ALMATY | Projects & Construction

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Almaty (Kazakh: Алматы; formerly known as Alma-Ata, also Verniy, (Верный)) is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of 1,226,000 (as of 1 August 2005) [2], which represents 8% of the population of the country (unofficial sources claim 2,500,900 and 13% correspondingly [3]). It was the capital of Kazakhstan (and its predecessor, the Kazakh SSR) from 1929 to 1998. Despite losing its status as the capital, Almaty remains the major commercial center of Kazakhstan.

Country ‎ The Republic of Kazakhstan
Province Almaty Province
First settled X-IX B.C.
Founded 1854
Incorporated (city) 1867
Government
- Mayor Akhmetzhan Yesimov
Area
- Total 324.8 km² (125.4 sq mi)
Elevation 500 - 1,700 m (1,640 - 5,577 ft)
Population (2005)
- Total 1,226,300
- Density 3,776/km² (9,779.8/sq mi)
Time zone BTT (UTC+6)
Postal code 050000 - 050063
Area code(s) +7 727 [1]
Website: http://www.almaty.kz

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New Office of KazkommertsBank on Al-Farabi Avenue, near 37fl. Esentai Park Complex (Almaty JW Marriott).

Developer: Capital Partners (KZ)
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP (USA)
Structure Design Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates RLLP (USA)

Gross Floor Area: 517,000 sf / 48,000 sm
Status: Completed Dec'07
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The Almaty Financial District Fosters Towers will be the tallest building in Kazakhstan when completed. The project is scheduled to open in 2009 and will comprise of two 48 storey office towers, residential apartments and a retail element. The three combined components of the scheme will be served by a shared underground car park offering approximately 1,600 parking spaces, distributed over three underground levels.

Few architecture firms are fortunate enough to have the exceptionally high brand awareness and international reputation enjoyed by Norman Fosters and Partners, whose masterplan will change the skyline of the city with this landmark project. It will form Phase 4 of the incredibly ambitious Almaty Financial District project.

Situated to the north of the city’s major access route, Al-Farabi Avenue, the Towers site will be positioned directly opposite the earlier phases of the Almaty Financial District and adjacent to another site also being designed by Fosters and Partners – Almaty Financial District Phase 5 - primarily to offer residential apartments but also with some office and retail space.

[drowningman666]

al farabi looks cool

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Esentai. 1 Year in Photos.


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[Brummyboy92]

Some amazing developments going on here, there very strange and unique. I like it!

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ALMATY AIRPORT CITY
Project will include a new international airport terminal, shopping center, expo and business center Marriott Hotel.
Construction End: 2 phases, 1st: 2007-2009, 2nd: TBA

Location
Almaty, Kazakhstan
To the east of Almaty International Airport Terminal 1.

Team:
Developer: N/A
Architect: adPI ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS


A futuristic project has been started by ADPi at the international airport of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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A combination of glass and wood, the uniqueness of ADPi's project, is to propose a building in the shape of three yurts, traditional tents used by nomadic people in central Asia. This layout will facilitate future expansion of the terminal capacities, by adding other "yurts" to the existing ones. The new terminal will absorb the important increase in traffic recorded by the airport (23% growth in 2006), for a traffic slightly over 2 million passengers. The works should end in less than two years.
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With 32,000 m² the building can handle, at the beginning, 1,500 passengers per hour and 2 million passengers per year. ADPi will carry out studies to eventually reach a final capacity of 6 million passengers per year.
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ADPi was created in 2000 as a subsidiary of Aeroports de Paris.It provides design, architecture, engineering and project management services. Aeroports de Paris builds, develops and manages airports including Paris-Orly, Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Le Bourget.
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Aeroports de Paris is the 2nd European airport group in terms of airport turnover and the 1st European airport group in terms of cargo and mail. Aeroports de Paris accomodates nearly 460 airlines, mainly the major actors of air transport.

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Bayterek Complex- Almaty:Kempinski Residence Bayterek Almaty, Kempinski Hotel Bayterek Almaty, Bayterek Office Towers and Bayterek Shopping Center.

Location: Almaty/ Kazakhstan
Contract Date: 2006
Date of completion: 2008
Total construction site: 220.000 m2
Characteristics: 1.000 vehicle capacity.
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Extending over an area of 40.000 m2, Kempinski Otel Bayterek Almata is a five star hotel designed to include everything from 218 hotel rooms and 1300 m2 ball hall to store rooms, a fitness center, spas, indoors carpark, meeting halls, an alacarte restaurant for about 210 people, a roof restaurant for 150 people, dry cleaning and room service.

