http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/34/Ibb.gif

another beautiful istanbul part!
thx Kuvvaci! :cheers:

Very cool housing complex!

Wonderful place. Nice to live and out of the city :)

Very elegant neighbourhood !

I've been looking for pics of Bahçesehir, a friend of mine,Tülay, lives there. Thanks!!!

Is this a housing complex or a whole downtown;)! It is too big and ToOoOo beautiful (Mashallah). Turkey is amazing.

cello1974 I really wonder which country this flag from? I have seen so many people having it in this site and around but until now I did not recognize it even with worlds countries flag in google!!

Is this a housing complex or a whole downtown;)! It is too big and ToOoOo beautiful (Mashallah). Turkey is amazing.

cello1974 I really wonder which country this flag from? I have seen so many people having it in this site and around but until now I did not recognize it even with worlds countries flag in google!!
Ha. It is either the flag of the ecologists and the flag of the gay oand the flag for peace... :cheers: :)

Of course here is not downtown, Bahçeşehir is a new neigbourhood out of the city. Actually not so much out, just close to Olympic stadium...

Very nice district, but one bad thing which I noticed is grass getting yellow. Maybe they should water it more often... and, I dont like some of these residentals

the grass es you saw are new consturction area for bulding, empty land :)

I may be one of the few Greeks that has seen this complex in person, even from a distance. I was on my way to Istanbul by bus (I was on an organised tour in 2002, when I also met Asimov, but this is another story) and a very small part of the complex was visible from the from the highway.

I had seen pictures of Bahcesehir before and I am happy that this beautiful complex is shown here, actually we have seen another thread before about this area, and I had replied there too. First of all, these pictures do not display the full size of the project which expands over a big area of several thousands and thousands squares of metres. Second, despite its massive character, it offers a high quality of life not easily found in other cities in Europe, In Athens, one can find comparable living conditions in smaller projects such as the "Ilida" suburb close to -guess! our Olympic Stadium too.

Anyway, first picture that I saw from Bahcesehir a long time ago and attracted my interest is this one and I believe it deserves to be in here :

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/32785/394572/0/Istanbul+Bahcesehir+-+1.jpg

Nice project indeed.

Gm euxaristo para poli filos mou :okay: if you or other friends want, I can give you more information about this area! Because this area is still changing and will change more... Since 2002 something has changed at the other side of the highway. And there are some projects for Olympic Park and village...

http://dunyaturk.com/tr01/ist_satellite_b.jpg

Secan these pictures are not Bahçeşehir... It's Bahçelievler

what you said..which pictures :D

Kuvvaci, I would like more info too....

Ohhh, nothing ;)

Actually at the other side of the highway a new complex has been built, they are low rise houses but nice.

As you know there are slums around the lake and proposed Olympic Park. But there are projects for these areas. One of the projects is Olympic park, other project is the lake project that Sercan can show you the pictures of both projects.

the Olympic Park
http://www.ataturkolympicstadium.com/iopgenufak.jpg
http://www.ataturkolympicstadium.com/olimpicpark.jpg

Küçükçekmece Airport
http://www.mimonata.com/plus/files/b2-003-b.jpg

Küçükçekmece Concept 4 (like Palms Island)
http://www.mimonata.com/plus/files/b2-003-d.jpg

Küçükçekmece Concept
http://www.mimonata.com/plus/files/b2-003-a.jpg

You can realise the Olympic stadium at the north est of the lake on the map wich is at the second pic. and Bahçeşehir is at the north west corner of the lake, at the other side of the highway (the white area beside the green area)

I saw the slums too, but I don't think (if they are still there) that they will be there for long. I mean, considering the size of the project (I have seen aerials of the damn thing, and from what I saw there must be at least some 50,000 people living there), it seems that it will for sure jump on to the opposite hills.

Also, guys, you should try and go to take a picture of the Olympic Stadium as it looks from the highway, it literally looks like the partial view of a gigantic UFO has that has landed. Also, some kilometres before or after you can see the Endem broadcasting centre tower in the far distance and if you are on a clear day you may able to take a good shot.

http://dunyaturk.com/tr22/osman_k_stat.jpg

Gm, you know more then the Turks :D

I saw the slums too, but I don't think (if they are still there) that they will be there for long. I mean, considering the size of the project (I have seen aerials of the damn thing, and from what I saw there must be at least some 50,000 people living there), it seems that it will for sure jump on to the opposite hills.

Also, guys, you should try and go to take a picture of the Olympic Stadium as it looks from the highway, it literally looks like the partial view of a gigantic UFO has that has landed. Also, some kilometres before or after you can see the Endem broadcasting centre tower in the far distance and if you are on a clear day you may able to take a good shot.
I am happy that I can give you some information. But first of all I have to say something to you. Your Athens pics at emporis have a special importance for me. I was following them for a long while. Maybe I can tell you by PM ;)

slums are still there, but not the other sides of the highway. As I told you there is a short rise complex at the other side of the highway. Thngs went very slowly at the Olympic park because Istanbul couldn't get hosting the game. Actually they are planning a different method. not like Athens, but a little bit like Barcelona. I have seen a documantery film about Bercelona Olympics, and whole Olympic Park and village have been founded at a slum area in Bercelona. This film was showing the change of Bercelona. but there, they constracted new apartments (like commie blocks) for these people and after they moved to their new places, they demolished these slums and built the Park and Village ( As I know it was not like this in Athens)...

But in Istanbul it will be a little bit different. During the games these people (if they will still be living there), will temporary move to some other places and after the games they will move to the Olympic village.

Construction of this park went slowly beause of another reason as well. Our former peresident of National Olympic Commitie was the only one who is interesting in the games. He was an old man but did so much for Istanbul. And he died. After his death, everything went slowly. But now new mayor and government pay a special attention for Istanbul Olympics. Also hosting the Champions Leauge final gave a speed to the construction works (honestly I have never went this area for months, so I can just follow everything over the media).

And now these new projects Sercan showed us will change the lake area wich is across the proposed Olympic Park.

Actually, from what I saw from the national road, the area where Bahcesehir and your Olympic Stadium is, is located in the outskirts of the city. The Athens Olympic complex on the opposite, was built on a land that (surprisingly for the Greeks) was indeed reserved for the construction of an Olympic Complex since the 1950's, thanks to thwe visions of many politicians that, without knowing (of course!!!) that Athens would take the games in 2004. This planning (again, in an amazing crisis of foresight that is quite unusual for Greek politicians and urgan planners) also included the reservation of land for the highways, mainly the Attica Road (http://www.aodos.gr/attiki.asp?catid=1959) or Attiki Odos as we call it which is the main ring road of the city, which, along with Kifissias Avenue (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=187184) (that saw the construction of five new junctions to be in par with the traffic demands of the Olympics) which is a classic boulevard, much like Buyukdere avenue, served the games well.

The point here is that our Olympic Complex is located in the suburbs of the city, in an area that has seen a lot of construction from the 1950's onwards while yours, is on virgin territory and the only thing you should do is to keep it unmolested from the pressures of illegal settlers, something that has plagued the development of Athens in the past.

