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{{Future building|Nakheel Tower}} |
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|building_name = Nakheel Tower |
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|image = [[Image:Nakheel Tower.jpg|200px]] |
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|caption = Nighttime rendition of Nakheel Tower. |
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|location = [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]] |
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|use = Mixed |
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|antenna_spire = {{m to ft|1000|abbr=yes|spell=0|precision=0|wiki=yes}} |
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|roof = <!--{{m to ft|850|abbr=yes|spell=0|precision=0|wiki=no}}--> |
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|top_floor = <!--{{m to ft|850|abbr=yes|spell=0|precision=0|wiki=no}}--> |
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|floor_count = 228 |
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|elevator_count = 150 |
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|floor_area = {{m2 to ft2|1490000|abbr=yes|spell=0|precision=-2|wiki=yes}} |
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|architect = [[Woods Bagot]] |
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|engineer = [[WSP Group|WSP Cantor Seinuk]] |
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|developer = [[Nakheel Properties]] |
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|references = <ref name=Nakheel>{{cite web |url=http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=3004862&postcount=516 |title=Nakheel designs 1km-high tower |accessdate=2007-08-10}}</ref><ref name="malecpost">{{cite web |url=http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=3144611&postcount=1|title=DUBAI: Al Burj|accessdate=2007-11-15}}</ref> |
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'''Nakheel Tower''' is a [[supertall]] [[skyscraper]] that is proposed to be built in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]] by developer [[Nakheel Properties|Nakheel]]. The project was previously called '''Al Burj''' ({{lang-ar | '''البرج'''}} "The Tower").<ref>[http://www.xpress4me.com/news/uae/dubai/20009867.html Xpress - Nakheel Tower to eclipse Burj Dubai ]</ref> |
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Nakheel is in talks with several potential contractors which include [[South Korea]]n [[Samsung Engineering & Construction]] (who are also building the [[Burj Dubai]]), [[Japan]]ese [[Shimizu Corporation]] and [[Australia]]n [[Grocon]]. The proposed tower would be {{m to ft|1400|abbr=yes|spell=0|precision=0|wiki=no}} tall<ref name="meed080620">{{cite web |url=http://www.meed.com/news/2008/06/nakheel_increases_height_of_tall_tower_to_14_kilometres.html|title=MEED - Nakheel increases height of Tall Tower to 1.4 kilometres|publisher=[[Emap]]|accessdate=2008-06-25}} (subscripton required)</ref>, making it the world's tallest structure if built. |
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==Location== |
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The tower was originally proposed in 2003 as the centrepiece of [[Palm Jumeirah]], one of the world's largest man-made islands. It was to be named "The Pinnacle" and rise from the centre of a canal on the trunk of the island. The height was to be {{m to ft|750|abbr=yes|spell=0|precision=0|wiki=no}} tall and consist of 120 floors of luxury apartments but it was replaced by the [[Trump International Hotel and Tower (Dubai)|Trump International Hotel and Tower]] and moved to the [[Dubai Waterfront]]. Although ground leveling and land reclamation has begun on the Dubai Waterfront, construction of the tower never started because of the proximity to the [[Al Maktoum International Airport]], which is currently under construction.<ref name="malecpost"/> |
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The location has now been changed again to a plot near [[Jumeirah Lake Towers]] and [[Dubai Marina]], and soil testing has begun. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=16238746&postcount=1060|title=TALL TOWER (aka Al Burj), 228F Res+Com+Hotel, 1050m |accessdate=2007-11-15}}</ref> The tower will be the focal point of Nakheel's plans for the [[Ibn Battuta Mall]] development next to [[Jumeirah Islands]] and Jumeirah Lake Towers. It will be flanked by about 20 smaller towers of up to 90 stories that will be next to the revamped shopping mall. <ref name="meed080620" /> |
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==Design== |
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To date, very little has been revealed about the exact design but Nakheel keeps stressing that it will become one of the tallest towers in the world and become a new icon for Dubai{{Fact|date=August 2008}}. |