Kempinski Residence Bayterek Almaty, on the other hand, has been built over 45.000 m2 and consists of two towers with 21 storeys and 195 residences and flats with various alternatives.

And Bayterek Office Tower extends over 20.000 m2 construction site and has 19 storeys.
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Bayterek Shopping Center is a five storey building with a leasable area of 37.000 m2 and has a 4.800 m2 supermarket, 164 store rooms and 3 cinema halls. Apart from these, Bayterek Shopping Centre includes an ice rink and a bowling hall.

|Official Site (http://www.bayterekcomplex.com/)|
|Developer (http://www.okan.com.tr/en/i004.php)|

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Almaly Underground Shopping Mall
Almaty, Kazakhstan

General Information

Location The Republic Square in central Almaty
Land total 500 000 sq ft (152 400 sq m)
Developer Bazis-A
Construction start 2007
Construction end 2009

Construction Status

November 07 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=16296040&postcount=2)
December 07 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=17390307&postcount=21)

Project Brief

The Administrative Complex

First of this kind in Kazakhstan, this 500,000 sq ft underground shopping mall,
located under Almaty's ceremonial boulevard, will consist of small and large retailers,
movie theaters, restaurants, children's playground and much more.



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Level 1 - 4,5 meters below the ground

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Level 2 - 9 meters below the ground

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Level 3 - 13,5 meters below the ground

Related Links

Bazis International Homepage (http://www.bazisinternational.com/flash/main.html)

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The Foster Towers

Developer: Capital Partners (Kazakhstan)
Construction: ENKA (Turkey)
Design: Foster And Partners (UK)
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The Almaty Financial District Fosters Towers will be the tallest building in Kazakhstan when completed. The project is scheduled to open in 2009 and will comprise of two 48 storey office towers, residential apartments and a retail element. The three combined components of the scheme will be served by a shared underground car park offering approximately 1,600 parking spaces, distributed over three underground levels.
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Few architecture firms are fortunate enough to have the exceptionally high brand awareness and international reputation enjoyed by Norman Fosters and Partners, whose masterplan will change the skyline of the city with this landmark project. It will form Phase 4 of the incredibly ambitious Almaty Financial District project.
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Situated to the north of the city’s major access route, Al-Farabi Avenue, the Towers site will be positioned directly opposite the earlier phases of the Almaty Financial District and adjacent to another site also being designed by Fosters and Partners – Almaty Financial District Phase 5 - primarily to offer residential apartments but also with some office and retail space.
Kazakhstan thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=588939)

[Sbz2ifc]

I didn't really like some of Foster's latest projects around the world, but this time the firm has come up with something interesting.

I like all the buildings (the shorter ones look very good as well), the only thing I don't like is that the glass atrium between the towers goes up a bit too high and it looks like it is too simple compared to the details of the rest of the project.

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the only thing I don't like is that the glass atrium between the towers goes up a bit too high and it looks like it is too simple compared to the details of the rest of the project.

good point, it's almost 6 floors. but if it was lower I think it would not feet into diagonal lines and would look very simple.

[Shezan]

Al Farabi project and the Airport are stunning..........!

[Falcaonet]

Very interesting projects.The Foster towers seem awesome.Shopping mall and airport as well

[ZZ-II]

very impressive projects!

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ALMATY: ESENTAI PARK SOUTH | MIXED-USE | Pro | 2011

CATEGORY:
Residential
Offices
Retail

TEAM:
DEVELOPER: CAPITAL PARTNERS
DESIGN: FOSTER & PARTNERS

SIZE:
Total: 290,000 sq. m.
Residential: 154,000 sq. m.
Offi ces: 28,000 sq. m.
Retail: 4,000 sq. m.
Recreational: 22,000 sq. m.
Parking: 82,000 sq. m.

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ALMATY FINANCIAL DISTRICT

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AFD Phase I (2007-2008):

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North Phase I (2010 Q1):

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AFD Phase III (2009 Q1):

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North Phase I (2010 Q1):

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AFD PHASE I photos

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ESENTAI PARK TOWER

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Sport Multifunctional Arena


Architect: Alonso Balaguer (http://www.alonsobalaguer.com) (Spain)
Project creation: 2007
Typology: sport venue arena / leisure & commercial center / hotel.

