Dubai developer Tameer is to build a massive tower near to the tallest block although not technically within it. I decided to create a thread for this already since the project is definitely real even though there's no render. Final design should be anounced soon enough. Tameer are the developers of the princess tower and elite residence.

Atkins are the architects and they have 3 designs, one which will be chosen in the next few weeks.

Some articles:

http://atkins-me.com/News.aspx?ItemNo=48
http://www.tameer.net/html/newsdetail.asp?nIdArg=70
http://bustler.net/index.php/article/global_architecture_firm_in_internal_competition_to_design_one_of_the_world/


Details known about the tower:

Will cost $1.4bn
Will have 5m square feet of space
Will be mixed use.

^^ wow nice render malec :D

Location:

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/26/marinareadyforrendermi2.th.jpg (http://img361.imageshack.us/my.php?image=marinareadyforrendermi2.jpg)


It's the large placeholder on the left :)

hmmm why this tower is so white???

^^ Because its a placeholder like malec said and until now no design was choosen they are still designing this tower or have 3 design and one will be choosen as the final one.

Can't wait for the final design !!! :nuts:

And the tower in the right? is very tall.

^^ It's al burj

Dubai developer Tameer is to build a massive tower near to the tallest block although not technically within it. I decided to create a thread for this already since the project is definitely real even though there's no render. Final design should be anounced soon enough. Tameer are the developers of the princess tower and elite residence.

Atkins are the architects and they have 3 designs, one which will be chosen in the next few weeks.

Some articles:

http://atkins-me.com/News.aspx?ItemNo=48
http://www.tameer.net/html/newsdetail.asp?nIdArg=70
http://bustler.net/index.php/article/global_architecture_firm_in_internal_competition_to_design_one_of_the_world/


Details known about the tower:

Will cost $1.4bn
Will have 5m square feet of space
Will be mixed use.


Another supertall, incredible!

^^ It's al burj

That's a placeholder too, right? Or is that the final Al Burj's design?

what's that donut at the waterfront ???

500m towers again!!! So much the last time :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:

I think its time to change the structure of the threads of this forum.

3 threads:

1. 100m-300m (low skycrapers)
2. 300m-500m (skycrapers) most of the crapers are that height.
3. 500m-... (high skycrapers)


300m end called a supertall is redicules in our times. Supertall today is 500m.

Malec, why did you open up a thread in the Supertall section? A thread is nice but the Dubai subforum would have been better. Because now there will be 50 pages of bullshit-posts like "Wow, no render, but looks great", "what's the tower on the..." and ":nuts:"... :ohno:

There will be a thread for it in both sections ;)

That's a placeholder too, right? Or is that the final Al Burj's design?

Of course it is only a placeholder ^^

Great location. Its near media city i suppose?

Leading architects in global competition to design one of the world's tallest towers in Dubai

Tameer Holding has today announced that designers Atkins will compete amongst itself across three of its leading design centres for the privilege of designing an iconic skyscraper intended to be developed on Sheikh Zayed Road.

Based on current world rankings, the colossal mixed use project will be amongst the world's tallest structures and will comprise of residential, commercial and retail configurations in addition to a 200-plus key boutique hotel and branded, serviced apartments.

The design for the region's newest landmark has already attracted vast global interest, with a multitude of international design firms competing to design the iconic structure with Atkins eventually selected to lead on the project after an intensive preliminary selection process.

The three Atkins teams vying for the project are based in global studios in Dubai, London and Hong Kong.

Headed by internationally renowned design leaders, they are responsible for some of the world's most eye-catching and famed landmarks including the Burj Al Arab, Bahrain World Trade Center and Teda Tower.

Preliminary designs are scheduled for submission to the judging panel later this month. The panel of judges is a mix of Tameer's Board of Directors and senior management with oversight by its industry partners, with the winning design announced in July.

Tameer's Chief Executive Officer, Abdallah Hageali says the competition will further fuel the leading developer's commitment and legacy in support of 'the art of building', upholding creativity and enhancement in the full spectrum of design and construction.

'This endeavor to lift the benchmark further for the best in design is reflective of our approach towards property development. We are committed to constantly pushing the boundaries, searching for the best and highest standards in quality and innovation. This competition is a unique initiative that we anticipate will ultimately leave its mark and result in a true architectural masterpiece' Mr. Hageali said.

Managing Director of Atkins in the Middle East & India, Tim Askew, says the group's best architectural talent has been preparing for the design competition over a number of months, with three of its major global studios engaging in healthy competitive rivalry to design the mega-structure.

'We are delighted to have been selected as lead designer for the project after the initial selection process. Whilst this is the first time we have embarked upon such a major internal competition on such an international scale, we see it as instrumental in helping us to further drive creativity and ingenuity for projects such as this, in recognition of the status it deserves as Dubai's newest landmark' he said.

Apart from its aesthetic and functional design qualities currently under consideration, the colossal skyscraper will span over 5 million square feet and will be designed in accordance with current sustainability best practice.

Towering over the city skyline it will provide breathtaking views of Marsa Dubai as it lies in proximity to the most luxurious retail, dining and leisure precincts and sophisticated commercial and academic hubs.

Managing Director of Tameer Dubai, Abdul Hamid Moukayed, says the project will not only offer a premium in creativity and design spurred by the global competition, but heralds a new era in sustainable development with unsurpassed eco-features which are intended to be implemented in the project.

'Apart from the prominent effort to compete on design, the project is expected to exhibit an exemplary standard of construction in accordance with unmatched sustainability-focused measures and we look forward to working with some of the world's best creative designers to help bring this architectural masterpiece to life,' Mr. Moukayed said.

The announcement of Tameer's latest development plans arrives amidst rising demand for residential and commercial units in Dubai, fuelled by ongoing economic growth. Thousands of investors have been attracted by the growing market, resulting in Dubai's population doubling over the past ten years with official forecasts predicting the number of inhabitants will rise to 2 million by 2015.

source: AMEinfo

Tameer hosts competition for design of new tower


Thursday, Jun 26, 2008

Dubai: Tameer is hosting an internal design competition within global architect firm Atkins to choose a design for its new Dh5 billion mixed-use project, slated to rise 125 floors, on Shaikh Zayed Road.
John Zwets, development director at the Dubai developer, said the brief was to design a mixed-use, super-high rise project, comprising 125 floors, a 5-star boutique hotel, serviced apartments, 60 high-end penthouses, and a small retail area. The project will eventually house Tameer's global headquarters.

