Bahria Icon Tower
| Bahria Icon Tower | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Under-construction |
| Location | Bahria Town Icon tower, #5, Block 4, Shahrah-e-Firdousi, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Construction started | 2010 |
| Cost | USD 162.5 million[1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 938 ft (286 m)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 62 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Arshad Shahid Abdullah (Pvt.) Ltd. |
| Website | |
| http://bticon.com/ | |
Bahria Town Icon is a double tower skyscraper currently under construction in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
The tower will be located near the beach of Arabian Sea at Shahrah-e-Firdousi in Karachi. It will be a 62-storey building.[3][4] The Tower will be the tallest building on which 90% construction has been completed [5][6]
Construction
During its construction, excavations for the foundations caused inconvenience for traffic flow.[7] The fireworks were shown on its completion.[8]
Construction was also halted on the orders of Sindh High Court pending the submission of an Environmental Impact Assessment report.[9]
Honors & awards
The design won architectural design awards for efficient use of space and maximization of utility, including:
- Highly commended high-rise architecture, International Property Award winners from Asia Pacific 2012.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ D4Sys. "Welcome to Costveyors (Pvt.) Ltd.- Bahria Town Icon". Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑ http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=85567
- ↑ "Bahria Icon opens for booking". The Express Tribune. January 22, 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ Sohail Rab (April 30, 2014). "Violation of concessionary regime: FBR swings into action against Bahria Icon Tower". Customs Today. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ Khurram Shahzad (January 22, 2016). "Country’s tallest building ‘Bahria Town Icon’ inaugurated in Karachi". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ Sam Neymra (January 24, 2016). "Country’s Tallest Building Bahria Icon Tower Inaugurated In Karachi". TheNewsTrack. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ Faiza Ilyas (July 23, 2014). "Outcry over Clifton high-rise, traffic project during Sepa hearing". Dawn Media. Dawn. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "بحریا آئيکون پر آتشبازی". Jang group. Daily Jang. January 25, 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "Bahria Town impasse". Dawn. July 14, 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "Asia Pacific 2012". Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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