Monday, April 16, 2007

DUBAI | Al Bawadi | PRO

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed launches leading hospitality investment project

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has unveiled the Bawadi hospitality project in Dubai - a AED 100 billion hospitality and tourism development which will see the construction of the world's largest hotel.


The Bawadi hospitality project in Dubai.

The development will also feature the largest concentration of leading hotels anywhere in the world.

The project is to be developed and managed by Tatweer, a member of Dubai Holding and marks the entrance of Tatweer into the hospitality industry in Dubai.

Bawadi project has been conceived to develop capacity for the forecast dramatic increase in tourism to Dubai, which is set to reach more than 15 million visitors over the coming years, compared to the current six million tourists who visited the Emirate in 2005.

Saeed Al Muntafiq, CEO of Tatweer said: 'The launch of this project effectively signals the next major phase in tourism development in Dubai as we look forward to the next eight years of major growth.'

'Strategically this development represents a significant platform in the development of tourism in the Emirate, in terms of growing capacity, and will confirm Dubai as one of the world's premier destinations.'

Bawadi will add an additional 31 hotels to the Emirate over the next eight years, nearly doubling the current number of hotel rooms in Dubai. Centerpiece of the development will be the world's largest hotel, Asia-Asia, which alone will provide 6,500 rooms, combining 5,100 four star and an additional 1,400 five star rooms.

Not only will the Bawadi project help to stimulate direct growth in the tourism industry in the UAE, but it will act also as a strong catalyst to tourism dependent industries such as MICE (Meetings, Incentive Travel, Conventions and Exhibitions) and the corporate travel business.

The announcement of this development follows extensive research into the dynamics of the tourism market in Dubai and projections over the next eight years in terms of growth and development.

The AED 100 billion investment will comprise a AED 30 billion investment from Tatweer in hotel developments and AED 10 billion investment in infrastructure. The remaining AED 60 billion is expected to come from investors.

The total capacity of the Bawadi development will be 29,200 rooms out of which 12,450 will be developed by Tatweer's 12 themed hotels, with a further 16,750 rooms being developed by investors through the construction of another 19 hotels.

In addition, Bawadi will become one of the world's most exciting entertainment and leisure hubs through the development of entertainment centers, shopping malls, theaters and attracting leading hotel brands, restaurants and convention centers. It will cater to all the needs of the wide variety of tastes of the tourists that visit Dubai.

'The Bawadi project will occupy an area of 10 kilometers and will have the highest concentration of hotels in the world,' Muntafiq explained.

'It is expected to host 3.3 million guests by 2016 which in turn will represent more than 21% of the total number of tourists that Dubai expects to host by that time.'

Tatweer will develop a series of luxurious theme-based hotels such as the Desert Gate Hotels & Resorts, the Wahat Alkuttab Hotels, the Desert Beach Hotel & Resort, the Land of Arabia Hotels & Resorts, the Wild Wild West Hotels, the Africa World Hotels, the Europa Hotels & Resorts and the Pirate's Cove Hotels & Resorts.

The hotel projects will be developed in five distinct phases to scale with the growth of the tourism in-flow to Dubai. Initially five luxury hotels will open by 2010 with a further six to open by 2011. Seven hotels will be completed by 2012, seven in 2013 and the final fifth phase will see six further hotels opened in 2014.>

KUWAIT | Gate of Kuwait Tower | 320m | 84 fl | APP

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MOSCOW | Mercury City Tower | 380m | 70 fl | U/C

we just figured out that works on the plot actually begun together with city hall. today article from local district newspaper confirm it.

http://www.napresne.info/Default.asp...tat=-859564370

short translation

plot 14: 0,4975 hectares leased by Capital City Developments for 49 years represented by contract to Mercury City Towers.

70 storey 332 meters tall building, architected by Mikhail Posokhin, Frank Williams and G. Sirota. Designed by International Center of Highrise Construction. Technical client - TUSK-1 Moskapstroy. Investor and owner - Mercury City Tower.

Zero phase works by Monarch (together with plot 15).

-5 - -3 floors: parking for 440 cars
-2 floor: technical
-1 floor: retail
1 - 2 floors: entrance, restaurants and retail
2 - 38 floors: offices
39 floor: techincal
40 - 70 floors: apartments, fitness centers, spa and restaurants
66 floor: techincal


architectural conception approved on 20 april 2006. techincal will be approved in june.

works begun in november and planned to complete by the end of 2008.



scan of model


on RT conception model
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Dubai | Emirates Park Hotel Towers 1 & 2 | 395m | 77 fl | COM

is there a thread on these towers?
if not here we go.
New twin hotel towers.both 77 floors
height to main roof-300m, top roof-328m. spires-395m




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GUANGZHOU | Leatop Plaza | 302m | PRO

I'm not sure if they chose one yet, but I think they'll build Murphy/Jahn's design.

