

All of them were sold in 8 hours (that's what wikipedia says ;) )

Wow everyday it looks better. Now it's really starting to get that finished feeling

Wow everyday it looks better. Now it's really starting to get that finished feeling

Finished feeling with another 200m+ to go, lol that sounds good... :lol:

All of them were sold in 8 hours (that's what wikipedia says ;) )

Sure it's possible. There are people, who don't know what to do with their money, so they'll buy appartments and houses for fun :) I wonder what it would be like to live in the upper floors of BD. Can u even see the ground when the air is full of sand and pollutions? The sunset & sunrise must look fantastic tho.

Are those nets strong enough if unlucky worker fell?

No those are there just for the looks and the impression of safety :) I don't see the idea of putting safety nets that are too weak to catch anything.

Sorry for the double post.. I couldn't find the button for removing it.

How do I remove this message? Sorry.

you can't remove your own message

^^ But wouldn't it have been excellent if he just could be able to give his post to you? :dunno:

^^ :rofl:

you can't remove your own message

I doubt you've ever tried. :lol:

Does construction continue 24/7 even on a sunday?

^^ If I remember correctly, friday is the Arabic sunday. :)

^^ Yup, and Friday is OFF and no work goes on at all on the site.

Imre, great job!!! Thanks for updating pictures. :)

12/7 by jessamyn (flickr)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2098/2094806018_c980a9ef16_o.jpg

For sure, there is a hump in the pic :D

Thanks for posting :)

For sure, there is a hump in the pic :D

Thanks for posting :)

Aww, don't thank me, thank flickr. :okay:

OK :D thanks flickr, but thanks for postingtoo :cheers:

hugee

^^ Yup, and Friday is OFF and no work goes on at all on the site.
friday off? every week? in australia we have every weekend off.(sat /sun).

^^ It was Thursday and Friday before now it has changed to Friday and Saturday.

I realized the BD is a great legitimation to post any kind of pictures here in this thread. Because of the sheer hight of the tower it's very easy to make an arbitrary picture somewhere in Dubai and as long as the BD is taken with it (no matter how small), it is valid to post it here. :D

b.t.w. I do like far distance shots as well as close-ups. ;)

08/December/2007

Burj Dubai from Nad Al Sheba

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Great pics, its inmense ! When will construction resume going up with steel structure???

they don't work on friday and saturday....so i guess tomorrow :)

Great pics, its inmense ! When will construction resume going up with steel structure???

It already has begun. Check Imre's last picture. Next to the left crane you'll see a big piece of steel and there's also a steel column in the middle.
:cheers:

Something Great ! Something Special!

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Anyway what is the scheduled height to hit before the end of the year?

they don't work on friday and saturday....so i guess tomorrow :)

They work Saturday to Thursday. ONLY Friday is OFF.

oh, thx altin :)

The skyline of Dubai would look extraordinary within a couple of years!

INCREDUBLES PHOTOS AND EXCELENT SKYLINE IMRE :banana:

Wow !!!

How tall is it now ??

is it 600m now. cant wait till they take down the cranes to make way for the smaller ones.

592m over ground

OK. Thx.

The structure looks weird without the scaffolding at the top.

But nice pics imre and good luck!!

Cheers :cheers:

08/December/2007

Burj Dubai from Nad Al Sheba


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It doesn't look like much floor space on those top floors but I would love to have an office or an apartment in the 150's. :drool:

... cant wait till they take down the cranes to make way for the smaller ones.
Now it appears that these cranes are going to stay for a while - one of them has risen again, as you can see on the pics of 08/December. And could have increased the all time height record for temporary structures, I guess. :)

How on earth will they remove the cranes? :uh:
Usual way?

The skyline of Dubai would look extraordinary within a couple of years!

And even better in 6-10 years time, when Business Bay is fully complete with beautiful tall towers to complement the Burj Dubai. ATM, no great tower (maybe for the exception of the Burj Hotel), really complements the Burj Dubai, and being so tall it needs other supertalls around it to make it look majestic rather than a tall building in the middle of nowhere.

