Aspire Tower Explained

Aspire Tower
Location:Doha, Qatar
Coordinates:25.2625°N 51.4448°W
Floor Count:36[1]
Start Date:September 9, 2005
Completion Date:May 22, 2007
Building Type:Hotel
Architectural:300m (1,000feet)
Top Floor:238m (781feet)
Observatory:238m (781feet)[2]
Elevator Count:17
Floor Area:35000m2
Architect:Hadi Simaan
Structural Engineer:Arup
Structural System:Reinforced concrete core, steel skin
Map Type:Qatar Doha

Aspire Tower, also known as The Torch Doha, is a 300adj=midNaNadj=mid skyscraper hotel located in the Aspire Zone complex in Doha, Qatar. Designed by architect Hadi Simaan and AREP and engineer Ove Arup and Partners,[3] the tower served as the focal point for the 15th Asian Games hosted by Qatar in December 2006.

The tower is currently the second tallest structure and building in Doha and Qatar. In 2023, it was surpassed by the Lusail Plaza Towers. The tower has also been known as Khalifa Sports Tower or Doha Olympic Tower.

Construction and use

The tower was a landmark of the 2006 Asian Games due to its size and proximity to the main venue, the Khalifa International Stadium.

The final form consists of a 1-to-1.8-metre-thick, reinforced-concrete cylinder (the core), varying from 12 to 18 metres in diameter, encircled with radiating networks of cantilevered steel beams on each floor of its building modules. The modules themselves are composed of steel columns, metal decking, concrete slabs and outer tension and compression ring beams, which support glass-paneled outer walls. The bottom of each module is covered with glass fiber reinforced concrete. Beams, as well as steel struts tying all the structural components together, are bolted through the concrete core and hence are anchored into place, transferring vertical loads from perimeter columns and ring beams to the core.[4]

The building was constructed by companies Midmac and BESIX subsidiary Six Construct[5] and was completed in November 2007 at a final cost of .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aspire Tower . Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat . 27 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Aspire Tower - The Skyscraper Center . Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat . 2012-05-03 . 2014-06-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606085900/http://skyscrapercenter.com/doha/aspire-tower . dead .
  3. Web site: Sports City Tower, Doha, Qatar . Hadi Simaan . 2011-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002114802/http://www.hadisimaan.com/hospitality/sports_city_tower_doha_qatar/main_picture.html . 2011-10-02 . dead .
  4. Web site: Sports City Tower| Building Types Study | Architectural Record . Archrecord.construction.com . 2011-01-11.
  5. Web site: Light and fast construction: ArcelorMittal steel solutions for Doha Aspire Tower. 2021-01-14. constructalia.arcelormittal.com.