Location: Ras Al Akhdhar close to Emirates Palace

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Speechless!

I seem to love the plans for Abu Dhabi more and more as I come across them, I mean look at Yas Isand, Spectacular. This palace looks amazing, I guess Emirates Palace and elsewhere was not enough!

Is this Palace will open for public ! i hope so ...

^^ I think it will be the official residence of the Royal family.

^^ I hope not they can build thousand of palace in thousand of island in AD but not close to Emirate Palace which is for public used !

only six helipads....must be a recession

^^ I'm surprised they don't have a runway in there.

Honestly, I don't know what to say....what can you say?

And I can't believe this is already under construction without us knowing till now.
Why hasn't this been in the papers, etc.?

Cost approximately a billion AED?

Unless there's a submarine dock underneath the main building, colour me unimpressed.

Cost approximately a billion AED?

More than that I can imagine.

Emirates Palace cost something like $900 million.
I would say about the same price. It depends if they want everything to be done in gold or not.

Ugh! How hideously wasteful!

And what about the "Ladies' and Childrens' Beach" on Ras Al Akhdhar that has been under redevelopment for several years? It was quite a large project, and a lot of work had been done on it already. Is it just going to be demolished?

Disgusting.

This thing is huge!! :nuts:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/__BQ5NufDVn0/SoFQemUzXKI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/lJKn02PmNqg/IMG_6832.JPG
Link (http://picasaweb.google.com/GoesUAE/EmiratesPalace#5368660717416438946)

http://lh5.ggpht.com/__BQ5NufDVn0/SoFQdNN_xjI/AAAAAAAAA5M/d6SNHKoyBMk/IMG_6830.JPG
Link (http://picasaweb.google.com/GoesUAE/EmiratesPalace#5368660693497136690)

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Link (http://picasaweb.google.com/GoesUAE/EmiratesPalace#5368660804034368034)

http://lh5.ggpht.com/__BQ5NufDVn0/SoFQgMd7pcI/AAAAAAAAA5U/sjvmFrOU5v8/IMG_6833.JPG
http://picasaweb.google.com/GoesUAE/EmiratesPalace#5368660744835147202

http://lh6.ggpht.com/__BQ5NufDVn0/SoFQaXe_lCI/AAAAAAAAA5E/jyeybJtF6qI/IMG_6827.JPG
Link (http://picasaweb.google.com/GoesUAE/EmiratesPalace#5368660644713174050)

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Link (http://picasaweb.google.com/GoesUAE/EmiratesPalace#5368660666920689666)

Theses are from a display at Emirates Palace. So whenever anyone's next there try get some more info. When its going to be complete, cost etc. :)

More than that I can imagine.

Emirates Palace cost something like $900 million.
I would say about the same price. It depends if they want everything to be done in gold or not.

Emirates Palace was $3-4billion, 11aed billion+. This will probably be in the $5-8billion dollar range, 16-20aed billion+. That is speculation mind you, but it seems fair enough based on the Palace's price. Staggering sums far surpassing the Burj Dubai.

Will it be open for visits?

I was of the impression that there were 3 palaces to be made at Ras Al Akhdar (ex-Umm Al Naar area) ... This is near the existing palace !

Is Ras Al Akhdar not beside the Emirates Palace, as shown in this post? I thought the 'new name' for Umm Al-Nar was Sas Al-Nakl.

Is Ras Al Akhdar not beside the Emirates Palace, as shown in this post? I thought the 'new name' for Umm Al-Nar was Sas Al-Nakl.

Ooops .. Mae Kulpa .. yes it must have been at Ras Al Akhdar (i.e; Ladies beach area) rather than near Sas Al Nakheel (ex-Umm al Naar) area.

:cheers:It is clear now ...

Greek firm wins Abu Dhabi presidential palace contract

* United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, August 03 - 2010 at 09:38

Greek firm Consolidated Contractors Co (CCC) has been selected by the UAE presidential affairs ministry for the estimated Dhs1.8bn ($490m) main construction contract on the presidential palace project in the Ras al-Akhdar area of Abu Dhabi Island, Meed has reported. The new palace will cover a total built-up area of 220,000 sq m between the existing presidential palace and the Emirates Palace Hotel. US-based RW Armstrong is the project manager, while the local firm Ewan Architectural & Engineering Consultancy is the appointed architect. The engineer is UK-based WSP Group and the cost consultant is Bahrain-based Haj Gulf.