As for my Emporis contribution, it is not a popular forum, it is now something of a database that is build over the years, with information regarding tall buildings and other structures. A large contribution for me being accepted there was made by Asimov who, is one of the principal editors of Turkey along with MeRek. Asim, (like me from my mother's side) originally comes from Ayvalik and we consider ourselves brothers. BTW Ayvalik is another pearl of the Aegean, along with beautiful Izmir :):):)


As for the Istanbul Olympics, I have a hunch that probably the games will be granted to Isblue close to the year Turkey will be full EU member. If Isblue takes the 2016 Olympics, this will be a heck of a celebration, considering the time distance and the size of projects already making part of the wishlist or are under construction (Diamond of Istanbul :) ) in this city of three empires.

Finally, regarding the taking of pictures, I am happy to see that in Turkey are many people that do exacty what I do: Taking and posting their own pictures instead of re-posting postcard pics that were originally taken by someone else. People like Kerem Tunkay (also a friend and Istanbul editor in Emporis.com), Anil Koksal (in wow.Turkey.com), Burc Acar and many others do a wonderful job for your country and are systematic observers and seekers for the best frame to capture and give it to the public. Keep up the good work guys. :)

:applause:

AI Tower looks cool to me:

http://www.emporis.com/en/il/im/?id=370393

Photo by Keremaki Tountsaidis (from my car's window :D)

AI Pharmaceuticals Tower (left)

http://dunyaturk.com/tr51/alperdemirkaya_alperdemirkaya_altower_001_12062005.jpg

The first building at left (3 April 2005)

http://dunyaturk.com/tr43/k_Husnu_3_NISAN_2005_Pazar_maslak_2.jpg

Surprise Surprise! :D

http://dunyaturk.com/tr44/alperdemirkaya_Maslak_003_10042005.jpg

You can actually see the sample light blue glass on this photo too

http://dunyaturk.com/tr51/alperdemirkaya_alperdemirkaya_altower_001_12062005.jpg

Twin spires would look cool on this one. :okay:

Do you have a rendering of this building?

looks taller then just a mere 105m

It's probably not 105m anymore:

They added some extra floors and extensions on the top of the building, significantly modifying the original project.

We'll check it out when the construction is finished.

Great, any new completion dates/pics anywhere?

A new twin-tower project is currently under construction in Zincirlikuyu, Istanbul - "Levent 2002" residences and shopping mall mixed-use complex. While not huge - the height of the towers is only 27 floors (including the 5-floor high common podium) - the project is relatively original (the towers are linked by 4-floors high sky bridge between the floors 15 and 18) and owing to its location on one of the higher, if not highest, elevation areas of Istanbul, Zincirlikuyu, the towers are going to add a nice touch to the overall skyline of Istanbul when viewed from the straits and the Asian side of Istanbul.
The project started construction in 1998 but was stopped during the economic crisis in Turkey in 2001; recently, owing to the economic upswing in the country, the owner, Sehmus Tatlici, restarted the construction.
The final renderings of the towers when completed can be seen at the following link (unfortunately could not not upload to the site as the images are in macromedia flash player format): http://www.ertemertunga.com/english/konutlar_setat.html

The towers have at least 5 common podium and 22 tower floors each.

Construction on hold in November 2002 (the large construction area with red construction crane in front of the green glass-walled Garanti Bank HQ)
http://wowturkey.com/tr01/ulustan1020.jpg

construction status in June 2004
http://wowturkey.com/tr16/Anil_ulustan_levent.jpg

construction restarted and continuing at the end of August 2005 (5 common podium floors completed; construction progressing on the 6th floors of each tower )
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3376/3911506bm.jpg

construction area as seen from the straits and the Asian side in 2002
http://wowturkey.com/tr01/camlica1.jpg

The final renderings of the towers when completed (with the sky bridge): http://www.ertemertunga.com/english/konutlar_setat.html

sure that the construction is not in Moscow? ;)

2 questions:
- When will it be completed?
- Are there any renderings availible?

I don't know when it will be completed. Only investor knows. Hopefully soon. Currently it is under construction.
I have posted the URL link for viewing the final renderings (4 images) of the project above. But here it is again: http://www.ertemertunga.com/english/konutlar_setat.html

http://www.dip.ae/turkey/

The first skyscraper of the Dubai International Properties invesment, revealed.

Construction will end in 2008. The offical heights are not given yet.

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/6745/dubaitowers0va.jpg

http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/9498/reasl2gv.jpg

perfect... :cheers:

I'm crying right now!!!! I'm so happy!!!

definitly best twins of Istanbul :D

Models seems to be 100 floors. Around 300 m it should be. :)

I think, left one will be highest building in Istanbul. Minimum 200m, Lets count flours ;)

103fl the big and 93fl the small one

are you sure with 103 and 93 floors?
i can't count them :D

i count it in hurry! it maybe more or not! its not important!

According to hurriyet.com it will be exact 300m!

System basliga ücyüz metre olacagini eklesene daha cok ilgi ceker.

http://www.ntv.com.tr/news/210036.jpg

guy
count it
count it
i am so excited
my höndys are shaking

Hands Down :guns1: :guns1:
This project rocks,,
And guess what?? this is only the beggining..
Can you guys imagine the view from the top? :cheers:

yes
looks like
it will have a observation deck

hahahahahaha

hahahahahaha
????????????????

@messiah
I didn't wrote the height because it was not announced yet. I have PM'ed mods about it.

I think the press is "estimating" as 300m (taking average floor height as 3m)

It's probably much much more :D

I think the press is "estimating" as 300m (taking average floor height as 3m)

It's probably much much more :D
the major said also 300m
but they will be working on the project
maybe it will be 250m
maybe 350m:D
only one thing is clear
max. floor area can be 138,000m²

100 floors x 3m = 300m (Mayor's brain :D)

http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/4162/kerem197910202980sb.th.jpg (http://img482.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kerem197910202980sb.jpg)

http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/2923/panobig8xq.th.jpg (http://img459.imageshack.us/my.php?image=panobig8xq.jpg)

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

At the time that the Diamond of Istanbul will be opening for business (any update on this please? ), construction of this jewel will already have started...

The city of the three empires is full of surprises lately. Only this time this one is rather sure to materalise if the Arabs have decided to put their money in...

BTW, nowadays, for category A office buildings the floor may be more than 4 metres. So, if this number of floors is maintained we are definitely talking 400m...

I have been in such a bigh place in the late WTC in NY in July 1999... Hopefully God will allow me to be at such a top height in Istanblue...


Guys we need updates. Istanbul is very active these days... :)

Needless to say that after 2008, if I visit Istanblue, I will be staying at the Movenpick Hotel... :D The view from the top must be worth a million bucks upon completion of this thing... :)

Movenpick would definitely be a hot spot for Skyscraper friques :)
Like myself,, Part of the rooms are with Maslak skyline view, the other part are with Levent skyline view,,
But to be able to have a drink on Sky lounge,, one must stay in Executive floors..

It might be a bit higher than 300m (and also a bit lower maybe), but I don't think they will construct such a tower near 400 m height or more in Levent, inorder to protect historic skyline of Bosphorus.

IMO it will be around 300-350m
But lets see
i hope they won't be any shortening :D

http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/_newsimages/611281.jpg

inorder to protect historic skyline of Bosphorus.