Contestants:

MURPHY/JAHN,INC.




LEO A.DALY CO.




HITTIER WORLDWIDE




DIMARZIO/KATO ARCHITECTURE LLP)




M.ARTHUR GERSLER JR. & ASSOCIATES, INC.






Chinese name: 利通广场>

CHONGQING | Yuzhou Hotel | 308m | 76 fl | APP







This project is supposed to be u/c and will be finished by 2009. I'll post pics of the plot later if I find some.>

SHANGHAI | Kerry Center Phase II | 300m+ | 70 fl | PRO





Just a proposal. No further info by the moment.>

TIANJIN | Tianjin Tower | 337m | 76 fl | U/C





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There are many supertalls coming in Tianjin>

SHANGHAI | Xujiahui Tower | 1x400m~ | 80f | 2x200m | PRO

Prop 1 (Foster)







Prop 2



Prop 3 (SOM)


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TIANJIN | TEDA Towers | 356m | 80 fl | APP

Construction is shortly to get underway on British firm, Atkins, competition winning proposal for a new development in the Binhai New area of the Chinese port city of Tianjin.
Nicknamed "the pile of boxes" by the local Chinese population, the TEDA project was a competition narrowed down with six finalists from leading architecture companies including Chicago firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
Atkins, who worked alongside Shenzen based Chinese architect KY Cheung, came up with a Koolhaas-esque winning design that consists of three towers, each made up of a series of blocks of eight floors that are stacked on top of each other just like the nickname.
Subtly rotating from the one directly below it should add a slightly chaotic look to the traditional glass slab. They will offer a mixture of office, residential, retail plus a five star hotel plus landscaping inbetween.
There will also be sky-gardens spiralling up one corner of each section of the tower of the towers animating the buildings with human activity. During the day they will prove highly visible due to the transparent nature of the cladding and almost beacon-like at night thanks to illumination within.
The buildings will be clad in glass curtain walling and are crowned with mesh-like blocks that house a partly exposed core and wind turbines providing green electricity. Taking the environmental element further the designs also use a groundwater based heating/cooling system.
The tallest tower will be 80 floors and 356 metres in height whilst the shorter blocks will be 200 metres and 100 metres tall respectively. Currently, the tallest skyscraper in Tianjin is only 238 metres high although the local TV tower reaches 415 metres.
Costing 4 billion yuan it is expected to be completed in 2009 - typically quick fashion for a building of such size in a country that doesn't hang around in their current great leap forward for modernisation.

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=827





All the propsals
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SHENZHEN | AVIC Plaza | 310m | 68 fl | APP








Skidmore, Owings & Merrill unveil their design for the Shenzhen tower

AVIC plaza stretches along a major artery of Shenzhen, bridging the old downtown and modern city center. In the center sits a retail podium, which is sited diagonally to encourage north-south movement across the plaza. Flanking the podium are two triangular plots: on the northeast plot sits a high-profile office tower, while on the southwest are more secluded apartment towers. The apartment towers connect at every third floor with two-storey public gardens and at the podium roof. Atop the retail podium is the signature tower, which will be an important landmark for the city, its twin vertical blades registering a dynamic profile on the skyline. The tower's verticality is enhanced by mullions, which are further accentuated by fritted glass extensions. These luminescent extensions provide shade the interior from direct sunlight while preserving views from the building of the rapidly growing city.

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com...&upload_id=592>

TIANJIN | Yan Zhao Building | 378m | 100 fl | PRO



No more info, sorry. I think it's just proposed. If approved, it's scheduled to be finished by 2010 and will be built in Binhai new area.

Chinese name: 燕赵大厦.

You may pick some more info if you understand Chinese here:
http://www.bh.gov.cn/misc/2006-05/10...nt_6949521.htm>

NANJING | Greenland Square Zifeng Tower | 450m | 69 fl | U/C



Greenland Square Zifeng Tower
绿地广场•紫峰大厦/南京国际金融中心

Gulou Square
Nanjing JS China
http://www.njglgroup.com/













The project has two parts1) An international business center with 70m, which has reached its roof, 2) Zifeng tower with foundation work now.

pictures at 2005-12-27, from http://www.skyscrapers.cn/
international business center


Zifeng tower working site in front, and international business center at rear


Zifeng tower construction site
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