And even better in 6-10 years time, when Business Bay is fully complete with beautiful tall towers to complement the Burj Dubai. ATM, no great tower (maybe for the exception of the Burj Hotel), really complements the Burj Dubai, and being so tall it needs other supertalls around it to make it look majestic rather than a tall building in the middle of nowhere.

Not to mention that hopefully Burj Dubai Lake won't look like a swimming pool anymore. :cheers:

^^


Yeah, and in 6-10 years time Al Burj could be built...

Yeah, and in 6-10 years time Al Burj could be built...

6-10 years...

Anyone selling time travel machine? :D

WHAT A ZOOM, IMRE, GREAT!!!

AWESOME STRUCTURE!!

incredible structure...!!! can`t wait to see it complete and shining at night...:banana:

thanx dan, just hope the steel work starts soon?

:)

09/12

http://i8.tinypic.com/82mx7vb.jpg

http://i6.tinypic.com/7ys2ddx.jpg

The top part

http://i11.tinypic.com/8fvvx9i.jpg

http://i13.tinypic.com/71eke4o.jpg

Steel is up

http://i3.tinypic.com/6nqj4ns.jpg

http://i4.tinypic.com/7wpyamr.jpg

^^ not really qualitative pictures but it was becoming dark already and they were taken from far away.

Rise baby rise. :banana: I feel like this kid: :lol: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pFlcqWQVVuU

thx Altin :). hope it will rise above 610m until december 31st :)

It doesn't look like much floor space on those top floors but I would love to have an office or an apartment in the 150's. :drool: people have been saying that even when it was 450m, were it looked like there was not enough space for it to rise.

Are there any more mechanical floors left to be built???

:applause:

people have been saying that even when it was 450m, were it looked like there was not enough space for it to rise.

Here's a quick diagram I made comparing the floor space in the upper levels of the Burj with a relatively tall residential tower under construction in Atlanta, the Mansion. In the Mansion, each floor is a separate unit with plenty of floor space, so I'd imagine the Burj is actually pretty roomy up at that level.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2146/2098879280_cbef3d0a2f_o.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v156/2/92/22608885/n22608885_33077737_445.jpg
2nd image by sabino86 at SSP

Are there any more mechanical floors left to be built???

yes

almost all floors in the steel-part are mechanical floors ^^

Here's a quick diagram I made comparing the floor space in the upper levels of the Burj with a relatively tall residential tower under construction in Atlanta, ...

Great comparison - the scale here is so vast it is hard to keep it all in perspective.

Here's a quick diagram I made comparing the floor space in the upper levels of the Burj with a relatively tall residential tower under construction in Atlanta, the Mansion. In the Mansion, each floor is a separate unit with plenty of floor space, so I'd imagine the Burj is actually pretty roomy up at that level.

Thanks for the comparison. I've been wondering about the width myself since a few people have complained that it's wayyy too thin up on top. The scale of this thing is huge, so from far down on the ground it's going to appear thin, when in fact the floors will be more than livable/workable for a human.

Any specs on the square footage of the floors up top? A 4-5 room apt in Montreal is around 1000 square feet.

Great news ! Now rising up again !

^^
That's what she said last night. :lol:

is it me or the cranes being jacked up high? :nuts:
arent they supposed to be switching to one crane?

Are the cranes being used to hoist the cladding?

If yes, then this may explain why both are still being used. In order for the contractor to catch up from the delays to the cladding installation, they may have negotiated and redesigned the construction of the spire.

I recall seeing some leaked documents about quite a sharp exchange of words in the form of letters between the main cladding contractor and the BD project management. These included a request for an extension to the time allocated for cladding installation which were flatly refused with no chance for negotiation. At around this time there were rumours of yet another redesign to the tower, which backs up my hypothesis. :)

Hi all...I'm new member, Albert, Indonesia...nice to meet u all...

[QUOTE=Albert Thio;17008124]Hi all...I'm new member, Albert, Indonesia...nice to meet u all...[/QUOTE

Hey welcome Albert. Lots of fun things to discuss in skyscrapercity, especially in the Burj Dubai thread. :)

10/December/2007

Burj Dubai

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10/December/2007

Burj Dubai

from the Oldtown and the Oldtown Island

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magnificent
thanks imre

thanks,

more pics here from the Oldtown Island , lake etc...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=136776&page=29

Looks like they are going forward with 2 cranes to speed up the construction. One crane lifting steel half way and the upper 2 the other half. Great pics Imre:cheers:

Excelent ! In 1 year these angle shots must be repeated !

