KARACHI | Bahria Icon Tower | 260m | 62 fl | 22 fl | U/C

brightside. · December 29th, 2010, 12:16 PM

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Bahria Town Icon
It offers not only an unprecedented scale but also revolutionary design, challenging everything you’ve come to expect from a building. The iconic building symbolizes modernity and engineering prowess. The uniquely designed Bahria Town Icon promises to become the most visible landmark on Karachi’s rapidly developing skyline. Standing tall as a mixed use high rise development on a prime location in Karachi; it will change the way we build, live, shop and do business.

A historical landmark in the making, Bahria Town Icon will stand tall as a vanguard of futuristic hi-rise developments in the country. Fusing visionary aesthetics with functionality, it will be an icon indeed. Offering beautiful panoramic views, the iconic structure with its revolutionary design symbolizes modernity and boasts of exclusive engineering prowess.

With an exterior façade clad in titanium finish panels and glass, the design has been carefully evolved into the region’s most technologically advanced structure. It will be an intelligent building that hopes to generate at least some component of its energy through micro wind turbines and its water heating requirements through solar panels.

In addition to its enviable setting, the Icon’s location ensures it is accessible and visible from all key centers of the city. With over a million square feet of covered area symbolizing the apogee of lifestyle distinction, the Icon development offers enough scope to create a landmark of unique proportions and visual excitement.

Project Attraction: Location and mixed used building (commercial, residential)
Project Type: High rise mixed use building
Project Status: Under Construction

source: Bahriatown.com

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brightside. · December 29th, 2010, 12:19 PM

9th July, 2009. Pictures by forumer abidi2009.

brightside. · December 29th, 2010, 12:21 PM

December 21st, 2009

Pictures by forumer oogabooga

brightside. · December 29th, 2010, 12:31 PM

March 4, 2010

Pictures by forumer Metropole

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brightside. · December 29th, 2010, 12:38 PM

March 29, 2010

Pictures by forumer Muhammad Sami

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brightside. · December 29th, 2010, 12:42 PM

July 26th, 2010

Pictures by forumer Fas-G

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad · December 29th, 2010, 01:47 PM

Nice work Brighty.....

abidi2009 · December 29th, 2010, 02:44 PM

Dynamic Load Test Performed by Paragon Constructors (Pvt) Ltd. at Bahria Icon Tower. This Load Test is of 6000 MT Capacity.

Strong Hearted · December 29th, 2010, 05:14 PM

Wow a skyscraper rising in Karachi

The design looks good in the render!

Aashiq · February 16th, 2011, 10:35 PM

New updates by fellow forumer J Sultan.

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Originally Posted by J_Sultan

brightside. · February 17th, 2011, 04:48 AM

A part of the building is now at ground level! Good pace of construction so far

Aashiq · March 3rd, 2011, 04:53 AM

Updates from February 27

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Originally Posted by Muhammad Sami

27.02.11

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sathya_226 · March 3rd, 2011, 05:31 AM

what is the total height of this building?

intime · March 3rd, 2011, 11:09 AM

the building must be magnificent，looking forward the pictures after complete.

Blue Flame · March 3rd, 2011, 05:26 PM

We could be looking at a potential supertall! 62 floors + a spire. It is going to be close!

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad · March 5th, 2011, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by sathya_226

what is the total height of this building?

Don't know exactly but somewhere near 300m...

brightside. · April 19th, 2011, 11:28 PM

The height has been confirmed.

Aashiq · April 20th, 2011, 09:47 PM

Latest updates by fellow forumer Abidi2009

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Originally Posted by abidi2009

sweet-d · April 23rd, 2011, 11:01 AM

I really wish this was a supertall but it looks like it's gonna be good any way.

Manitopiaaa · April 24th, 2011, 10:54 AM

Pleasant surprise this building is. I don't think of Karachi very often here on SSC. Hope it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb!

