2006: Qatar hosts the Asian Games. The Olympic flame is placed atop a tower with an unusual design: a technological marvel designed and built in record time by Six Construct and Midmac, with the support of the BESIX Engineering department.
The 300-metre high Aspire Tower features a revolving restaurant and a hotel swimming pool cantilevered 100 metres above ground. The petal-shaped arrow at its peak held the Olympic flame during the 2006 Asian Games.
The building's aluminium-and-glass façade features advanced environmental systems and ensures a pleasant temperaturre inside. Next, its outer skin in stainless steel mesh reflects sunlight and moonlight to lend the tower its distinctive elegance.
17 month's work: the speed of building in the selected mode was a real challenge.
Project name
Aspire Tower
Category
High Rise, Hotels
Contract type
Design & Build
Location
Doha, Qatar
Stakeholder(s)
Six Construct
Client
The Sports City Project
Building Period
2005 - 2007
Architect
AREP
Total value
€ 133 million
Height
318m
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