Bahria Icon Tower is a recently on-hold
skyscraper complex in the seaside municipality of
Clifton
Clifton may refer to:
People
*Clifton (surname)
*Clifton (given name)
Places
Australia
* Clifton, Queensland, a town
**Shire of Clifton
*Clifton, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong
*Clifton, Western Australia
Canada
*Clifton, Nova Scotia ...
in
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
, Pakistan. The complex includes a 62-storey tower, which at ,
is the
tallest building in Pakistan and among the
tallest buildings in South Asia. The complex also includes an adjacent 42-storey building
and is owned by the
Bahria Town Group
Bahria Town (Private) Limited ( ur, ) is an Islamabad-based privately owned real-estate development company which owns, develops and manages properties across Pakistan.
It established its first gated community exclusively developed for the el ...
.
Bahria Town Icon
Bahria Town Icon is a 62-storey in the
skyscraper complex, Bahria Icon Tower.
Bahria Hotel Tower
Bahria Hotel Tower is 42-storey
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
Clifton may refer to:
People
*Clifton (surname)
*Clifton (given name)
Places
Australia
* Clifton, Queensland, a town
**Shire of Clifton
*Clifton, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong
*Clifton, Western Australia
Canada
*Clifton, Nova Scotia ...
area, and is immediately adjacent to the
Bagh Ibne Qasim park, and shrine of
Abdullah Shah Ghazi
:''See also Ghazi and Gazi (disambiguation)''
Abdullah Shah Ghazi ( ar, عبد الله شاه غازي, ʿAbd Allāh Shāh Ghāzī) (c. 720 - c. 768) was a Muslim Sufism, mystic and Sufism, Sufi whose shrine is located in Clifton, Karachi, C ...
- an 8th-century mystic who is widely regarded as the
patron saint
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, or Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or perso ...
of Karachi.
History
Construction began in 2009.
During its construction, excavations for the foundations caused inconvenience for traffic flow. It was topped out in October 2017.
In November 2018, a small fire broke out at the site where a marriage hall and cinema were being installed. Fireworks were shown on its completion. Construction has been slowed and marred by allegations of corruption against the owner of Bahria Group,
Malik Riaz
Malik Riaz Hussain (Urdu, pa, ; born February 8, 1954) is a Pakistani business tycoon who is the founder of Bahria Town, the largest privately held real estate development company in Pakistan and in Asia.
Riaz started his career as a clerk w ...
.
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. The building will be serviced by 16 high-speed elevators.
It will have a carpark with 1,700 spaces,
and total area of 2,230,500 m
2 (24,008,902 ft²).
It has 62 floors above ground, and 7 below ground.
It is made of reinforced concrete with a glass facade.
Steel was procured by Cellpor, and produced in conjunction with the
Luxembourg
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-based
ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal S.A. is a Luxembourgian multinational steel manufacturing corporation headquartered in Luxembourg City. It was formed in 2006 from the takeover and merger of Arcelor by Indian-owned Mittal Steel. ArcelorMittal is the second la ...
conglomerate.
Honors and 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
Gallery
See also
*
List of tallest buildings in Pakistan
This is a list of the tallest buildings in Pakistan, ranked by structural height.
The current tallest building in Pakistan is the Bahria Icon Tower in Karachi. Upon its completion, it changed the skyline of Karachi with its 62 floors and a heig ...
*
List of tallest buildings in Karachi
This is a list of tallest buildings in Karachi. Karachi has around 36 buildings rising at least 100 metres (330 ft) in height.
Completed
Under construction / Proposed & Vision
Images
See also
* List of tallest buildings in ...
References
External links
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Skyscrapers in Karachi
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Office buildings in Karachi
Bahria Town
Residential skyscrapers in Pakistan
Skyscraper office buildings