Ocean Mall
Ocean Mall | |
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General information | |
Type | Shopping mall, corporate offices |
Location | Karachi, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 24°49′26″N 67°02′08″E / 24.82389°N 67.03556°ECoordinates: 24°49′26″N 67°02′08″E / 24.82389°N 67.03556°E |
Construction started | 2007 |
Cost | PKR 7 billion |
Height | |
Roof | 120 m (390 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 30 [1][better source needed] |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Arcop Associates |
Structural engineer | Mushtaq & Bilal Consulting Engineers |
Website | |
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Ocean Mall, is a 120-metre-tall (393 ft) skyscraper in the Clifton locality of Karachi, Pakistan. It was built between 2009 and 2014, and contains a shopping mall and office spaces.[2]
Founded as an international hotel project for Sofitel, but was later abandoned due to law and order situation in the city.[3] Later, it was redesigned into a shopping mall.[3]
Structural information[edit]
Ocean Tower is a 120-metre-high (393 ft) skyscraper in Karachi.[4] It contains 28 storeys above ground, and 5 below ground.[2] The project has its own 5-megawatt powerhouse, as compared with the 2 MW- and 1.2 MW-capacity powerhouses of MCB Tower and the Arif Habib Building respectively, and it does not rely on K-Electric for power. The tower uses state-of-the-art technology for monitoring heat and smoke. It has nine passenger lifts and five cargo lifts.[5]
Surface Area of the project is 850,000 sq.ft. Construction cost is Rs. 5 billion. The Project Architect is arcop Private Limited.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Karachi Skyscraper Diagram - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com.
- ^ a b "Ocean Towers, Karachi | 1205401 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ a b Arshad, Aisha (November 28, 2016). "Out with the old, in with the new".
- ^ "Unfortunate accident: Worker dies after falling off 25th floor of Ocean Towers". The Express Tribune. 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Country's tallest building inaugurated". PakistanToday. 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ "THE OCEAN MALL, KARACHI – AAA Partnership Pvt. Ltd". Retrieved 2020-05-03.