Islamabad Stock Exchange Tower
| Islamabad Stock Exchange Towers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Completed | 2009[1][2] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 76 m (249 ft)[3] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 19[3] |
The Islamabad Stock Exchange Towers (also known as ISE Towers) are one of the highrises located on the Jinnah Avenue of the Blue Area business district of Islamabad. The airline Airblue has its head office on the 12th floor.[4] The head offices of the oil and gas exploration company OMV Pakistan occupies 15th though 19th floor of the building. [5]
Design and construction
The Islamabad Stock Exchange Towers were designed by Nespak and the contractors were Habib Rafiq Pvt. The construction started in early 2006 and the towers were completed in April 2009.
The Islamabad Stock Exchange Tower is a 19 floor building located at (plot no 3035) Jinnah Avenue Blue Area Islamabad which makes it the second highest tower of Islamabad. Area covered by the building is 562,629 sq ft (52,269.9 m2), it consists of three levels of basements and ground plus 18 floors above. Basements have capacity to accommodate three hundred cars at a time. The ground floor has been allocated for banks. Each floor is provided with (6 No) passenger lifts, accompanied by one cargo lift. Unlike most buildings in the city, a fire suppression system was included as part of the design of the building. It is also the first building in Islamabad to have an LCD screen attached on it.
Inauguration and current status
ISE Towers were inaugurated by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on July 31st 2009. This will be the first stock exchange in Pakistan which will not have a trading floor. All trade will be done utilizing a modern electronic trading platform. The building is the second highest highrise in the capital after the under construction Telecom Tower.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Pakistan
- Blue Area
- List of tallest buildings in Karachi
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest buildings in Islamabad
- List of tallest buildings in Lahore
References
- ↑ http://www.app.com.pk/photo/photo_lib/31-07-2009/41062333b056568fe23b5d2b4db2eb42.jpg
- ↑ http://www.app.com.pk/photo/photo_lib/31-07-2009/8feba98089fa94079b90236e07a861a7.jpg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.habibrafiq.com/d_brocher_logo.pdf
- ↑ "Contacting Us." Airblue. Retrieved on 28 July 2010. "Airblue Limited (Corporate Headquarters) 12th Floor, ISE Towers 55-B Jinnah Avenue Islamabad 111-247-258."
- ↑ "PPEPCA."Pakistan Petroleum Exploration and Production Companies Association" . Retrieved on 2 January 2011. "OMV (Pakistan) Exploration GmbH, Islamabad Stock Exchange Towers, 55-B, Jinnah Avenue Blue Area, Islamabad."
