LUANDA | Projects & Construction

[Kwame]

Angola, off the Western coast of Africa, is expected to become the next big powerhouse of Africa. It's just now recovering from a Civil War that ended in 2002, and recent exploitation of natural resources has brought tremendous wealth to this previously war-torn nation. Recently, the Angolan government is discovering many ways to diversify their economy, so they won't be so dependent on oil, and that's where many of these projects come into play.



Luanda it's capital, is a large city of over 5,000,000 people. The city is the center of a large economic boom in Angola, so a lot of large companies are investing in the City. Many new developments include numerous Low/Mid/High Rise Buildings, land reclamation, new highways, slum replacement, seaport construction, a new international airport, and more. The city is on the move, so to check up on more, don't hesitate to visit the Angola Forum.

Torre Capital ~ Office ~ Proposed ~ 50 Fl.


World Trade Center Angola ~ Under Construction ~ Office ~ 1 x 37 Fl. ~ 1 x 42 Fl.


Torre Luanda ~ Proposed ~ Office ~ 23 Fl.


Edificio Rua Major Kanhangulo ~ Under Construction ~ Residential



Luxury Retail and Office Development ~ Under Construction


Espirito Santo Tower ~ Under Construction ~ Office


Sci-Arch Building ~ Residential ~ Proposed ~ 25 Fl.


Torres Do Carmo ~ Approved ~ 2 x 22 Fl. ~ Residential


Torre Kilamba ~ Office ~ Approved ~ 26 Fl.


Edifício Baia ~ Approved ~ 23 Fl.


Intercontinental Hotel & Casino ~ Under Construction ~ 25 Fl.


Euro Africa Tower ~ Approved ~ 23 Fl. ~ Mixed Use


Torre Siccal ~ Approved ~ 25 Fl. ~ Mixed-Use


Campo Do Paz ~ Approved


Edificio Zimbo Tower ~ Under Construction ~ 21 Fl.
image hosted on flickr


Edificio Kilamba ~ Mixed Use ~ Under Construction ~ 26 Fl.


CIF Tower ~ Under Construction ~ Under Construction


Kinaxixi Complex ~ Under Construction


Waterfront Development ~ Residential ~ Proposed ~ 1 x 30 Fl. ~ 1 x 25 Fl.


Edificio Multivsos ~ Approved ~ Office


Edificio Rocha Monteiro ~ Approved ~ 24 Fl.


Comandante Gika ~ Under Construction ~ Mixed-Use


Aflalo & Gasperini Building ~ Mixed-use ~ Proposed ~ ?? Fl.


Edificio Kianda ~ Mixed-Use ~ Approved ~ 23 Fl.


Luanda Plaza ~ Under Construction ~ 23 Fl.


Service Residence ~ Residential ~ Proposed ~ 21 Fl.


Projecto Imobrasil ~ Proposed ~ Mixed Use ~ 20 Fl. ~ 10 Fl. ~ 5 Fl.


Condominio Jardins do Livro ~ Residential ~ Proposed ~ ? Fl.


Residential Tower ~ Approved ~ 18 Fl.


Torre Maianga ~ Approved ~ 16 Fl.


Edifício Rua do Assalto do Moncada ~ Under Construction ~ Residential


Rua Da Missao ~ Under Construction ~ Mixed-Use


Complex Multiuso ~ Approved ~ 3 x 26 Fl.


Botti Rubin Development ~ Approved ~ Residential


Coqueiros ~ Approved


Talatona Plaza ~ Approved ~ Residential


Rainha Ginga ~ Approved


Condomínio Terraços do Atlântico ~ Under Construction


Edificio Safira ~ Approved


Camama Zone ~ Major Social Housing Development ~ Under Construction


Edifício Maianga ~ Proposed ~ 10 Fl.


Edifício Metrópolis ~ Under Construction ~ 10 Fl. ~ Office


Talatona Tower Residence ~ Under Construction ~ 9 Fl.