The funny thing is that Istanblue's "historic" skyline was always characterised by tall structures and Kuvvaci actually opened my eyes when he told me that Turks always liked to build tall.

Consider the minarets and their semantic value: As if to pierce the sky to reach the divine, and to do this the architect needs to transcend and metamorphose the landscape, leaving his/her mark onto it.

I have a number of photos fron Istanbul in 1915 taken by the "National Geographic" photographers of the time. These pics have been published in separate booklets offered with the Sunday edition of the prominent newspaper "To Vima", where the shapes of the domes and the minarets of clearly dominate the landscape of the "Historic part" of Istanbul.


Actually, in one of these pics the legend reads:

"Istanbul is a city with Camiis and Minarets. Without them, Istanbul's Harbour would look like New York Harbour without the skyscrapers"


Historic Istanbul 1915:

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22634/36693/486476/0/Istanbul+Minaret+Manhattan+1+-1915.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22634/36693/486477/0/Istanbul+Minaret+Manhattan+2+-1915.jpg

In my view tallness was a characteristic of Turkish architecture and given the vastness of the city it is allowed more than places like Hong Kong where the skyscrapers climb on mountains due to the lack of space there.

For this city, the only way is up and I am glad that you got the message... :)

BTW, the towers remind me of the "Turning Torso (http://www.emporis.com/en/il/im/?id=381983)" (click on link) designed by S. Calatrava in Malmo, Sweden...

But these ones are taller, perhaps the shorter one may be the same height with the "Torso" (some 190m as per Emporis)

the shorter one has got ~67 Floors ;)

http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/5334/asd2ug.th.jpg (http://img434.imageshack.us/my.php?image=asd2ug.jpg)

here the news from the austrian "der standard"

"Dubai Towers" in Istanbul geplant
Höchstes Gebäude der Türkei soll 2008 fertig gestellt werden
Trennlinie
Istanbul - Das mit 300 Metern höchste Gebäude der Türkei soll bis 2008 in Istanbul entstehen. Die Kosten des Projekts, das maßgeblich mit Kapital aus dem arabischen Scheichtum Dubai finanziert werden soll, bezifferte Oberbürgermeister Kadir Topbas am Montag mit 500 Mio. Dollar (416 Mio. Euro).

Die beiden Türme der "Dubai Towers Istanbul" sollen ein Hotel, Büros, Einkaufs- und Vergnügungszentren beherbergen. Das bisher höchste Gebäude der Türkei, die Verwaltungszentrale der Is Bankasi in Istanbul, misst 181 Meter.

Gebaut wird das Hochhaus den Angaben zufolge von einer Immobilien-Investmentgesellschaft, an der Dubai International Properties mit 80 Prozent, die Stadt Istanbul mit 20 Prozent beteiligt ist. Geplant sei, 49 Prozent der Gesellschaftsanteile an die Börse zu bringen, sagte Topbas bei der Unterzeichnung des Abkommens. Bei dem Hochhaus handele es sich um das erste einer Reihe von Immobilienprojekten mit geplanten Gesamtinvestitionen von fünf Mrd. Dollar. (APA/dpa)

http://***************/?url=/?id=2220681

In my view tallness was a characteristic of Turkish architecture and given the vastness of the city it is allowed more than places like Hong Kong where the skyscrapers climb on mountains due to the lack of space there.

For this city, the only way is up and I am glad that you got the message... :)
Oh gm, I wish you could tell this to "architectures room" of Istanbul. (and also Ankara, who are more experienced in canceling such projects) :)

Wow... another great project for istanbul. :runaway:

The funny thing is that Istanblue's "historic" skyline was always characterised by tall structures and Kuvvaci actually opened my eyes when he told me that Turks always liked to build tall.

Consider the minarets and their semantic value: As if to pierce the sky to reach the divine, and to do this the architect needs to transcend and metamorphose the landscape, leaving his/her mark onto it.

I have a number of photos fron Istanbul in 1915 taken by the "National Geographic" photographers of the time. These pics have been published in separate booklets offered with the Sunday edition of the prominent newspaper "To Vima", where the shapes of the domes and the minarets of clearly dominate the landscape of the "Historic part" of Istanbul.


Actually, in one of these pics the legend reads:

"Istanbul is a city with Camiis and Minarets. Without them, Istanbul's Harbour would look like New York Harbour without the skyscrapers"


Historic Istanbul 1915:

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22634/36693/486476/0/Istanbul+Minaret+Manhattan+1+-1915.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22634/36693/486477/0/Istanbul+Minaret+Manhattan+2+-1915.jpg

In my view tallness was a characteristic of Turkish architecture and given the vastness of the city it is allowed more than places like Hong Kong where the skyscrapers climb on mountains due to the lack of space there.

For this city, the only way is up and I am glad that you got the message... :)
Actually the thing we should talk about is this... The architectural or artistic carachters of the nations (or cities). Guys, we have a cultural DNA beside our genetic DNA. And IMO our cultural DNA is more important than genetic or political one. Architecture and art are two reflecttions of this. You can see your culutre by this, and actually it refers your real identity.

GM, some Greek guys are sad that Athens has no sckyscraper... But GM, your ancestors didn't have even bell towers for Orthodox churches... If you see Kölner Dom, you understand why Germany has Frankfurt Skyline now, because nudreds years ago, Frankfurt had Frankfurter Cathedral. When you look at the Hellenic or Orthodox Roman cultures and architectures, you can understand today. You know what, even the tallest Orthodox church tower I know is even in Turkey (I don't mean hight, I mean proportions/maybe even hight)...

Gregory brother thanks for these cool pics. :okay:

It is true that the way for Istanbul is "up", however,

as long as the historic skyline doesn't mix with the new skyline.

Istanbul is lucky though:

The Historic Peninsula (i.e. Constantinople) is separated from Modern Istanbul thanks to the Golden Horn.

Therefore, these two skylines won't mix.

There are very few angles in which minarets and skyscrapers can be seen together (practically, only when approaching the city from the Sea of Marmara)

As long as the Historic Peninsula is protected, there should be no problems.

Thanks to falconi
http://img499.imageshack.us/img499/8486/leventdubaitowersistanbul5ch.jpg

Is this just a ordinary tower for europe or why doesn't anyone give any comment on this?

Mayor Kadir Topbas declared in today's Hurriyet daily newspaper that "there is still no definite height".

"There are 3 different versions of height in consideration."

"The twins will have 138,000 to 146,000 m2 total construction area."

300m is the "lowest common denominator" (the worst case scenario :D)

http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/4900/dubaitowersistanbul6cg.jpg

Dubai Towers Istanbul Web Site

http://www.dip.ae/turkey

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/9968/dsc012068cv.jpg

at Hürriyets 1 page there is a another rendering
but i cannot copy it

There are very few angles in which minarets and skyscrapers can be seen together (practically, only when approaching the city from the Sea of Marmara)

As long as the Historic Peninsula is protected, there should be no problems.

You were saying?

