Sama Tower
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Rendering of Sama Tower |
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| Status | Under construction |
| Estimated completion | 2008[1] |
| Use | Residential[2] |
| Floor count | 51[1] |
| Cost | USD$140 million[2] |
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| Architect | WS Atkins & Partners[1] |
The Sama Tower (also known as Al Durrah Tower[3] or Al Durrah Tower II[2]) is a skyscraper under construction along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1] The tower will have 51 floors.[1] Construction began in 2006 and is set to be complete in 2008.[3]
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[edit] History
The building was originally proposed as a supertall building named Al Durrah Tower II. The design was a 330 m (1,083 ft) twisting tower with more than 75 stories for residential use, costing about USD$140 million.[2][4] This design was regarded as a major addition to the Dubai skyline, but at the same time, the height of the project was a concern to the Dubai’s Department of Civil Aviation.[2] In response to this issue, the project was scaled back to only 51 stories.[5]
[edit] Construction
Construction of the 51 story project began in 2006.[3] The concrete foundation raft for the building was poured about a year later in March 2007 by the Dubai Contracting Company and Ready Mix Beton. Some 10,500 m³ (371,000 ft³) of concrete was poured between March 22 and March 23, which set a new construction record for a continuously poured concrete raft.[6] The old pouring record was also held by Ready Mix Beton.[6] Currently, two cranes and the building structure rise above street level.[7]
[edit] Construction gallery
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Sama Tower. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ a b c d e #UNDER C: SAMA TOWER, 51F Res, ?m (SZR) - Page 1. SkyscraperCity.com (2005-07-27). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- ^ a b c Sama Tower. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- ^ Apartment and Housing Facilities. Hill International. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- ^ #UNDER C: SAMA TOWER, 51F Res, ?m (SZR) - Page 9. SkyscraperCity. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- ^ a b Record concrete pour takes place on Al Durrah. ArabianBusiness.com (2007-04-07). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
- ^ #UNDER C: SAMA TOWER, 51F Res, ?m (SZR) - Page 13. SkyscraperCity.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
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