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Greek firm wins Abu Dhabi presidential palace contract

* United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, August 03 - 2010 at 09:38

Greek firm Consolidated Contractors Co (CCC) has been selected by the UAE presidential affairs ministry for the estimated Dhs1.8bn ($490m) main construction contract on the presidential palace project in the Ras al-Akhdar area of Abu Dhabi Island, Meed has reported. The new palace will cover a total built-up area of 220,000 sq m between the existing presidential palace and the Emirates Palace Hotel. US-based RW Armstrong is the project manager, while the local firm Ewan Architectural & Engineering Consultancy is the appointed architect. The engineer is UK-based WSP Group and the cost consultant is Bahrain-based Haj Gulf.

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In civil construction paternity Greek company is actually Archirodon .. CCC is a Palestinian company but registered in Greece.

I am sure it will be a challenging project and why not.

^^ I'm surprised they don't have a runway in there.

Look more closely - the palm trees along the road are all designed to bend back to allow planes to land - and the swimming pool will move sideways to reveal launch pad....:banana:

:angel: abu dhabi=heaven

http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv8/projectdirector1/AL%20HAMRA%20KUWAIT/Q8CITYAB-DH---------13-09-2010088.jpg

http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv8/projectdirector1/AL%20HAMRA%20KUWAIT/Q8CITYAB-DH---------13-09-2010089.jpg


All i could see from the road...............sorry.

:cheers:PD.

This thing is huge!! :nuts:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/__BQ5NufDVn0/SoFQemUzXKI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/lJKn02PmNqg/IMG_6832.JPG
Link (http://picasaweb.google.com/GoesUAE/EmiratesPalace#5368660717416438946)

Theses are from a display at Emirates Palace. So whenever anyone's next there try get some more info. When its going to be complete, cost etc. :)


This is beautiful. I wish the UAE would build more in traditional style like this than all these glass Lego blocks, or at least create traditional "old town centers" and then build the towers around them. Highrises look great in pictures, and form a distance, but they don't make for the friendliest of cities.

All i could see from the road...............sorry.
:cheers:PD.
sucks,

DSI receives contractor award letter for palace http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-9880-dsi-receives-contractor-award-letter-for-palace/

Yet another public amenity is lost to Abu Dhabi residents.

has anybody living in AD seen visible progress?

^^ I hope not they can build thousand of palace in thousand of island in AD but not close to Emirate Palace which is for public used !

Very true. If you look at the overhead render that Bu Maitha (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=119007) provided, you'll see the road the goes to the middle of the Emirates Palace and everything to the left of that is GONE - so all the green area in that render, will be completely private! Looks like it will be all taken, which is pretty ridiculous, since the Emirates Palace took a lot of beautiful property as well. You'd think AD would build some beautiful park space and more beach, but no...:mad:

Ugh! How hideously wasteful!

And what about the "Ladies' and Childrens' Beach" on Ras Al Akhdhar that has been under redevelopment for several years? It was quite a large project, and a lot of work had been done on it already. Is it just going to be demolished?

Disgusting.

Yes, wasteful! And gone. The Ladies club on Al Ras Al Akhdar was "taken" in November. They are dismantling and gutting it now. Kinda sad. Why are they building another two holes plus the Etihad Towers on that part of the peninsula - it's going to be pretty crowded, and with only one way in and out...people that live and stay there will be very inconvenienced every time they have to stop the traffic when the Sheikh wants a loaf of bread :lol:.

Yet another public amenity is lost to Abu Dhabi residents.

Again, agreed! But there really isn't that much out there to begin with. I run within Al Ras Al Akhdar, and I love it. No traffic, and quiet. But in a few years, probably no more...

has anybody living in AD seen visible progress?

Sure. Here are some photos...
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/DSC03577.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/DSC03578.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/DSC03579.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/DSC03580.jpg

Yet another public amenity is lost to Abu Dhabi residents.

Very well said .. in fact I would say we have lost one of the principal areas of beach going ... on the Abu Dhabi island.

Very well said .. in fact I would say we have lost one of the principal areas of beach going ... on the Abu Dhabi island.

It truly is unfortunate that they are taking all that land. The Ladies Club is being dismantled and gutted as we speak. If you look - it appears that all the land to the left of the Emirates Palace will walled off. So you will not even be able to drive down that way like you can now. Here are some pics of the current progress: I posted them yesterday - but for some reason the post was never approved...? :dunno:

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/DSC03577.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/DSC03580.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/DSC03578.jpg

Check them out...

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/DSC03577.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/DSC03578.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/DSC03580.jpg

Let's try this again...(read: I have my 10 posts finally :nuts:)

Yet another public amenity is lost to Abu Dhabi residents.

Very true! While there is not much out there to do on Al Ras Al Akhdar, it is a nice quiet area to run, with a decent breeze off the sea.

