Construction Update: Kingdom Tower Site Preparations Done, Foundation Work Starting

Construction update: Kingdom Tower site preparations done, foundation work starting
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Getting construction pictures from the Kingdom Tower site in Jeddah, in the middle of desert, is really hard to get and every insight from the site feels like Christmas. Thanks to our friend Rody for this new update. Here are the news.


You heard in our last update that Bauer Group, German company which is in charge for the foundations started moving construction equipment to the site. Almost everything arrived, their temporary camp with 85 engineers and workers is built. According to Rody, they are still waiting for 8 machines to arrive, which should happen on February 2nd.

For those interested, here's the list:


- 3 Bauer BG40 Piling machines (with the power of 40nm of torque)
- 2 Bauer BG28 Piling machines (with the power of 28nm of torque)
- 2 Pumpers
- 1 crane

All of them will start doing their job till February 9th.

In the meantime, preparations on the site were done, footprint of the tower is marked along with more than 600 drilling points for the Kingdom Tower foundation piles which will reach even 100 m in depth below the hot desert sand.

Here are the pictures by Rody. Remember them, those are first pictures of real construction of the new tallest building in the world, after Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower construction site, foundation work starting
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Kingdom Tower podium and foundation model
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Kingdom Tower foundation blue print
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Kingdom Tower Finally Going Under Construction In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Bauer Group moving construction equipment on the Kingdom Tower construction site
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Finally! Bauer Group, company which built Burj Khalifa's foundations started moving into the site in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. German construction company was chosen in October to build foundations for the new world's tallest building, over 1km tall Kingdom Tower.


After pile testing in January and some redesigning on the tower's podium, actual construction is set to start this month and should be completed within 10 months when Kingdom Tower will shoot into the sky. Apparently tower is also fully funded and there shouldn't be any problems and delays during construction process regarding financing.

Stay with us, we will follow closely every move on the construction site.

Update: Preparation work done, foundation construction start.

Bauer Group moving construction equipment on the Kingdom Tower construction site
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Bauer Group moving construction equipment on the Kingdom Tower construction site
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Bauer Group moving construction equipment on the Kingdom Tower construction site
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Kingdom Tower podium and foundation model
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Kingdom Tower foundation blue print
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Bauer Group To Build Kingdom Tower Foundation! Green Light For World's Tallest Building.

Kingdom Tower, new world's tallest building
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It's a go! German Bauer Group signed yesterday contract worth €25 million to build foundations for new world's tallest building, Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.


According to 4investors.de, construction will start in December and it will be completed within 10 months.
"For us it is a great thing to be involved in this project" shared Thomas Bauer, CEO of Bauer AG.

Kingdom Tower is designed by worldwide famous architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Kingdom Tower will be the first skyscraper to rise above 1,000m (3,280 feet).

Read detailed story about Kingdom Tower!

Take a look at 3D model and blueprint drawings of Kingdom Tower!

Photos from pile testing for world's tallest building!

Kingdom Tower Plans, Test Pile Blueprints And Structure Model

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Big find! Kingdom Tower plans, models and blueprints of world's tallest building under construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners are in charge for engineering and construction, Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture are in charge for design while the contractor is Saudi Binladin Group. They all working together to build the tallest building in the world, over 1 km tall!


They were testing foundation piles at the end of 2011. The tests failed and they went back to drawing board. Here are some of the blueprints and models of testing piles and the structure itself, excavation plan and pile position. Click on the pictures for extra large view.

© Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners/Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/Saudi Binladin Group
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© Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners/Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/Saudi Binladin Group
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© Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners/Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/Saudi Binladin Group
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© Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners/Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/Saudi Binladin Group
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© Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners/Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/Saudi Binladin Group
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© Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners/Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/Saudi Binladin Group
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© Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners/Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/Saudi Binladin Group
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© Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners/Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/Saudi Binladin Group
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© Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners/Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/Saudi Binladin Group
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© Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners/Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/Saudi Binladin Group
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© Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners/Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/Saudi Binladin Group
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© Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners/Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/Saudi Binladin Group
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© Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners/Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/Saudi Binladin Group
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© Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners/Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture/Saudi Binladin Group
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Kingdom Tower Construction Pictures

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We came across those rare pictures of construction site in Jeddah where world's tallest skyscraper, Kingdom Tower, is about to rise. Ground preparations are ongoing for months now and we are still waiting for some detailed info and pictures from the site. For now we managed to find those construction pictures of Kingdom Tower pile testing.


All those pictures were taken on January 28th, and at the moment those are the newest pictures online. The photos are showing the implementation of the load test (O-Cell® Test Pile -78.0 m depth) for Kingdom Tower’s foundation. As we heard recently, those test piles failed and they had to redesign some stuff around the tower's base. That's why tower moved on the drawing board again so that can be fixed.

Now we are waiting top hear what happened and what is going to happen.
Stay tuned!

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