Pentominium

Supertall skyscraper on hold in Dubai

25°05′21″N 55°09′00″E / 25.08913°N 55.14989°E / 25.08913; 55.14989Construction startedJuly 26, 2008Estimated completion2028CostAED 1.86 billionHeightRoof517 m (1,696 ft)Top floor471 m (1,545 ft)Technical detailsFloor count122
6 below groundFloor area163,721 m2 (1,762,280 sq ft)Lifts/elevators23Design and constructionArchitect(s)Aedas
Woods BagotDeveloperSelect GroupEngineerHyder ConsultingStructural engineerWSP GlobalMain contractorArabian Construction Company
Hitachi Plant TechnologiesOther informationNumber of units251References[1][2][3][4][5]

The Pentominium was a planned 122-storey, 517 m (1,696 ft) supertall skyscraper located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction on the tower was halted in August 2011.[1] It was designed by Andrew Bromberg of architects Aedas[6][7] and funded by Trident International Holdings. The AED 1.46 billion (US$400 million) construction contract was awarded to Arabian Construction Company (ACC).[8]

Construction started on 26 July 2008. Before construction stopped, the building was expected to be completed in 2013.[5] By May 2011, 22 floors had been completed. However, in August 2011, construction stopped after Trident International Holdings fell behind on payments for a US$20.4 million loan following the global financial crisis.[9] As of 2023[update], the tower still stood incomplete.

In December 2023, Select Group acquired the long-stalled Pentominium Tower, which was renamed Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina in March 2024. The company plans to resume construction with a new design in May 2024.

Had the project been completed as scheduled, the Pentominium would have been the second tallest building in Dubai after Burj Khalifa and the tallest residential building in the world, surpassing the 472.4-metre (1,550 ft) Central Park Tower in New York City.

Projected residential height

The Pentominium would have been the tallest all-residential building in the world instead of the Central Park Tower upon completion if construction had resumed; it has the highest projected height of any residential building under construction.[5] It has been described as "one of the most architecturally significant projects in the city currently under construction" due to the "large number of offset cantilevered spa gardens and apartments down one side which create an imbalance for the building and, as a result, some fairly significant building sways which have to be corrected during construction."[10]

The project management contract was awarded to the project management firm Precipio.[11]

Apartments and design

The word "pentominium" is a portmanteau of the words "penthouse" and "condominium".[12] Each residential floor would have had just one 4-bedroom apartment of over 600 m2 (6,500 sq ft).[12][13] Amenities available to residents would include a swimming pool, an observation deck, a private cinema, a health club and a banqueting hall, along with a cigar lounge and a business centre.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Pentominium". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ "Emporis building ID 294933". Emporis. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Pentominium". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ Pentominium at Structurae
  5. ^ a b c Sarah Blackman (7 September 2009). "Pentominium to be completed by 2014". Construction Week. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Contractors appointed to world's tallest residential tower set for Dubai". World Architecture News. 14 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Pentominium at Aedas". Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  8. ^ Sarah Blackman (7 September 2009). "ACC gets Pentominium construction contract". Construction Week. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  9. ^ Gillian Duncan (6 October 2015). "Dubai Sees Stalled Projects Revived". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  10. ^ Broomhall, Elizabeth (24 March 2011). "Site visit: Pentominium Tower". Construction Week.
  11. ^ "The Pentominium". Precipio Consulting. 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  12. ^ a b c "Pentominium - The Defined Height of Luxury". Trident International Holdings. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  13. ^ "Trident rolls out new tower". Arabian Business. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2012.

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