ABU DHABI | Central Market | 382m | 1253ft | 88 fl | U/C

[cleveraz]

I have searched this forum and I couldn’t believe how this was missed…About the project -- The new central market built on the same location where the old souk ( market ) was. Here are some renders from AL DAR.

Central Market
A turn key project for both ALDAR Properties and Abu Dhabi, the Central Market redevelopment occupies 5.0 hectares of prime city space, and will comprise luxury apartments, international grade A office space, restaurants, world class hotels, branded retail outlets and a traditional Arabian souq. Upon completion, Central Market will be a true city centre destination for the Capital of the UAE.

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U/C PICS AS OF 8 SEP 2008 ( PLS IGNORE THE DATE ON THE PIC,ITS MY MISTAKE
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location

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builders

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[malec]

This is weird. I'm sure I made a thread for this but couldn't find it either.

[cleveraz]

This is weird. I'm sure I made a thread for this but couldn't find it either.

sorry for that bro, but i feel it should be up here again, its a great project and i'm gonna get some U/C updates periodically.....

[Euromax]

omg, interesting :), i like the " mirror" effect on this structure

[skytrax]

nice

[ElVoltageDR]

Abu Dhabi! Nice.

[Hed_Kandi]

Excellent Project!!! I can't believe that this is under construction.

[cleveraz]

Some more renders! this time the Interiors
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6380/img15oo4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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Close-up Exteriors

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[Infrasuper Planet]

^^ wow, the first one is very impressive :D

[wheel of steel]

:banana:

[cleveraz]

Some U/C Pics from 2007
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6654/uc1be5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6654/uc1be5.cd8ca27963.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=137&i=uc1be5.jpg)
^^ thats Khalifa Street ( closed for almost 4 years ), may perhaps go stright into the stucture once the market is done

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^^Another U/C pic from 2007

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^^First Pour 2007

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^^Thats how the old souk ( market) used to look till 2003, before it cought fire and half of the market was burnt and demolished latter .

[AltinD]

I also finding weird that the thread disappeared. :weird:

BTW, this is a Sir Norman Foster design.

[cleveraz]

updates 8 SEP 2008 ( PLS IGNORE THE DATE ON THE PICs,ITS MY MISTAKE)

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[potipoti]

wow, it's really nice... i didn't see it before and i like it :)

[rizalhakim]

gosh!!

[Densetsu]

It seems the 6th floor is under construction. A long way to go.

[emagdnim]

very nice! UAE is on the map:cheers:

[cleveraz]

It seems the 6th floor is under construction. A long way to go.

Yeah! In Abu Dhabi, Things take a bit longer than Dubai to happen....

[johnvill]

here in philippines the tallest man made structure is crown regency hotel and towers at Cebu Philippines its a 40 story tower .. and as i have seen the photos here it might look like very small compare what are presented here .. these are giant towers ... i hope someday we will have these towers someday here in philippines ..

[dachacon]

any up dates??

[JyeJye]

Wow awesome~What a great building!!!

[saeed]

I think when world financial crisis take effect, only few cities can stand powerful with almost no effect.....Welcome to ABU DHABI !!!!.:cheers:

[DennisS]

^^ Too bad almost everything in Abu Dhabi is 'On Hold'.... ;)

[ausie]

awesome but really weird cladding

[Dequal]

Don't like it. It looks cheap. Especially in between the towers.

[radiant_city]

The interiors look stunning, and the actual towers themselves look quite distinctive (and I like the cladding too)-- but setting them atop those building-block things at street level makes them look like an afterthought-- a cranial implant cheaply grafted onto a body unprepared to host it. I kind of wish the base looked more like the towers above them.

Other than that though, can't see much else wrong with it. A shame these things are on hold though..

[Imperfect Ending]

wow... i think...

[jkjkjk]

From flickr, November 22, by Archigeek

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3213/3097388329_f86ab322ba_b.jpg

[saeed]

Two common things in all Abu Dhabi projects: they are great and they take for ever to be built!!! :lol:

[f.e.s.b.r.]

it looks gorgeous

[mattbennett13590]

looks like it's made out of corrugated iron.
How Kiwi (New Zealand)
Jeff thompson (http://www.art-newzealand.com/Issue100/thomson.htm) a new zealand artist who uses corrugated iron.
Cool buildings though

[Odoyoz]

Abu dhabi is a very crowded city. Some times it feels like walking in Hong Kong or Tokyo

[cleveraz]

updates feb 3 09

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[ZZ-II]

progressing well, thx for the updates :)

[ENJINEER]

Late updates jan. 07. 2009. Sorry...:bash:

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Abu-Dhabi is very nice city!:)

[helghast]

thanks for the update

[harsh1802]

Nice updates everyone. Tower looks really interesting.

