DUBAI: Burj Dubai (700m/850m) Part 21

[Þróndeimr]

>> Link to Burj Dubai (Part 20), (Part 19), (Part 18), (Part 17), (Part 16)

General Information
Height: 700m to 850m (Official height held as a secret)
Floors: 160 or more
Start: March 2004
Finish: December 2008
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Developer: EMAAR Properties

"The World’s Tallest Building" going up in Dubai, EAU. The tower will be so tall the developers want to keep the tower's height a secret all the way to its official opening schedule in December 2008. The world famous architect firm SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) is behind the 465 000m² large office, residential, retail and hotel tower which is situated in the heart of Dubai, close to the exlusive Sheikh Zayed Road and close Business Bay.

When completed, it will hold the record in all four categories as recognized by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (i.e., highest structure, roof, antenna and occupied floor) and have the highest publicly accessible observation deck. The tip of the spire can be seen by a person 95 km (60 miles) away. A person in the Observation Deck can see as far away as 80 km (50 miles), which is more than twice the distance from Dubai to Al Ain. The design of the Burj Dubai is derived from the geometries of the desert flower and the patterning systems embodied in Islamic architecture. It combines these historical and cultural influences with cutting-edge technology to achieve a high-performance building which will set the new standard for development in the Middle East and become the model for the future of the city of Dubai.

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[Þróndeimr]

Latest construction update by Imre, photos taken on November 3rd, 2006.

[ZZ-II]

wow, part 20 was very fast full with posts

[Onur]

Current height is ~300m, right?

[ZZ-II]

according to the report it's 277m, maybe now 280m. but i still think it's now 300m

[ZZ-II]

Originally Posted by Qazaq

Perhaps 705m, or 850m. Nobody knows, but around those two numbers somewhere.

wasn't the height of at least 800m confirmed?

[Þróndeimr]

Originally Posted by ZZ-II

wasn't the height of at least 800m confirmed?

No, 700m. They said they were going to built taller than 700m.

[mikering]

looking at the width this bldng cant be 800M+ there will be no width at 700M point! they will ad a very large steel structure , nO? if not we need 200 floors at least 4 800 m!

[ZZ-II]

not really mikering

[Mosaic]

so massive already!!

[xiaoluis]

Wow how fast!

[syedaouf]

2 more days for the facades .... cant wait ..

[mikering]

Originally Posted by ZZ-II

not really mikering

why not? we,re having an average of 3'4, to reach 700 Meters we need 204 Floors, to reach 800 m we need 235 (but at 800 m there will be only the steel structure & spire no?) and if we have now 80 floors and 286 M to get to 700 m we need 195 floors (if the image of the BD lift on the las thread is true) 195 floors(700m) + 1XX meters of spire

I want myself to be wrong and have a higher BD than 8XX M

cu

[ZZ-II]

i also hope BD will be over 800m.....over 900m. but i don't think the last floor will be in an height of over 700m.

[DG]

it is gorgeous

[malec]

Originally Posted by mikering

why not? we,re having an average of 3'4, to reach 700 Meters we need 204 Floors, to reach 800 m we need 235 (but at 800 m there will be only the steel structure & spire no?) and if we have now 80 floors and 286 M to get to 700 m we need 195 floors (if the image of the BD lift on the las thread is true) 195 floors(700m) + 1XX meters of spire

I want myself to be wrong and have a higher BD than 8XX M

cu

Well, once the office floors start they'll be larger than now (4m probably). Also the last 20 floors or so are double the normal height, then you have a massive spire that has to be huge to keep the pyramidal shape

[Mr. Fusion]

Where did the fabricated 700m figure come from this time?

[malec]

huh?

[Bikes]

705m is the official minimum height, it was never fabricated

[Marcanadian]

I hope the facade isn't "cheaped" out. I mean, the cost to cover a gigantic building like that must be large. I'm hoping for something of a facade like Trump Chicago.