10/December/2007

Burj Dubai
http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/8919/imresolt010px5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Everything about this project is now setting records, just look at that scaffolding platform right at the top of the steelwork, seems to be a ladder going up to it from the platform below ... has to be a world record for the highest ever constructed!

How far to the magic 628.8m mark?

my oh my! great shots IMRE!

wow, great update

Is this the first PICTURE of the STEEL STRUCTURE started to appear on top ???
:banana::banana::banana:

^^ No. Imre's previous set also showed it, as did Altin's set from yesterday.

Is this the first PICTURE of the STEEL STRUCTURE started to appear on top ???
:banana::banana::banana:

No the first pic is a few pages back.

I think by the end of the year they will be over 600m for sure. Especially if they will keep both cranes on top. Not far away when Burj Dubai becomes world tallest freestaning structure.

It's crooked!!! They'll have to tear it down & start all over... :banana:

I want to parachute off it!

i hope we'll see the first mechanical-cladding before januar 08

forgot these pics:)

16/November/2007


Burj Dubai from the Meydan City plot ( http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=457941 )



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No the first pic is a few pages back.

a ya thank you because i was DOING A GIANT WORK ABOUT IT .... ABOUT BURJ DUBAI AND I GOT THE HIGHEST MARK .... THAnk YOU

posted in the UAE-Forums:

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if the link does not work

how about this?

quility of movie is lower than link
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All the other buildings look so tiny

posted in the UAE-Forums:

Awesome. The time-lapse without all those transitions. Very cool. Hope to see another one for the entire construction process when the tower is complete. Thanks ZZ-II.

Awesome video..

great video

ok, i decided to do a close up of top section will be no doubt the most scrutinized bit of structure ever over next 12 months. we all know what rest of tower looks like.
i hope its right thus far. please correct if wrong.

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9710/burjtopdetailvg4.jpg

^^

I feel like I'm in the clouds looking at that diagram. Very nice.

They could make a fortune by allowing people to climb to the top. Imagine the feeling of standing on top of the pinnacle with the aircraft beacons, being able to look down on all sides at once.

I would literally pay hundreds.

What floor/where/how heavy will the counterweight be? Will it be a giant steel ball? Will it be open to the public like Taipei101?

Cheers

^you can see ive labelled floor 160mezz/tier18 with the "damper".

if they are keeping the two cranes to speed up production makes sense
but isnt there a reasonable mark fro a maximum distance a crane can spam up before being bolted to something.
i mean looking at those cranes the damn high from the building allready
and plus at that height im sure theres some turbulence/gusts etc.

i hope its right thus far. please correct if wrong.

Something tells me we're already seeing the "planned construction crane". The base/support of the currently-elevated one exactly matches that in the virtual diagram posted previously, save for the fact that it's not bolted right to the top of the concrete structure, but a few floors down.

I'm sure they don't see it as life-or-death to get those last few concrete floorings completed where it is, as they can easily be finished off with lift buckets when the time comes. :okay:

if they are keeping the two cranes to speed up production makes sense
but isnt there a reasonable mark fro a maximum distance a crane can spam up before being bolted to something.
i mean looking at those cranes the damn high from the building allready
and plus at that height im sure theres some turbulence/gusts etc.

As the steel rises, they can bolt onto it...Similar in fashion to a ground-based tower crane...

A while back someone posted those plans for the steel section of burj that included details of the two tower cranes that will climb with the steel....

It even listed climbing details from memory and model numbers which were 380 and 440D's... the cranes that are there now.. they can climb 16 sections before bracing is required...

They could make a fortune by allowing people to climb to the top. Imagine the feeling of standing on top of the pinnacle with the aircraft beacons, being able to look down on all sides at once.

I would literally pay hundreds.

And then loose it all, along with the prestige, if some moron fall off.