[44p]

I don't like it

[malec]

Photos from Archigeek on flickr from sometime in february

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/3312012174_a7d425f3d7_o.jpg

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[kingsc]

seem like works going pretty will here. I take it there no problem of this being on hold.

[skyperu34]

1 meter higher than New York´s Empire State Building ! It is exciting ! Crazy but cool design all the way ! Lovely swimming pools !

[Sentient Seas]

It looks promising. :cheers:

[wulizhong]

WOW, stunning render!!!!!!!!!!!!!!^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[kanye]

any new pictures? :O

[the spliff fairy]

fantastic looking set of towers

[Adam2707]

I'm surprised we don't find any more updates on this to be honest. Neary a 400m tower in any other country and it would be the talk of the city.
Anyway its rising nicely.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3409/3575299173_13885beda0_b.jpg
High-Res (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thearchigeek/3575299173/sizes/o/)

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High-Res (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thearchigeek/3576105964/sizes/o/in/photostream/)

[DennisS]

^^ Great! Can't wait for the cladding to start. As always in this region that's very late during construction...

[ZZ-II]

382m for the tallest tower....does anyone know how tall the other 2 are?

[Get Smart]

i reallly like this project, its fantastic

[burjdubai91]

Wonderful complex! great tower designs...

[MOHMOH]

382m for the tallest tower....does anyone know how tall the other 2 are?

the tallest 1 is 382m

the second is 278m

the third is 255m

[saeed]

Wow!!
Abu Dhabi is gonna go second no doubt after Dubai in supertalls within the next few years! comparing to all the Middle East region! around 5 is U/C

[DG]

nice towers, but need some tall neighbors too.

[bringmetheskylines]

this is near to our flat! very nice

[xdexina]

what a awesomw project! why i had never eard talking about!

[Adam2707]

Update on the developers website. >> July 2009 (http://www.aldar.com/construction_progress_gallery.php?m=construction_centralmarket_09-07)

[DennisS]

Looks great!! But still no cladding...

[Blue Flame]

Well, there may not be any neighbors in the exact vicinity, but of course Abu Dhabi has the Sky Tower, the Ethiad towers complex, and The Landmark.

[AltinD]

The Landmark is not that far actually.

[killerk]

Wow!!
Abu Dhabi is gonna go second no doubt after Dubai in supertalls within the next few years! comparing to all the Middle East region! around 5 is U/C

Abu dhabi was #1 in the 80s and 90s....it was nicknamed "Manhattan of the middle east" then!!!

[vancouverite/to'er]

The curtainwall looks very elegant. Can't wait to see this beat completed:cheers:

[thelandmark]

Have been back in Abu Dhabi for the past few months but haven't taken any pictures. There has been a vicious sandstorm/duststorm over the past few days but I will take some photos soon, now that it has cleared. Expect some shots of Etihad Towers, the Central Market, and the Landmark.

[thelandmark]

The Central Market: 7/Aug/2009

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[Adam2707]

Developers update >> August 2009

More pic's here (http://www.aldar.com/construction_progress_gallery.php?m=construction_centralmarket_09-08)


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[Blue Flame]

:)I wan't to see the cladding!:)

[Adam2707]

^^ +1

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[DennisS]

^^ Great update, working on 37th floor now so not even halfway up!
:nuts:

Come on with that cladding!

[bizzybonita]

Burj Dubai of AD TOWN :D awesome

[Adam2707]

New Render

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/5265/centralmarket.jpg


10th December

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5720/centralmarketupdate.jpg

[DennisS]

^^ Where is the cladding!!!???...

[WiGgLz01]

wow i didnt know it was already this far into completion!

looks pretty cool

[Blue Flame]

any new pictures?

[bringmetheskylines]

happy to see this building rising every day :cheers:

[Pantsoff]

^^ Where is the cladding!!!???...

No MEP, VT or anything else!

The developer put it on go slow as they needed to push all the money towards the F1 circuit.

I hear the the PM/ cost consultant is in trouble as well and maybe "removed".

When does the Souk open? It was meant to be Aug 08! Still no signs of it....:bash:

[stefano1895]

wow nice design

[Adam2707]

January 11th by Archigeek

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/8937/42659884857d10fbcd2fo.jpg


We have cladding!

