#COMPLETED: Burj Khalifa (formerly Burj Dubai), 162F Mixed-Use, 828m (DBD)

[robertaas]

Looking down at the Millenium Tower. :-)

[megatower]

i was looking at the site Dubai Mega projects, and i was looking at the burj Dubai and i noticed that a column of info said " EMAAR have made some more changes of the design and the final height is much taller than originally expected." how tall was the final height in the 1st place ???? here's the link, the info is under the Headlines http://www.dubaimegaprojects.com/

[megatower]

i watched that Dubai mega projects. and i had a question about the burj Dubai complex. on the video said that the burj Dubai complex will have 70 high rises. and i looked on aerial pic's of renders and it doesn't look like 70 high rises. is there really going to be 70 high rises at the burj Dubai complex ?? i looked on emporis, and they only show 34 high rises, here's the link
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/zo/?id=100292,

[dubaiflo]

because there are still more to be released, the boxes u can see in the model.

[megatower]

Originally Posted by dubaiflo

because there are still more to be released, the boxes u can see in the model.

can you post the model please

[Bikes]

Cool stuff Face, how did you get the webcam working? It doesnt work for me since months

[SYDNEY]

Originally Posted by robertaas

Kia ora. :-)
In the skytower visitors will only get up to 190 meters if staying on the inside of the tower. On the outside there are guided tours allowing you to climb up to 270 meters. You also have the possibility to make a bungy-like jump from the tower. I don't think Burj Dubai would allow that kind of activities.

To me it was anyway sufficient to walk over the glass part of the floor on the obeservation deck looking down at the streets nearly 200 meters below. :-)

Kia Ora Mate ! Yeah you are right Only after my fourth visit up to the viewing deck was I able to stand on the glass and look down - it is very scarey ..... I can only imagine what it will be like at the top of The Burj Dubai - AWESOME !

Great thread boys, keep up the good work.

[Shad]

itz abt time tht they should start putting up glass...itz 87 floors now

[ZZ-II]

Posted by Krys in the World Forums:

Originally Posted by Krys

Things seem to move a bit as I received this from Intl Construction :

Cladding work on the 800 m-plus Burj Dubai has yet to start and the delay could mean the iconic tower misses its planned 2008 completion.

Having reached 87 storeys the Besix, Arabtec Samsung joint venture (JV) has yet to start cladding work. The exposed concrete core now stands at 300 m.

Difficulties in sourcing the cladding following Switzerland-based Schmidlin’s collapse in February were originally being blamed for the lack of progress.

Schmidlin LLC UAE, which is a locally owned company, is continuing to supply the project in a joint venture with Arabian Aluminium. It was awarded the 120000 m2 facade contract 12 months ago. “Following the collapse of Schmidlin in Switerland several UAE companies stepped in to offer financial help to Schmidlin LLC UAE,” said a company spokesman.

Refuting claims it is to blame for the late supply of cladding the spokesman told iC, “We’re assembling the cladding now and have completed the test rig. We expect to start testing on Friday and, if the tests go as expected, could be on site next week. There are other concerns that have stopped us proceeding as planned, including design changes to the height.”

Speculation is now centring on the floor slabs and columns. “There are concerns over the structural integrity of the building. Certain calculations are being called into question,” said another source working within the project.

Countering this claim, Emaar’s project manager at the Burj, Greg Sang, told iC, “The timetable has been effected by the collapse of Schmidlin. We’re a little bit behind but we expect to put in place measures that ensure we’re on track to meet our original completion date.

"Normally you’d be looking to do a floor in three to four or perhaps seven days depending on the technical requirements of the job, we’re still working on the details but I expect to meet the dateline we’ve set with an accelerated installation timetable," said Mr Sang.

“Construction of high rise towers in the UAE usually sees the cladding contractor following on the concrete core as soon as possible. When a tower reaches 70 storeys, for example, the cladding should have reached the mid 40s,” said the project insider.

"You can drive past the building and you’ll see there’s no cladding, so you can draw your own conclusions as to when completion will be reached," he added.

[Dubai_Steve]

Originally Posted by megatower

can you post the model please

[megatower]

nice pic, but i dont know what's burj high rises and what's not lol. could you draw a line around the area

[griftre]

FLASH report!!!

Schmidlin LLC will be replaced by Al Abbar + Gartner for the curtainwall package. Confirmation report will follow. (Source: Schmidlin LLC Burj Dubai Site Office Employee, guy requests to be anonymous)


Sad day for burj Dubai... I really regret hearing this sad news.

[malec]

Well the original people supposed to do it went bankrupt

[AltinD]

But Al Abbar is Emaar's CEO company.

[malec]

I know that but what does this mean for the tower?

[Bikes]

This was known before, i just dont understand this latest article. The first facade test was done by Schmidlin LLC then they have destroyed tons of claddings afaik. And the latest test was done by Al Abbar already, or am i mistaken? This is why they said that Burj is 4-5 month behind the scheduled completion date.

[griftre]

Originally Posted by AltinD

But Al Abbar is Emaar's CEO company.

Actually, the podium package was already awarded to Al Abbar, you can check their website, http://www.alabbargroup.com/portfolio/burjdxb.htm,
the real story behind this major shake-up will never be published.

maybe it's just because of the technical capability of Schmidlin LLC, in which they don't have the support of the main office in Switzerland, that's why they were moved out from the project, right now, as far as I know, there is a 6-month handing over of information to the new contractor. Well, in that case, this is again a major delay to the project.

[malec]

So we wont see glass for 6 months again???

[Face81]

Originally Posted by Bikes

Cool stuff Face, how did you get the webcam working? It doesnt work for me since months

I have wasta LOL

Whenever you want pics, just ask

[megatower]

Originally Posted by malec

So we wont see glass for 6 months again???

this is getting to fucking ridiculous