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Status: Proposed
Developers: Karachi Port Trust (KPT)
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Building Type: Mix Use
Height: 1947 Ft
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Location: Clifton, Karachi
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Description:
Combining the patterns and traditions of the existing city with modern sustainable urban design concepts, the Karachi Port Trust Master Plan master plan creates a landmark skyline from the sea that will become the pride of Karachi.
The Karachi Port Trust Master Plan will enhance popular Clifton Beach through the creation of a 250-acre mixed-use development. This includes the Karachi Port Trust Tower that, at a height of 1,947 feet, symbolizes the date of Pakistan's independence.
The master plan has been developed based upon five distinct design principles: a new arcing landform, a beautiful city park, three contrasting districts, a diverse urban grid, and an ecological framework.
A dramatic arc creates a new landform that respects the existing land and sea currents while embracing the nearby Oyster Rocks. The sweeping form allows for a variety of density within the development; a smaller scale grid at the western end suitable for academic uses widens to a large scale grid at the eastern end whose scale supports the location of the Tower as it pushes out into the sea.
Superimposed onto the grid are three landmark districts: the Tower, the Mosque and the College/Hospital. The three landmarks are placed to create a dialogue across the new plan, each responding differently to the constraints of the grid. The Mosque breaks the grid geometry, while the Tower stretches the larger blocks, and the college/hospital campus nestles within the narrow streets to the west. These landmarks form the center of activity in each of the corresponding districts.
The overall program area for the Tower iincludes 2,000,000 square feet of office and 700,000 square feet of hotel and 600,000 square feet of retail. In addition, the program calls for 350,000 square feet of exhibition space, a 1,500-seat auditorium and an observation deck at the top of the tower.
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- 250 acre mixed use development master plan
- Three landmark districts: Tower, Mosque and College/Hospital
- Beachfront promenade connecting to a large park made up of restored mangroves
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