December 29th, 2010, 12:19 PM	#2
brightside. Honorary Scouser Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Karachi Posts: 9,126 Likes (Received): 1867	9th July, 2009. Pictures by forumer abidi2009. __________________ ▪Bahria Icon Tower ▪ [PK] Motorways & Highways ▪ twitter

December 29th, 2010, 12:21 PM	#3
brightside. Honorary Scouser Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Karachi Posts: 9,126 Likes (Received): 1867	December 21st, 2009 Pictures by forumer oogabooga __________________ ▪Bahria Icon Tower ▪ [PK] Motorways & Highways ▪ twitter

December 29th, 2010, 12:31 PM	#4
brightside. Honorary Scouser Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Karachi Posts: 9,126 Likes (Received): 1867	March 4, 2010 Pictures by forumer Metropole image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ ▪Bahria Icon Tower ▪ [PK] Motorways & Highways ▪ twitter

December 29th, 2010, 12:38 PM	#5
brightside. Honorary Scouser Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Karachi Posts: 9,126 Likes (Received): 1867	March 29, 2010 Pictures by forumer Muhammad Sami image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ ▪Bahria Icon Tower ▪ [PK] Motorways & Highways ▪ twitter

December 29th, 2010, 12:42 PM	#6
brightside. Honorary Scouser Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Karachi Posts: 9,126 Likes (Received): 1867	July 26th, 2010 Pictures by forumer Fas-G __________________ ▪Bahria Icon Tower ▪ [PK] Motorways & Highways ▪ twitter

December 29th, 2010, 01:47 PM	#7
Ahmad Rashid Ahmad Sapphire Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Madinah - Lahore Posts: 13,426 Likes (Received): 681	Nice work Brighty..... __________________ EVIL KILLER Lahore Karachi Islamabad The Centaurus Lahore Ring Road Pakistan: Pictures of Roads / Highways / Motorways

December 29th, 2010, 02:44 PM	#8
abidi2009 Junoon Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Karachi Posts: 1,717 Likes (Received): 507	Dynamic Load Test Performed by Paragon Constructors (Pvt) Ltd. at Bahria Icon Tower. This Load Test is of 6000 MT Capacity. __________________ Long Live Pakistan!! Last edited by abidi2009; December 30th, 2010 at 06:34 AM.

December 29th, 2010, 05:14 PM	#9
Strong Hearted Un-registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lahore Posts: 3,864 Likes (Received): 1318	Wow a skyscraper rising in Karachi The design looks good in the render! __________________ Ne\/eR \|_eT gRaSs gRo\/\/ oN tHe PaTh 0f Fr/\/dShIp!! Lahore Ring Road

February 17th, 2011, 04:48 AM	#11
brightside. Honorary Scouser Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Karachi Posts: 9,126 Likes (Received): 1867	A part of the building is now at ground level! Good pace of construction so far __________________ ▪Bahria Icon Tower ▪ [PK] Motorways & Highways ▪ twitter

March 3rd, 2011, 05:31 AM	#13
sathya_226 DIPLOMAT Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maximum City! Posts: 2,758 Likes (Received): 8	what is the total height of this building?

March 3rd, 2011, 11:09 AM	#14
intime gemsoo Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: zhongshan guzhen Posts: 5 Likes (Received): 0	the building must be magnificent，looking forward the pictures after complete.

March 3rd, 2011, 05:26 PM	#15
Blue Flame Get Silly! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lexington,KY Posts: 1,573 Likes (Received): 22	We could be looking at a potential supertall! 62 floors + a spire. It is going to be close! __________________ A cynic is nothing but a realist with experience.

April 19th, 2011, 11:28 PM	#17
brightside. Honorary Scouser Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Karachi Posts: 9,126 Likes (Received): 1867	The height has been confirmed. __________________ ▪Bahria Icon Tower ▪ [PK] Motorways & Highways ▪ twitter

April 23rd, 2011, 11:01 AM	#19
sweet-d Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wolfwood Posts: 1,411 Likes (Received): 12	I really wish this was a supertall but it looks like it's gonna be good any way.

April 24th, 2011, 10:54 AM	#20
Manitopiaaa Illuminati Leader Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain - Panama City, Panama - Tulsa, OK, United States of America Posts: 1,781 Likes (Received): 294	Pleasant surprise this building is. I don't think of Karachi very often here on SSC. Hope it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb! __________________ "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." -John Kenneth Galbraith

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