January 11th by Igor
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[ZZ-II]

nice, the core of the 3rd tower is starting also now :)

btw...are these number still up-to-date?

1. Tower: 382m
2. Tower: 278m
3. Tower: 255m

[cmjohns6]

Thats right ZZ-11

382m 88fl The Domain (tower 1)
278m ?fl Trust Tower (tower 2)
255m 58fl Central Market Hotel (tower 3)

[DennisS]

Great, I hope it's going to look really shiny!

[Pantsoff]

Hotel has been stopped, the operator walked away as it was being built to slowly by the developer (but not the contractor)!

[Pantsoff]

Good to see the bridge link going in on Khalifa street. I was told it was stopped due to the poor performance by the Souk contractor Mushriff (spelling?) which in turn held up ACC who are doing the towers and emporium through the middle.

There was an annoucement saying the souk will be open in March, a friend drove past today and said, "if they only meant the ground floor for soft opening not a chance!"

[kitayabi]

this building deserves more attention, especially considering its Abu dhabi's first super tall

[HD]

fantastic progress.

[Adam2707]

this building deserves more attention, especially considering its Abu dhabi's first super tall

More likely to be its fourth.

Sky tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=516916), eternally complete. 310m.
Eithad Tower 2 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=516893), almost topped out. 305m.
The Landmark (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=381077), should be done before this. 324m.

I do agree that it need more attention though, simply because of its fantastic design. A shame we dont get more updates on this one...

[hato]

Does anybody now if the green roofs (not on the skycrapers) are going to be made or are they only on renders? they look fantastic...

[kitayabi]

More likely to be its fourth.

Sky tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=516916), eternally complete. 310m.
Eithad Tower 2 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=516893), almost topped out. 305m.
The Landmark (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=381077), should be done before this. 324m.

I do agree that it need more attention though, simply because of its fantastic design. A shame we dont get more updates on this one...

Yea Dubai's done a good job of over shadowing Abu Dhabi

[AHundredStories]

I'm not a fan of this design. It looks kind of sci-fi evil empire to me.

[zander0501]

Hey Abu Dhabi, call them: "Khalifa Tower 2,3 and 4!" The first in Dubai and the 2nd 3rd and 4th in Abu Dhabi.....

What a wonderful futuristic Tower Trio - need more Popularity.

Need a TV Documentary / Reportage on CNN, N24, Al Jazeera, Arirang Korea TV and others..........

[Adam2707]

20th January - No more cladding added but the core looks like it has topped out on the commercial building.

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7123/dscf3249c.jpg
Link (http://picasaweb.google.com/lindsaymellum/AbuDhabiSickDay#5430648097630792642)

[Chadoh25]

Wow, this is really cool!

[other page]

this building deserves more attention

Completely agree, totally underrated considering it's such a unique design.

[Guest89]

These buildings are beginning to look very imposing in the Abu Dhabi skyline. Thank you Adam for the image.

[Sister Ray]

Fantastic complex.

[the spliff fairy]

great looking tower

[CrazyDave]

Any more pictures of the cladding?

[Adam2707]

Taken by Mario

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6804/imgp0100g.jpg
Link (http://picasaweb.google.com/supermario2008mancini/HighRiseBuildings#5437324156376372274)

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/2492/imgp0102t.jpg
Link (http://picasaweb.google.com/supermario2008mancini/HighRiseBuildings#5437324440733574370)

[Adam2707]

Posted in the UAE section.

Here are some Pictures of the Souq itself. this thing is huge, the picture doesn't do it justice.

http://img2.pict.com/e9/1c/01/2828448/0/300/img00165201001271248.jpg (http://img2.pict.com/e9/1c/01/2828448/0/img00165201001271248.jpg)



Here you can see the Core of the 3rd tower I think.

http://img2.pict.com/3f/92/81/2828453/0/300/img00169201001271250.jpg (http://img2.pict.com/3f/92/81/2828453/0/img00169201001271250.jpg)



Aldar's January update

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5342/capture4.jpg

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http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/3999/capture2ai.jpg

LOVE this affect
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4573/capture3ko.jpg

See more here (http://www.aldar.com/construction_progress_gallery.php?m=construction_centralmarket_10-01)

[other page]

^^
:applause::clown::eek::drool:

[Chad]

^^^ Could someone explain how that kind of effects appear?

[AltinD]

Maybe dust in the air :dunno: