Pentominium
| Pentominium | |
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| General information | |
| Status | On Hold [1] |
| Coordinates | 25°05′20.87″N 55°08′59.61″E / 25.0891306°N 55.1498917°ECoordinates: 25°05′20.87″N 55°08′59.61″E / 25.0891306°N 55.1498917°E |
| Construction started | 2008[1] |
| Estimated completion | 2014[2] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 515.95 m (1,693 ft)[1] |
| Top floor | 468 m (1,535 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 122[1] |
| Floor area | 163,721 m2 (1,762,278 sq ft)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Arabian Construction Company Subcontractor: Hitachi Plant Technologies |
| Architect | Aedas[1] |
| Developer | Trident International Holdings |
The Pentominium was a supertall skyscraper under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3] However the construction has been halted[1] since August 2011. When completed, the residential tower will be 516 m (1,693 ft) tall, with 122 floors above ground. It was designed by architects Aedas and funded by Trident International Holdings. The AED 1.46 billion (US$400 million) construction contract was awarded to Arabian Construction Company (ACC).[4] The Pentominium has one of the deepest excavations done in the world[5], performed by Swissboring Overseas Piling Corp.
Construction commenced on 26 July 2009 and, before construction stopped, the building was expected to be completed in 2013.[2] As of May 2011[update], 22 floors had been completed. When completed, Pentominium may become the second tallest building in Dubai after Burj Khalifa, and one of the tallest buildings in the world.
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[edit] Projected residential height
The Pentominium will be the tallest all-residential building in the world upon completion if construction resumes and it currently has the highest projected height of any residential building under construction.[2] It has been described as "one of the most architecturally significant projects in the city currently under construction" due to the "large number of offset cantilevered spa gardens and apartments down one side [which create] an imbalance for the building and, as a result, some fairly significant building sways which have to be corrected during construction."[6]
The project management contract was awarded to the project management firm Precipio.[7]
[edit] Apartments and design
The word Pentominium is a portmanteau of the words penthouse and condominium.[5] Each residential floor will have just one 4-bedroom apartment of over 600 square metres (6,500 sq ft).[5][8] Amenities available to residents include a swimming pool, an observation deck, a private cinema, a health club and a banqueting hall, along with a cigar lounge and a business centre.[5]
[edit] See also
- List of tallest buildings in Dubai
- List of tallest residential buildings in Dubai
- List of buildings with 100 floors or more
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Pentominium". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=58. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ a b c Sarah Blackman (2009-09-07). "EXCLUSIVE: Pentominium to be completed by 2014". Construction Week online. http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-6301-exclusive_pentominium_to_be_completed_by_2013/. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "Pentominium". Emporis. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=pentonium-dubai-unitedarabemirates. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ Sarah Blackman (2009-09-07). "ACC gets Pentominium construction contract". Construction Week online. http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-6291-acc_gets_pentominium_construction_contract/. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ a b c d "Pentominium - The Defined Height of Luxury". Trident International Holdings. http://www.pentominium.com/. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ Broomhall, Elizabeth (24 March 2011). "Site visit: Pentominium Tower". Construction Week Online. ITP Business Publishing. http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-11339-site-visit-pentominium-tower/1/. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "The Pentominium". Precipio Consulting. 2009. http://www.precipio.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=19. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Trident rolls out new tower". ArabianBusiness.com. 2007-05-26. http://www.arabianbusiness.com/13048-trident-rolls-out-new-tower. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
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