Very well said .. in fact I would say we have lost one of the principal areas of beach going ... on the Abu Dhabi island.

Well besides the AD Ladies Club, which is being dismantled and gutted right now, and Emirates Palace there is not an accessible beach over there. But yes, another area lost to development. It appears from the rendering (http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8743/presidentialpalace02.jpg) that Bu Maitha (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=119007) posted they are going to restrict access past the second circle which is the EP's main (public) entrance. That's really too bad.

has anybody living in AD seen visible progress?

They are working on that thing day and night. So much earth has been moved already it's amazing.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/DSC03577.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/DSC03580.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/DSC03579.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/DSC03578.jpg

:cheers2: woah! thanks

It seems the Gulf version of the Forbidden City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_City).

Nice project!

Who is the MEP Contractor?

Any news or photos from the construction site? Someone told me that its under construction at day and night.

Any news or photos from the construction site? Someone told me that its under construction at day and night.

It is. Although at this phase all you notice is huge mounts of dirt and sand moving around. They have constructed a bunch of cranes on the site.

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/DSC04652.jpg http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/DSC04653.jpg http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/DSC04654.jpg http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/DSC04655.jpg

^^ Thank you very much, cmajewsk! What a fast photo update! Great pics! What a huge construction site.
You took the photos on the roof of the ethiad towers?

^^ Thank you very much, cmajewsk! What a fast photo update! Great pics! What a huge construction site.
You took the photos on the roof of the ethiad towers?

Not a problem, happy to contribute. I would love to get up in the Etihad Towers, I am sure there are some terrific views, but sadly I am not taking them from there. I've got to befriend some of the laborers to get me in :lol:. I'd love to take some photos from one of those roofs!

Here's a visual update on the Presidential Palace...enjoy.

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/PresPalace1-August23.jpghttp://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/PresPalace3-August23.jpg

^^thanks alot :banana:

This is palace for the rulers but the consultant on the sign is IHG which is a hotel company I wonder why that is?
ALso the cost is $490m

This is palace for the rulers but the consultant on the sign is IHG which is a hotel company I wonder why that is?
ALso the cost is $490m

Palaces are usually staffed and managed by hotel chains.

Six-month update...:)

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/PresPalace-March2012-1.jpghttp://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/PresPalace-March2012-2.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/PresPalace-March2012-3.jpghttp://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/PresPalace-March2012-4.jpg

Palaces are usually staffed and managed by hotel chains.

Not in any country I am aware of. Do you have some examples? Running a Royal Household and managing a hotel have similar functions but many different protocols. I can't imagine Buckingham Palace being managed by the Holiday Inn :lol:

Here's an aerial shot I took today...

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/PresidentialPalace-April2012.jpg

Nice shot...:okay:

It's really starting to take shape!

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/PresPalace-August2012-3.jpghttp://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/PresPalace-August2012-1.jpg http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/PresPalace-August2012-2.jpghttp://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/PresPalace-August2012-4.jpg

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

thanks for the pics

i hope i can get in 1 day

i hope i can get in 1 day

Unless you're assisting with construction and design, with a government, or staying at the Emirates Palace, you won't even be able to get near it :lol:.

Unless you're assisting with construction and design, with a government, or staying at the Emirates Palace, you won't even be able to get near it :lol:.

or if i am from Royal family ;)^^

cant wait for February update!!

cant wait for February update!!

What is happening in February?

What is happening in February?

its a 6 months update from last one! which comparing both updates it would be Topped out on Feb:banana:

Looks great...

That's tits!

One of those windows would be taller than my house...wow

It looks like your president very good man! Beautiful palace!

The project our company lost...(in bidding) :nuts:
Any latest update/pictures? :)

wait till feb 2013 it will be topped out

updates soon?

updates soon?

Sure whenever you want :-).

on Jan 27, 2013

Kuwaiti contractor Combined Group Contracting Co has won a $21m (AED: 77m) tender for a significant project in Abu Dhabi.

The company said that it has landed a contract to carry out ground work, roads and pavements by the Executive Committee for the Presidential Palace Project.

http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-20567-combined-group-wins-21m-abu-dhabi-palace-deal/#.UQV-cL9RX3U

http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-20567-combined-group-wins-21m-abu-dhabi-palace-deal/#.UQV-cL9RX3U

my family has a share in the group :banana:

Sure whenever you want :-).

i really appreciate your hard work and time...but has been any major changes since last update??

any news ?

any news ?

