10 Incredible Construction Projects That Will Be Done in 2016
1. AGORA GARDEN, TAIPEI, TAIWAN
Modeled after a DNA helix, the floors of this eye-popping 20-story condominium are built to make it look as if the tower itself is twisting at a 90-degree angle around a central cylinder.French architect Vincent Callebaut envisioned it with lush plant life spilling from every deck, and the building is “green,” as in eco-friendly, too. It was built from non-toxic, sustainable materials with low energy usage in mind. “The concept is to build a true fragment of vertical landscape with low energetic consumption,” says Callebaut. "The project represents a built ecosystem that repatriates the fauna and the flora in the heart of the city and generates a new box of subtropical biodiversity.”
2. WORLDONE, MUMBAI, INDIA
WorldOne will stand at 117 stories and 1,450 feet, making it the tallest strictly residential building in the world. Marketed towards the globe-trotting upper class of this Indian mega-city, the skyscraper will have swimming pools, gyms and health clubs, as well a cricket pitch and pavilion. The interiors were designed by none other than Giorgio Armani. Promoters are promising each buyer a “generously sized reception room, kitchen/breakfast room, luxurious bedroom suites and beautifully appointed bathrooms.” Prices for WorldOne’s 300 units start at the equivalent of $2.1 million.
WorldOne will stand at 117 stories and 1,450 feet, making it the tallest strictly residential building in the world. Marketed towards the globe-trotting upper class of this Indian mega-city, the skyscraper will have swimming pools, gyms and health clubs, as well a cricket pitch and pavilion. The interiors were designed by none other than Giorgio Armani. Promoters are promising each buyer a “generously sized reception room, kitchen/breakfast room, luxurious bedroom suites and beautifully appointed bathrooms.” Prices for WorldOne’s 300 units start at the equivalent of $2.1 million.
3. I360, BRIGHTON, UNITED KINGDOM
Come summer, visitors to this seaside resort town can gaze at the English Channel and the Sussex Coast from a revolving, donut-shaped vessel that travels from the ground to a height of 450 feet. The i360 will be the tallest observatory deck in the world. The viewing pod is 10 times the size of that of the London Eye and will hold 200 people at a time. Rides will cost £15.00 (about $20) and last 20 minutes in the day and 30 in the evening. Engaged? You can book a wedding on the i360 any time after February 2017.
4. 220 CENTRAL PARK SOUTH, NEW YORK CITY, UNITED STATES
220 Central Park South is poised to open after a decade of legal fights and construction. In 2005, Vornado Realty Trust and the Clarett Group bought a modest (by midtown Manhattan standards) 20-story condo building, intending to demolish it and build a citadel for the one percent over Central Park. The tenants had stabilized rent agreements and developers eventually paid holdouts $1.3 to $1.56 million each to vacate. It was a small expense in the grand scheme. Designed by Roger A.M. Stern, dean of the Yale School of Architecture, 220 will be the 10th tallest building in New York (at 1,031 feet) and home of some of the most expensive condos on the planet. Two-bedrooms in the French fry-shaped building are reportedly going for $12 million, three-bedrooms for $32 million, four-bedrooms for $60 million and penthouses for $150 to $175 million. The prices are not slowing down sales; half of the 188 units are reportedly under contract.
220 Central Park South is poised to open after a decade of legal fights and construction. In 2005, Vornado Realty Trust and the Clarett Group bought a modest (by midtown Manhattan standards) 20-story condo building, intending to demolish it and build a citadel for the one percent over Central Park. The tenants had stabilized rent agreements and developers eventually paid holdouts $1.3 to $1.56 million each to vacate. It was a small expense in the grand scheme. Designed by Roger A.M. Stern, dean of the Yale School of Architecture, 220 will be the 10th tallest building in New York (at 1,031 feet) and home of some of the most expensive condos on the planet. Two-bedrooms in the French fry-shaped building are reportedly going for $12 million, three-bedrooms for $32 million, four-bedrooms for $60 million and penthouses for $150 to $175 million. The prices are not slowing down sales; half of the 188 units are reportedly under contract.
5. LOTTE WORLD TOWER, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
Resembling a cocoon that might nurture the pupa of Mothra, the Lotte World Tower has sleek, curved, silvery sides and, at 1,821 feet, is the tallest building on the Korean peninsula and sixth-tallest in the world. Lotte, a food, chemical, and retail conglomerate, started petitioning the government for a permit for the supertall skyscraper in 1995 and got one after agreeing to shoulder the costs of realigning the air traffic patterns of a military base south of Seoul. The $3.3 billion mixed-use project has been plagued by construction issues, including water seepage, sinkholes nearby, falling debris and three worker fatalities, causing city residents to view it with a mix of awe and anxiety.
Resembling a cocoon that might nurture the pupa of Mothra, the Lotte World Tower has sleek, curved, silvery sides and, at 1,821 feet, is the tallest building on the Korean peninsula and sixth-tallest in the world. Lotte, a food, chemical, and retail conglomerate, started petitioning the government for a permit for the supertall skyscraper in 1995 and got one after agreeing to shoulder the costs of realigning the air traffic patterns of a military base south of Seoul. The $3.3 billion mixed-use project has been plagued by construction issues, including water seepage, sinkholes nearby, falling debris and three worker fatalities, causing city residents to view it with a mix of awe and anxiety.