Architects from Atkins' Dubai, London and China offices have submitted three designs each. Construction on the final design will begin by mid-July.
K.Y. Cheung, urban planning and design director at Atkins China, said designing for China and Dubai is different. "China is booming faster than Dubai. But the quality is not quite at the same level. Relatively speaking, it's a poor man's requirement," Cheung said.
The China team said they are working on how to generate a form that is self-shading. Cheung said they have three building designs and are considering options of self-parking or using robots for the purpose.

Shaun Killa, Atkins design director for the Middle East and India and designer of the Bahrain World Trade Centre, said harnessing wind energy would be the key.
However, Tom Wright, head of architecture at Atkins headquarters in London and designer of the Burj Al Arab, said his team was focusing on solar power.
The winning design will become the Tameer prototype to be replicated in all major cities of the GCC.



Article originally published by Gulf News 26-Jun-08

Source: Gulf News


:nuts::nuts: stunning news

500m towers again!!! So much the last time :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:
2. 300m-500m (skycrapers) most of the crapers are that height.

300m end called a supertall is redicules in our times. Supertall today is 500m.

actually like 99% of all skyscrapers are 100-300m. :banana:

500m towers again!!! So much the last time :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:

I think its time to change the structure of the threads of this forum.

3 threads:

1. 100m-300m (low skycrapers)
2. 300m-500m (skycrapers) most of the crapers are that height.
3. 500m-... (high skycrapers)


300m end called a supertall is redicules in our times. Supertall today is 500m.

No. Just because there is more of them and taller doesn't make the current 300m-ish towers any less tall. Come up with a new term, megatall or hypertall.

There will be a thread for it in both sections ;)



Of course it is only a placeholder ^^

Thanks. Phew, didn't like it that much! :lol::lol:

Cool news! A new supertall (or a hypertall) for Dubai :cheers2:

Would this be considered part of the tallest block?

Nope but it's very close

No. Just because there is more of them and taller doesn't make the current 300m-ish towers any less tall. Come up with a new term, megatall or hypertall.

how about Spacescrapers?? :lol:

Location:

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/26/marinareadyforrendermi2.th.jpg (http://img361.imageshack.us/my.php?image=marinareadyforrendermi2.jpg)


It's the large placeholder on the left :)

Malec....nice render as usual, but I have an unrelated question....any idea why now on Imageshack, there's a 'crush love' site blaring on the top banner? Sure is annoying!

Cool! 10/10

Edit title to around 600 meters :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/526881-design-group-lauds-middle-east-performance

If this one will be the second tallest tower in Dubai, it has to be higher than 618 meters !! :okay:

Wee, that's sweet :p

BTW, TAMEER are the developers of Elite Residence Tower (380 m) and Princess Tower (412 m) in Dubai Marina.

wow, over 600m now....damn dubai is so crazy that's unbeliveable :cheers:

Can we take the news source of the 600m+ height serious? It sounds too good for me....

EDIT: to the post below mine, thx altin for the info!

From ATKINS website: http://www.atkinsglobal.com/media_centre/press_releases/Q1_2008_9_Interim_Management_Statement.aspx

...In the first quarter we have won the contract to design Tameer Tower (which at over 600m will become the second highest building in Dubai)...

Can't get more official then that. :cheers:

Am just saying my opinion now but I recon the release of the design will be delayed quite a bit.
They were originally going to demolish the hard rock cafe to build this but now the cafe stays. The decision to keep it was only made a few months ago. Surely they have to redesign if this is the case.

I'll say more news for this will have in 2009

This is now called Anara. No render in the following article but we will have information very soon (ie, tomorrow)

Tameer unveils design of 'Anara' after intensive global design competition (http://www.ameinfo.com/170327.html)

this week will find out some more news about many future developments in Dubai ..let's hope we'll have a fantastic week :cheers:

Dubai seriously needs it's own supertall thread. It should be right under the rest of the planets supertall thread. It really is amazing.

hopefully when im back from college later today someone would have already gone to Cityscape and taken loads of pictures :)

hopefully when im back from college later today someone would have already gone to Cityscape and taken loads of pictures :)

Tomorrow ;)

Not sure ??? :hm:

http://i35.tinypic.com/307nlzb.jpg
Tameer project not launched,, yet

answered my question:

may I present: Anara Tower, 125 F, 700m !!!!:

http://www.anaratower.com/

125 floors
700 meter

:omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg:

Wow.. 700 meters? That's awesome! :D :omg: :omg:

Btw, it's the proposed height ;)

hmmm...I dont really like the design that much, especially that giant fan at the top. 700 meters is damn impressive though.

ANARA - Sheikh Zayed Road - 125 floors - 700m projected
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/1999/anaragg8dr1.jpg

^^ Thx a lot man !!

A Mod please edit the title !! Thx

where does it say its 700m ?

Go to the 4th site at the page !!!

"With a proposed height of 700....."

http://www.anaratower.com/

The front seems amazing but I wonder how it looks at the back? To be honest, this is awesome! Again, another one of the things that I can only say ...

ONLY IN DUBAI!!!

http://www.ameinfo.com/170547.html

Pics by docc

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo325/sscuae/DSC08480.jpg
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo325/sscuae/DSC08482.jpg
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo325/sscuae/DSC08483.jpg

is that oval shaped thing inside the circle an observation deck?

That may top the SWFC observation deck.

I first thought it's a huge windmill :D
...would be cool! :lol:

New guinness record .. hugest fan on earth!

I'm not saying its a copy but it does remind you of the strata in london

don't you guys think 125 fl is a small number for a 700 m tower ??
anyway, the design is amazing

WTF! This design is more than i have ever anticipated for this tower. WOW. and with 700m it will be so tall as BD is now but much much more massive. It will even beat the pentominium.