I crossed by it yesterday, the progress seems that it will not be topped out in Feb. maybe in May or June

Stunning Presidential Palace especially its location which provides a corner view for Abu Dhabi Corniche

I crossed by it yesterday, the progress seems that it will not be topped out in Feb. maybe in May or June

Stunning Presidential Palace especially its location which provides a corner view for Abu Dhabi Corniche

thnx:cheers:

I crossed by it yesterday, the progress seems that it will not be topped out in Feb. maybe in May or June

Stunning Presidential Palace especially its location which provides a corner view for Abu Dhabi Corniche

I would agree, another 5 or 6 months...but it it starting to look amazing!


http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/Feb2013-5_zps9decd69f.jpg http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/Feb2013-2_zps2e3e735d.jpg

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/Feb2013-1_zps6fda4288.jpg http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/Feb2013-6_zps311ed25b.jpg

Here's another, albeit slightly older, picture at twilight.

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/2013-Jan-02_zpsd613bac7.jpg

[QUOTE=cmajewsk;99819362]Here's another, albeit slightly older, picture at twilight.

thaaaanxxxx u r amazing:banana:

Here's another, albeit slightly older, picture at twilight.

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/cmajewsk/Abu%20Dhabi/2013-Jan-02_zpsd613bac7.jpg

Great to see the project taking shape. Completion date summer 2014?

Btw, thank you very much for your updates cmajewsk! Great pics!

Great to see the project taking shape. Completion date summer 2014?

Btw, thank you very much for your updates cmajewsk! Great pics!

Your welcome! I think the completion date was set for sometime 2015 actually. They've recently just recently taken all the scaffolding off the central dome and it looks beautiful. They have also leveled and cleaned up the area in the front of the palace so you can really see what looks to be some decent progress. The construction of some of the perimeter buildings are also in advanced stages. I'll try to post some updated pictures soon.

Your welcome! I think the completion date was set for sometime 2015 actually. They've recently just recently taken all the scaffolding off the central dome and it looks beautiful. They have also leveled and cleaned up the area in the front of the palace so you can really see what looks to be some decent progress. The construction of some of the perimeter buildings are also in advanced stages. I'll try to post some updated pictures soon.



what about the 3 main buildings on the sea side? are they gonna connect the old palace with the new palace?

what about the 3 main buildings on the sea side? are they gonna connect the old palace with the new palace?

Looking at the render which to me appears fairly accurate based on construction thus far, everything beyond the Emirates Palace and Khalidiya Palace Hotel & Residences complex looks to be "connected" via a covered roadway that starts just beyond the old traffic roundabout in front of Emirates Palace. Obviously that will change as the render shows as the roundabout is no longer there - replaced by a 3-way stop with traffic lights, and a small turnaround circle just beyond that intersection.

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8743/presidentialpalace02.jpg

The scaffolding is just about off the main dome! The dark clouds with the rain we've been having lately really provide a stark contrast to the white palace. I think the 3rd and 4th pictures really capture this.

http://i.imgur.com/N1q8bMY.jpg http://i.imgur.com/OB9e5sc.jpg http://i.imgur.com/GFNlm1I.jpg http://i.imgur.com/he5kwAd.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6Zr0FAQ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9aj6dcB.jpg

^^ Great pics. Like the progress and result!

passed by it 3 days ago...amazing building

It looks absolutely gorgeous! Obviously very high quality construction, only the best.

This is the final colour, right? The renders on the first page aren't very clear about that.
I personally would prefer a more sand-like colour because it would accentuate the facades textures.

And I think the bright white will hurt the eyes in the Arabian sun:cripes::cool:

^^^^^^ the white marble will turn sugar white with the time (sun and dust) will affect it.... it will look as u want ;P

^^ Ok, I still think it's better when the president doesn't suffer from migraine when approaching his office.

Does anyone know what's going to happen with the current presidential palace, on the south tip of that piece of land? Palace for the vice-president :D

^^ Ok, I still think it's better when the president doesn't suffer from migraine when approaching his office.

Does anyone know what's going to happen with the current presidential palace, on the south tip of that piece of land? Palace for the vice-president :D

If you look at the renders it appears it's going to stay as-is.

^^ Yeah I know, I actually mend the function of the building, since I guess it wont be the presidential palace anymore.

They posted some new renders around the new construction wall going up near Khalidiya Palace. They are mostly close-in aerial shots, but I'll take some pics and post them when I get a chance. Here are some recent pics I took of the palace taken at sunset...

http://i.imgur.com/3D2txjH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ZR9peu6.jpg http://i.imgur.com/XU18cpZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/eIwcjmI.jpg

amazin job pal...u always make me happy

hi guys ,anybody knows who is the interior design on this fabulous place?