RIYADH | Al Rajhi Tower | 400m+ | 1312ft+ | App

atlaslion · December 24th, 2006, 09:27 PM

Al Rajhi Tower
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Technical Data
Structural height 350+ meters
Floors (Above ground) 50
Floors (Basement) 4
Elevator Count 50
Groundbreaking 2006
Topout/Opened 2009-2010
Tower Land Area 42,000 m2
Gross floor area 80,000 m2

Al Rajhi Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a new $480 million USD tower announced May 13, 2006. Plans have been hatched for what is set to become the tallest building in Saudi Arabia. Designs for the sail-shaped tower have been drawn up by architects at Atkins.

Although its height is yet to be disclosed, Fahmy Roauf, engineering department manager at Al Rajhi Bank’s real estate investment unit confirmed that it would be “the tallest tower yet in Saudi Arabia” and will be built in Riyadh.

“The tower is being built on behalf of the Al Rajhi family and will be used for commercial purposes,” he said.

Plans have also been approved for the construction of a new tower to accommodate the Al Rajhi Bank’s headquarters in Riyadh, designs for which have been drawn by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, the architects behind the Burj Dubai.

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Dr. Dubai · December 24th, 2006, 09:30 PM

Same architect as Burj al Arab?

The tower itself is really nice, but I thought this project was going to be built in Pakistan?

atlaslion · December 24th, 2006, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Dubai

Same architect as Burj al Arab?

The tower itself is really nice, but I thought this project was going to be built in Pakistan?

Nope. Got this from the Saudi Board. In the third picture you should see by the two other towers that it's indeed Ryaad.

Dr. Dubai · December 24th, 2006, 11:29 PM

I see it's Ryad indeed, but I'm pretty sure I saw this project already somewhere else in the Middle Eastern region, I thought it was Pakistan

tanzirian · December 24th, 2006, 11:35 PM

The second picture is erroneous - that is of the Centaurus complex being built in Islamabad (Pakistan). The other ones show the Riyadh building. Riyadh has some very nice highrises - if they built them as a cluster instead of isolated monoliths then they would look more impressive...I guess that will happen over time though as more are built.

yusef · December 24th, 2006, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Dubai

I see it's Ryad indeed, but I'm pretty sure I saw this project already somewhere else in the Middle Eastern region, I thought it was Pakistan

Too bad Pakistan is not even in the Middle East region...nice try though.

Dr. Dubai · December 24th, 2006, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanzirian

The second picture is erroneous - that is of the Centaurus complex being built in Islamabad (Pakistan).

That's what I meant.

Quote:

Originally Posted by yusef

Too bad Pakistan is not even in the Middle East region...nice try though.

You sound cynical. Afghanistan and Iran are included in the middle Eastern region, according to what we learn here at school. I thought Pakistan was included too, if it's not, than it's really a shame I made that fault, don't you think so?

huit · December 25th, 2006, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanzirian

The second picture is erroneous - that is of the Centaurus complex being built in Islamabad (Pakistan). The other ones show the Riyadh building. Riyadh has some very nice highrises - if they built them as a cluster instead of isolated monoliths then they would look more impressive...I guess that will happen over time though as more are built.

Yes, tanzirian is right! Both have been designed by Atkins and hence the similarity. The one in Islamabad (Pakistan) is known as Centaurus while the one in Riyadh is Al-Rajhi Tower.

huit · December 25th, 2006, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yusef

Too bad Pakistan is not even in the Middle East region...nice try though.

True that Pakistan is not in Middle East but almost all the corporations treat Pakistan as part of the ME (or MENA) region. And that could be the reason for the mistake.

For me, it's a non-issue.

Harkeb · December 25th, 2006, 10:24 AM

phenomenal. more aesthetic than economics it seems.

ZZ-II · December 25th, 2006, 11:07 AM

awesome design!!

Mr Grosso · April 22nd, 2007, 10:25 AM

Dr. Dubai · April 22nd, 2007, 10:34 AM

Wooow, cool renders!

potipoti · April 22nd, 2007, 01:01 PM

It's fantastic!!!

***AltinD*** · April 22nd, 2007, 01:19 PM

According to ATKINS (the architect) website, this building is "in excess of 400 meters"

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Mr Grosso · April 22nd, 2007, 03:30 PM

eng_kheffa · April 22nd, 2007, 07:16 PM

it seem will take more than 4 years as the design is not ordinary

Alejandrohl3 · April 22nd, 2007, 08:32 PM

the suspended helipad looks EXACTLY as the one in the Burj Al Arab

Riyadhi · April 22nd, 2007, 09:04 PM

250 m
310 m
320 m
400 m

What's the real height?