Really good design, impressive tower! :)

Stunning Design / Render with very bad podium and cladding ! + unprofessional developer for tallest tower :ohno:

I dont want to say this in every Dubai's thread, but: :omg:

Really doesn't look like 700m to me.

Look at the website !! They say it !!

And for me it looks like that high !!!

it looks wonderful. but it indeed doesn't look like 700m...probably because it is very wide.

and btw..this tower will be the first from 700 to 799m :).

Looks awesome!!!! ^^

:omg: :master: :master: :master: :omg:

this one should be APP , don't you think ??

Only in Dubai!

Stunning, and in any other city that is hypertall, in Dubai though - just another tower;)

The inner section of that fan-like tip will make it the highest observation point of any building...right?

Yup, looks to be so. Until Nakheel Tower tops out.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW THIS TOWER HAS A BIG WIND ENERGY TURBINE TO PRODUCE ELECTRIC FOR THE WHOLE TOWER :omg:

^^ It won't power the whole tower, only some of it.

Seems to be 166 floors not including the podium in the model. Of course the top part is uninhabitable and so are the mechanical floors, etc. I recon 125 floors of actual use.

Only 125 for a tower of this size? is amazing!

awesome :D

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW THIS TOWER HAS A BIG WIND ENERGY TURBINE TO PRODUCE ELECTRIC FOR THE WHOLE TOWER :omg:
I don't see any gear/blades, the design just resembles one :)

Just made a picture in photoshop to show the impact of both the Anara and Nakheel Tower in context to the Marina, JLT and DMC. Sorry if the towers aren´t 100% in sclae.

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/223/unbenannt1fu5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

copyrights:
Anara render by Tameer
Nakheel tower render by nakheel
background picture made by malec

the top capsule will definitly cancelled / replace it with logo of tameer could be possible either during construction time lol ... handover date with al salam city .

Iam sure they will be Delay n that could bring high price of construction project lead to redesign n redesign so many time till reduce to 300M or cancelled .
they should learn like Damac looking for cancelled all future extension projcets toward euro and america ! for what ? they know themself lunch lunch without any completion of anythings ! only for investment not to build future !

all those futurstic projects with low population n low budget it will be perfect palce for models life without single person ! just look at it n that's it let all investors doing there things buy sale resale relaunch without even touched thing ! i guess 2030 is collapse time for oil production country , they should know how to use oil !

How much the cost please :D 95 billions $ lol , i can build africa !

who are the architects?

Atkins

what a rich dubai...:bow:

W.

O.

W. wow. Speachless. My reaction is mixed. Think about how out of proportion this will be. On the other hand, wow

FUTURE IS NOW!!!

Wow. Massive buildings, Dubai tops itself everyday. They have the tallest(s) already, and now they are adding "volume". Pretty nice and dense city in the future, for sure.

the tower in the photoshoped pic looks so massive even more than nakheel tower, but i like it and i think it would look great when it get built

:eek:

It will also have Dubai's first permanent Auction House. This one is REALLY high end.

Wow, nice progress. Hope it gets build.

Finally some enviromental friendly initiatives from Dubai, about to get time.

I've got this from alaswaq.net which is fames arabic website also the report was in arabic but i translated it ..

Anara Tower

The CEO of Tameer Holding Ghassan Sakhnini: "The tower design" Onara "is a convergence of art and culture in Dubai, which reflects the company's desire to come out with an architectural masterpiece that attract the attention of the local and the regional real estate market Once launched, and upgrade the current architectural standards to new heights."

He added: "the idea of the design of anara tower intersect with the essence of the Emirate of Dubai itself, which is that" the noble art stems from the great vision ", so the tower is not just a masterpiece in itself, but the focus was on functional aspects of the design, which we expect will become the focal point of looking for modern luxury accommodation in Dubai and the focus of their attention, with its futuristic outlook of the emirate, which has long been described as the city of the future of the entire world. "

The giant project will be multi-use and what can be considered one of the tallest tower in the world, and contains a mix of luxury apartments ranging in size from one room or two or three-bedroom apartments in addition to "penthouses" super luxury and every one will have at least one special elevator and swimming pool, to be the most expensive apartment ever in the Middle East.

The tower also contains a five star hotel, consisting of 250 rooms , As well as hotel apartments will hold a prominent name in luxurys hospitality world .

Tameer plans to transfer its headquarters and main offices to anara tower when it will complete, which reflects the company's commitment to this landmark project, and the deep belief that the tower will has resounding success.

http://www.alaswaq.net/articles/2008/10/07/18784.html

this is why i think the title should be App :cheers:

I don't know what to say anymore...Dubai is Awesome!!!
:banana::banana:

There seems to be no end at what Dubai can develope.

Does anara stand for anything in Arabic?

Is anara related to menara or minaret?

http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq312/dennissegeren/Burj%20Dubai/Overig%20Dubai/aruna1.jpg

http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq312/dennissegeren/Burj%20Dubai/Overig%20Dubai/aruna2.jpg

http://i459.photobucket.com/albums/qq312/dennissegeren/Burj%20Dubai/Overig%20Dubai/aruna3.jpg

ohh great :D

Realy amazing and beautiful structure! Its top looks like a propeller. :)

Does anara stand for anything in Arabic?

Is anara related to menara or minaret?


The only word that comes to mind that sounds exactly the same in arabic when spoken and means something is

Lit

as in , Ahmed Lit the room (as in put the lights on)

and if thats why the named it that , then thats too tacky xD :lol:

ewwwwwww

Wow i luv this tower, it will be the second "dynamic" tower at Dub' ^^ looks like à curved version of the Shanghai WFC... or the Kingdom Centre ... WTF ... 700M.E.T.E.R.S !!!! one more ! Dubaiesque ^^ ... but be care

I don't see any gear/blades, the design just resembles one :)
Yeah, at first I got excited over the prospect of another green tower, too, but then I realized it's just a fake.

ok, in the 1st pic from DennisS it really looks like 700m!

It really is a huge tower indeed, 700 meters won't be a surprise, but everywhere in all folders and at the model etc is stated that it will be 600 meters, so that is kinda confusing..

