[enysjg]

Baku has a population of 2 million and is currently experiencing fast economic growth and a construction boom. This thread is intended for project news and photographs.

[enysjg]

FULL MOON RISING and CRESCENT TOWER - ON HOLD

Heerim Architects has attempted to reinvent the skyscraper beyond the traditional with two lunar inspired projects in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Heerim Architects have not long been established in Azerbaijan. They only opened their office in the country in July 2007 and yet have already secured these two major projects that face transforming the capital of one of the world's fastest growing economies. The Korean firm has dreamed up Full Moon Bay and Caspian Plus that includes Crescent Place on neighbouring peninsulas in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku that look on to the Caspian Sea - the two projects on opposite extremes of the same bay acting as gateway markers.

Hotel Full Moon is essentially a disc with rounded edges and a hole in one of the top corners that appears radically different to the view depending on the angle it is seen from. The frontage thanks to the bulging centre makes it appear more like a glass death star whilst the side profile is more than a little gherkinesque. Changing appearance depending on the view is reinforced by the cladding treatment the architect has selected. The front will have a glass diagrid whilst the back will be covered with hexagonal honeycombs.

This main building will be a 35 storey luxury hotel with 104,182 square metres of space for only 382 rooms, a relatively small amount of rooms given the sheer size of the internal space on offer. It will reach a maximum height of 158.68 metres. The hotel is linked via a zoomorphically shaped podium that snakes curvaceously around the boundaries of the site to two residential apartment blocks entitled Palace of Wind 1 and 2.

Acting as the counterpoint to Hotel Full Moon is Hotel Crescent, part of the Caspian Plus redevelopment that stands as a curving arch similar to a crescent moon. The arch-like nature of the building is revealed by the fact that the structure isn't a pure crescent on its inside relying on more regularly shaped columns to help provide it with support. At 32 floors tall it will also be a luxury hotel, this time with 221 rooms. There will also be 128 serviced apartments in the building. Floor space will 128,140 square metres. Behind Hotel Crescent will stand a further four tall buildings, three of which will be residential with the tallest of the quartet being a 43 floor office building standing 203 metres tall.

CRESCENT TOWER

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/ganjaganja/1357FullMoonRising_pic4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/ganjaganja/1357FullMoonRising_pic5.jpg

FULL MOON RISING

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/ganjaganja/1357FullMoonRising_pic3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/ganjaganja/1357FullMoonRising_pic1.jpg

Source: Skyscrapernews.com

[Yves]

Very nice project but imo Azerbaijan is situated in Asia ;-) But anyway i like it. Especially the lunar inspired buildings.

[Grumpy]

Look at this , damn this is looking very good ! :eek:
More projects coming over there ?

[enysjg]

SKY PARK - UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Sky Park is a new development project by the Azerbaijani-Korean company AZKOR. For more information and details see: http://www.sky-park.co.kr/eng/index.asp

Sky Park consists of 4 skyscrapers and a low rise shopping mall/cinema. The highest skyscraper will be a 240m 56-story residential tower.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/galik/Kompleks_001_1.jpg

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[enysjg]

XI PARK PLAZA - ON HOLD

This project is developed by Korean GS Engineering & Construction Company Ltd. and consists of 2 towers and a large shopping mall in between them. Construction work began in 2007 and after some delays has now re-started.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/galikgalik/plaza.jpg

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[enysjg]

SOCAR TOWER - APPROVED

Heerim Architects & Planners Co. Ltd. is to build a new skyscraper fot the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan. The building is slated to be 149.4 meters high, 59,102 sq. m and to accommodate more than 2,000 employees. The building will have 2 underground and 35 overhead floors.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/bakuganja/20070614202609_98.jpg

[Swede]

Very very impressive :)
When/if all of this gets built Baku is gonna surprise a lot of people :D

[Evergrey]

Very nice project but imo Azerbaijan is situated in Asia ;-) But anyway i like it. Especially the lunar inspired buildings.

Baku is located in extreme southeastern Europe. The "continental border" follows the Caucuses watershed. Only the southern half of Azerbaijan is in Asia.

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[enysjg]

HEYDAR ALIYEV CULTURAL CENTER - UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Designed by renowned architect Zaha Hadid this facility will include a library, concert hall, conference center and a large park. Construction works are expected to be finished in 2009

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[Ilex]

These towers give off a Dubai-ish feeling.

[DS8®]

wow...just wooow!

[enysjg]

PORT BAKU - UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Five buildings varying in height from 12-25 floors. It will incorporate offices, retail space and a health club/spa.