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22634/36693/486887/0/Istanbul+Levent+and+Minarets++-+DVD+capture.jpg

Above an "unusual" view of Is Bankasi complex captured from a DVD in the Greek Travel Magazine "Passport which has an excellent presentation of the city in its all true dimensions -from the gece kondu districts to Levent, Nisantaci, Beyoglou, Nisantasi where the presenter, Maya Tsokli she visits the editor of the Magazine "Elle" in Yapi Kredi (I think) and go for a coffee in the Armani Cafe in Nisantasi. Very good presentation and sunny 1993 Istanblue looks terrific.

Now for the rest (I'm in the mood for some fun):

The way it goes:

Levent 2004, probably from Metrocity:

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22634/36693/475709/0/Istanbul+Levent+19-From+Metrocity+Night.jpg


Levent 2010

http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/4900/dubaitowersistanbul6cg.jpg


Levent 2100
(in reality pictures of the planet-city Coruscant captured from the Star Wars III DVD)


http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22634/36693/486888/0/Coruscant+SW+III-+1.jpg


Buyukdere Avenue

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22634/36693/486889/0/Coruscant+SW+III-+2.jpg

I certainly don't think Istanblue will look any different then ;) At least you're doing the best you can

Is this just a ordinary tower for europe or why doesn't anyone give any comment on this?

I think people are still in shock

:D

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/2286/dubaitowersistanbul3pf.jpg

more informations:

Corporate Tower(Tower 1):
-300m
-94 Storey
-only office

Residential/Hotel Tower(Tower 2):
-240m
-74 Storey
-480 Apartments and 5-star Hotel (200 rooms)

this is just the beginning ;)

1) There are proposals of adding a spire on the 94-floor office block, bringing the total structural height to around 400 m

2) The 94-floor office tower and the 74-floor hotel/residential tower are rising above a multi-storey retail facility (i.e. there are more floors above ground)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/Haldun34_memocan_bogaz018.jpg

This way it looks really New Yorkesque (including Libeskind's tower) :D

render by me ....

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/281/dubaitowersistanbul159xj.jpg

ve mega 2000 pixel
http://img438.imageshack.us/img438/1699/dubaitowersistanbul168qn.th.jpg (http://img438.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dubaitowersistanbul168qn.jpg)

skyline view


http://img335.imageshack.us/img335/5981/leventgayrettepe114ek.th.jpg (http://img335.imageshack.us/my.php?image=leventgayrettepe114ek.jpg)

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/6753/diagram1111ab.jpg

Tower 1: 401 m / 97 floors (94 tower + 3 retail)
Tower 2: 300 m / 77 floors (74 tower + 3 retail)

Including mast, Tower 1 will be +450 m (if they decide to add the mast)

please, dont speculate asimov!
wait for the official informations from the project!

New York's WTC banged Malmo's Turning Torso.

The baby is named "Dubai Towers Istanbul" :D

Worthy son of a handsome father (RIP) and twisted mother.

I hope he won't do drugs.

Tower 1 will be either 392 or 401 m

Tower 2 is 300 m

Great! Any u/c pics available?

Great Tower for Instanbul!
Good for Europe! :)

I just saw the "Dubai Towers Istanbul" advertisement on CNN International two minutes ago. :)

(Advertisement of the project is regularly aired on CNN International and Euronews)

Great! Any u/c pics available?
They will start construction in at the begining of 2006.

http://www.dpc.org.ae/news/Dubai-Towers-Istanbul1.jpg

The project is designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

SOM is currently designing many projects for Dubai Holding.

705m Burj Dubai is one of them.

Here's a new SOM project in Dubai: 73-floor Infinity Tower

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=258179

Surprise surprise... :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/altind/P1000774.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/altind/P1000773.jpg

And SOM's Istanbul project ;)

http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/9498/reasl2gv.jpg

It "shouts" Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/altind/P1000774.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/altind/P1000773.jpg

http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/9498/reasl2gv.jpg

http://www.dpc.org.ae/news/Dubai-Towers-Istanbul1.jpg
I'm loving this tower more and more... :drool:

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2005/11/419012.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7720/farmirtover20copyzt3xt8.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9249/dscn00394la.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9185/bahadirttdiamond2mf.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5347/dscn00407py.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/566/doi7go.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9313/1217jy.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9889/1258sj.jpg

Yep, and so are the emirs from Dubai :D

Excellent rendering :okay:.

Yep, and so are the emirs from Dubai

I don't know about "girls" but they are the "skyscraper freak's" best friends. :D

Istanbul's tallest in 2008, but not for too long

(Chrysler Building -VS- Empire State Building)

first time I have sene the larger size of this pic..Thank you

I will refer to what Asim said about "envy" in the "Mall Athens" post... You see this (which is under construction BTW, not just a rendering in a drawer or a website) and you wonder: What if this was built in another European city? Everybody would be talking about one of the best 10 towers in Europe, blah blah blah...

But I know, Istanbul is full of shanty neighbourhoods built with shacks and tin houses, what are we talking about... In fact some of them, like the above, are over 250m if you include the spires :D

:lol::lol:

What can I say...

Notice the greenary on the upper floors - I like the idea. :okay:

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2005/11/419012.jpg

BTW, this one's not built by the Shareef (it's built by Istanbul-based Hattat Holdings, owner of HEMA Industries which builds tank turrets and APCs for the Turkish Army) but I'm sure if the Shareef saw it, he would Rock the Casbah :drunk:

(The design was "slightly" inspired by one of his favourite tents)

Contrast and compare the greenery on the upper floors with the one intended for the top levels of the Liberty Tower to be built on the site of the ill-fated WTC in NY.

Interesting...

yes I agree

should i send you the maquette pics :D
you can see the trees :D

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/Haldun34_Faruk_levent41.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/Haldun34_Faruk_levent41.jpg
Wow, thanks Asimov :eek2:

2MB render
http://www.dip.ae/news/common/image/download/DubaiTowersIstanbul.jpg

sorry
i am not good in those things :(

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/2258/unbenannt2ja.th.jpg (http://img183.imageshack.us/my.php?image=unbenannt2ja.jpg)

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/525/dti10dl.th.jpg (http://img183.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dti10dl.jpg)

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/1597/dti25ql.th.jpg (http://img183.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dti25ql.jpg)

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/250/dti31gg.th.jpg (http://img183.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dti31gg.jpg)

The Design Of Dubai Tower Istanbul Much More Beautiful than Infinity Tower %100!!! DEFINITELY Infinity OUT ISTANBUL IN!!


biraz şöyle ara gazı hıııın hıın tartışma ortamı olsunki reytink arsın. :pepper:

the proportions of infinity are much better. the dubai towers are too thin, especially at the top. it's still pretty impressive though.

they are also too thin for my taste.Aren't they too thin to be constructed?Maybe the real tower will be different.

they are also too thin for my taste.Aren't they too thin to be constructed?Maybe the real tower will be different.