Insane alex · April 22nd, 2007, 09:09 PM

I dont like it! It looks scary, haha :P

December 24th, 2006, 09:27 PM	#1
atlaslion Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 78 Likes (Received): 0	RIYADH \| Al Rajhi Tower \| 400m+ \| 1312ft+ \| App Al Rajhi Tower From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Technical Data Structural height 350+ meters Floors (Above ground) 50 Floors (Basement) 4 Elevator Count 50 Groundbreaking 2006 Topout/Opened 2009-2010 Tower Land Area 42,000 m2 Gross floor area 80,000 m2 Al Rajhi Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a new $480 million USD tower announced May 13, 2006. Plans have been hatched for what is set to become the tallest building in Saudi Arabia. Designs for the sail-shaped tower have been drawn up by architects at Atkins. Although its height is yet to be disclosed, Fahmy Roauf, engineering department manager at Al Rajhi Bank’s real estate investment unit confirmed that it would be “the tallest tower yet in Saudi Arabia” and will be built in Riyadh. “The tower is being built on behalf of the Al Rajhi family and will be used for commercial purposes,” he said. Plans have also been approved for the construction of a new tower to accommodate the Al Rajhi Bank’s headquarters in Riyadh, designs for which have been drawn by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, the architects behind the Burj Dubai. [IMG] http://www.asharqalawsat.com/2006/05/13/images/realestate.362842.jpg[/IMG]

December 25th, 2006, 11:07 AM	#11
ZZ-II I love Skyscrapers Join Date: May 2006 Location: Near Ingolstadt in Bavaria Posts: 28,416 Likes (Received): 1077	awesome design!! __________________ Download the most up-to-date list of all Supertalls on this planet here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22508016/To...ary%202013.pdf Last Tower added: Eurasia - Moscow - 309m The Supertall-City-Ranking: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/22508016/Su...ary%202013.pdf Last City added: Changzhou Follow me on Twitter: @Minecraft_87 Visit my Photo-Website: www.foto-kotzur.de

April 22nd, 2007, 01:01 PM	#14
potipoti Hay Operación Chamartín!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madrid Posts: 3,644 Likes (Received): 227	It's fantastic!!! __________________ Vi Amigos, contatos e conhecer pessoas mientras visitaba el blog de David. Haré amigos, contactos y conocer gente pero leyendo libros de segunda mano mientras hago viajes a Asia, Ginebra, Madrid, Basilea, Lucerna, Zurich, Suiza y Berna. Un blog de viajes y veo friends, contacts and meet people aprendiendo recetas de cocina.

April 22nd, 2007, 07:16 PM	#17
eng_kheffa HASSAN H. FATHY Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Egypt الشرقيــة Posts: 397 Likes (Received): 0	it seem will take more than 4 years as the design is not ordinary __________________ Go Burj Dubai ...

April 22nd, 2007, 09:09 PM	#20
Insane alex Stockholm rules! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Stockholm, Sweden/ Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 1,737 Likes (Received): 1	I dont like it! It looks scary, haha :P __________________ Stockholm projects http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=449245 Countries i've been to: Australia, Austria, Canada, Brazil, China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Lichtenstein, Germany, The Netherlands, Latvia, Italy, UK, USA, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hong Kong.

December 24th, 2006, 09:30 PM	#2
Dr. Dubai BANNED Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: El mundo Posts: 6,825 Likes (Received): 5	Same architect as Burj al Arab? The tower itself is really nice, but I thought this project was going to be built in Pakistan?

December 24th, 2006, 11:29 PM	#4
Dr. Dubai BANNED Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: El mundo Posts: 6,825 Likes (Received): 5	I see it's Ryad indeed, but I'm pretty sure I saw this project already somewhere else in the Middle Eastern region, I thought it was Pakistan

December 24th, 2006, 11:35 PM	#5
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,321 Likes (Received): 15	The second picture is erroneous - that is of the Centaurus complex being built in Islamabad (Pakistan). The other ones show the Riyadh building. Riyadh has some very nice highrises - if they built them as a cluster instead of isolated monoliths then they would look more impressive...I guess that will happen over time though as more are built.

December 25th, 2006, 10:24 AM	#10
Harkeb BANNED Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cape Town, Seoul Posts: 2,674 Likes (Received): 1	phenomenal. more aesthetic than economics it seems.

April 22nd, 2007, 10:25 AM	#12
Mr Grosso Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 407 Likes (Received): 1

April 22nd, 2007, 10:34 AM	#13
Dr. Dubai BANNED Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: El mundo Posts: 6,825 Likes (Received): 5	Wooow, cool renders!

April 22nd, 2007, 01:19 PM	#15
*AltinD* The Modecator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tiranë / DUBAI / Vienna Posts: 29,849 Likes (Received): 710	According to ATKINS (the architect) website, this building is "in excess of 400 meters" [IMG]http://i12.************/4gzhq9w.jpg[/IMG]

April 22nd, 2007, 03:30 PM	#16
Mr Grosso Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 407 Likes (Received): 1

April 22nd, 2007, 08:32 PM	#18
Alejandrohl3 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mexico City Posts: 101 Likes (Received): 0	the suspended helipad looks EXACTLY as the one in the Burj Al Arab

April 22nd, 2007, 09:04 PM	#19
Riyadhi Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,982 Likes (Received): 0	250 m 310 m 320 m 400 m What's the real height?

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