Talatona Convention Hotel ~ Under Construction ~ Mixed-Use


Media City Complex ~ Under Construction


Estádio de Luanda ~ Under Construction ~ Sports & Recreation


New Stadium ~ Under Construction ~ Sports & Recreation


Cidade Universitária ~ Under Construction ~ Education


New National Administration and Museum Complex ~ Under Construction



New Corimba Development Zone ~ Mega Project ~ Under Construction


Luanda New Satellite City ~ Proposed ~ Mega Project


Ilha de Luanda Redevelopment ~ Mega Project ~ Proposed


Torre Mosquito ~ Residential ~ Approved ~ 24 Fl.


Novo Sambizanga ~ Approved ~ Mega Projects


Bom Jesus ~ Under Construction ~ Mega Project


A major thanks goes out to all the Angola forumers and contributers, especially Matthias Offodile, Barragon, Tbite, skytrax, Hammelkar, Die Kapenaar, and BlackLion. Without them, a lot of these projects wouldn't have arrived to this site.

Check out the Angolan Forum Here to see more stuff like infrastructure, completed pictures, under construction pictures, and more.

[goschio]

Nice update. Just hope the ordinary people will benefit as well. Any industrial projects like factories etc.?

IMO luxury retail and mega museum complexes should be the last step of a national reconstruction.

[Kwame]

Thanks. Speaking of that, there's a lot of housing in the pipeline for the many people who live in the make-shift shanty towns around Luanda. Here's an article explaining one of the many housing developments for the ones who may not be able to afford most of the above. This one is most recent, and was translated from Portuguese (sorry for the crappy translation).

31-08-2008
Habitation Launched Social Habitation project of Kilamba Kiaxi

Luanda - the first phase of the launching of projecto of Social Habitation of the Kilamba Kiaxe, that foresees the construction of 710 buildings for 160 a thousand people, happened today in Luanda.

The Angolan minister of the Administration of the Territory, Virgilio de Fontes Pear tree, represented the President of the Republic, José Eduardo dos Santos, in this event, occurred in the Commune of the Camama, Kilamba Kiaxe. The buildings to be raised in an area of eight squared Kilometers are five, nine and eleven floors and perfazem 20,000 apartments.

Projecto is about one that it includes centers commercial, primary and secondary garden-of-infancy, schools, an administrative area and others for the leisure. They are contemplated in projecto, the installation of services of firemen, squadrons of policy, fuel bombs, among others enterprises, in an area of implantation of 8,8 squared quilómetros. Other atinentes data technician to projecto, the one that the Angop had access, report the existence of installation of main avenues, secondary and tertiary, with a total fulfilment of 429 quilómetros, “completely woody, forming an ecological corridor”.

Project social of the Kilamba Kiaxe, that will have to be concluded in 36 months, will have an independent system of treatment of water, electricity and telecommunications. The contract of the first phase of this project was celebrated the 14 of November of 2007. (GRN) has as responsible the Cabinet of National Reconstruction and the main entity for its execution is the Chinese multinational, Society Contractor The International (CITIC). About 500,000 inhabitants they will be able to benefit of this project, when two posterior phases will be concluded the remains.

There's a lot more news about this and many more projects like this in the National Reconstruction thread. You will find many more articles explaining the real reconstruction from the ground up.

[Kwame]

New Angola International Airport ~ Under Construction

Nowadays, Angola is well-known and well-recognized with fastest economic growth, to cope with the increasing business activities throughout the world and the drastic growth of logistics network in Angola, a new and large international airport is needed.

We have undertaken the construction project of the largest airport in Africa, New International Airport of Luanda. The Terminal building area is 160,000m² with the capacity up to 13.152 million per year, the area of cargo terminal building reaches 6,200m² with the capacity of 35,000 tones per year.

[Buyckske Ruben]

Africa is coming!!!





I see more and more good signs of living up the African section!

Look to the african thread you will find more crazy stuff.

Good for poor Africa!... its a begin!

['rational crazy']

...great projects!

Congratulations for Angola!

This is very interesting and modern!

[Whiteeclipse]

nice projects

[skytrax]

my country is booming!!