They won't be seen that thin Im sure ..It s just the matter of our friends montage work :)

hocam 300 metre olsunda isterse ince olsun...

ofcourse sercan.Diamond s girl's best friend and this diamond is the best friend od istanbul too by the way this building is gonna finish soon! gaz veriyorum... ama gerçektende ilerike bir tarihte bitecek yani yalan mı heh.

ok :D

ok
i think i can show you the maquette pics
i posted some pics of the maquette before
but these one are better :D

pics of the 234m version

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9185/bahadirttdiamond2mf.th.jpg (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bahadirttdiamond2mf.jpg)

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9249/dscn00394la.th.jpg (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn00394la.jpg)

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5347/dscn00407py.th.jpg (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn00407py.jpg)

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/566/doi7go.th.jpg (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=doi7go.jpg)





"renderings" of the 270m proposal
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9313/1217jy.th.jpg (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1217jy.jpg)

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/9889/1258sj.th.jpg (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1258sj.jpg)

the buildings are brilliant but there are too many twins in istanbul

BTW, this one's not built by the Shareef (it's built by Istanbul-based Hattat Holdings, owner of HEMA Industries which builds tank turrets and APCs for the Turkish Army) but I'm sure if the Shareef saw it, he would Rock the Casbah :drunk:

(The design was "slightly" inspired by one of his favourite tents)

Are you sure? Hattat is searching for an Arabian partner from Dubai for this tower. I hope, he can find because construction is very very slow :(

1) It's 238m, not 234m

2) Hattat's proposal for partnership with Jumeirah Hotels (Dubai) is very recent. Dubai's companies originally had nothing to do with the project. Seems like HEMA Industries (Hattat Holdings) also wants to get its share from the $5 billion UAE investment in Istanbul. The construction costs of the project will still be entirely covered by Hattat Holdings though (Hattat Holdings will own the building, while Jumeirah Hotels will "probably" be among the tenants - as it's not definite yet.)

Maybe the Arabian influence will speed things up... :D

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b296/warsword/DubaiTowersIstanbul.jpg

I like this tower more and more :okay:

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2005/11/419012.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2006/01/431647.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2006/01/431655.jpg

why :D
BTW
you are very lazy since 1 year
no good informations :(
:D

just saw it
https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2005/11/419012.jpg

Asimov
how high is the Hotel behind the Tower?
even the smallest tower/wing of DOI is higher

Princess Hotel is 99m according to ITU's archives

so
wing 3 is abaout 110m high?
Asimov
help
help :D

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1692/4190125ho.jpg

why :D
BTW
you are very lazy since 1 year
no good informations :(
:D

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Never no time to play
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Nope, I can't stop, nope, I can't stop to talk
I gotta go I gotta go yo
Basically I'm a brother they depend on, lean on
So now I gotta be gone, I gotta keep strong
Always stayin busy kid, cause I can never fall off
Laziness ain't gettin' to me
There's too much opportunity
And I'm not waitin for no one
Cause slow ones, they don't get nuthin done son

Never no time to play
Gotta keep workin every day (No time to play)
Never no time to play
Gotta make moves with no delay (I gotta make moves)
Never no time to play
Gotta keep workin every day (No time to play)
Never no time to play
Gotta make moves (I gotta make moves)

No time to play
My man Michael Jordan gets busy with his time
"What's up?" to the cockroaches, slicker than most
I ain't got no time yo so I'm gone, I'm gone

^^^

buuuhhhh
you lazy boyyyy :D
instead of searching for music lyrics you could call your friends in Istnbul
i know you have good connections :D

Construction status from a couple of days ago. Looks like it is going to be topped out soon. 3 more floors to go: 2 normal and 1 technical
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4461/4319118cd.jpg

woow nice towers..

again
blue
and
twin

I don't like this project.Sercan isn't this tower white?

yeah :D
its more white
but the windows are blue :D
BTW
i couldn't find the topic at Turkey forum??!!

BTW
i think the main entrance is at the north side
so we lose 4-5 fllors :(

31.1.2006
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/204/31ocak20069lt.th.jpg (http://img390.imageshack.us/my.php?image=31ocak20069lt.jpg)

Diamond of Istanbul update:

238 m: Height of the building above ground level, including the curved glass and steel extension on top
260 m: Height from lowest car park to the panoramic restaurant, excluding the curved glass and steel extension on top

http://www.asansordunyasi.com/english/index.asp?makale=1848&sayfa=detay

The client & promoter : Hema Endustri AS – Istanbul
Project Manager : Hattat Insaat AS – Istanbul
Architects : Dome Architects – Istanbul
Vertical Transportation Consultants : Arup VT – London

The Diamond of Istanbul is a very ultra modern design multi use tower designed by the inventive Dome architects of Istanbul, they and their clients didn’t want an “International Mediocre Building” which could be in any major city in the world but a modern tower giving a design statement to the skyline of this vibrant city of Istanbul and this is what they have achieved.
The local professional team approached Arup VT because of their International reputation and experience but also their approach to looking over the horizon in terms of design development and expertise where 2nd best is not acceptable and a flexible approach is demanded and the architectural design not only of the lifts but also the building is paramount to its overall success.

The D OF I comprises of a striking 238 meter tower with a panoramic restaurant at the very top of the and below it is 48 levels of letable floors, the D of I also comprises of 5 levels of retail areas and 5 levels of underground car parking. Therefore the total height of the building from the lowest car parking floor to the top floor is 260 meters which makes it a very tall building as well as a dynamic looking building.

The brief for the VT Systems were that they had to comply with the very latest requirements of EN81, Turkish lift standards and also International Passenger performance criteria in terms of waiting and journey times and ride comfort.

The D o I by its unique design is totally flexible to possible future use as a commercial building, or a luxury hotel, or luxury apartments or possible a mixture of all three, plus the retail and car parking zones.

After professional team meetings discussing the various possible scenarios, the VT system concept adopted, allowed for the maximisation of building core space and the trademark Arup VT design of the lift systems to incorporate “ flexible functionality”, which has produced complex VT systems which are just right for this very exiting building therefore the building is not over or under elevated based upon today’s international standards and criteria.

Although the D of I Tower lifts are relatively fast at 6.0m/sec, all lift within the complex building have vital role to play and are in the correct location, have the ideal loading and speed characteristics. There are also firefighting lifts in locations agreed with the project fire engineers to make the job of the fire-fighters safer and assist with evacuation.

The project team were very conscious of the needs of those users with a disability and all passenger carrying lifts have all the features to enable the user to have barrier free access to every occupied area within the building.

Because of the 5 retail levels between the main lobby and 1st commercial floor the D OF I has sets of escalators providing service to and from these levels together with back up conventional lifts for users who don’t like the experience of travelling on an escalator or with buggies or possibly have a disability.

At he back of the retail units there are large cargo lifts serving from the loading bay to all the retail levels to enable the units to be serviced out of sight of the shoppers as it was recognised that if the shopping units couldn’t get their goods on display they couldn’t sell them.

Working with such a forward looking and adventurous project team we also had to consider and design into the protect, because of its very flexible design concept items such as environmental awareness, passenger evacuation in the event of an Imminent Catastrophic Event commonly referred to as ICE scenario, also state of the art passenger access and security systems to the private levels within the D of I, Acoustic and sound isolation systems to prevent noise and vibration from the lift shafts penetrating area which may be rooms designated as sleeping locations, and final most important for Istanbul seismic protection for the lifts and escalators.

