The Tower will feature more than 252 stories, besides having the world’s highest observation deck, at a height of 2178 feet, with a 5382 square feet outdoor platform. The Kingdom Tower Jeddah is all set to become the global landmark of the New World soon, with a gross floor area measuring 2.6 million square feet (243,866 square meters). Interestingly, the tri-petaled design has been inspired by the leaves of the plants in the deserts of Jeddah. This thermodynamic shape is going to reduce the wind pressure on the structure. To start off, the Tower is being designed in a “tri-petal” or triangular shape with a sloping exterior. The Kingdom Tower is going to be a sheer marvel in every way, given all of the plans that have been charted out for it. The intricate plans and details of its overall structure.But, even while weighing more than 900,000 tons, the building is expected to fit and settle perfectly. The piles are going to be around 660 ft deep with the pad measuring over 300 ft across. These required the concrete to have low permeability so that it can keep away the corrosive saltwater from the Red Sea from entering the base.Īdditionally, the foundation is expected to be around 15 ft deep, having a concrete pad area that measures about 81000 sq ft. So, the new project developers really had to come up with some unconventional solutions for these problems. Such conditions would never support a skyscraper if they’re not settled in time. However, there were certain subsurface issues that cropped during the foundation and piling procedures, which included porous coral rock and a soft bedrock. It was on the 16th of August in that same year when Langan International officially declared their participation in the project. The designs for the tower’s foundation was settled in August 2011, and the contract for piling was accordingly tendered. And, the above-ground construction began in September, 2014. The construction works and procedures for the project started on 1st April, 2013. It is, in fact, set to be a commercial and residential complex sprawling over a vast, 57 million square feet (5.3 million square meters)! The building will also have its group of hotels and offices, along with other attractive locations for tourism.
The Kingdom Tower is, by all means, going to be the crown jewel of the Jeddah Economic City.
So, here are the things you’d want to know about it.