Diamond of Istanbul
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Diamond of Istanbul is the tallest building currently under construction in Istanbul
, Turkey
, being built in the city's Maslak
central business district
. It is also the country's first steel skyscraper. When completed, it will rise 53 floors above ground level and reach an above-ground height of 270 meters; thus surpassing the current tallest skyscraper in Istanbul, the 261 m (54 floors) Istanbul Sapphire in Levent
.
Its design, by Dome Architecture of Istanbul, comprises 3 steel wings connected to the central (concrete) elevator(s) core. The 3 wings (towers) will house, respectively, a luxury hotel (the tallest tower), A-class offices (the second-tallest tower), and rental skyscraper apartments (the shortest tower.) The tallest of these 3 wings (the hotel tower) will have an overall total of 53 floors above ground (3 retail facility floors, 48 hotel tower floors and 2 panoramic restaurant floors above the hotel floors, at heights of 209.10m and 213.10m, respectively), and reach an overall structural height of 270m from street level. The steel wings rise from the common podium of a shopping mall comprising 5 floors - 3 above-ground and 2 below. The complex also has a 5-floor parking garage situated in the bottom-most basement floors of the building (with a total of 8 basement floors below ground level.)
The panoramic restaurant on the top-most floor will offer unobstructed views of both entrances to the Bosphorus strait and the dining experience at one of the tallest man-made points in Istanbul
and Turkey
.
The total area of the construction site comprises slightly in excess of 12,000 m².
Due to the space limitations around the construction site - the site is situated on one of the busiest transport arteries of Istanbul, Buyukdere Avenue - and to minimize the impact of construction activities on the traffic, all concrete pouring activities using concrete mixer trucks are performed at night. Currently as of 2011, the project is on hold.
The companies involved in the development and construction of this landmark project have included thus far:
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, being built in the city's Maslak
Maslak
Maslak is a neighbourhood and one of the main business districts of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European side of the city. It is an exclave of the municipality of Şişli, though being far north and actually closer to the municipalities of Beşiktaş and Sarıyer.Maslak is in direct competition...
central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
. It is also the country's first steel skyscraper. When completed, it will rise 53 floors above ground level and reach an above-ground height of 270 meters; thus surpassing the current tallest skyscraper in Istanbul, the 261 m (54 floors) Istanbul Sapphire in Levent
Levent
Levent is a neighbourhood and one of the main business districts of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European side of the city. It is a part of the municipality of Beşiktaş which is situated to the north of the Golden Horn, at the western shore of the Bosporus strait.Levent is in direct...
.
Its design, by Dome Architecture of Istanbul, comprises 3 steel wings connected to the central (concrete) elevator(s) core. The 3 wings (towers) will house, respectively, a luxury hotel (the tallest tower), A-class offices (the second-tallest tower), and rental skyscraper apartments (the shortest tower.) The tallest of these 3 wings (the hotel tower) will have an overall total of 53 floors above ground (3 retail facility floors, 48 hotel tower floors and 2 panoramic restaurant floors above the hotel floors, at heights of 209.10m and 213.10m, respectively), and reach an overall structural height of 270m from street level. The steel wings rise from the common podium of a shopping mall comprising 5 floors - 3 above-ground and 2 below. The complex also has a 5-floor parking garage situated in the bottom-most basement floors of the building (with a total of 8 basement floors below ground level.)
The panoramic restaurant on the top-most floor will offer unobstructed views of both entrances to the Bosphorus strait and the dining experience at one of the tallest man-made points in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
and Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Construction work
The construction of the project began in February 2002 with the start of demolition of an old 9-floor office building on the plot and recently gained additional momentum with the start of the tower's steel beams' assembly on December 25th, 2006.The total area of the construction site comprises slightly in excess of 12,000 m².
Due to the space limitations around the construction site - the site is situated on one of the busiest transport arteries of Istanbul, Buyukdere Avenue - and to minimize the impact of construction activities on the traffic, all concrete pouring activities using concrete mixer trucks are performed at night. Currently as of 2011, the project is on hold.
The companies involved in the development and construction of this landmark project have included thus far:
- Hattat Holding (investor company, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, company web site), - Dome Architecture (the project's architectural design, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, company web site), - Hattat İnşaat (construction subsidiary of Hattat Holding and the project's main construction company, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
), - MG İnşaat (construction roughworks subcontractor of the project, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
), - Burak Hafriyat (foundation excavation of the project, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, company web site), - Thornton-Tomasetti Engineers (the structural design of the tower's steel wings, New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, U.S., company web site), - Tuncel Mühendislik (project's static design, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, company web site), - ArcelorArcelorArcelor S.A. was the world's largest steel producer in terms of turnover and the second largest in terms of steel output, with a turnover of €30.2 billion and shipments of 45 million metric tons of steel in 2004...
Commercial Sections S.A. (production of the steel columns and beams of the project's steel wings, LuxembourgLuxembourgLuxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
, company web site), - Tabosan (final processing of the Arcelor-produced steel columns and beams and their on-site installation, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, company web site), - Samko (specialized colsultant for the on-site assembly of the steel columns and beams, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, company web site), - Tanrıöver Mühendislik (mechanical engineering, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, company web site), - OYAK Beton and Nuh Beton (companies providing ready-mix concrete to the construction site), and other Turkish and international companies.