The D of I will be for the foreseeable future a bench mark for inventive architectural design, functional flexibility not on in Istanbul but in our opinion worldwide and this is solely due to an architect, client and promoter who won’t accept 2nd best and push the design team to its creative limits and also most importantly are not afraid to bring into the project International expertise not only for the VT systems but other areas within this complex and exiting building that will be gracing the Istanbul Skyline in the very near future.

reallyßß
whats your source

Gr, not tall enough! The design deserves to be built upon a taller structure. :D

Diamond of Istanbul update:
260 m: Overall structural height including the curved extension

So the building height is actually 260 m

YEEEEEEEESSSSS

That's a cool height for starters, balanced with the rest of Maslak's towers. Paves the way for the next leven but it's the Dubai Towers that will take the lead...

...but true, sich a design is "wasted" at such a height. Could go up to 350m easy. In any case, this building alone has amongst the most progressive designs of skyscrapers ever to have been built in Europe.


Keep us posted guys, what are the news from the construction site?

bad "news" gm2263
according to this Engineer company
http://www.tanriover.com/
it will have 52 Floors OG
and
8 Floors UG

It's actually 54 + 8

1 panoramic restaurant
48 hotel
5 shopping mall
----------------------
3 basement
5 car park

But two major questions remain:

1) We definitely know that the shopping mall will have 5 floors.

But can the "5th floor" of the shopping mall be the separate glass section seen at right:

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2006/01/431647.jpg

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2006/01/431655.jpg

In that case the number of the shopping mall floors below the hotel tower will be 4, not 5.

2) Is the panoramic restaurant floor included in the 48-floor hotel tower, or is it a separate floor on top? From the renderings, it looks like a separate floor on top:

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2005/11/419012.jpg

In this case, the total number of floors above ground will be 53.

About a year ago, when our friend Anil Köksal (Anatolia at Skyscrapercity) asked the engineers at the construction site, they told him that the tower will have 61 floors. 53 + 8 = 61, which makes sense.

For the time being, it's either 53 or 54 floors above ground.

But if the (unlikely) pessimistic theory is correct, then it has 52 floors above ground (4 shopping mall + 48 hotel, including the panoramic restaurant)

According to this source the panoramic restaurant floor is "above" the 48 hotel floors:

http://www.asansordunyasi.com/english/index.asp?makale=1848&sayfa=detay

The D OF I comprises of a striking 238 meter tower with a panoramic restaurant at the very top and below it are 48 levels of letable floors, the D of I also comprises of 5 levels of retail areas and 5 levels of underground car parking. Therefore the total height of the building from the lowest car parking floor to the top floor is 260 meters which makes it a very tall building as well as a dynamic looking building.

In this case:

1 panoramic restaurant floor
48 hotel floors
4 retail floors (the 5th retail floor is separate and not under the hotel tower)
---------------------------
3 basement floors
5 car park floors

53 floors above ground
8 floors below ground

So it IS 260 tall. Congrats, like I said, you break the 200m mark with two new buildings, the Dubai project and this one. Too bad the Endem Tower is not near though, that would have been interesting (kinda Kuala Lumpur where they built the Menara Telecom Tower and then as if they were not happy, they said : OK, screw it, let's go to the real thing, and built the Petronas :)

May God keep me in good health and relative prosperity, I wish to see these towers at some point. The Dubai are poineering and tall, the height appropriate for the size and importance of the city, OK, but the DOI is the millennium thing IMO. Highrise Bioclimatic Architecture with a vengeance... GO ISTANBUL!!! :):):)

gm2263
how can it be 260m?
the lift source says 238m
and IMO that will be the height?!!

~
53 Floors above ground
53*4m = 212m + ~25m spire = 237m

237m~=~238m

260 m is the height between the lowest car park floor (-8) and the panoramic restaurant (+53)

i.e. the height between all accessible 61 floors, including the 8 floors below ground, excluding the glass and steel extension on top.

238 m is the height of the building above ground level, including the glass and steel section on top.

WELL i was reading a great book on this subject....it was called "high steel" and was about the construction of the "time warner center".

quoted from high steel

" If we had used steel instead of reinforced concrete that building would of been forty feet higher,said seinuk.. "those forty feet would have been nothing but a big sail on a day like this"

"over the last 40 years american concrete was now as strong as any in the world. the concrete used in the new trump world building was 12,000psi and 16000psi concrete was at hand.

"concrete has many advantages over stel as a structural material.
-it lowers the distance between floors,so that a 70story concrete building will be shorter than one of steel.floors in concrete buildings are 6inch slabs after wiring and ceiling fixtures,capet and floorboards are added the total will be of only 8 inches."

-in comparison a steel building would have floorplates of about 15inches.

*seems like a small about but when multiplied by 70 stories it can comeout to 40 feet in extra dead height.

-furthermore concrete goes up faster than steel because steel buildings require you continue adding materials to the original steel beams..concrete easier to manipulate,all you have to do is get a hammer while an imperfectly placed steel beam can destroy and cause havok.

-steel is still widely used because there are far more pliable,they are easier to renovate and easier to create mixed use structures with.also steel is more able to withstand long spans,and also steel has the strength of 50,000psi much more strength than reinforced concrete"


52*4,5m= 234m + 25m spie = 259 :D

19.3.2006
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/6112/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayado.jpg

September 23, 2005:

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/3498/diamond23eyls7az.jpg

March 19, 2006:

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/6112/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayado.jpg

6 out of the 8 floors below ground are completed

superb tower... It will ignite the race between maslak and levent. Sisli is a surprise with sisli plaza. I like the idea that clusters have their own signiture buildings. This kind of unique and ambitious buildings increase the reputation of the cluster. Maslak strikes. Then the empire (Levent) will strike back with DTI. Yeah...

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/4526/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkay200.th.jpg (http://img146.imageshack.us/my.php?image=alperdemirkayaalperdemirkay200.jpg)

I am curious how these towers will look when they are completed.

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8266/kemalsoylemezlevent20021uc.th.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kemalsoylemezlevent20021uc.jpg)

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/68157c7e.jpg

The project was recently overtaken by the company, Astay Gayrimenkul, which is currently building the 2 x 29 floors "Kempinski Residences Astoria" mixed-use complex in Istanbul (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=228269). Reportedly, these new towers will now also be operated by Kempinski and will enter service in 2007 as "Bellevue Residences by Kempinski".
Project renderings when completed - http://www.permak.com.tr/tr/remag/index.asp?icerikid=63

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/b21bb189.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/b5fbd7b6.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/15b28095.jpg

22 stories, 16 doublex, 56 residences.. m2 price is 6000 euros.. the apartments are 300 to 750 m2

Bellevue Residences by Kempinski (Ulus)

Astaş Gayrimenkul'ün Remag Gayrimenkul ile yaptığı yatırım ortaklığının sonucunda inşa edilen proje 7 bin metrekare alan üzerine kurulu 22 katlı iki kuleden oluşuyor. 16'sı dubleks 56 rezidansta metrekare fiyatları 6 bin Euro'dan başlıyor. Daire büyüklükleri 300-750 metrekare arasında değişiyor.


Sabah

Wow! These are fancy apartments then. They were built in front of Garanti Bank Headquarters, so all the apartments have amazing views over to Bosphorus.

Twin spires would look cool on this one. :okay:
not twin spires but one looks also good!

