DUBAI | Al Attar Tower | 342m | 1120ft | 76 fl | U/C

dubaiflo · April 23rd, 2006, 08:30 PM

The name is likely to change once the tower is done

But since this one is supertall and also well underway, i decided it deserves its own thread as well.

Also, they put the new render in place which looks very good.

So there we go:

OLD DESIGN:

OLD SIGNBOARD:

NEW RENDER:

NEW SIGNBOARD:

June 2004:

Dec 2004

July 2005

Sept 2005

Feb 2006

April 2006

RISING

Skyman · April 23rd, 2006, 08:50 PM

One more nice project!!!
It's great, construction goes fast and the disign is pretty interesting and original, soon we'll see the new highrise in this city

jonovision · April 24th, 2006, 01:50 AM

I knew about the old design and I really didn't like it, but this new design is awesome! Will make a great addition to Dubai.

***Krazy*** · April 24th, 2006, 01:58 AM

I really like the roof feature.. Hope they stick to this design

CULWULLA · April 24th, 2006, 06:25 AM

i like it. thanks for updates

CrazyCanuck · April 24th, 2006, 06:30 AM

That first design was horrid. I'm glad they redesigned it. It's lookin pretty good now.

Grollo · April 24th, 2006, 06:54 AM

I think the new design is just as bad as the old design. The best tall towers going up in Dubai will be some of the most amazing and beautiful towers in the world, but there are also a couple of shockers like this one that look like they been drawn up by the company financial manager on the back of a McDonalds placemat.

Towers this tall, wherever they were built, used to have high standards of design 99% of the time because they were so out of the ordinary and expensive. In Dubai and China recently it's like they have become so common that in a few cases the standard of design is no better than for an ordinary 20 storey apartment tower.

Mosaic · April 24th, 2006, 07:51 AM

This one is also elegant and unique. Good for Dubai.

XZIBIT **kraków** · April 24th, 2006, 01:02 PM

VERY NICE . i love architecture of Dubai.

***malec*** · April 25th, 2006, 01:19 AM

Too many feckin dubai threads! That was why I made my boom thread

CrazyDave · April 25th, 2006, 02:14 AM

The Tower looks good, but the name is way to long.

Bertez · April 25th, 2006, 03:27 AM

lol....true though

dubaiflo · April 25th, 2006, 07:46 PM

they will change it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by malec

Too many feckin dubai threads! That was why I made my boom thread

everything over 300 UC gets its own thread, we decided so. i mean, there are 150m towers in the world forums and supertalls have to stay away.. noooo.

the boom thread is great for everything and to be up to date.

***malec*** · April 25th, 2006, 07:57 PM

I don't it should be done this way. Dubai might have loads of 300m towers in the pipeline but I think the world forums are for the most important projects in each city so a 300m tower for most cities is really important while for Dubai in a lot of cases it's just another tower. The way it should be is that special towers (whether tall or not) deserve their own threads. Towers like the burj al alam, or the index are good examples. When the design comes out the opera house would be a good example

dubaiflo · April 25th, 2006, 08:01 PM

i mereley think a supertall should be in the world forums, no matter in which city is located.

and most of the uae forumers agreed, and most people were happy to see the Dubai supertalls since they did not notice them before.

smussuw · April 26th, 2006, 09:52 AM

right

***AltinD*** · April 26th, 2006, 04:20 PM

Dubai Boom Rundown is a development thread. All the threads open in this section, are CONSTRUCTION UPDATES threads.

My only concearn was about opening threads for towers that we have dificulties taking picture updates.

dubaiflo · April 26th, 2006, 07:57 PM

exactly. but most of the difficult ones (BD LH, Almas) are rising now anyway!

The boom thread does not get much construction updates anyway..

I think supertall under construction -> thread in world forums.

***AltinD*** · April 29th, 2006, 06:53 PM

29/04/2006

They have a self climbing slipform for the core, so we can expect a 1 floor/week progress.

... and the project board

They have left blanc the number of floors of the tower, maybe the redesign included a floor number increase as well. New info is that the parking at the back will have 12 levels.

***Krazy*** · April 30th, 2006, 01:25 AM

yes we can expect this one to rise very quickly just like rose rotana... thanks for the update. good to see it rising above ground level.

April 23rd, 2006, 08:30 PM	#1
dubaiflo visit my homepage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rosenheim,Munich(GER) / Dubai(UAE) / Lazise(I) Posts: 15,895	DUBAI \| Al Attar Tower \| 342m \| 1120ft \| 76 fl \| U/C The name is likely to change once the tower is done But since this one is supertall and also well underway, i decided it deserves its own thread as well. Also, they put the new render in place which looks very good. So there we go: OLD DESIGN: OLD SIGNBOARD: NEW RENDER: NEW SIGNBOARD: June 2004: Dec 2004 July 2005 Sept 2005 Feb 2006 April 2006 RISING __________________ *Dubai - The Megaprojects - The Video (Version 3 cancelled due to credit crunch)* Check out DJ Flore - upcoming producer and DJ

April 24th, 2006, 01:58 AM	#4
*Krazy* Kool Kat Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 13,664	I really like the roof feature.. Hope they stick to this design __________________ Save Dubai's Workers! Click here and sign the petition!

