Havelock City

Havelock City

Havelock City Tower 1, with tower 2 visible, from Skelton Road.
General information
Status Under construction
Type Mixed use
Location Colombo, Sri Lanka
Coordinates 06°52′55″N 79°52′00″E / 6.88194°N 79.86667°E / 6.88194; 79.86667Coordinates: 06°52′55″N 79°52′00″E / 6.88194°N 79.86667°E / 6.88194; 79.86667
Construction started 18 May 2004
Estimated completion ?
Cost US$ 250,000,000
Management Mireka Capital Land
Technical details
Floor count 22–29
Lifts/elevators 18+
Design and construction
Architect Dr Senaka Dharmatilleke
ECADI
DGFI
Developer Mireka Capital Land

The Havelock City Project, well known locally for its Asia Pacific Property Awards, is one of the largest and most expensive multi-purpose real-estate development projects in the world, being constructed in the Havelock Town region of Sri Lanka. The project will consist of ten individual towers:[1]

Towers 1 to 8 are known as the Residential Component, and Towers 9 and 10 are known as the Commercial Component. The Residential Component is divided into four phases, each consisting of the construction of two identical twin towers. As of December 2012, the first phase, consisting of the first two towers was complete and the second phase consisting of the next two towers was under construction. This phase, were scheduled to be complete and open to residents in mid-2014, Test piling for the mall and office towers has been completed but construction has not commenced yet. The Phase two towers "Layards" and "Davidson" towers were topped-out on August, 2013[2] and the two 28-floor towers known as "Stratford" and "Melford" were launched alongside the opening of the Club House on November 22, 2013,[3][4] The Squash Court for the club house was opened in September 2014[5]

Architects and developers

The leading architects and designers of the project are the East China Architecture Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd (also abbreviated as ECADI), and The Design Group Five International (Pvt) Ltd of Sri Lanka. Havelock City is being developed and managed by Mireka Capital Land (pvt) Lt, which is a joint venture between Overseas Reality (Ceylon) PLC (also known as ORCPLC), and BoC, which is the largest bank in Sri Lanka.

A Completed Tower as of 2013

Structural details and location

Edge-on view of the construction of Phase 1 from the basketball court of Amal International School when it was under construction in 2008.

Havelock City is being constructed on a massive 19-acre (8 ha) land, which was once the premises of the Wellawatta Spinning & Weaving Mills. Now, after the demolition of the weaving company, this massive bare land is tagged as the largest single-site clearing in the entire city of Colombo. Havelock is easily known as one of the largest and residential projects in Asia Pacific due to its immense size, it will also own one of the largest underground carparks in the Asian continent; about the size of three rugger fields.

The Residential Component consists of 1,080 apartments and the Commercial Component consisting of serviced apartments and a mall along with two office towers. The projects' slogan is Come home to the city and City within a City, due to the facts that the following features make the project look like an individual city:

Scenic view of Phase-1 when it was under construction in 2008.

The club house includes:

Havelock City would also have additional recreational facilities such as:

The residential component is being constructed like an eight-piece numerical 8, which is designed for perfect sunlight and cross-ventilation across the project. Havelock City is located in the city of Colombo, close to its southern edge in the Wellawatte area. (Colombo postal zone 6). The project borders the Kirulapana Canal, which leads to the shoreline at about a 1.12 km (0.70 mi) distance.

Havelock City Bridge

The Havelock City Bridge is a 36 m (118 ft) beam bridge which connects the residencial project, which is located Southeast of the bridge, and Skelton Road, which is located Northwest of the bridge. The early stages of construction have begun in the first few weeks of October 2008. As of late 2012, the bridge is complete. The bridge was constructed by the Sri Lankan engineering firm International Construction Consortium at an additional cost of US$1.27 million.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Havelock City at ECADI
  2. ↑ http://www.havelockcity.lk/news/news_and_events14.php
  3. ↑ http://www.havelockcity.lk/news/news_and_events15.php
  4. ↑ http://www.havelockcity.lk/news/news_and_events16.php
  5. ↑ http://www.havelockcity.lk/news/news_and_events17.php

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