[Pule]

VIVA ANGOLA

[PedroGabriel]

The Novo Sambizanga youtube video - a new uptown area for Luanda also talks about social housing, schools and other social welfare for the people that live in the area, so they'll create a new area with four quarters just for the poor. I guess a bit away from the rich.

I hope it keeps going like that. I'm personally interested in it's development, as I had some job offers to work there, still waiting for a better one.

[Grauthue]

Lot of interesting projects!

Really hope Angola can build up a strong economy in other areas than just the oil industry.

[manila_eye]

not so tall building but interesting designs... at least angola is will not be dumped by boxy like buildings... i love the marina development... keep it coming angola... the rest of africa should follow.

[Kwame]

Originally Posted by PedroGabriel

The Novo Sambizanga youtube video - a new uptown area for Luanda also talks about social housing, schools and other social welfare for the people that live in the area, so they'll create a new area with four quarters just for the poor. I guess a bit away from the rich.

I hope it keeps going like that. I'm personally interested in it's development, as I had some job offers to work there, still waiting for a better one.

Yes, I am also excited about the new quarters for people who currently live in the Musseque's around Luanda.

Good luck on finding a better job in Luanda, it probably won't be long until a better one comes around, a lot of investment is pouring into this country, and the amount of jobs flowing into this country is simply amazing, so it won't be long!

~Construction Update Pictures~


Torre Maianga ~ Approved ~ 16 Fl.
This particular building's shell was actually constructed in 1975, but when the civil war broke out, the building was never completed, so it's shell sat abandoned for over 30 years, until recently it was approved to be completed.

image hosted on flickr

*Picture Courtesy of Barragon*


Edificio Zimbo Tower ~ Under Construction ~ 21 Fl.
image hosted on flickr


*Picture Courtesy of Skytrax*


Luxury Retail and Office Development ~ Under Construction




*Pictures Courtesy of AAPMBerlin*


Kinaxixi Complex ~ Under Construction ~ 20 Fl.

image hosted on flickr

*Picture courtesy of Hammelkar*


For more information, don't hesitate to visit the Angola Forum.

[Barragon]

Excelent job Crash congrats

[Kwame]

Thanks.

~Construction Update Pictures~


The soon tallest building in Angola is under construction, but we don't have a render for it, just photo's that were taken by AAPMBerlin, that we greatly appreciate. This is just one of the photo's, but there are many more.




*Courtesy of AAPMBerlin*

Torre Ambiente


*Courtesy of AAPMBerlin*

*Thanks to everyone in the Angola forum, and elsewhere who contributed to the discovery of some of these projects, and the photos of the progress.*

[You are to blame]

great thread crash

[el palmesano]

any one speaks spanish in angola?? because torre ambiente or torre almeda.. jeje

[Kwame]

Not really, but there is a small Cuban minority in the Cuando Cubango Province, who represent the 5% of that province who speak Spanish. Also, Torre can be Tower in Portuguese too.

Originally Posted by You are to blame

great thread crash

Thanks.

[Kwame]

*Update*

~Recently Added Projects~


World Trade Center Angola ~ Under Construction~ 37 Fl. ~ Office

Camama Zone ~ Major Social Housing Development ~ Under Construction

Espirito Santo Tower ~ Under Construction ~ Office

Rua Da Missao ~ Under Construction ~ Mixed-Use

Edificio Rua Major Kanhangulo ~ Under Construction ~ Residential

Edifício Rua do Assalto do Moncada ~ Under Construction ~ Residential

New Luanda Stadium ~ Under Construction ~ Sports & Recreation

Torres Do Carmo ~ Approved ~ 2 x 22 Fl. ~ Residential

Botti Rubin Development ~ Approved ~ Residential

Torre Siccal ~ Approved ~ 25 Fl. ~ Mixed-Use

Torre Luanda ~ Proposed ~ Proposed ~ Office

Bom Jesus ~ Proposed ~ Mega Project

[goschio]

Thanks for all the information. Some new towers have really world class design. Also good to see some social housing projects. Hope the slums of Luanda will disappear in the near future.