6. MARINA 101, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
At the start of the millennium, Dubai was growing like a SimCity. In 2007, Sheffield Holdings broke ground on what they foresaw as the emerging global finance hub’s second-tallest building, Marina 101, a hotel/condo complex on the Persian Gulf shoreline (shadowed in the city only by the global record holder, Burj Khalifa). The 2007/08 financial crisis slowed down Dubai’s development and put the project into stasis. Now that developers have found a buyer for complex’s hotel component, the Hard Rock Café, construction has resumed and Marina 101 is now just a few inches shy of 1,400 feet. It’s become another conquest of Keow Wee Loong.
At the start of the millennium, Dubai was growing like a SimCity. In 2007, Sheffield Holdings broke ground on what they foresaw as the emerging global finance hub’s second-tallest building, Marina 101, a hotel/condo complex on the Persian Gulf shoreline (shadowed in the city only by the global record holder, Burj Khalifa). The 2007/08 financial crisis slowed down Dubai’s development and put the project into stasis. Now that developers have found a buyer for complex’s hotel component, the Hard Rock Café, construction has resumed and Marina 101 is now just a few inches shy of 1,400 feet. It’s become another conquest of Keow Wee Loong.
7. HOUSTON MARRIOTT MARQUIS, HOUSTON, UNITED STATES
The Houston Marriott Marquis will add 1,000 hotel rooms to the city’s downtown, in time for its 2017 Super Bowl date. Construction companies have hauled 1,500 truckloads of dirt, erected 7.5 million pounds of steel and finished 53,000 cubic yards of concrete for the L-shaped building. The hotel will feature a 3,500-square-foot event pavilion, five restaurants and a ballroom of 40,000 square feet (the largest in Houston). The flashiest feature will be a swimming pool and lazy river on the hotel’s lower roof. They will be shaped like Texas, of course.
8. LOKHANDWALA MINERVA, MUMBAI, INDIA
Lokhandwala Minerva is casting a huge, two-pronged shadow over Mumbai. The 1,000-foot, 82-story building looks like the Dark Tower from Lord of the Rings redesigned by a glass-obsessed architect in the International Style. Most units have a deck, and condos of more than five bedrooms come with a private pool. The curve of the U shape at the top houses a “sky lounge” where one can gaze at a panoramic view of the city at 700 feet. The developers claim the materials and design can withstand 500 years of intense climate change, so Mumbai should get used to its distinct shape.
Lokhandwala Minerva is casting a huge, two-pronged shadow over Mumbai. The 1,000-foot, 82-story building looks like the Dark Tower from Lord of the Rings redesigned by a glass-obsessed architect in the International Style. Most units have a deck, and condos of more than five bedrooms come with a private pool. The curve of the U shape at the top houses a “sky lounge” where one can gaze at a panoramic view of the city at 700 feet. The developers claim the materials and design can withstand 500 years of intense climate change, so Mumbai should get used to its distinct shape.
9. LAMAR TOWERS, JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
Speaking of dual towers, 2016 is also the estimated completion date for the Lamar Towers, two connected buildings rising 1,056 and 961 feet, respectively, making them the second and the fifth tallest buildings in Saudi Arabia. The two behemoths are poised to be reflected in the Red Sea and have diamond-shaped frames. They will serve as a base for conglomerates doing business in Jeddah. The project was launched in 2007 but stalled due to financing problems. In 2013, British firm Drake and Scull was called in to complete the project. As of last May, the job has required 24,000 cubic meters of concrete and 6500 tons of steel.
Speaking of dual towers, 2016 is also the estimated completion date for the Lamar Towers, two connected buildings rising 1,056 and 961 feet, respectively, making them the second and the fifth tallest buildings in Saudi Arabia. The two behemoths are poised to be reflected in the Red Sea and have diamond-shaped frames. They will serve as a base for conglomerates doing business in Jeddah. The project was launched in 2007 but stalled due to financing problems. In 2013, British firm Drake and Scull was called in to complete the project. As of last May, the job has required 24,000 cubic meters of concrete and 6500 tons of steel.
10. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF QATAR, DOHA, QATAR
A series of disk-shaped pavilions, French architect Jean Nouvel’s design for the new home of the National Museum of Qatar was inspired by the petals of the desert rose. From overhead, it might look more like a UFO junkyard. The unique design is also functional: It will shield visitors from the heat. With 430,000 square feet of indoor space, the museum is designed to take visitors through a series of interlocking, circular structures. Exhibit space will be dedicated to both modern art and to artifacts from Qatar’s history and heritage. The building will house a 220-seat auditorium, retail outlets, two restaurants, a café, and a park filled with indigenous plants. Nouvel couldn’t have asked for a more premium space to show off the building; planes landing at the city’s airport will take passengers over it.
A series of disk-shaped pavilions, French architect Jean Nouvel’s design for the new home of the National Museum of Qatar was inspired by the petals of the desert rose. From overhead, it might look more like a UFO junkyard. The unique design is also functional: It will shield visitors from the heat. With 430,000 square feet of indoor space, the museum is designed to take visitors through a series of interlocking, circular structures. Exhibit space will be dedicated to both modern art and to artifacts from Qatar’s history and heritage. The building will house a 220-seat auditorium, retail outlets, two restaurants, a café, and a park filled with indigenous plants. Nouvel couldn’t have asked for a more premium space to show off the building; planes landing at the city’s airport will take passengers over it.
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