:cheers: :cheers:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/137_3707.jpg

AI-Tower at last reached 112m! :cheers:

112m - not too bad...the design is great! Can't wait 'till this one's finished! :D

First the area
and the masterplan

Architets: Philip Johnson Alan Ritchie Architects


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http://www.ozelbirligi.org/Alter/1/images/13.jpg

http://www.ozelbirligi.org/Alter/1/images/14.jpg


the towers
http://www.ozelbirligi.org/Alter/3/images/30.jpg

Residentials

http://www.ozelbirligi.org/Alter/2/images/20.jpg

http://www.ozelbirligi.org/Alter/2/images/21.jpg

http://www.ozelbirligi.org/Alter/2/images/22.jpg

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http://www.ozelbirligi.org/Alter/2/images/25.jpg

http://www.ozelbirligi.org/Alter/2/images/26.jpg

again the towers
http://www.ozelbirligi.org/Alter/3/images/30.jpg

http://www.ozelbirligi.org/Alter/3/images/36.jpg

http://www.ozelbirligi.org/Alter/3/images/35.jpg

http://www.ozelbirligi.org/Alter/3/images/33.jpg

http://www.ozelbirligi.org/Alter/3/index.htm

i like the talls, low rise architecture and the fresh bridge and the green spaces but a residential buildings seems quite insipid to me, congrats dudes :okay:

It looks great..

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/3e810231.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/0b155c5a.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/93acd290.jpg

Dark heavy rain clouds and the sunset light made up a good contrast for this pic... Taken today...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/139_3934bst2.jpg


AI is my 2nd fav now in Maslak :cheers:

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1056/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayado3i27082006ay8.jpg

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9036/alperdemirkayaalperdemirkayadoi27082006er6.jpg

...Let's hope they will speed up construction although building the static foundations of such a building (especially in a relatively seismically active area like Istanbul) is a crucial stage. In any case, all updates about this jewel are welcome so keep posting guys... :)

Any estimations about it being topped up with a normal construction pace (say late 2007 - early 2008? )

eastman is working at DOI :D
he saw the plans
it will be 257m
they are waiting for the steel from Luxembourg
then the construction of the main tower can start

the 8 basemenent fllors and the first 3 floors above ground are each 12.000m2

DOI


http://img417.imageshack.us/img417/7189/02ct5.jpg

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/3169/heightvg0.jpg


http://img436.imageshack.us/img436/2742/dsc03705br8.jpg

http://img436.imageshack.us/img436/8739/dsc03707ei5.jpg

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http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/1899/dsc03881aa7.jpg


http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/6934/dsc03883ep8.jpg

so
DOI can really reach the 270m
http://img279.imageshack.us/img279/7097/heightvg0pd6.jpg

Istanbullu, this is the best picture i had ever seen! Well done!

AI is my 2nd fav now in Maslak :cheers:

AI is my favourite is Maslak and looks taller than Sun Plaza

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/139_3934bst2.jpg
This pic is simply fantastic!

^here i got something you may like ;)

http://img417.imageshack.us/img417/7189/02ct5.jpg

AI Tower

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/1131/unbenanntuf3.jpg

^nice!

Kempinsky Bellevue Residences on the right side:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/Alpaslan1453_Zincirli_Kuyudan_Itiba.jpg

Istanbul Edip Tower and Shopping Mall


The new EDIP Shopping Mall creates 70,000m² of prime retail space in the heart of the rapidly developing Istanbul media district. The development includes two fifty-story high-rise apartment buildings offering a total of 125,000m² usable floor space.
The design concept divides the total building mass into bands of differing width. The irregularly folded roofs are designed as green roof-gardens open to the public. The Shopping Center offers large-area retail spaces like a supermarket and a home improvement retailer as well as small shops and upscale boutiques, a multiplex cinema, food-courts and various family entertainment facilities.
The complex interior is organized as a “city within the city” creating a complete shopping experience for the visitor – not just a series of retail outlets. Large media screens project random samples of the vibrant interior life to the outside.


Project data:
Competition: 2006 – 1st prize
Client: Akin Holding A.S.
Completion: 2009
Gross floor area: 227,000m²
Gross volume: 990,000m³


Renders

http://www.asp-stuttgart.de/data/projekte/36/4_589_Projektbild.jpg
http://www.asp-stuttgart.de/data/photos//589_EDIP/image/589_edip03.jpg


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So afflective it'll locate away from the main clusters :ohno:

Greenish blue cladding looks nice, lowrise architecture is fine, towers are boxy and simple but nice height. Only bad thing is they are faaaaaar away from all other skyscrapers of Istanbul.

Construction ends by 2009, I think they should start to build in early 2007.

They have a great design.

I am not sure if it will be built

Istanbul - Sapphire Tower - 261 m - 54 floors

Status : Under construction - [ Street Level for now ]

Location : Levent - By the side Dubai Towers Istanbul [ 300 m + twisting towers ] - Opposite of Is Bank Towers [ 181 m ]

Renders

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/8642100020tabanlioglu20pa5.jpg

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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/8644100020tabanlioglu20ny5.jpg
The official name, height and renders of the "KILER TOWER" is revealed. Tower is currently u/c and it is about to reach the ground.

The Place of the building - (old pic)

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/6467/435in6.jpg

Lastest Construction Updates ( By August :D )

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2434/aydinsertkiler26aug06ezia5.jpg

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/7641/b7n1yda0.jpg

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1038/b7ojavu2.jpg

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/3361/b7uq1zp2.th.jpg

Btw, construction ends by 2008.

I like this tower.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/111111.jpg

Any more pictures?

Maslak Towers, Istanbul
Tower 1 to 10, 33 floors


The skyline of Maslak, one of Istanbul's most prominent business districts, will have a major boost with the new Maslak Towers project, nicknamed "Mashattan" by the local media.

The project will include ten 33-floor skyscrapers which will be used as office buildings, hotels, and residential towers.


Renderings:

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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/SSC/3aip1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/MeReK_power.jpg

Son resim de cok guzelmis :cheers:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/145_4502-copy222.jpg

big development:=))))

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/Husnu_Goruntu3652.jpg

More renders:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/Farmir_071206143256_111_1_111_2.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/Farmir_071206143821_111_7.jpg

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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/Farmir_071206143256_111_1_111_2_111.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/Farmir_071206143711_111_4_111_5_111.jpg

I like it too :)

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/engin_itu_IMG_0105.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/devrim1907_diamondofistanbul2.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/devrim1907_diamondofistanbul3.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/devrim1907_diamondofistanbul.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/devrim1907_mashattan4.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/devrim1907_mashattan2.jpg

I'm speechless! Manha...Eh, I meant Maslak :D is changing so fast !!! A single project forms a new skyline :okay: ! Can't wait for my next visit!

I too am watching silently :D.

Now, from Istanbul I would expect a bolder design, something like the Sisli Elite residence tower (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=162615) for instance, and not that uniform in ALL buildings, since so many 33-storey towers will definitely make a difference in the area.

On the other hand, these towers are decent, high quality and they will fill a huge gap in the area from certain angles, especially when looked from Levent where, they will further enhance the image, filling the skyline that will be dominated by the DOI.

The most important pics will have to be taken in early spring when expectedly, all the towers will most probably to be topped out.

In any case, this is an impressive addition in a very strategic spot skylinewise... We want more pics guys... !!!