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The original design conceived by Pei Partnership Architects was to have {{m2 to ft2|631000|abbr=yes|spell=0|precision=-2|wiki=no}} of floorspace comprising ultra-luxury apartments, restaurants, a large health club, and an observation deck{{Fact|date=August 2008}}. The building actually consisted of three separate towers built around a hollow interior and joined together by several sky bridges functioning as sky lobbies. On top of each sky bridge was a sky garden. One of the towers was shorter than the other two with a large outdoor pool on the roof, while the other two were topped with large spires.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} |
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A later redesign had the basic shape has remaining the same, three towers connected by sky bridges with two twin spires and one tower shorter than the others. The number of sky bridges: the original design{{Fact|date=August 2008}} showed only 4, but later renderings showed 6, while an even more recent one suggested this has been increased again to about 9 or 10. The building is also to be mixed-use rather than wholly residential.{{Fact|date=August 2008}} |
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There appears to be a new architect on the project, with [[Woods Bagot]] replacing Pei Partnership<ref name=Nakheel/>. |
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The latest redesign, renamed the the project to Nakheel Tower, with a single tower over {{convert|1000|m|ft}} tall.<ref>http://www.meed.com/feature/fast_facts/2008/10/nakheel_harbour__tower.html Nakheel Harbour and Tower</ref><ref>http://www.meed.com/news/2008/10/dubai_unveiled_another_worlds_tallest_tower.html Nakheel plans to build world's tallest tower</ref> |
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==Height== |
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Projections of Al Burj's final height have varied widely. Nakheel is believed to be engaging in a strategy of secrecy similar to that employed by [[Emaar]] with the [[Burj Dubai]] in order to compete for the title of world's tallest building. According to officials at [[Nakheel Properties|Nakheel]], the tower was originally designed to be at least {{m to ft|700|abbr=yes|spell=0|precision=0|wiki=no}} tall and have more than 160 floors{{Fact|date=August 2008}}, although an early render showed the tower with more than 200 floors{{Fact|date=August 2008}}. Companies involved in the project reported an initial height expectation of {{m to ft|1600|abbr=yes|spell=0|precision=0|wiki=no}} which was later reduced to {{m to ft|1200|abbr=yes|spell=0|precision=0|wiki=no}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=2695035&postcount=116 |title=Waterfront Tower to be World's Tallest Landmark |accessdate=2007-03-27}}</ref>. In July, 2007, Nakheel CEO Chris O'Donnell was reported to have said that "height isn't everything" and suggested that Al Burj might not be any taller than the Burj Dubai, which is projected to be {{m to ft|818|abbr=yes|spell=0|precision=0|wiki=no}}.<ref name="ameinfo">{{cite web |url=http://www.ameinfo.com/127539.html |title=Al Burj to shrink? |accessdate=2007-08-02}}</ref>. Yet only a week later, Nakheel reaffirmed that the tower would be taller than 1 kilometre.<ref name=Nakheel/> A report on [[20 June]] [[2008]] claimed that the tower is planned to be {{convert|1400|m|ft|0}} tall<ref name="meed080620"/>. |
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==Name== |
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There are three names that have been proposed for the tower. Al Burj, Tall Tower, and Nakheel Tower. None have officially been decided yet although Al Burj is most commonly used. It is most likely that no official name will be given until the tower is approved. Currently the most probable name for the building is Nakheel Tower. |
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The first name given to the tower was Al Burj. The name Al Burj stuck for the longest period of any of the the three names. After Al Burj the project was then named Tall Tower. This name only lasted a few months until being switched to the current name, Nakheel Tower. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Developments in Dubai]] |
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*[[List of tallest buildings in Dubai]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.dubaiwaterfront.ae/ Dubai Waterfront website] |
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*[http://www.nakheel.ae/ Nakheel Properties] |
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*[http://www.http://www.meed.com/feature/fast_facts/2008/10/nakheel_harbour__tower.html Nakheel Harbour and Tower] |
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*[http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=6698880#post6698880 SkyscraperCity discussion topic] |
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*[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=226837 Emporis.com database entry for Al Burj] |
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*[http://www.gulfconstructiononline.com/bkArticlesF.asp?Article=7167&Section=1388&IssueID=254 "Burj Dubai gets a rival" - article] |
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