RIYADH | Capital Market Authority Tower | 384 M / 1260 FT | 77 FLOORS
KAFD King Abdullah Financial District RIYADH | Capital Market Authority Headquarters CMA | 400m | 1312ft | 80 fl | Prep http://www.walterpmoore.com/projects/tallBuildings/projectsSambaBankTower.php Walter P Moore provided structural engineering design services for this 80-story high-rise office tower in Saudi Arabia. At 400 meters tall and 1,991,000 square feet, this world class office tower is to be the landmark project of the new King Abdullah Financial District in Northern Riyadh. Walter P Moore analyzed over 20 lateral systems for the tower during a six month design period, and ultimately recommended a composite scheme. In the composite scheme, a central Y-shaped concrete core works in conjunction with a composite perimeter braced frame. No columns are vertical, as they sweep in and out with the faceted curtain wall. In keeping with Walter P Moore’s theme of integration of building systems, the sloping braces and columns are fully integrated with the façade which maximizes lettable floor area and minimizes structural materials. During the structural system selection phase, Walter P Moore performed a carbon emissions comparison of multiple schemes. Even though the composite scheme would require a significant amount of structural steel to be imported for the project, the required concrete in the composite scheme was 40% less than that of an all concrete scheme which resulted in approximately 30% less total embodied carbon emissions for the structural frame. http://store1.up-00.com/Oct10/w1O13187.jpg http://store1.up-00.com/Oct10/RI713187.jpg http://store1.up-00.com/Oct10/6ZG13187.jpg http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8...encapturev.png http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2...ncapture1v.png OLD RENDERS: http://www.cnplus.co.uk/pictures/562...ower_night.jpg http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/2280/picture3ko.jpg Plot coloured in purple (Financial Plaza) http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/8311/kafd.jpg ^^ Bigger Image: http://kafdblog.files.wordpress.com/...elogistics.pdf SkyscraperCity > Continental Forums > Middle East > Local Forums > Saudi Arabia > Projects RIYADH l U/C l King Abdullah Financial District. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=348428 SkyscraperCity > World Development News Forums > General Urban Developments RIYADH l King Abdullah Financial District | U/C http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1232321 SkyscraperPage Forum > Projects & Construction > General Development RIYADH l King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Towers & Developments | U/C http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=185826 |
very nice tower and very intresting outer support collums.
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Reminds me of Foster's original design for the WTC replacement.
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Nice work! This one has some tricky angles.
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It's Under Construction :
Cyril Sweett manages single largest foundation pour in history of Saudi Arabia http://www.wknarchitects.com/WKN_CMA...apeimage_6.png Cyril Sweett International (Cyril Sweett) is pleased to announce that the concrete pour on the foundations of Saudi Arabia's prestigious Capital Market Authority (CMA) tower has been successfully completed, following a deep excavation of over 30 metres and over 4,000 tonnes of steel reinforcements. The pour was executed by the Saudi Bin Laden Group (SBG), under direct management of Cyril Sweett. The CMA tower is the tallest tower in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia currently under construction and this was the single largest concrete pour recorded in the history of the Kingdom to date. With one and half consecutive days of concrete being pumped into the raft foundation, 13,000 cubic metres of concrete mix were used to complete the 4.5 metre high foundation. Commenting on the pour, Des Pike, Project Director of Cyril Sweet, said, "The concrete pour was scheduled to last 42 hours but was successfully completed within 36 hours. Throughout the operation, mobile truck mixers were arriving on site at an average of one every 90 seconds, a significant logistical feat in itself. This is a great achievement for all parties involved who worked continuously around the clock to ensure its success." Dr. Said Rabiah, CMA Project Department Manager, said, "We are delighted to see the foundations of the CMA Tower have been completed on schedule. The success of this massive undertaking was the result of the remarkable efforts and collaboration of all parties involved. This could not have been achieved without the strong leadership of Cyril Sweett's project management team. I would like to thank the entire project team for achieving this monumental task and very significant milestone." The CMA tower is the focal project of the King Abdullah Financial District and when completed will soar 385m above ground level. Designed by renowned American architects, HOK, and leading consulting firm Omrania & Associates, the building combines architectural ingenuity with the very best in environmental credentials to achieve a Gold LEED standard. ======================================== http://www.ameinfo.com/246780.html http://hoklife.com/2010/11/04/the-si...-saudi-arabia/ Quote:
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really going fast in Saudi Arabia now.
will be looking very beautiful the whole district if they stick to the renderings looks like a city in its own right on the renderings. |
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are those videos of the construction site of this tower?
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The Persian Gulf's wealth is remarkable!
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jeeze look at this place, its crazy just like dubai, im seriously thinking of getting on with a company to go work there for a bit, everything seems to be going well over there, good to see
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looks good to me.
i really like the layout of that master plan, the only problem i have is that massive freeway surrounding it. i really hate how masterplans isolate themselves from everything, it's just plain... dumb. i mean, it'd make more sense to bury the freeway and start low-rises (i mean like low-low-rises, like 6-10 stories sort of like downtown beirut but with different styles) all around with alleys so people can walk those 300 or so meters rather than drive. it'd be perfect and the distance between the buildings would create shadows for comfortable short-distance walks. |
no one walks in saudi.. the weather here is not as nice as baurite, everyone have a car, even having a metro will not work, (gas is CRAZY CHEAP like water)...
but this area (along side universities) will be one of the few urban areas where ppl will actually walk. its a new experience in saudi. (ppl will drive to the district) most of the roads in the district are underground, and ppl will walk between buildings in what is called (skywalks) + there will be a tiny metro inside |
Huge column in the CMA Tower The bottom of the composite super columns CMA Tower More huge columns CMA Tower SOURCE: http://www.kafdblog.com/ |
That is alot of rewbar thanks for the update
will be sweet to see it rise along with he rest of the financial district |
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It'll be nice to see this one rise.
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