I knew gm would be somewhere around :D :okay:

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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/devrim1907_mashattan4.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/devrim1907_mashattan2.jpg

Err, are all these towers really so close to the Polaris Tower or is it just a trick of the lens.

In any case Polaris, one of my favourite towers in Istanbul won't be alone back there, in the backyard of Buyukdere avenue... :)

Err, are all these towers really so close to the Polaris Tower or is it just a trick of the lens.

In any case Polaris, one of my favourite towers in Istanbul won't be alone back there, in the backyard of Buyukdere avenue... :)

Yeah, they're pretty close to Polaris Plaza:

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/9890/maslak87pg.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/8.jpg

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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/11.jpg

Resim yokmu yaw?

One of the most dramatic skyline changes in Europe, that's for sure...

So, this is a battle between diamonds and sapphires? :D

Nice towers both of them. I prefer the Diamond though. More 21st century architecture comperad to this one, although the Sapphire is built on a more strategic location. For now.

Keep up the good work and post photos. At this very moment we have two of the tallest buildings under construction in Europe and certainly the tallest ones to be for a long time in the region.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/2-9.jpg

Selenium Twins, Istanbul
140 m / 34 floors (459 ft)

Designed by the prestigious lifestyle experts Ascioglu Construction; Selenium Twins offer a very selective environment in the heart of Istanbul, Fulya. All the details of this magnificent project were thought to add value and comfort to the days of those with selective taste. The breath taking Bosphorus view from the apartments will be the delight of its residents and their friends.

The project which is going to be constructed on a land measure of 30.000 m2 including a hospital building consists of nearly 10 stories,an office buıilding consists of 14 stories and 2 residence buildings each one consists of 30 stories.

Also there will be a food court in the area, a supermarket consists of nearly 12.000 m2 and a small bazaar which is 6.000 m2. Selenium Twins start seeing the Bosphorus view from the 4th floor. Buildings planned to consist a roof bar and a GYM on the top floors.


Floor types:

1+1 94 m2 Price range of : $478.000 - $539.000

4+1,5+1,6+1 Flats Price range of : $1.087.000 - $2.100.000


4 Penthouse flats:

7+1 527 m2 $3.342.000 (sold out)


http://aycu14.webshots.com/image/38373/2000796175519330308_rs.jpg

http://aycu03.webshots.com/image/39962/2000760450093991575_rs.jpg

http://aycu40.webshots.com/image/39639/2000784796678302727_rs.jpg

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http://aycu21.webshots.com/image/40180/2000797438417370937_rs.jpg

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http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/38414/2000797204913521397_rs.jpg

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http://aycu18.webshots.com/image/38337/2001579072218298709_rs.jpg

nothing special but a nice residence to live in! Height isn't bad either.

Nice, but why there are so many twins in Istanbul?

The closer to Bosphorus the smaller the towers (one exception: Ritz Carlton)! Since one can't build tall buildings near Bosphorus companies prefer twins.

http://213.243.33.85/_thumbnail/_th_3/20073/461575001169174554609127_.jpg

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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/sapphireyo5.jpg

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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/1-12.jpg

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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/sapphireyo5.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/sapphire.jpg

It's looks lovely, hope it will finnish quickly :cheers:

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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/Tarik_Aydemir_S5001211.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/Farmir_diamond.jpg

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/9527/anilmaslakpanoramaak2.th.jpg (http://img174.imageshack.us/my.php?image=anilmaslakpanoramaak2.jpg)

with Maslak...

In Istanbul, at 25 kilometers in the west of Bosphorus Strait, near to the archaeological site of the Yarimburgaz cave in the north of the Kucukcekmece lake and in the south from the Sazlidere water field widening on 5 milions of sqm, will born a new, real city: New Istanbul. Paghera’s group, up to the order of the Turkish New Istanbul real Estate Development Company ,will sign the green area and the entire urbanization of one of the quarters. The head of the project will be Architect Michele Paghera, Vice president and foreigner responsible of the group. The property and the project development is of Mr. Korkmaz Yigit, the owner of the New Istanbul real Estate Development Company. The whole design of this colossal post-modern urbanization work is signed by the study of the famous, missing, Architect Philip Johnson, now headed by Mr.Alan Ritchie, his collaborator for more than 25 years. New Istanbul is the answer to the serious lodgings crisis determined by the suburbs blasting growth recordered in the last fifty years in the Istanbul. A phenomenon that conferring an irregular trend to the growth of the city, compromising the ancient rational urbanization. This has strongly jeopardized the Kucukcekmece area, transforming it in a badly built and overcrowded quarter where nobody wants to live and work. New Istanbul- which is part of the development plan and recovery of the urban areas of Istanbul launched in the 1990- will radically change the face of this suburb, determining a strong jump of quality for the 270.000 people who lives and works in this area. Farther on the residential area with buildings which vary from skyscrapers of 200 meters height to houses, the project foresee the realization of schools,7 hospitals,6 religion places ,an Olympic Stadium, an exhibition area and congressional, a commercial area, a recreative centre, a resort on the coast, a railway line on monorail and a bus station for the public transport network. The new city is rich of green areas and is harmonic insert in a rural environment. It answer to both structurals and infrastructurals demands and to those socials and culturals with wide common and entertainment areas :these areas will consent residents to cultivate community ties. The project combines classical towns plannings solutions with contemporary method which establish a tight relationship between residentials and commercials areas through an integrate road system with pedestrian paths and publics transports. Innovative, beneath a towns plannings and socials profile, New Istanbul propose a new method for the urban growth management of the big city and it is destined to become an international example for the manufacture of new settlements.

http://uranio.gruppofemar.com/paghera/file_upload/istanbul.jpg

http://uranio.gruppofemar.com/paghera/events/events.html

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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/3-8.jpg

The location:

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/1130/unbenanntve8.png

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/devrim1907_maslak1.jpg

Flora Residence, Istanbul
120 m / 34 floors
end of construction: 2007

Construction works began for the 33-floor Flora Residence, located at the TEM - E5 highway junction near Kozyatagi business district on the Asian side of the city.

Though primarily for residential use, several floors of the building will be utilized as office space. The terrace section will have a panoramic restaurant and bar which will be open 24 hours a day. The building will also have a fitness center and spa.

336 apartment flats will be available, with parking space for 900 vehicles.

The completion date is scheduled as 2007.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/409668.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/423255.jpg

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/4005/husnufloraresidence27sugz0.jpg

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/3069/husnufloraresidence27suym9.jpg

its Fora Residence :D

Kozyatagi cluster will be great

its Fora Residence :D

Kozyatagi cluster will be great

Ooops! :) I'm terribly sorry for the mistake. But I'm confused, is it "Florya", "Flora" or "Fora"?

Anyway, it looks very Dubai-ish with the top and the facade and the tower is a perfect addition to the skyline.

sorry
my fault :D
Flora
i forget to write the l :D

Is this Pudong, Shanghai, or Maslak Istanbul?

Nice looking Tower

its Kozyatagi, asian cluster :D

approx.
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4852/farukoncanfr35781zr1.jpg

Anyway, this is an excellent design. Like I said, it would fit a far asian skyline like Shanghai or Shenzen.