Architect http://www.chapmantaylor.com/

Contractor http://www.pashaconstruction.az (http://www.pashaconstruction.com/about-company/leftblock/14-port-baku.html)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/galik/3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/galik/1.jpg

[enysjg]

Baku Tower - Proposal

An impressive 70 floor tower, which will include a 3 floor commercial complex, 14 stories of offices, an 8 floor hotel and 41 floors of fashionable residential units. The entire project will soar 260 meters high with a floor space of 100,000sqm. http://www.tito.co.il/portfolio/baku_tower.html

http://www.tito.co.il/portfolio/bakuTower/1.jpg

[Grumpy]

Designing building seems to be a top priority in Baku , a true relief !

[enysjg]

Under construction - due for completion in December 2010.

Baku Flame Towers is a striking new addition to the skyline of Baku. Inspired by Azerbaijan’s long history with fire worshipping, the towers will be an eternal flame for a modern Baku.

Located on the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan, the site is situated on a hill overlooking Baku Bay, the old city center and the park. With a site area of approx 28,000 m2, the project consist of 3 towers located on a retail podium. The total construction built up area of the project is 227.000 m2.

The construction started on October 2007 and will be

The Podium links the 3 towers at car park and retail levels and reconciles the topographical changes of the site. The Podium has two responsibilities: To be a “world class” retail detail destination and an integrated, multi-purpose event space and it essentially a tripartite system; divided into public terraces, retail galleries and car parking levels.

The southern most tower of the scheme accommodates residential apartments . At its pinnacle is the Presidential Suite or cloud space, occupying the highest
3 levels. Views from the southern and eastern sides of the tower are extensive toward the Caspian Sea. From the northern face it is possible to look out across to the Hotel and Office Towers, and beyond to the old city of Baku.

The Hotel, the most programmatically complex of the Flame Towers, is sited on the northern corner of the site and it consists of 228 rooms and 61 serviced apartments. Construction area of Hotel Tower is 61.819 m2 and it has 31 floors.

The Office Tower is sited on the western side of the complex, between the Hotel and Residential Towers. It provides net 35.056 m2 of flexible commercial office space. 29 floors are grouped together into 4 tiers with each one allocated a dramatic 25 meter atria above a communal Sky Garden. In planning sense of Office Tower is configured so that commercial tenancies can occupy an entire or part tier or a full or half floor.

Source http://www.diaholding.com

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[Australiasian]

love those lunar buildings! surely one of the most magnificent structures at completion.

[enysjg]

Proposal

The Pearl Hotel, located at the coast of the Caspian Sea and constructed in Baku’s urban frontier area, is designed to be the symbol of Azerbaijan. It is named after the hidden beauty in its shell - The Pearl. The 26-storey structure is designed to be a boutique hotel with its 115-meter height and 48,500 square meter buildable area. The hotel has been envisioned to be a focus point on an island at the coast of the Caspian Sea. The land usage plan of the area indicates that there are recreation sites, parks, sporting facilities and a swimming pool surrounding the hotel.

The lobby is constructed as a transparent sphere, which symbolizes the pearl, and it creates a dramatic effect from the inside. The two structures, which surround the sphere, are designed to create a communal area on the lower floors and hotel rooms on the upper floors. The hotel rooms vary in shapes and carry various concepts to have a view of the Caspian Sea. The two structures in the shape of oyster shells outside of the hotel include restaurants, which carry range of foods around the world, multi functional meeting rooms, a nightclub, a swimming pool and a health club.

Source http://www.diaholding.com

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[enysjg]

Renderings of the Baku Bay redevelopment proposal by Heerim Arcitects

http://www.heerim.com/

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[enysjg]

Approved. The EDELWEISS Residence includes 3 buildings - a 43-storey Business Centre and 2 x 36-storey residential buildings.

Source http://www.megaholding.az/lang,en/

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll288/enysjg/edelweiss_01.jpg

[Jonas]

I've heard Baku is up to some serious stuff... but THIS?! WOW!
Knowing Azerbaijan's richness in natural resources I have few doubts that at least some of that is actually going to get built. Way to go.

[enysjg]

Flame Towers construction site. The first tower is starting to rise.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll288/enysjg/Untitled-3.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll288/enysjg/PIC008-2.jpg

[enysjg]

Construction of the first Sky Park Tower has started.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/bakuganja/pjt11.jpg

http://sky-park.co.kr/images/project/4/r_08-11.jpg

[jaysfan99]

:)

[enysjg]

Port Baku construction site

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/galik/3.jpg

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[Bergenser]

Great looking projects! :cheers:

[enysjg]

Under Construction

From http://www.projeyonetim.com/EN/highl...n=detail&ID=75 (http://www.projeyonetim.com/EN/highlights.asp?action=detail&ID=75)

"The construction of the CityStar project comprising office, shopping centre and residence blocks has started in the centre of Baku continues. The project presently continues on a land of 60,000 m2 with the diaphragm walls, excavation and foundation piles construction works.

