[Khuree]

Designed by: N/A
Developers: LDA
Status: Approved
Contractors:
Height: 600 ft / 50 Storeys
Shopping Floors: 3
Appartment Floors: 41
Office Floors:
Parking Floors: 5 Floors
Location: Jail Road, Lahore

Render:

[Jilawatan]

Correction made

[UnitedPakistan]

LDA Plaza comprises of 5 Basement Parking Levels, 3 Retail Floors, 41 Office Floors, 3 Mechanical Floors, 1 Restaurant on Top Floor. The building has been considered as multi-tenant office building with staggered working hours. The project will be end in May-2007.

[Nauman]

Has the construction started yet? if no then how do you expect it to be finished by May 2007?

[Abdullah Hayat]

Salam,

UnitedPakistan, on Jun 30 2006, 10:22 PM, said:

LDA Plaza comprises of 5 Basement Parking Levels, 3 Retail Floors, 41 Office Floors, 3 Mechanical Floors, 1 Restaurant on Top Floor. The building has been considered as multi-tenant office building with staggered working hours. The project will be end in May-2007.

So, we have 41 office floors + 3 Retail floors + 3 "Mechanical floors"... that makes 47 floors above ground, right? I am assuming that the restraunt would be the top floor, while the 5 basement carparking would obviously be underground.

That is not bad. 47 floors is a good height.

Peace.

[Tekno Arkitect]

Sorry to say but the render posted above is not the one that they r gonna construct~!
Good news is that the design is far more better~!
So keep ur self intouch.....updates coming soon!!

[Tekno Arkitect]

LDA Tower - Pakistan's Tallest Building

Courtesy: Archi Times AUG 2006

In view of the immense requirement for the high-standard corporate office buildings in Lahore, the LDA (Lahore Development Authority) envisaged a project to house such corporate businesses at a place. which are currently functioning from private residential bungalows spread in different areas of the city. In order to transform the vision of LDA into reality the CG (Consultant Group) took the challenge of designing a landmark skyscraper for the city of Lahore where a corporate culture is taking shape in the business community with its logical and natural out come in the form of emergence of modem and contemporary buildings of international standards.

Lahore being the hub of multiple business activities of Punjab is now emerging as a modem city, which also has its strong historic footings. The architecture of the city is also in the process of natural transformation. Located at Jail Road, Lahore designing of this project was a challenge for the CG's design team, as the prime objective was to develop a building. which would have a strong formal expression, and that it should be able to create a significant impression on the skyline of Lahore.

It could have been a building with elements taken from the traditional architecture but the design team was convinced that superimposing traditional elements on forms that are developed on contemporary needs and with their technological solutions, will be grossly irrational and un natural attempt. The team therefore opted for keeping the basic approach towards the develop ment of design on natural lines, which would be justified with the use of contemporary building materials and rationalized with the kind of technology required for such development.

The proposed building has a great degree of dynamism in its spiral form. It has its derivation from some of the earlier forms of minarets used in Muslim world. As such though being developed for contemporary use, and being developed on modern lines, yet it has an element of approach that taken from the East.

The main building tower emerges from a raised podium with a multi level atrium as entrance foyer. High end retail activities including bank branches, travel agencies, and core of restaurants are placed on ground, first and second floors. The tower, which has an average of 1000 to 1300 sq meter office space on each level, shall be used as corporate offices.

Complementing the spiral form of the tower, the central core is also designed accordingly and follows the external. This has resulted in reduced the circulation length considerably. The service core carries lift shaft, services rooms, HVAC shafts, fire exits and an attractive circulation lobby.

Vertical transportation system was studied and based on the recommendations 8 high-speed passenger and one service lifts were planned in addition to 2 scenic elevators. The high-speed lifts shall move at a speed of 5 meter per second and the average waiting time of user shall be 30 seconds.

These lifts serve 5 basements and 49 floors. The scenic elevators will take the user to the revolving restaurant planned on 49th level and to the observatory planned at 50th level.

The 3rd floor and the 28th floor are planned as service floors where the AIC Plants and other services are planned. The entire building will be a centrally air-conditioned building with gas fired air conditioning plant, which omits minimum amount of pollution. As such the building will be environmental friendly and will not contribute adversely towards it.

The building will be equipped with modern systems, which include elaborate fire fighting and fire alarm systems. Emergency power supply, computer net working with the fiber backbone, modern communication systems.etc.

The building is proposed to have insulated metal panel cladding systems with the use of Granite Cladding on lower floors and on podiums. core carries lift shafts, service rooms, HVAC shafts, fire exits and an attractive circular lobby.

[Tekno Arkitect]

Latest Renders

Courtesy: Archi Times AUG 2006

Owners: Lahore Development Authority
Location: Jail Road, Lahore
Plot: 1.4 acres
Architect: CG (Consultants Group)
Engineers: Engineering Associates
Covered Area: 100,000 sq. meter (inlcuding basements)
Cost: Rs. 3.2 Billion
No. of Floors: 49 + 5 basements
Use: Corporate Office Tower and high end retail on Ground Floor Second Floor



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[Skyscraper_guy]

50 floors Cool!

[Abdullah Hayat]

Salam,

Awsome design! It certainly is better than the original. What a great update. Made my day.

Peace.

[Waqar]

much much much better design

[Nauman]

Any idea when the construction will start? and when is it expected to be complete?

[Suhaib]

i dnt see any 1.4 acres any where on jail road

[Sheheryar]

Mashallah sey hai to bardee high-level, KPT Tower key design ka muqabla hai........

W/salaam.

[Jilawatan]

Suhaib, on Nov 6 2006, 03:01 PM, said:

i dnt see any 1.4 acres any where on jail road

Yes, this definetly wont be greenfield development.

[Tekno Arkitect]

Suhaib, on Nov 7 2006, 01:01 AM, said:

i dnt see any 1.4 acres any where on jail road

Salam,

Opposite to Eden Centre, Adjacent to Khaleej Tower and New Tollinton Market, there is a large empty plot partially occupied by poor and developed into a slum. Thats the old location i read back sometime ago on SSC.

Peace

[Tekno Arkitect]

I have an unofficial news of another 50 storey tower coming up on Jail Road, opposite to EFU insurance building. Ill try to catch more info on it sooner.

[Nauman]

Is this scraped or just put on hold?

[Waqas]

Nauman, on Jan 13 2007, 01:24 PM, said:

Is this scraped or just put on hold?

Put on-hold, for at least 1.5 years.

[Jilawatan]