Bahria Icon Tower
بحریہ آئکون ٹاور
Bahria Icon in 2021
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General information
StatusCompleted
LocationBahria Town Icon tower, #5, Block 4, Shahrah-e-Firdousi, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan
Coordinates24°48′42″N 67°01′38″E / 24.8117°N 67.0271°E / 24.8117; 67.0271
Construction started2009
Topped-out2017
CompletedMarch 2023
CostUSD 162.5 million[4]
OwnerBahria Town
Height
Tip272.8 metres (895 ft)[2][3]
Roof300 metres (980 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count62 + 7 below ground
Floor area2,230,500 m2 (24,009,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators16
Design and construction
Architect(s)Arshad Shahid Abdullah (Pvt.) Ltd.
DeveloperBahria Town
Structural engineerBEG Associates, ESS.I.AAR.
Main contractorHabib Rafiq (Pvt.) Ltd.
Other information
Parking1,700 spaces
Website
bticon.com

Bahria Icon Tower is a recently on-hold skyscraper complex in the seaside municipality of Clifton in Karachi, Pakistan. The complex includes a 62-storey tower, which at 300 metres (980 ft),[2][3] is the tallest building in Pakistan and among the tallest buildings in South Asia.[5][6] The complex also includes an adjacent 42-storey building[7] and is owned by the Bahria Town Group.

Bahria Town Icon

Bahria Town Icon is a 62-storey 272.8 metres (895 ft) in the skyscraper complex, Bahria Icon Tower.

Bahria Hotel Tower

Bahria Hotel Tower is 42-storey 200 metres (660 ft) skyscraper in the skyscraper complex, Bahria Icon Tower.

Mall of Karachi

Mall of Karachi is a mall located in Bahria Hotel Tower and Bahria Town Icon, it is spread across eight floors.

Location

The complex is based on a four acre plot in the up-scale Clifton area,[8] and is immediately adjacent to the Bagh Ibne Qasim park, and shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi[9] - an 8th-century mystic who is widely regarded as the patron saint of Karachi.[10]

History

Construction began in 2009.[11] During its construction, excavations for the foundations caused inconvenience for traffic flow.[12] It was topped out in October 2017.[13] In November 2018, a small fire broke out at the site where a marriage hall and cinema were being installed.[14] Fireworks were shown on its completion.[15] Construction has been slowed and marred by allegations of corruption against the owner of Bahria Group, Malik Riaz.[16]

Details

The main building consists of 10 floors of serviced corporate offices and 40 floors of serviced apartments, Pakistan's highest located terraced restaurant, a double-decker high speed elevator, and a shopping mall.[17][18][19] The building will be serviced by 16 high-speed elevators.[13] It will have a carpark with 1,700 spaces,[20] and total area of 2,230,500 m2 (24,008,902 ft²).[20]

It has 62 floors above ground, and 7 below ground.[11] It is made of reinforced concrete with a glass facade.[11] Steel was procured by Cellpor,[21] and produced in conjunction with the Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal conglomerate.[22] It is expected to complete by March 2023

Honors and awards

The design won architectural design awards for efficient use of space and maximization of utility, including

Gallery

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Bahria Town Icon". 9 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "62-storey Bahria Town Icon reaches structural completion". Pakistan Today.
  4. ^ D4Sys. "Welcome to Costveyors (Pvt.) Ltd.- Bahria Town Icon". Archived from the original on 3 January 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2015.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Khurram Shahzad (January 22, 2016). "Country's tallest building 'Bahria Town Icon' inaugurated in Karachi". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. ^ Sam Neymra (January 24, 2016). "Country's Tallest Building Bahria Icon Tower Inaugurated In Karachi". TheNewsTrack. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Amp".
  8. ^ "Executive Summary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  9. ^ Mangi, Faseeh. "In the 'Best Hidden' Frontier Market, a Boom Signals a Pakistan Revival". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  10. ^ Hasan, Arif (27 April 2014). "Karachi's Densification". Dawn. Retrieved 6 December 2016. The other site is the over 1,200-year-old tomb of Ghazi Abdullah Shah, a descendant of Imam Hasan. He has become the patron saint of Karachi and his urs is an important event for the city and its inhabitants.
  11. ^ a b c "Bahria Town Icon, Karachi | 1193055 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  12. ^ Faiza Ilyas (July 23, 2014). "Outcry over Clifton high-rise, traffic project during Sepa hearing". Dawn Media. Dawn. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  13. ^ a b "62-storey Bahria Town Icon reaches structural completion - Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  14. ^ "Small fire breaks out in Bahria Icon Tower in Karachi's Clifton | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  15. ^ "بحریا آئيکون پر آتشبازی". Jang group. Daily Jang. January 25, 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  16. ^ Asad, Malik (2020-02-08). "Malik Riaz, others summoned in Bahria Icon Tower reference case". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  17. ^ "90% work completed of Bahria Town Icon, will be inaugurated today - Pakistan - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  18. ^ "Pakistan's tallest building 'Bahria Town Icon' inaugurated". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  19. ^ "Infrastructure development: It's time to fly over Clifton - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  20. ^ a b "Bahria Town ICON - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  21. ^ "Cellpor Building Solutions". www.cellpor.com.
  22. ^ "Cellpor Building Solutions". www.cellpor.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  23. ^ "Asia Pacific 2012". Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

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