April 24th, 2006, 06:25 AM	#5
CULWULLA Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 35,712	i like it. thanks for updates __________________ km swum since feb1/2010- 11km..since jan1/2009- 536km...since jan1/2008-1004km..... eat my bubbles.... 1000km or 1million millimetre shirt, here i come.

April 24th, 2006, 06:54 AM	#7
Grollo Developer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: melbourne Posts: 5,101	I think the new design is just as bad as the old design. The best tall towers going up in Dubai will be some of the most amazing and beautiful towers in the world, but there are also a couple of shockers like this one that look like they been drawn up by the company financial manager on the back of a McDonalds placemat. Towers this tall, wherever they were built, used to have high standards of design 99% of the time because they were so out of the ordinary and expensive. In Dubai and China recently it's like they have become so common that in a few cases the standard of design is no better than for an ordinary 20 storey apartment tower. __________________ Melburnian www.memoryremix.com

April 24th, 2006, 01:02 PM	#9
XZIBIT kraków LOS ANGELES ! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: COMPTON(Bales Street) Posts: 280	VERY NICE . i love architecture of Dubai. __________________ ******************************************* LORD GIVE ME A SIGN! *******************************************

April 23rd, 2006, 08:50 PM	#2
Skyman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA UNITED STATES Posts: 5,237	One more nice project!!! It's great, construction goes fast and the disign is pretty interesting and original, soon we'll see the new highrise in this city

April 24th, 2006, 01:50 AM	#3
jonovision Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Halifax Posts: 491	I knew about the old design and I really didn't like it, but this new design is awesome! Will make a great addition to Dubai.

April 24th, 2006, 06:30 AM	#6
CrazyCanuck MOD SQUAD Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,729	That first design was horrid. I'm glad they redesigned it. It's lookin pretty good now.

April 24th, 2006, 07:51 AM	#8
Mosaic BANGKOK Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bangkok Posts: 13,132	This one is also elegant and unique. Good for Dubai.

April 25th, 2006, 01:19 AM	#10
*malec* Rrrraaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cork Posts: 10,341	Too many feckin dubai threads! That was why I made my boom thread

April 25th, 2006, 02:14 AM	#11
CrazyDave Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Waterbury - CT Posts: 472	The Tower looks good, but the name is way to long.

April 25th, 2006, 03:27 AM	#12
Bertez Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sauga Posts: 2,219	lol....true though __________________ ........

April 25th, 2006, 07:57 PM	#14
*malec* Rrrraaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cork Posts: 10,341	I don't it should be done this way. Dubai might have loads of 300m towers in the pipeline but I think the world forums are for the most important projects in each city so a 300m tower for most cities is really important while for Dubai in a lot of cases it's just another tower. The way it should be is that special towers (whether tall or not) deserve their own threads. Towers like the burj al alam, or the index are good examples. When the design comes out the opera house would be a good example

April 25th, 2006, 08:01 PM	#15
dubaiflo visit my homepage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rosenheim,Munich(GER) / Dubai(UAE) / Lazise(I) Posts: 15,895	i mereley think a supertall should be in the world forums, no matter in which city is located. and most of the uae forumers agreed, and most people were happy to see the Dubai supertalls since they did not notice them before. __________________ *Dubai - The Megaprojects - The Video (Version 3 cancelled due to credit crunch)* Check out DJ Flore - upcoming producer and DJ

April 26th, 2006, 09:52 AM	#16
smussuw Patriotic Emirati Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dubai Posts: 6,570	right __________________ Dubai World Records: - 60% of the world Gold trade comes through Dubai - 3rd biggest ports operator in the world - The biggest development company in the world, market rank: Emaar - The fastest growing airline: Emirates - The biggest mideast non oil company, assest rank: 1st: Dubai World, 2nd: Dubai Holding

April 26th, 2006, 04:20 PM	#17
*AltinD* Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tiranë / DUBAI / Vienna Posts: 23,181	Dubai Boom Rundown is a development thread. All the threads open in this section, are CONSTRUCTION UPDATES threads. My only concearn was about opening threads for towers that we have dificulties taking picture updates.

April 26th, 2006, 07:57 PM	#18
dubaiflo visit my homepage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rosenheim,Munich(GER) / Dubai(UAE) / Lazise(I) Posts: 15,895	exactly. but most of the difficult ones (BD LH, Almas) are rising now anyway! The boom thread does not get much construction updates anyway.. I think supertall under construction -> thread in world forums. __________________ *Dubai - The Megaprojects - The Video (Version 3 cancelled due to credit crunch)* Check out DJ Flore - upcoming producer and DJ

April 29th, 2006, 06:53 PM	#19
*AltinD* Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tiranë / DUBAI / Vienna Posts: 23,181	29/04/2006 They have a self climbing slipform for the core, so we can expect a 1 floor/week progress. ... and the project board They have left blanc the number of floors of the tower, maybe the redesign included a floor number increase as well. New info is that the parking at the back will have 12 levels.

April 30th, 2006, 01:25 AM	#20
*Krazy* Kool Kat Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 13,664	yes we can expect this one to rise very quickly just like rose rotana... thanks for the update. good to see it rising above ground level. __________________ Save Dubai's Workers! Click here and sign the petition!

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