The only word that comes to mind that sounds exactly the same in arabic when spoken and means something is

Lit

as in , Ahmed Lit the room (as in put the lights on)

and if thats why the named it that , then thats too tacky xD :lol:

I don't think so, they write it in arabic أنارا not أنار, and if they really wanted to choose an arabic name it would be something like al-Inarah الإنارة
choosing non arabic names for projects is just another example of dubai giving up identity, so sad.

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/3667/14n00ewcg2.jpg

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/9784/9899rq8.jpg

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/2779/4568xh4.jpg

from www.anaratower.com

Cool renders!!!! ^^

I love this tower so so much, Atkins should get some award for "most innovative architect team" every tower looks different, has it´s own character. They aren´t copying themcelves, every building looks unique and futuristic.

I am so curious what will be located in this capsule up there. Maybe tameers main conference room. Imagine holding a conferenc in about 550-600m height. You can also see trees inside on the last render. And that the capsule will have more than one floor.

Hm, the capsule looks pretty much like a restaurant to me. Imagine, it would probably be the highest restaurant of the world, although I wouldn't be concentrated too much on the food. :)

If that's a restaurant, how the hell do you get into it and how does the turbine work? I call BS.

dubai is the place of daring and innovative designs, whether they are functional or appeasing to the eyes....

I hope that the center of the ring is an accessible feature. That would make the design jump from awesome to exceedingly prolific.

It really is a huge tower indeed, 700 meters won't be a surprise, but everywhere in all folders and at the model etc is stated that it will be 600 meters, so that is kinda confusing..

600 or 700 meters !! Hope it gets built !

This 100 meter difference doesn't matter !! :nuts:

Of course the top part is uninhabitable and so are the mechanical floors, etc. I recon 125 floors of actual use.

Why uninhabitable?

http://m7ml.com/uploads/027790d3a7.jpg

For those floors to be usable, there would have to be an elevator that moves sideways or an escalator that has multiple stops. Either way, you end up with almost zero usable floorspace.

For those floors to be usable, there would have to be an elevator that moves sideways or an escalator that has multiple stops. Either way, you end up with almost zero usable floorspace.

They already did that with the Gateway Arch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_Arch), there could be enough space I think

Dubai - Oh My God - 700M?? - Very Rich - Very Easy To Make A SUPERB Buildings!!! - Great - Great -Great - OMG once again

not just tall but futuristic too!!!;)

ANARA - Sheikh Zayed Road - 125 floors - 700m projected
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/1999/anaragg8dr1.jpg

WQould love if it was wind powered and that was the turbine thing

If the "blades" were reversed upside-down it would have looked like Mercedes Benz logo. :lol: That would have been weird. :lol:

Great looking tower. Again love how the renders show it with green enmpy blocks around it !

If that's a restaurant, how the hell do you get into it and how does the turbine work? I call BS.
#1 Where do you see a turbine?
#2 Ever heard of of stairs/escalators?

You can see how the tower fits into the site here:

http://www.atkins-me.com/imgGrab6.aspx?id=49

futuristic!

Really,really nice.

You can see how the tower fits into the site here:

http://www.atkins-me.com/imgGrab6.aspx?id=49

it looks shorter here, did u do this ur self malec

It feels dangerous to have that windpower plant on top, what if the blades are dismantled in a storm or something? Has happened with wind power plants in Denmark, and its awfully dangerous. It would mean practically certain damage to people in a city.

...:bash:

It feels dangerous to have that windpower plant on top, what if the blades are dismantled in a storm or something? Has happened with wind power plants in Denmark, and its awfully dangerous. It would mean practically certain damage to people in a city.

Am I missing something? I don't see any reason to think that it's a windmill. As far as it looks to me, the "blades" are just supports holding like an observation deck or a restaurant or something. It doesn't look like they spin, and indeed what would be holding them up if they did?

Looks like half of a giant paper clip!

#1 Where do you see a turbine?
#2 Ever heard of of stairs/escalators?

It isnt a turbine. It can look like one but the renders clearly show all the 'blades" connected to the min structure of the building.

ROFLLLLL at #2

It feels dangerous to have that windpower plant on top, what if the blades are dismantled in a storm or something? Has happened with wind power plants in Denmark, and its awfully dangerous. It would mean practically certain damage to people in a city.

Exactly, look closer and i dont think it is blades for a turbine

Looks like half of a giant paper clip!

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/9784/9899rq8.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/BI-binders.jpg

The thing in the middle looks like the eye of Sauron

The only word that comes to mind that sounds exactly the same in arabic when spoken and means something is

Lit

as in , Ahmed Lit the room (as in put the lights on)

and if thats why the named it that , then thats too tacky xD :lol:

Shukran.

I don't think so, they write it in arabic أنارا not أنار, and if they really wanted to choose an arabic name it would be something like al-Inarah الإنارة
choosing non arabic names for projects is just another example of dubai giving up identity, so sad.

What does al-Inarah الإنارة mean?


So, the consensus is that "Anara" is not an Arabic (or Arabic-related) word. Correct?

Add one more to the list of incredible Dubai proposals...

Published on 09-10-2008 by Skyscrapernews.com


The 125 storey 700 metre tall Anara is the latest of a series of megatall buildings to have been officially unveiled at Dubai's Cityscape by developer Tameer.

The multi-use building will feature offices including Tameers own global headquarters, retail, a 250 room luxury boutique hotel, 300 apartments, penthouses and even a major art gallery with a mixture of auctions and exhibitions of some of the world's great art - something Dubai has lacked.

For at least one very rich person there will be an unprecedented level of luxury offered as one of the penthouses will have its own private elevator all the way up the building giving unrivalled privacy and even a large private pool. It's expected to be the most expensive single penthouse in the Middle East.

Anara comes from the pens of British firm, Atkins, who won an international design competition to create the building. It's their latest architectural success in Dubai after buildings such as the 400 metre tall eco-tower, Lighthouse, and the shorter but very sexy Iris Bay.

Growing from a broad rectangular podium that's has a 30 metre swimming pool, the design consists of a curving glass tower with a recessed central portion creating space between what is effectively two glazed flanks with a glass spine running between them verticaly.

Every 27 stories this smooth verticality is interrupted by a huge platform accommodating a skygarden for the occupants to enjoy of such a scale it will be fully landscaped acting more like a park in the sky.

