Construction Work
The construction of the project began in February 2002 with the start of demolition of an old nine-floor office building on the plot. The tower's steel beams began assembly in 2006.
The total area of the construction site comprises around 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.
As of April 2012, the project is on hold.
The companies involved in the development and construction of the project are:
- Hattat Holding - investor company, Istanbul, company web site,
- Dome Architecture - the project's architectural design, Istanbul, company web site,
- Hattat İnşaat - construction subsidiary of Hattat Holding and the project's main construction company, Istanbul,
- MG İnşaat - construction roughworks subcontractor of the project, Istanbul,
- Burak Hafriyat -foundation excavation of the project, Istanbul, company web site,
- Thornton-Tomasetti Engineers - the structural design of the tower's steel wings, New Jersey, U.S., company web site,
- Tuncel Mühendislik - project's static design, Istanbul, company web site,
- Arcelor Commercial Sections S.A. - production of the steel columns and beams of the project's steel wings, Luxembourg, company web site,
- Tabosan - final processing of the Arcelor-produced steel columns and beams and their on-site installation, Istanbul, company web site,
- Samko - specialized consultant for the on-site assembly of the steel columns and beams, Istanbul, company web site,
- Tanrıöver Mühendislik - mechanical engineering, Istanbul, company web site,
- OYAK Beton and Nuh Beton - companies providing ready-mix concrete to the construction site.
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