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"The idea of functional promiscuity, or mixture of uses, finds in this Kazakhstan Project one of its clearest examples. That is, a multifunctional arena, modular and adaptable to all kinds of sports and configurations and, simultaneously, a leisure center, with commercial areas and a high-rise hotel.

The winding cross section of the near mountains strongly defines the landscape of the ancient Kazak capital, something that the building evokes and conceptually reproduces, generating a unique volume under its folds. Its light concrete skin has micro-conductions of hot and/or cold water in order to help its temperature controls.

The hotel, located in the corner, has magnificent sights, setting a new architectural landmark".

Alonso Balaguer LLC.

[waccamatt]

Almaty is gorgeous; I wish architecture in the U.S. was half as interesting.

[Xtreminal]

Amazing...looks fantastic

[HD]

fantastic projects.



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^^ this looks like a futuristic residential area out of star trek. very cool

[paw25694]

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looked like the giant jellyfish from spongebob lol :lol: jk
but awesome :okay:

[Sbz2ifc]

Some projects by Aedas (http://www.aedas.com/):

Almaty Sofitel Hotel

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Abaya Seifulina

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Mercury Headquarters

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[Galandar]

Kazakhstani projects are magnificen!

[Hed_Kandi]

Kazakhstan is on fire!!!

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Dostyk II, Almaty
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Medeu Resort, Almaty
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Premier City

Architect: Ken Yeang 2007 http://www.llewelyn-davies-ltd.com
Developer: Meridian Capital LLC
Location: Almaty, Satpaev-Buhar Zhirau
Total Area: 300.000 m2, 5.3 ha land
Cost: $550 mln.

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Design Concept: With a development and area of 5.29ha, Premier City is a 300,000sqm new upmarket mix-used residential scheme in Almaty’s City centre comprising eleven 16-storey towers with approx. 700 residential units and 3 basement levels of carparking, a 40,000sqm upmarket destination retail mall, 3,500sqm luxury spa/clubhouse and a low-level neighbourhood retail promenade of approx. 7500m2.

General Design Features: Premier City will be the ‘greenest’ development in Kazakhstan. The Masterplan is based on an amalgamated distortion of the existing Euclidean Grid of the city, the mappings of strategic views towards the magnificent mountain range to the south and maximum sunlight penetration into the green heart of the development. A private and elevated garden plane links the development together horizontally while green ramps provide vertical connection between the lower-ground (drop-off) to the towers above. High-level internal sky-gardens allow year-round enjoyment of flora and a green-roof, which is also an observation deck. The development is also linked to an existing tree-lined boulevard to the south with a lifestyle promenade dotted with retail and public piazzas.

Ecological Design Features: The design of the towers and private ground plane responds ecologically to the site and exemplifies sustainable green design in climates with extreme climatic fluctuation. The towers have characteristic vertically continuous planted ‘Wind-Wing-Walls’ which function as both vertical and roof-level wind-scoops augmenting natural ventilation. Each tower has a South-facing façade with a complex ‘skin’ comprising a sandwich of internal conservatories, double-glazing and strategic external sun-shading and a Northern façade which is super-insulated but affording equally expansive views across the city centre.

All material copyright Llewelyn-Davies Ltd.

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Parkview Tower

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Key Facts

Location Type: City/Town Centre
Location Quality: Exclusive/Prime
Project Status: Under Construction
Building Use: Office
Architect/Designer: Space Group


Developer: Global Development
Contractor/Builder: SML Construction
Gross Floor Area: 23500 sqm
Investment Volume: 32,750,000 USD

Park View Office Tower is a new office development located in the heart of Almaty on Kunaeva Street near '28 Panfilovtsev Park' and Arasan bath complex. This is another project by Turkish company Sembol Insaat, design by Space Group (Korea)

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New Seifullin Center by Neil M. Denari Architects (California, USA)

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Al-Farabi Ave/Furmanov St. BC

By Bazis-A.

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[Galandar]

Go Kazakhstan! :cheers1:

[dunedin]

Wow

[Hed_Kandi]

Almighty Almaty !!!

Kazakhstan remains unscathed by the US financial crisis.

[Major Deegan]

Kazakhstan remains unscathed by the US financial crisis.

I sure wish things were like that! The most recent layoff of workers at a Mittal Steel plant in a desperate attempt to cut the mounting costs show us how things are not like in Kazakhstan right now.