Anara is topped by a massive circular void with a huge glass pod in the middle aimed at being the ultimate in high-rise restaurants. The restaurant is supported by three legs as if they are blades of a wind turbine.

If built the scheme will be situated on Sheik Zayed Road, one of the hotspots of high rise development and be the tallest building yet built along that crucial transport artery.

Anara adds to the near stream of buildings of unprecedented height recently floated in Dubai which if realised will see it have the world's first, second, third and fourth tallest buildings.

You can see how the tower fits into the site here:

http://www.atkins-me.com/imgGrab6.aspx?id=49



It'll be really close to Pentominium, but that'll just look cool I guess.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g55/Klompe/pentonium.jpg

Good observation. And i agree, in that distance they'll complement each other. Sheikh Zayed Road is way to crowded, but this is a nice location for such a supertall couple.

It isnt a turbine. It can look like one but the renders clearly show all the 'blades" connected to the min structure of the building.

ROFLLLLL at #2


:doh: woops. A hasty conclusion by me then.

^^Not only by you, I think along with you and me a lot of other thought the same;)

Shukran.



What does al-Inarah الإنارة mean?


So, the consensus is that "Anara" is not an Arabic (or Arabic-related) word. Correct?

Lighting, illumination.

I am so curious what will be located in this capsule up there.

I think it could be the art gallery.

Hi all.

^^
The article posted last page says it is a restaurant.

:cheers:

^^ ahh ok so it will be a restaurant thanks. Will have an amazing view but won't be the highest restaurant as Nakheel Towers looks like it has an observatory at the top.

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/1676/84462265vl0.jpg

www.tameer.net

cool!

They say 650m and 140 stories. Seems much more likely so that's what I'm changing the title to.

http://www.business24-7.ae/articles/2008/10/pages/10132008_f588e20e232a42ec9ac264366cdf4177.aspx

To do the moving airscrew, to connect the power-generating turbine and the building alone, just will produce the electricity. :D

great tower ;) Was an approximate starting date of the structure given?

del

So the round thing on top will indeed be a restaurant ... cool! :)

too bad it wil 'only' be 650m instead of 700m...

The palm islands are designed to be looked at from above so I guess they need to build tall.

They say 650m and 140 stories. Seems much more likely so that's what I'm changing the title to.

http://www.business24-7.ae/articles/2008/10/pages/10132008_f588e20e232a42ec9ac264366cdf4177.aspx

Since when a newspaper article is a reliable source? The Architects say 125 floors and the semi-official press release mentiones the same, plus a 700 meters height.

Website also says 700m

I like it, different but still cool

Website also says 700m

Exactly, isn't official site of the project the best source?

OK...the website says 600+....that's not 700. Now that I have stopped laughing so hard about the 'turbine' I can ask....so does the restaurant turn like the center of the propeller? :bash::ohno:

C'mon guys....read a bit into the thread and really look at the renders before you post.

That said this is a very cool tower and I hope to see it built. That would be a hell of a view from a restaurant that high up in Dubai....a stunning view for sure.

Dubai will end up with tons of different tower designs once these are all done. I've seen quite a few handfuls of different design types so far from Dubai.

They should call the restaurant "THE TURBINE". HEHEHE!
You know, the 2 extensions from the restaurant could be use as escalators.
You take the escalator up and there will be worlds tallest INTERNAL slide.
But seriously, the restaurant should have a great view of Nakheel Harbour Tower and the all the supertalls along Dubai Marina. :D

That's a placeholder too:banana:

Something I'm disappointed with is the top looks like it generates power for the building when it, well, doesn't.

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this model looks great! really nice tower...

It looks stupid. That giant wind turbine isn't going to work much and the shape and form are boring. Interesting cladding though, and I like the bridges/balconies...

The base is also abysmal. WTF is the point of sitting such a tall building on such an ugly block of a base building? I prefer buildings to rise from the ground, not to rise from ugly-ass and egotisitical pedestals.

^^ There might be another neighbouring tower planed for the plot on the back, with conjoined podium.

It looks stupid. That giant wind turbine isn't going to work much and the shape and form are boring. Interesting cladding though, and I like the bridges/balconies...

The base is also abysmal. WTF is the point of sitting such a tall building on such an ugly block of a base building? I prefer buildings to rise from the ground, not to rise from ugly-ass and egotisitical pedestals.

I agree about the base. Iconic buildings like this, the Burj, and Nakheel Tower should be centerpeices with beautiful expansive bases, not just sitting on the side of the road on some big ass concrete garage.

The base remembers me on the trump tower in Lass Vegas... but I agree it's not the best looking solution but I like the rest of the tower...

^^ There might be another neighbouring tower planed for the plot on the back, with conjoined podium.

Any info about height??

Any info about height??

The CTBUH board only recognizes buildings that have been officially announced by the developers. The Developers for this building has not yet officially announced it so it cannot be logs. There has been media announcements but that is different. It has to be recorded with CTBUH to be official. That being said, we will probably not get any new detail information about this project for awhile. It is the same status as the Dubai City Tower.
This does not mean it will not be built just in pending status (I think).

Any info about height??

687.515 Meter to Roof and 687.652 meters on top of the pinnacle













... do you guys even read the posts you reply to. :lol:

Like some of Dubai's new projects, it reminds me of something from Star Wars... looking forward to this one.

687.515 Meter to Roof and 687.652 meters on top of the pinnacle













... do you guys even read the posts you reply to. :lol:

So the pinnacke is <14cm? :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

They should build the tower with a functioning wind turbine. Quite stupid to have it as decoration only.

nice design, looks good

Another ultra futuristic tower for Dubai, even with financial crisis there seems to be a new supertall project every week...687m isn't a bad height definetily, but in Dubai i guess it won't look like it's too tall, since there at least will be 2 other skyscrapers that will be higher than this one :nuts:...
i actually think this building might become something like the ESB for Dubai: it dominates the skyline, but it only sticks out little higher than the other highrises in the skyline...