The project is expected to be completed in 30 months in total. This most prestigious project in Baku comprises two 40-storey A-Class office-building towers, a shopping centre on 60,000 m2, and four residence blocks again on a total of 60,000 m2. The CityStar project, which is built on a total land of 260,000 m2, includes a pool, playgrounds, tennis courts, gardens, education and entertainment centres, and cinema halls in addition to the office, residence and shopping centre functions and constitutes the first phase of the urban development project on a total land of 6 hectares"

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll288/enysjg/citystar.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll288/enysjg/BAKUCITYSTAR121120081.jpg

[enysjg]

Are there any illustrators who would be interested in drawing the buildings on this thread? Currently none of these projects are on the Baku diagrams page.

I would particularly like to see drawings of the Sky Park and Flame Towers. Thanks in advance.

[enysjg]

Zira Zero Island is a 1,000,000m2 master plan for a carbon neutral resort and residential development on Zira Island located along the Caspian Sea. As a young post-soviet democracy, Azerbaijan is rediscovering its national identity by imagining Zira Island as an architectural landscape based upon the country’s dramatic natural setting.

http://www.big.dk/projects/zir/zir.html

http://www.today.az/news/business/50428.html

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[Swede]

That's a pretty impressive development. All this stuff is. I might not like all of them and the urban planning doesn't wow me, but they DO show a city that has its sights set on a brighter future, a city that believes in a better future.

[jaga185]

Zira looks amazing. I love the carbon neutral aspect of it all. Hopefully it will stay as proposed.

[enysjg]

Flame Towers construction update

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll288/enysjg/PIC006-1.jpg

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll288/enysjg/PIC007-3.jpg

[Lumber Joe]

FULL MOON RISING and CRESCENT TOWER - ON HOLD

Heerim Architects has attempted to reinvent the skyscraper beyond the traditional with two lunar inspired projects in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Heerim Architects have not long been established in Azerbaijan. They only opened their office in the country in July 2007 and yet have already secured these two major projects that face transforming the capital of one of the world's fastest growing economies. The Korean firm has dreamed up Full Moon Bay and Caspian Plus that includes Crescent Place on neighbouring peninsulas in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku that look on to the Caspian Sea - the two projects on opposite extremes of the same bay acting as gateway markers.

Hotel Full Moon is essentially a disc with rounded edges and a hole in one of the top corners that appears radically different to the view depending on the angle it is seen from. The frontage thanks to the bulging centre makes it appear more like a glass death star whilst the side profile is more than a little gherkinesque. Changing appearance depending on the view is reinforced by the cladding treatment the architect has selected. The front will have a glass diagrid whilst the back will be covered with hexagonal honeycombs.

This main building will be a 35 storey luxury hotel with 104,182 square metres of space for only 382 rooms, a relatively small amount of rooms given the sheer size of the internal space on offer. It will reach a maximum height of 158.68 metres. The hotel is linked via a zoomorphically shaped podium that snakes curvaceously around the boundaries of the site to two residential apartment blocks entitled Palace of Wind 1 and 2.

Acting as the counterpoint to Hotel Full Moon is Hotel Crescent, part of the Caspian Plus redevelopment that stands as a curving arch similar to a crescent moon. The arch-like nature of the building is revealed by the fact that the structure isn't a pure crescent on its inside relying on more regularly shaped columns to help provide it with support. At 32 floors tall it will also be a luxury hotel, this time with 221 rooms. There will also be 128 serviced apartments in the building. Floor space will 128,140 square metres. Behind Hotel Crescent will stand a further four tall buildings, three of which will be residential with the tallest of the quartet being a 43 floor office building standing 203 metres tall.

CRESCENT TOWER

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/ganjaganja/1357FullMoonRising_pic4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/ganjaganja/1357FullMoonRising_pic5.jpg

FULL MOON RISING

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/ganjaganja/1357FullMoonRising_pic3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v302/ganjaganja/1357FullMoonRising_pic1.jpg

Source: Skyscrapernews.com

looks awesome. I have heard about this project, but never have seen the plan.

Thanks for sharing.

[enysjg]

Work has started on the Crescent Tower. No progress yet on the Full Moon.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/3507048732_8496412ba5_b.jpg