Ocean Towers
| Ocean Mall and Tower | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Shopping Mall, Corporate Offices |
| Location | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 24°49′26″N 67°02′08″E / 24.82389°N 67.03556°ECoordinates: 24°49′26″N 67°02′08″E / 24.82389°N 67.03556°E |
| Construction started | 2007 |
| Completed | 2014 |
| Opening | 2014 |
| Cost | PKR 7 billion |
| Height | |
| Roof | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 30 [1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Arcop Associates |
| Structural engineer | Mushtaq & Bilal Consulting Engineers |
Ocean Tower, formerly known as Sofitel Hotel Plaza or The Mall, is a building in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[2]
Structural Information
Ocean Tower is a 120-metre-high (393 ft) skyscraper in Karachi. It is Pakistan's tallest completed building, and is planned to house a shopping mall,a food court, corporate offices, a business club, car-parking area and 4 cinema screens. The 30-floor skyscraper surpassed the 116-metre-high (381 ft) MCB Tower as 2nd the tallest building in Pakistan. The project has its own 5-megawatt powerhouse, as compared with the 2 MW- and 1.2 MW-capacity powerhouses of MCB Tower and the Arif Habib Building respectively, and it does not rely on KESC for power. The tower uses state-of-the-art technology for monitoring heat and smoke. It has nine passenger lifts and five cargo lifts.[3]
See also
Official Website Electrical Contractor National Engineering Co.
References
- ↑ "Karachi Skyscraper Diagram".
- ↑ Google maps. "Address of Ocean Towers". Google maps. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ↑ "Country’s tallest building inaugurated". PakistanToday. 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
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