DUBAI: Burj Dubai (700m/850m) Part 25

megatower · January 11th, 2007, 03:22 AM

General Information
Height: 700m to 850m (Official height held as a secret)
Floors: 160 or more
Start: March 2004
Finish: December 2008
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Developer: EMAAR Properties

"The World’s Tallest Building" going up in Dubai, EAU. The tower will be so tall the developers want to keep the tower's height a secret all the way to its official opening schedule in December 2008. The world famous architect firm SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) is behind the 465 000m² large office, residential, retail and hotel tower which is situated in the heart of Dubai, close to the exlusive Sheikh Zayed Road and close Business Bay.

When completed, it will hold the record in all four categories as recognized by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (i.e., highest structure, roof, antenna and occupied floor) and have the highest publicly accessible observation deck. The tip of the spire can be seen by a person 95 km (60 miles) away. A person in the Observation Deck can see as far away as 80 km (50 miles), which is more than twice the distance from Dubai to Al Ain. The design of the Burj Dubai is derived from the geometries of the desert flower and the patterning systems embodied in Islamic architecture. It combines these historical and cultural influences with cutting-edge technology to achieve a high-performance building which will set the new standard for development in the Middle East and become the model for the future of the city of Dubai.
as of 1/9/07 it has reached 370 meters.
link to part 24
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=423970

latest update

Faisal · January 11th, 2007, 03:26 AM

wooooooow part 25 thank you megatower for posting this thread

i like this huge tower

lionchild · January 11th, 2007, 03:31 AM

Part 25

Nice updates, dubai rules!!!

Krazy · January 11th, 2007, 03:51 AM

part 24 never reached 500 posts, why the hurry?

Sielbeck · January 11th, 2007, 04:05 AM

Holy crap, it's going up quickly!

AM Putra · January 11th, 2007, 04:23 AM

Hold it, hold it, don't came too quick!

mehdi_cs · January 11th, 2007, 06:19 AM

Mega Tower, your passion about this tower is respectable and its a good work that you put all information in there.
Next time let moderator do that at proper time. its like two parallel threads in progress at this moment.

Brendan · January 11th, 2007, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krazy

part 24 never reached 500 posts, why the hurry?

Because Megatower wanted to be the person who started this thread.

For the future megatower, please allow a Moderator to begin the thread, it makes it more official.

dettol · January 11th, 2007, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fahed

Quote:

Originally Posted by megatower

Escoto_Dubai2008 those are the south ridge buildings,
vader11 it's thin right now because it's not finished

, link to part 25 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...70post11248170

We all thank you that we reached part 25. It wouldn't have been possible without your help. Keep it up! [/sarcasm]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brendan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krazy

part 24 never reached 500 posts, why the hurry?

Because Megatower wanted to be the person who started this thread.

For the future megatower, please allow a Moderator to begin the thread, it makes it more official.

That, and no Moderator has had a serious word with him...

FM 2258 · January 11th, 2007, 06:49 AM

Very nice introduction megatower.

I couldn't help to notice that this whole area looks like one big mess. I can't wait to see what it's gonna look like when it's all finished and cleaned up.

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Originally Posted by megatower

i all ways wondered way the burj Dubai is above the street level.and the burj lake hotel to.

Someone in the earlier thread was asking about that waterway. What is it and where is all that water coming from?

Nicholas.Navarro · January 11th, 2007, 07:06 AM

Good question. How are they going to get the water in the pool around Burj Dubai? Is someone just going to leave a water hose on for a couple of weeks or pour buckets of water till it seems just about full?

dubaiflo · January 11th, 2007, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FM 2258

Someone in the earlier thread was asking about that waterway. What is it and where is all that water coming from?

even if i don't support this new thread

This is the extended canal of Business Bay, the water comes from the sea and is flowing through the natural and then extended creek.

Business Bay will be extended in phase 3 to SZR, making Dubai an island technically.

IndraEMC · January 11th, 2007, 07:03 AM

That construction is about 300 meters (just only construction now)

i wonder if that building completed ?

CULWULLA · January 11th, 2007, 08:10 AM

for those who didnt read first page, current height is lev102 or 370m.
cheers

fazlur · January 11th, 2007, 12:52 PM

All the merits to the mule in the pool / Grant Johnson at Flickr (taken on 4th January - roughly 101 stories tall - 372m from raft foundation):

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

From the Burj Dubai:

Dubai Mall:

image hosted on flickr

Executive Towers at Business Bay, and Burj Al Arab and Dubai Marina in the background (beautiful!!!):

image hosted on flickr

SZR and DIFC (look at The Monster: The Index):

image hosted on flickr

I hope that Sky Tower will be able to make photos like this in his visit to BD (or better!!!), specially from the inside (if he can go in safely!!

), like photos of corridors, rooms, working area...

JuanPaulo · January 11th, 2007, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fazlur

image hosted on flickr

Wow! The Rose definitively takes the Dubai Skyline to new heights!!! For now I think it is the crown jewel of Dubai.....till the Burj gets some glass!!!

Orgoglioso · January 11th, 2007, 10:35 PM

Im going to Dubai at the begining of May, do you know roughly how tall it will be then in metres.

Alle · January 12th, 2007, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JuanPaulo

Wow! The Rose definitively takes the Dubai Skyline to new heights!!! For now I think it is the crown jewel of Dubai.....till the Burj gets some glass!!!

the whole difc going up at once

It will be very impressive

dubaiflo · January 11th, 2007, 01:13 PM

AMAZING. truly amazing shots.

the Index is so damn big. it is almost too big for me to be honest. indeed it will block EHT views to burj dubai

Julito-dubai · January 11th, 2007, 01:29 PM

What is built in the large hole behind the Dusit Hotel ? Looks like a massive foundation, but the masterplan just shows two ca. 25 Floor buildings

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fazlur Engineering Lover Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 81 Likes (Received): 0	All the merits to *the mule in the pool / Grant Johnson* at Flickr (taken on 4th January - roughly 101 stories tall - 372m from raft foundation): image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr From the Burj Dubai: Dubai Mall: image hosted on flickr Executive Towers at Business Bay, and Burj Al Arab and Dubai Marina in the background (beautiful!!!): image hosted on flickr SZR and DIFC (look at The Monster: The Index): image hosted on flickr I hope that Sky Tower will be able to make photos like this in his visit to BD (or better!!!), specially from the inside (if he can go in safely!! ), like photos of corridors, rooms, working area...

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