#PROJECT: Presidential Palace - Page 2

must7 · August 14th, 2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by THE DUBAI GUYS

Greek firm wins Abu Dhabi presidential palace contract

* United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, August 03 - 2010 at 09:38

Greek firm Consolidated Contractors Co (CCC) has been selected by the UAE presidential affairs ministry for the estimated Dhs1.8bn ($490m) main construction contract on the presidential palace project in the Ras al-Akhdar area of Abu Dhabi Island, Meed has reported. The new palace will cover a total built-up area of 220,000 sq m between the existing presidential palace and the Emirates Palace Hotel. US-based RW Armstrong is the project manager, while the local firm Ewan Architectural & Engineering Consultancy is the appointed architect. The engineer is UK-based WSP Group and the cost consultant is Bahrain-based Haj Gulf.

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In civil construction paternity Greek company is actually Archirodon .. CCC is a Palestinian company but registered in Greece.

I am sure it will be a challenging project and why not.

Tallsmurf · August 15th, 2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by docc

I'm surprised they don't have a runway in there.

Look more closely - the palm trees along the road are all designed to bend back to allow planes to land - and the swimming pool will move sideways to reveal launch pad....

boschb · August 20th, 2010, 06:20 AM

abu dhabi=heaven

Project Director · September 15th, 2010, 08:48 AM

All i could see from the road...............sorry.

PD.

AnOldBlackMarble · September 17th, 2010, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Adam2707

This thing is huge!!

Link

Theses are from a display at Emirates Palace. So whenever anyone's next there try get some more info. When its going to be complete, cost etc.

This is beautiful. I wish the UAE would build more in traditional style like this than all these glass Lego blocks, or at least create traditional "old town centers" and then build the towers around them. Highrises look great in pictures, and form a distance, but they don't make for the friendliest of cities.

boschb · September 26th, 2010, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Project Director

All i could see from the road...............sorry.

PD.

sucks,

***Parisian Girl*** · October 24th, 2010, 04:15 AM

DSI receives contractor award letter for palace http://www.constructionweekonline.co...er-for-palace/

Shukran · October 28th, 2010, 05:54 AM

Yet another public amenity is lost to Abu Dhabi residents.

boschb · January 27th, 2011, 01:38 AM

has anybody living in AD seen visible progress?

cmajewsk · January 28th, 2011, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bizzybonita

I hope not they can build thousand of palace in thousand of island in AD but not close to Emirate Palace which is for public used !

Very true. If you look at the overhead render that Bu Maitha provided, you'll see the road the goes to the middle of the Emirates Palace and everything to the left of that is GONE - so all the green area in that render, will be completely private! Looks like it will be all taken, which is pretty ridiculous, since the Emirates Palace took a lot of beautiful property as well. You'd think AD would build some beautiful park space and more beach, but no...

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Originally Posted by nanaheyhey

Ugh! How hideously wasteful!

And what about the "Ladies' and Childrens' Beach" on Ras Al Akhdhar that has been under redevelopment for several years? It was quite a large project, and a lot of work had been done on it already. Is it just going to be demolished?

Disgusting.

Yes, wasteful! And gone. The Ladies club on Al Ras Al Akhdar was "taken" in November. They are dismantling and gutting it now. Kinda sad. Why are they building another two holes plus the Etihad Towers on that part of the peninsula - it's going to be pretty crowded, and with only one way in and out...people that live and stay there will be very inconvenienced every time they have to stop the traffic when the Sheikh wants a loaf of bread

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Originally Posted by Shukran

Yet another public amenity is lost to Abu Dhabi residents.

Again, agreed! But there really isn't that much out there to begin with. I run within Al Ras Al Akhdar, and I love it. No traffic, and quiet. But in a few years, probably no more...

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Originally Posted by boschb

has anybody living in AD seen visible progress?

Sure. Here are some photos...

must7 · January 29th, 2011, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Shukran

Yet another public amenity is lost to Abu Dhabi residents.

Very well said .. in fact I would say we have lost one of the principal areas of beach going ... on the Abu Dhabi island.

cmajewsk · January 29th, 2011, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by must7

Very well said .. in fact I would say we have lost one of the principal areas of beach going ... on the Abu Dhabi island.

It truly is unfortunate that they are taking all that land. The Ladies Club is being dismantled and gutted as we speak. If you look - it appears that all the land to the left of the Emirates Palace will walled off. So you will not even be able to drive down that way like you can now. Here are some pics of the current progress: I posted them yesterday - but for some reason the post was never approved...?

cmajewsk · January 30th, 2011, 05:45 PM

Check them out...

cmajewsk · February 1st, 2011, 05:17 PM

Let's try this again...(read: I have my 10 posts finally

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Originally Posted by Shukran

Yet another public amenity is lost to Abu Dhabi residents.

Very true! While there is not much out there to do on Al Ras Al Akhdar, it is a nice quiet area to run, with a decent breeze off the sea.

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Originally Posted by must7

Very well said .. in fact I would say we have lost one of the principal areas of beach going ... on the Abu Dhabi island.

Well besides the AD Ladies Club, which is being dismantled and gutted right now, and Emirates Palace there is not an accessible beach over there. But yes, another area lost to development. It appears from the rendering that Bu Maitha posted they are going to restrict access past the second circle which is the EP's main (public) entrance. That's really too bad.

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Originally Posted by boschb

has anybody living in AD seen visible progress?

They are working on that thing day and night. So much earth has been moved already it's amazing.

boschb · February 4th, 2011, 06:06 AM

woah! thanks

Izo · February 6th, 2011, 03:05 AM

It seems the Gulf version of the Forbidden City.

Nice project!

sathya_226 · April 4th, 2011, 12:52 PM

Who is the MEP Contractor?

Axel_F · May 12th, 2011, 12:55 AM

Any news or photos from the construction site? Someone told me that its under construction at day and night.

cmajewsk · May 13th, 2011, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Axel_F

Any news or photos from the construction site? Someone told me that its under construction at day and night.

It is. Although at this phase all you notice is huge mounts of dirt and sand moving around. They have constructed a bunch of cranes on the site.

Axel_F · May 17th, 2011, 12:20 AM

Thank you very much, cmajewsk! What a fast photo update! Great pics! What a huge construction site.
You took the photos on the roof of the ethiad towers?

September 15th, 2010, 08:48 AM	#24
Project Director Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,868 Likes (Received): 0	All i could see from the road...............sorry. PD. __________________ *Rule No1, Always assume your being Mis-led.*

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February 6th, 2011, 03:05 AM	#36
Izo Cervesa espacial Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Barcelona, Catalunya Posts: 5,900 Likes (Received): 10	It seems the Gulf version of the Forbidden City. Nice project! __________________ Anunciat primer de tot per l'equip_de_moderadors Regles per a la bona convivència entre els foraires. • No es permeten escoltes iŀlegals amb una durada superior a 3 en cap fil de discussió del fòrum.

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August 20th, 2010, 06:20 AM	#23
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boschb boschb Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Langley(Vancouver) BC Posts: 717 Likes (Received): 3	woah! thanks

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May 17th, 2011, 12:20 AM	#40
Axel_F Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dresden Posts: 568 Likes (Received): 7	Thank you very much, cmajewsk! What a fast photo update! Great pics! What a huge construction site. You took the photos on the roof of the ethiad towers?