KAMPALA | Kingdom Kampala Hotel and Retail Centre | Mixed-Use | 34 fl | U/C

[Kenguy]

Originally Posted by Adm.Adama

Then they must be building the other parts that go with the tower..

Nope, thats a totally different building.

[lady gaga]

Hey everyone i created a thread for this tower in the international forum here is the link please any update you guys have posted there as well

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1566596

[keithbas]

Originally Posted by Kenguy

On my last visit to Kampala a few weeks ago, I noticed a change in the renders on the billboards for this project.

Initially they showed this on their site billboards.



Now the renders on the boards depict this.



Kinda confusing for me. I'm thinking that this project will be done in phases with the first phase being the current construction of the commercial centre while the hotel will be built in a later phase.

i think it will be a series of buildings a hotel, shopping mall and office though i don't think they have the money to build them all at once or even build all of them at all.

[Rain Drops]

Originally Posted by Adm.Adama

Which is good for Uganda the building will be an iconic feature in Kampala's Skyline and will challenge Tanzania's skyline

But kenya is already building Africa's 3rd tallest tower which is Britam Tower and is U/C and will be complimented by a 55floor tower which will start construction in January 2014. And an Assorted of 20-30 floor towers...

Challenge Tanzania's skyline? hahaha

How tall is Britam tower? i thought it was just 30 floors?

[Adm.Adama]

Originally Posted by Rain Drops

Challenge Tanzania's skyline? hahaha

How tall is Britam tower? i thought it was just 30 floors?

I mean yea Uganda is also growing and once oil money starts pumping full in its treasury we can start seeing mega project going on in the country Kingdom Kampala is a teaser for the good things coming...

Britam is 30floors, being built on a hill and will have a wind turbine on top making it a very tall building that will stand out in nairobi's skyline

[tita01]

Originally Posted by Rain Drops

Challenge Tanzania's skyline? hahaha

How tall is Britam tower? i thought it was just 30 floors?

tanzanian's skyline

no need to challenge nairobi or dar es salaam skyline , kampala build it on skyline

[NewComer98]

I think it's safe to say that Dar es salaam has the tallest skyline in east Africa by now and will remain to have it because of 4, 30-40 story towers by 2015, also having a landmark bridge completed in 2015.

[u.g boy]

Originally Posted by keithbas

i think it will be a series of buildings a hotel, shopping mall and office though i don't think they have the money to build them all at once or even build all of them at all.

the render of the hotel is what the hotel will look like the other render is of the shopping mall , this project isnt a hotel its a complex including a hotel,shopping mall office etc so yes it is being built in phases.

[Mintali]

Originally Posted by NewComer98

I think it's safe to say that Dar es salaam has the tallest skyline in east Africa by now and will remain to have it because of 4, 30-40 story towers by 2015, also having a landmark bridge completed in 2015.

4 towers alone don't make a skyline ...
Nairobi has 2 towers over 30 floors, 1 over 30 floors under construction with several other 30+ proposed, 1 over 40 floors under construction one proposed over 50 floors, 1 proposed over 60 floors and 1 proposed over 70 floors. And unlike the ugly concrete boxes that have recently sprung up in Dar, all of Nairobi's new towers are glassy modern shining jewels (compare Upperhill with Upanga or Westlands with Kijitonyama and you'll see what am talking about), anyway, the bottom line is, Nairobi has more towers over 20 floors than the rest of EAC combined, despite the rapid growth in Dar in the past decade, it's skyline is still way behind Nairobi's. You should also note that though Dar had more towers over 20 floors constructed in the 2001-2010 decade than Nairobi (I guess all of Dar's 20+ floors were constructed in the past decade), Nairobi is set for a bigger boom in this 2011-2020 decade and will probably lead in the number of highrises erected in the region.

[lady gaga]

Guys please stay on topic its unblievble you guys turn anything into a fight

[keithbas]

[lady gaga]

nice update can you please post it in the thread in the international forum

[Kinyakankick]

Is this now the 34flr tower or the other shorter buildings?

[ciceroji]

The other shorter buildings

[u.g boy]

[ChrisUG]

nice, but i hope they will speed up a little bit.
I am wondering, how somebody can read the advertisment of Kngiht Frank? I don't know any way somebody can see it without being inside the compound.

[u.g boy]

[Modernafrica2011]

Originally Posted by Kenguy

On my last visit to Kampala a few weeks ago, I noticed a change in the renders on the billboards for this project.

Initially they showed this on their site billboards.



Now the renders on the boards depict this.



Kinda confusing for me. I'm thinking that this project will be done in phases with the first phase being the current construction of the commercial centre while the hotel will be built in a later phase.

I think the second design is far better than the first. The first one might have tempted Ugandans to wish it materialises but it was frankly speaking a bad design. And i think the second makes better economic sense than the first as the second building is likely to be more stable structurely due to its shorter height, the cost of construction will be lower and more shopping space will be created which I think is needed in Kampala than a hotel since there is enough competetion in the hotel business. Kampalans (i guess this is the correct demonymn for those dwelling there), should not be in a hurry for high rises which may after all not beautify the skyline if not well designed architecturally.

[ciceroji]

Originally Posted by Modernafrica2011

I think the second design is far better than the first. The first one might have tempted Ugandans to wish it materialises but it was frankly speaking a bad design. And i think the second makes better economic sense than the first as the second building is likely to be more stable structurely due to its shorter height, the cost of construction will be lower and more shopping space will be created which I think is needed in Kampala than a hotel since there is enough competetion in the hotel business. Kampalans (i guess this is the correct demonymn for those dwelling there), should not be in a hurry for high rises which may after all not beautify the skyline if not well designed architecturally.

They are different locations of the same project. Go back to the first page of this thread.

[Modernafrica2011]

Originally Posted by ciceroji

They are different locations of the same project. Go back to the first page of this thread.

Well said Ciceroji.