[Waqas]

Designed by: W.S.Atkins & Patners
Status: Underconstruction
Developers: Pak Gulf Company + Timimi Group
Contractors: N/A
Building Type: Shopping+Corporate+Residential+Entertainment
No. Of Towers: 4
Height: 37 / 30 / 20 / 20 Storeys
Floors Above Ground: N/A
Floors Under Ground: N/A
Shopping Floors: N/A
Entertainment Floors: N/A
Appartment Floors: N/A
Office Floors: N/A
Parking Floors: N/A
Location: Jinnah Avenue, F8 Blue Area, Islamabad

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Courtesy: Islamabadcity.com

Features:

[Suhaib]

[Waqar]

now this what I call design exc work can't wait to see this work done it looks cool ..

[bassboost]

Somebody knows when it is suposed to be finished?
Here I have a link with a lot of articles about this project:
http://www.historyof...opic.php?t=4426

[Mansoor]

Here's a news excerpt from the official ATKINS website:

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Atkins has unveiled concept proposals for a 3 million sq ft (278,700 sq m) mixed-use development in central Islamabad, Pakistan's capital city, which will boast the country's tallest building.

ATKINS

[Tekno Arkitect]

Construction Pix July 2006

This is the site office that is being constructed. Work has been going on here since 2months plus. This site office is a total steel structure will glass on the other side. I wuz unable to take the picture from the other side. The gaurd told me that the inauguration will be on 25th july, but since the site office could not be completed till now, the ceremony is being delayed again n again. Anyways I will visit the site office once it gets completed.

[Khuree]

Construction of seven-star hotel in Blue Area
Engineer assures stability of building at all times

ISLAMABAD: Referring to high-rise building project of seven-star hotel in Blue Area, Islamabad, structure engineer Keith Shephard of world's leading architect firm, Atkins, said they had designed the building according to zone-4 standards to stand to earthquake of high intensity.

"We assure stability of the building at all times," Keith said while attending a briefing on multi-billion project in federal capital. He said they had the expertise to design and build structures in many countries of the world including Dubai, America, Britain, Japan, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia.

The team of architects comprising David Thomas, Hakim Khennochi and Paul Medhust who are on a visit to Islamabad, elaborated on the future of the project saying that it would comprise of 7-star deluxe hotel, shopping mall and apartments. "It will be a state of the art structure containing everything a human being would want for their living and that it would be a landmark for Pakistan," they said.

Jason termed all the technical features of the project as really amazing and almost all new to Pakistan, which include fire fighting system, fire proof door water feature and elevators. Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan CEO Pak Gulf Construction Co (Pvt) Ltd also attended a briefing given by Abdul Majeed Khan, GM Constructions, to the visiting team.

Source: The NEWS

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[Tekno Arkitect]

Nite Renders


Looking at the hotel building n helipad

[Khuree]

[Abdullah Hayat]

Salam,



Its cool.. I mean, the site office building is equally cute.

Nice. Apparently, they are serious in the construction!

Peace.

[waseem]

Excellent renderings Techno. Thanks.

Anyone knows what would be the completion date ?

[Tekno Arkitect]

^^^^
They said the project will be completed in 3 yrs....lets hope they do it by 2009/10!!

[Khuree]

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The Centaurus Web Site Launched

[Khuree]

The Centaurus
View from Blue Area





View from Nazim-ud-Din Road