The cove beach Condominium, Penang

[Adam Tan]

Location : Jalan tanjung buhgah (Next to crown prince hotel)
Complete: Expected in 2007
Build Up : 5800sqf
Buliding : 4 block of 41 storey (1 storey 1 unit only)
bedroom : 5 bedroom and 4 bathroom
Price : RM1.1million - 1.7million


location:


Floor plan:


More detail:
http://www.success88.com/apartment/the_cove/thecove.htm

Pic from TYW


Construction Progress:
Sorry no latest update (took 1 month ago)

[TYW]

ahh... The Cove finally has it's own thread

a few weeks ago, i saw a pic in the star with The Cove in the background. they look very tall already!! just like those Gurney Park tiwns.

[Adam Tan]

dunno how's the progress now

[Pablo]

I saw some of its pics in the newspaper....they are very very tall and thin

I feel that they look abit like Gurney Palace

[Very Controversial]

The view must be great!

[sunny1985]

do u all know the developer background? could it be stable?

[TYW]

Originally Posted by sunny1985

do u all know the developer background? could it be stable?

hope you can get the info you want in this pic

[Ove Arup Sydney]

Ive been looking for this thread for ages!
I was the structural design engineer for these 4 towers, in conjunction with Arup in Malaysia during 2004. We did the vertical structure (core, columns) and a typical floorplate in the sydney office and then handed it over the Penang office to complete all the rest. Does anyone have any photos of this? I hear it is almost complete now?

And regarding the stability, yes it is very slender, but penang has a very low wind speed environment. After saying that though, after the tsunami a few years ago we were asked to redesign the building for earthquake loads. This meant thickening up alot of the core walls, so it is a very robust building.

All pictures appreciated!

[TYW]

Originally Posted by Ove Arup Sydney

Ive been looking for this thread for ages!
I was the structural design engineer for these 4 towers, in conjunction with Arup in Malaysia during 2004. We did the vertical structure (core, columns) and a typical floorplate in the sydney office and then handed it over the Penang office to complete all the rest. Does anyone have any photos of this? I hear it is almost complete now?

And regarding the stability, yes it is very slender, but penang has a very low wind speed environment. After saying that though, after the tsunami a few years ago we were asked to redesign the building for earthquake loads. This meant thickening up alot of the core walls, so it is a very robust building.

All pictures appreciated!

wow!! cool!! what other buildings did u do?

The Cove is very tall now, judging from the pics i saw a few weeks ago. (haven't seen it in person for quite some time)

anyway, here's a pic nazrey found of the cove

[Susy]

Hi,

Has anyone seen the Cove in the last few days and have new photos.

Does anyone have any ideas when this is to be completed, it was initially going to be completed in July 2007, it seem to be progressing at a much faster rate than first thought.

If any one has updated photos I would be rally pleased to see them. Thanks for all the fantastic info that I have seen re The Cove.
Susy

[nazrey]

From flickr.com

[Susy]

Hi all,
Thank you Nazrey, can you please tell me how long ago you took this photo??? I am very curious to know how far they have progressed since April. Are any of the blocks at their full height yet?
Many thank, all info is appreciated on The Cove we I live in Australia and are folowing the progress with keen interest.
Susy

[nazrey]

U'r welcome
Those photos's just what I found in the net! Looks nearly complete what....

[SEAfan]

This is incredibly exciting!

Here's an Australian construction engineer (your name sounds very Scandinavian to me btw ) finding that his buildings in Malaysia are being realized!

Apart from the fact that they are getting built I'm not really all that pleased with these towers, though. True, the apartments/condos may be great and the views unbelievable, but why place the idential building four times at equal distances and not even rotate them for variety, or give them contrasting colors or other distinguishing features? Hmmmm ... sigh

[cooltemper]

View from Butterworth

[SEAfan]

Thanks for that great view, cooltemper!

Yet I'm afraid the photo proves my point: 4 buildings of identical height & appearance on the same axis and equidistant ... Quite a bit of development, both higher and lower and definitely with more interesting shapes, has to occur in order to absorb these towers successfully in order to generate a visually interesting skyline.

[Susy]

Hi,

Looks like the four blocks are nearly complete, I am amazed as they were only up to about 14 level in April when we saw them, they are going to be very beautiful when comlete I think. Did you actually take photo from Butterworth or on a ferry on the way to Penang.
Susy

[khensthoth]

Hi, I don't post much but I read a lot. I am from Penang too.

I don't know if I should say this since all of you guys a seems pretty hyped and excited about The Cove. Is there anyone out there that would agree with me that the density of the condominium is just too high? I mean four towers of 40 stories (if i am not wrong) for such a small land is quite, in fact VERY dense. It's just too much in my opinion.

Personally I think most developers in Penang are mostly concerned with one thing - Money. The only reason you would want to squize four blocks of condos into such a small land like that would be the sole profit.

One more opinion to express: Fast constuction doesn't neccessarily means better. Years ago, there are talks about how fast the developer of One-Stop, Prangin Mall, BJ Complex and all that construct their building. If you noticed, all these malls developed cracks in the facade. Luckily the developer of The Cove are not the same as the developer of those malls (though they are related).

Note: I am NOT saying that cracks will develop in the facade of The Cove.

[cooltemper]

Originally Posted by Susy

Hi,

Looks like the four blocks are nearly complete, I am amazed as they were only up to about 14 level in April when we saw them, they are going to be very beautiful when comlete I think. Did you actually take photo from Butterworth or on a ferry on the way to Penang.
Susy

I took the photo from a beach (dirty beach) beside the BORR. They called the beach, Pantai Bersih. (Hahaha...)

[cooltemper]

Originally Posted by khensthoth

Hi, I don't post much but I read a lot. I am from Penang too.

I don't know if I should say this since all of you guys a seems pretty hyped and excited about The Cove. Is there anyone out there that would agree with me that the density of the condominium is just too high? I mean four towers of 40 stories (if i am not wrong) for such a small land is quite, in fact VERY dense. It's just too much in my opinion.

Personally I think most developers in Penang are mostly concerned with one thing - Money. The only reason you would want to squize four blocks of condos into such a small land like that would be the sole profit.

One more opinion to express: Fast constuction doesn't neccessarily means better. Years ago, there are talks about how fast the developer of One-Stop, Prangin Mall, BJ Complex and all that construct their building. If you noticed, all these malls developed cracks in the facade. Luckily the developer of The Cove are not the same as the developer of those malls (though they are related).

Note: I am NOT saying that cracks will develop in the facade of The Cove.

I agree that fast not neccessary means better.
Of course the developer built it for profit.
I think wont be too dense lo, cause each block only comprise of 36 or 38 units ma... meaning total is 148 units only.