IMO the design is very futuristic, almost too futuristic i'd say, but nothing's too futuristic for Dubai it seems... i find the top very interesting, i always thought that the round thing will be used as a wind turbine , but apparently it won't , which is IMO a little bit disappointing ...but even if it's "only" used as an ornament for the design, it still will look great and the idea of putting a restaurant in a capsule 600m over the earth is also great, the view surely will be fantastic...

Btw. I wanted to ask if the observation/restaurant deck (the capsule) will be the highest in Dubai since Burj Dubai's observation deck is "only" on 450m.
And also, i would like to know if the location of this building is close to the Nakheel Harbour Tower?, since it's location was moved, and I don't know much about Dubai's geography...

And also, i would like to know if the location of this building is close to the Nakheel Harbour Tower?, since it's location was moved, and I don't know much about Dubai's geography...

I hope this helps. If you want a map, let me know.

Anara is about 4.4 kilometres (2.75 miles) from Nakheel Tower.
Anara is 16.9 kilometres (10.5 miles) from the Burj Dubai.
Nakheel Tower is about 21.24 kilometres (13.2 miles) from the Burj Dubai.

I hope this helps. If you want a map, let me know.

Anara is about 4.4 kilometres (2.75 miles) from Nakheel Tower.
Anara is 16.9 kilometres (10.5 miles) from the Burj Dubai.
Nakheel Tower is about 21.24 kilometres (13.2 miles) from the Burj Dubai.

Aha..good to know..so it'll be quite close to the Nakheel Tower, lets hope it won't overshadow this tower too much...
And yes, if you could post a map, it'd be nice..thx

Another ultra futuristic tower for Dubai, even with financial crisis there seems to be a new supertall project every week...687m isn't a bad height definetily, but in Dubai i guess it won't look like it's too tall, since there at least will be 2 other skyscrapers that will be higher than this one :nuts:...
i actually think this building might become something like the ESB for Dubai: it dominates the skyline, but it only sticks out little higher than the other highrises in the skyline...

IMO the design is very futuristic, almost too futuristic i'd say, but nothing's too futuristic for Dubai it seems... i find the top very interesting, i always thought that the round thing will be used as a wind turbine , but apparently it won't , which is IMO a little bit disappointing ...but even if it's "only" used as an ornament for the design, it still will look great and the idea of putting a restaurant in a capsule 600m over the earth is also great, the view surely will be fantastic...

Btw. I wanted to ask if the observation/restaurant deck (the capsule) will be the highest in Dubai since Burj Dubai's observation deck is "only" on 450m.
And also, i would like to know if the location of this building is close to the Nakheel Harbour Tower?, since it's location was moved, and I don't know much about Dubai's geography...
Nothing is too futuristic!!!! HAHAHA!!!
EDIT: oh wait, you just said that. At least I still got to post this awesome gif :D
http://www.epicwin.org/img/deathnote/haha.gif

actually like 99% of all skyscrapers are 100-300m

And yes, if you could post a map, it'd be nice..thx

I hope it is self explanatory (and not too large).

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2773/anaraburjdubainakheeltoya6.th.jpg (http://img510.imageshack.us/my.php?image=anaraburjdubainakheeltoya6.jpg)
Satellite image from 24 August 2008 by GEOEYE.

Btw. I wanted to ask if the observation/restaurant deck (the capsule) will be the highest in Dubai since Burj Dubai's observation deck is "only" on 450m.
And also, i would like to know if the location of this building is close to the Nakheel Harbour Tower?, since it's location was moved, and I don't know much about Dubai's geography...

Well, I think Burj Al Alam which is over 500 meters will have a restaurant and spa on the roof. It will be higher than Burj Dubai observation deck. :cheers:

Original pic from Nader on Picassa:

http://i33.tinypic.com/242sgh1.jpg

Great Pix AltinD!! Now we have a better understanding of where the building will be located. If we can have several different angle shots to see would be even better. :D

The website now mentions "with a proposed height of 600+m" ........


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I dont like the top part of the building at all, but the entire project is really inmense and with so much presence !

Congrats Dubai and thx for the pics and info !

If you look very closely at the center of the fan. That little bullet shaped thing held in the middle. You actually see a river surrounding an island inside of it. My theory is, is that that's not really a fan sitting at the top of a tower, that's actually an observation deck held by what seems to be propeller like things. It seems that Tameer wants to make it seem like your observation deck is in mid air. It's just a theory though, don't take my word for it.

My theory is, is that that's not really a fan sitting at the top of a tower, that's actually an observation deck held by what seems to be propeller like things. It seems that Tameer wants to make it seem like your observation deck is in mid air.

That is correct. More specifically, the observatory is a restaurant. But you are right; the "fan" is not really a fan just struts to hold up the restaurant.

Some kids might not like it :banana:

http://www.pitodoble.com/imagenes/barad-dur.jpg

If you look very closely at the center of the fan. That little bullet shaped thing held in the middle. You actually see a river surrounding an island inside of it. My theory is, is that that's not really a fan sitting at the top of a tower, that's actually an observation deck held by what seems to be propeller like things. It seems that Tameer wants to make it seem like your observation deck is in mid air. It's just a theory though, don't take my word for it.

It *IS* a restaurant with some garden walkways. When you first see the building, it looks like a giant FAN that can rotate. It first I thought the same since Dubai is going for "GREEN" building and self energy control. But for better or for worse, it is all static and the middle piece is a restaurant. It may take some time to get use to it but the more you look at it the more you like it this way. :D

If you look very closely at the center of the fan. That little bullet shaped thing held in the middle. You actually see a river surrounding an island inside of it. My theory is, is that that's not really a fan sitting at the top of a tower, that's actually an observation deck held by what seems to be propeller like things. It seems that Tameer wants to make it seem like your observation deck is in mid air. It's just a theory though, don't take my word for it.

In this pic it is defintely an obs deck, but where's the river? What you may have thought was water looks to be a structural ring to help support the glass roof...

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/2779/4568xh4.jpg

In this pic it is defintely an obs deck, but where's the river? What you may have thought was water looks to be a structural ring to help support the glass roof...

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/2779/4568xh4.jpg

Wow, this render looks almost like a photo.

Am I seeing a glimpse of swimming pool on the top of skybridges?

