KUWAIT | Alraya Office Tower | 300m | 984ft | 60 fl | Com

CrazY · June 2nd, 2006, 06:15 PM

At 56 stories, Arraya is slated to open in 2007 as one of the tallest buildings on the dynamic skyline of Kuwait City. The 50 million, 500,000-square-foot tower is composed of two parts: a square glass element that rises the full height of the building and a limestone-clad mass that is canted at an angle in plan and in relation to surrounding street grids. The limestone portion of the tower recalls the established vernacular of the existing multi-use Arraya complex, which includes a 32-story, 300-suite hotel, conference and banquet space, a parking garage and a three-level retail complex with over 10,000 square meters of shopping. The iconic top of the tower, which is topped by a telecommunications mast, is sloped and angled to create a unique and memorable image for the entire complex.

UPDATE
By skoulikimou, pictures taken on the 31-01-2006

update by AlOnSi on 30-4-2006

Update 28/05/06

Erebus555 · June 2nd, 2006, 06:32 PM

Wow, that is a beautiful tower. It seems to incorporate all sorts of architecture in one.

Krazy · June 2nd, 2006, 07:21 PM

Doesnt look like 300m

ahmedjam · June 2nd, 2006, 07:31 PM

will thanks crazy for this thread !! the tower looks amazing

***Skoulikimou*** · June 2nd, 2006, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krazy

Doesnt look like 300m

well according to gulfconstructionworldwide.com the tower will have 56F/300M

Quote:

Arraya 2, a 56-floor, 300-m high tower, which is located next to the recently completed Arraya Tower in Sharq.

Koweitien · July 4th, 2006, 06:02 PM

This was posted earlier today.

Quote:

Originally Posted by skoulikimou

may i apology in advance as you can see this is not the most appropriate angle to take a picture

picture taken on the 03-07-06

CULWULLA · July 5th, 2006, 12:41 AM

this must have the least floor count for a 300m building?
i just scaled model and if spire = 300m, then top of pointy roof or base of spire = 245m and main roof= 200m.

VicFontaine · July 5th, 2006, 01:10 AM

that thing costs 50 million? In Germany something like this is around 350 million!!

jpq21 · July 5th, 2006, 02:01 AM

The glass part of the building looks alot like the Bank of China tower in HK.

***Skoulikimou*** · July 5th, 2006, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VicFontaine

that thing costs 50 million? In Germany something like this is around 350 million!!

this should be 50 million KD = 173 million US $

Dancer · July 5th, 2006, 02:27 AM

Looks like a cool building but I agree, it doesnt look like its 300m

***Skoulikimou*** · July 5th, 2006, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dancer

Looks like a cool building but I agree, it doesnt look like its 300m

well i cant agree with you more , however according to gulfconstructionworldwide.com the tower willl have 56F/300M .

Quote:

Arraya 2, a 56-floor, 300-m high tower, which is located next to the recently completed Arraya Tower in Sharq.

Mosaic · July 5th, 2006, 08:24 AM

300 meters????.....6 meters/ floor?????

Dancer · July 5th, 2006, 10:34 AM

I guess thats how tall its going to be but I think the company that built the model needs to give them their monaey back.

BTW: skoulikimou. nice Avatar

***AltinD*** · July 5th, 2006, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CULWULLA

this must have the least floor count for a 300m building?

Emirates (Hotel) Tower @309 meters, has only 51 Floors, at least that what the lift pad shows for the VU's bar that is on top, where the angled part starts.

jpq21 · July 7th, 2006, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CULWULLA

this must have the least floor count for a 300m building?

Kingdom Centre in Riyadh has 41 floors at 300m.

Mosaic · July 7th, 2006, 11:10 AM

So it is tall because of its spire, right??

***Skoulikimou*** · July 30th, 2006, 06:13 PM

Alraya Office Tower on the 30-07-06

ZZ-II · July 30th, 2006, 07:11 PM

the core looks very massive

***Skoulikimou*** · August 6th, 2006, 11:51 PM

night shot of alraya office tower , picture taken today

June 2nd, 2006, 06:15 PM	#1
CrazY ... Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kuwait Posts: 3,902 Likes (Received): 1	KUWAIT \| Alraya Office Tower \| 300m \| 984ft \| 60 fl \| Com At 56 stories, Arraya is slated to open in 2007 as one of the tallest buildings on the dynamic skyline of Kuwait City. The 50 million, 500,000-square-foot tower is composed of two parts: a square glass element that rises the full height of the building and a limestone-clad mass that is canted at an angle in plan and in relation to surrounding street grids. The limestone portion of the tower recalls the established vernacular of the existing multi-use Arraya complex, which includes a 32-story, 300-suite hotel, conference and banquet space, a parking garage and a three-level retail complex with over 10,000 square meters of shopping. The iconic top of the tower, which is topped by a telecommunications mast, is sloped and angled to create a unique and memorable image for the entire complex. UPDATE By skoulikimou, pictures taken on the 31-01-2006 update by AlOnSi on 30-4-2006 Update 28/05/06 Last edited by CrazY; July 5th, 2006 at 02:22 PM.

June 2nd, 2006, 06:32 PM	#2
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CULWULLA Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,864 Likes (Received): 30	this must have the least floor count for a 300m building? i just scaled model and if spire = 300m, then top of pointy roof or base of spire = 245m and main roof= 200m.

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Mosaic BANGKOK Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bangkok Posts: 13,127 Likes (Received): 1	300 meters????.....6 meters/ floor?????

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Dancer Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 2,013 Likes (Received): 23	I guess thats how tall its going to be but I think the company that built the model needs to give them their monaey back. BTW: skoulikimou. nice Avatar __________________ - Flickr - facebook - Urban Photo Set -

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Mosaic BANGKOK Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bangkok Posts: 13,127 Likes (Received): 1	So it is tall because of its spire, right??

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