^^Haha, that's exactly what I was thinking:lol:

Its actually good idea for swimming pool to have couple of trees nearby.

Did anyone mention how to get into that observation capsule in the middle of the circle? It's sort of like top 2 bridge linking capsule and the circle has stairs inside it or a slide... but probably escalator as I imagine.

Its actually good idea for swimming pool to have couple of trees nearby.

Did anyone mention how to get into that observation capsule in the middle of the circle? It's sort of like top 2 bridge linking capsule and the circle has stairs inside it or a slide... but probably escalator as I imagine.
This could be the answer...Or...It's maybe just an elevator in that vertical "wing" of that "turbine"...

^^
i imagine its an elevator in the vertical wing, and an escalator on the two sides.

^^ Yeah, that will be the best...It will be too long trip for some people in upper floors if they want to reach in observation deck...

Yay I was right! I think to get into that sky restaurant you go through those struts that look like propeller blades. Just another thought, but to be honest I think that is the only way you can actually get inside of the restaurant.

^^ And I KNOW that this is the only way to go inside...:colgate:

The low-rise Hotel that currently sits on the site, has been completely emptied so demolishing should start soon. The Hotel closed 2 - 3 months ago

Soil testing on site was conducted in September (maybe is still on-going)

^^

But is this project approved yet?

^^ They bought the plot of land from the Hotel Owner and a huge outcry exploded in Dubai because within the perimeter of the Hotel but in a separate building, is located Hard Rock Cafe Dubai which really had a huge following from the expat population.

Because of the protest the Government gave up and allowed the Hard Rock Cafe to stay. We don't know what this means for the project, but the Hotel as i said earlier is ready to be demolished.

This doesn't mean that the Municipality has approved the design but the developer has already taken posession of the land plot and can start work even before that.

Let's wait and see, the credit crunch has also to be considered.

^^ They should move the hard rock cafe into the restaurant at the top of Anara :lol: That would be a fun place to be rather than putting some expensive boring restaurant there.

^^ I don't mind, as long as it will not be smaller then it is, the car hanging from the ceiling will stay and the old CRT TVs gone and replaced by newer plasmas or LCD.

Oh, and available car parking also. :lol:

Wow Anara is very nice, is very impressive.

I'm a big *fan* of this tower.

Get it, 'fan'.

Teeheehee

^^ They should move the hard rock cafe into the restaurant at the top of Anara :lol: That would be a fun place to be rather than putting some expensive boring restaurant there.

Placing "Hard Rock Cafe" as the restaurant at the top would be totally awesome!
But I think that top part should be big enough to have several restaurants of choice and one could be Hard Rock Cafe.

Someone should ask the Manager of Hard Rock Cafe to provide a proposal to have its restaurant moved to the top! They should be able to negotiate! :D

that's almost Sci-fi stuff right there, i can see this kinda building on Corascant or soemthing.

I'm a big *fan* of this tower.

Get it, 'fan'.

Teeheehee

Yeah. I am just `BLOWN` away looking at it! :bash:

Yeah. I am just `BLOWN` away looking at it! :bash:

Yes, it's FAN-tastic isn't it.

You guys are full of zingers today haha

This tower is ridiculous though...how many penthouses are they planning on having in it? This tower isn't just tall, it's also extremely massive, so it seems like they should be able to fit a high number of penthouses here. The amentities they're planning are out of this world..private pools for every penthouse? Wild.

Some kids might not like it :banana:

http://www.pitodoble.com/imagenes/barad-dur.jpg

where is this tower being built ? L O L . good comparsion . . . !

^^ They bought the plot of land from the Hotel Owner and a huge outcry exploded in Dubai because within the perimeter of the Hotel but in a separate building, is located Hard Rock Cafe Dubai which really had a huge following from the expat population.

Because of the protest the Government gave up and allowed the Hard Rock Cafe to stay. We don't know what this means for the project, but the Hotel as i said earlier is ready to be demolished.

This doesn't mean that the Municipality has approved the design but the developer has already taken posession of the land plot and can start work even before that.

Let's wait and see, the credit crunch has also to be considered.

Hotel under demolition so HRC should follow after

Wow! One of most random tower designs even I seen! I like it! :) Get this baby built! :)

Is anyone on this forum planning to buy one of the penthouses with the swimming pool?
If so, could you be kind enough to invite me to your place so I can take some pictures?

08/December/2008

Anara site, Hard Rock Cafe is still there , Palm Hotel already removed

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^^i think it's U/C

Why do you think that:? They are demolishing the old buildings on the site now, then they need to prep the site and than maybe one year from now it will be U/C

^^ They didn't even dug a hole.. Nothing U/C here.

Why do you think that:? They are demolishing the old buildings on the site now, then they need to prep the site and than maybe one year from now it will be U/C

i think demolishing the old building is part of construction.

still just the demolishing company at the site, they will remove the HRC also and after can start the piling contractor.

08/December/2008

Anara site, Hard Rock Cafe is still there , Palm Hotel already removed

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sorry for the Palm Hotel, but not a big loss, I had to stay there once and had to wait for a room for about 5 hrs in the lobby, after the nightflight from Singapore in Y. crap...

Do anyone have the picture of Palm Hotel before demolish? I am curious what it looked like before demolish. BTW, great pictures! :)

is the hard rock a real building, or is that just a novelty, I can't tell

Dubious Dubai: Eco-Bling on the Anara Tower

http://www.treehugger.com/anara-top.jpg

What is that thing in the middle at the top of the proposed Anara tower in Dubai? In most of the renderings it looks like a wind turbine integrated into the building, but when you look closely (image below) you can see that the hub is inhabited and that it is supported by the three blades. So now architects don't even bother with the real thing, they just borrow the imagery and put fake turbine-like things on the top of their buildings because they look cool.

Preston at Jetson Green tells us that

With 125 stories, Anara will have office space, 300 residential apartments, 250 hotel keys, and all sorts of other luxury amenities, such as pools, shops, and sky gardens every 27 floors. The design was inspired by the minaret, tall spires near Muslim mosques, with a purpose of being instantly recognizable worldwide.

http://www.treehugger.com/anara-night-shot.jpg

The developers are aiming for LEED silver certification. However it may never get off the draughting boards; evidently the real estate market in Dubai has crashed. One site looking at international investment writes:

Real Estate agents in Dubai who have been working in the real estate sector for the past few years are telling us that no-one is buying property in Dubai anymore. One of the larger companies with 30+ agents just sold 4 properties last month !!! Expect many of the real estate companies in Dubai to run away as the market crashes.

http://www.treehugger.com/anara-perspective.jpg

Perhaps architects and Dubai developers will use the time-out to get it right. Royal Institute of British Architects former president George Ferguson said about Dubai architecture to BD Online:

“It’s a disaster area if all [architects] do is add eco-bling to their buildings instead of dealing with the fundamentals.

“It’s a transport nightmare, it’s an energy nightmare. It is absolutely bloody terrifying. "

^^ cheers chad

that last photo in the article makes the tower look about 1km high. the second one looks awfully too short, some contradiction...

Wow, you're not kidding....looks like those renders came from a few different sources. I love the last one....looks like it could be as tall as the Harbour Tower!

I actually think this tower is very ugly. I'm curious to see what the other designs were like.

Here's a picture from scoot28 taken from marina heights

http://i44.tinypic.com/2i1ob3l.jpg

With 125 stories, Anara will have office space, 300 residential apartments, 250 hotel keys, and all sorts of other luxury amenities, such as pools, shops, and sky gardens every 27 floors. The design was inspired by the minaret, tall spires near Muslim mosques, with a purpose of being instantly recognizable worldwide.

Inspired by the minarets? I dont see anything similar to a minaret in the design of the tower. :D

What are they building just across the highway from Anara site?

This building is beautiful and daring.

Ya know I love so many of these buildings both realized and proposed but I can't help think that God has got to smite this city for all of its enormously and daring architecture - I do hope I'm wrong.

That's just too fantastic

This is just from out of space. They can try doing it from scratch and the design should not be that flashy, but should be very functional.

What are they building just across the highway from Anara site?

Dubai Metro

Dubai Metro

I meant huge hole at the bottom of this picture. Sorry.

I meant huge hole at the bottom of this picture. Sorry.


It s the Dubai Pearl ... at the entrance of the PalmJumeirah

here is the link

http://www.dubaipearl.com/Location.aspx

The whole area will be a masterpiece with the peral the Nakheel Tower The Dubai Marina with all the other towers ( Infinity, Princess entomnium etc..) will be a heck of a view ...

Dubai drives me nuts !!!!!:nuts:

^^ No it's not dubai pearl. It's the site for a tower called "the summit"

Anyway, here's this render that everyone has seen before but in slightly bigger size

http://*************************/dubai/jpgs/anara_tower_atkins211108_2.jpg

My mistake I thought that the building showed in the previous pic was the location of the Pearl thanks for the clarification Malec :)

Trying to keep up but there are so many projects going on ...

I read somewhere (can't remember exactly where) that they will tear down the hard rock cafe in january. A pity since that's supposed to be a really good place and considering this tower has a 2% chance of getting built the site could well remain a tip for years to come.

I know I've seen this thing it still looks crazy as hell.

^^where did u see it?:lol:

that design of Anara tower its amazing, the height its amazing, total floors its amazing...

^^where did u see it?:lol:

I seen it in this thread

I knew it.
http://www.meed.com/news/2008/12/tameer_shelves_plan_for_anara_tower_headquarters.html

^^ We can't read the rest of article because we have to be member of this website. Can you please copy and paste the article on here? Thanks! :)

I think malec was just trying to point this out:
The local Tameer Holding has become the latest developer in Dubai to shelve a major project, by putting its 125-storey Anara tower project on hold.

I think malec was just trying to point this out:
The local Tameer Holding has become the latest developer in Dubai to shelve a major project, by putting its 125-storey Anara tower project on hold.

That really sucks big time! Yet another great project going up in smoke.
Yea, I know! They only mentioned that it is on "HOLD"!
What does "ON HOLD" really mean nowadays?

ON = ON
HOLD = HOLIDAY


ON HOLIDAY !!!!

ON = ON
HOLD = HOLIDAY
ON HOLIDAY !!!!

"HI", I am on HOLIDAY! See you next year!
Love,
ANARA

:banana:^^ We can't read the rest of article because we have to be member of this website. Can you please copy and paste the article on here? Thanks! :)

Tameer shelves plan for Anara tower headquarters
Published: 21 December 2008 10:46 GMT Author: Colin Foreman More by this Author Last Updated: 06 January 2009 07:29
The local Tameer Holding has become the latest developer in Dubai to shelve a major project, by putting its 125-storey Anara tower project on hold.
"The scheme is the latest in Dubai to be delayed as the market weakens"
The local Tameer Holding has become the latest developer in Dubai to shelve a major project, by putting its 125-storey Anara tower project on hold.

The building was to have been used as Tameer's headquarters, and the developer had intended to use the development's design as a blueprint to build tower developments in all major cities in the Gulf (MEED.com).

The tower was to be built on the site of the recently demolished Palm Hotel and the still existing Hard Rock Hotel on Sheikh Zayed road. The project involved the construction of a mixed-use tower, with serviced apartments, penthouses and a small retail area, in addition to the Tameer office space.

Several companies were approached by Tameer to build the tower, including the local Arabtec Construction, Lebanon's Arabian Construction Company, the local/South African joint venture of Al-Habtoor Engineering Enterprises and Murray & Roberts Contractors (Middle East), and the local/Australian Nasa Multiplex. UK-based Atkins designed the tower. US-based Morganti Group is the project manager.

No reasons have been given by Tameer for the suspension.

The scheme is the latest in Dubai to be delayed as the market weakens. Among other projects affected, the local Muzoon Holdings has suspended construction work on the AED1.55bn ($422m) Esplanade scheme in Al-Barsha, Dubai.

Construction work has also slowed down on the World Trade Centre redevelopment by the client, Dubai World Trade Centre. The local Alec was awarded the AED3.4bn contract to build the first phase of the redevelopment in May.

Author: Colin Foreman. Gulf Bureau Chief
Dubai

sorry got your request late..... just joined recently and only saw thid thread a while ago... :)