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{{short description|Skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates}}
{{Infobox building
{{Infobox building
|name = HHHR Tower
| name = Blue Tower
|image =
| image = Blue Tower Dubai 20241102.jpeg
|image_size =
| image_size =
|caption =
| caption = Blue Tower in the evening of November 2024
|status = Complete
| status = Complete
|building_type = Residential
| building_type = Residential
|location = [[Sheikh Zayed Road]], [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
| location = [[Sheikh Zayed Road]], [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
|coordinates = {{coord|25|13|16.39|N|55|16|50.66|E|region:AE|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|25|13|16.39|N|55|16|50.66|E|region:AE|display=inline,title}}
|roof = {{convert|317.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter>{{cite web |url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/dubai/hhhr-tower/ |title=Blue Tower - The Skyscraper Center |work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat}}</ref>
| roof = {{convert|317.6|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=skyscraperCenter>{{cite web |url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/dubai/hhhr-tower/ |title=Blue Tower - The Skyscraper Center |work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210210301/http://skyscrapercenter.com/dubai/hhhr-tower |archive-date=10 December 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|floor_count = 72 <ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
| floor_count = 72 <ref name=skyscraperCenter/>
|start_date = 2006
| start_date = 28 May 2006
|completion_date = 2010
| completion_date = 18 February 2010
|opening =
| opening =
|floor_area =
| floor_area =
|developer = [[Dubai International Real Estate]]
| developer = [[Dubai International Real Estate]]
|architect = [[Al Hashemi]]
| architect = Al Hashemi
|main_contractor = [[Al Ahmadiah - Hip Hing Joint Venture]]
| main_contractor = [[Al Ahmadiah - Hip Hing Joint Venture]]
|references = <ref name=skyscraperCenter/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Blue Tower |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=unnamedtower-dubai-unitedarabemirates351 |publisher=Emporis.com |accessdate=2008-04-14}}</ref>
| references = <ref name=skyscraperCenter/><ref>{{cite web |title=Blue Tower |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=unnamedtower-dubai-unitedarabemirates351 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730132105/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=unnamedtower-dubai-unitedarabemirates351 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=30 July 2012 |publisher=Emporis.com |access-date=14 April 2008}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''HHHR Tower''', also known as the '''Blue Tower''', is a supertall [[skyscraper]] on [[Sheikh Zayed Road]], [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. The construction of the 72-[[Storey|floor]], {{convert|317|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} building started in 2006 and was completed in 2010. Designed by architect [[Al Hashemi]], the building is primarily residential, and its side usages are as commercial.<ref>http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=unnamedtower-dubai-unitedarabemirates351</ref> HHHR tower is the second tallest residential building in Dubai, and the fourth tallest residential building in the world,<ref name=tallestRes>{{cite web |url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/List/tallest-residential-100-buildings|title=100 Tallest Residential Towers |work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat |accessdate=2 May 2012}}</ref> behind [[The Marina Torch]], and [[Q1 (building)|Q1 Tower]] which stands {{convert|348|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} and {{convert|323|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} respectively. The tower comprises 454 residential apartments.<ref>http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=428</ref>
'''HHHR Tower''', also known as the '''Blue Tower''', is a supertall [[skyscraper]] on [[Sheikh Zayed Road]], [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. The construction of the 72-[[Storey|floor]], {{convert|317|m|ft|0|adj=mid}} building started in 2006 and was completed in 2010. Designed by architect Al Hashemi, the building is primarily residential, with some commercial uses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=unnamedtower-dubai-unitedarabemirates351 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226032244/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=unnamedtower-dubai-unitedarabemirates351 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=26 December 2010 |title=HHHR Tower, Dubai &#124; 272691 |publisher=Emporis |date= |accessdate=2 May 2022}}</ref>


When completed in 2010, HHHR Tower was the [[List of tallest residential buildings|second-tallest residential building in the world]], surpassed only by [[Q1 (building)|Q1]] in Australia, which stands {{convert|323|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall. As of 2022, HHHR Tower is the 16th-tallest residential building in the world and the sixth-tallest residential building in Dubai.<ref name=tallestRes>{{cite web|url=http://skyscrapercenter.com/List/tallest-residential-100-buildings|title=100 Tallest Residential Towers|work=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|access-date=2 May 2012|archive-date=7 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707141124/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/List/tallest-residential-100-buildings|url-status=dead}}</ref> The tower comprises 454 residential apartments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=428|title=Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat|access-date=23 April 2011|archive-date=30 May 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530184834/http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=428|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The building was built by a joint venture between Al Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Co., from the UAE and [[Hip Hing Construction]] Co. Ltd. from [[Hong Kong]]. Another hallmark project by this team is the [[Masdar City]] in [[Abu Dhabi]], UAE.

The building was built by a joint venture between Al Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Co., from the UAE and [[Hip Hing Construction]] Co. Ltd. from [[Hong Kong]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 February 2009 |title=Al Ahmadiah Hip Hing JV signs contract for AED 750 Million HHHR Tower |url=https://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20070627094941/SecIndustries/pagConstruction |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213015921/http://www.zawya.com:80/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20070627094941/SecIndustries/pagConstruction/chnMiddle%20East%20Construction%20News/obj16682F57-BF04-4897-A27C1E6A013DB9B6/ |archive-date=13 February 2009 |access-date=12 January 2024 |work=Zawya}}</ref> Another hallmark project by this team is the [[Masdar City]] in [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 July 2008 |title=Abu Dhabi selects Al-Ahmadiah Hip Hing as contractor Masdar City |url=https://www.meed.com/abu-dhabi-selects-al-ahmadiah-hip-hing-as-contractor-masdar-city/ |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=MEED}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=FirmStudio (www.firmstudio.com) |title=Projects |url=https://www.hiphing.com.hk/en/projects/details.php?id=89 |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=www.hiphing.com.hk |language=en}}</ref>


== Construction Gallery ==
== Construction Gallery ==
<center><gallery>
<gallery class="center">
Image:H.H.H. Tower Under Construction on 4 May 2007.jpg|May 4, 2007
Image:H.H.H. Tower Under Construction on 4 May 2007.jpg|May 4, 2007
Image:HHHR2.jpg|September 14, 2007
Image:HHHR2.jpg|September 14, 2007
Image:H.H.H. Tower Under Construction on 28 December 2007.jpg|December 28, 2007
Image:H.H.H. Tower Under Construction on 28 December 2007.jpg|December 28, 2007
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</gallery>
Image:HHHR Tower Under Construction on 7 March 2008.jpg|March 7, 2008
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</gallery></center>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of tallest buildings in Dubai]]
* [[List of tallest buildings in Dubai]]
* [[List of tallest buildings in the United Arab Emirates]]
* [[List of tallest buildings in the United Arab Emirates]]
* [[List of tallest residential buildings]]
* [[Al Yaqoub Tower]]
* [[Gevora Hotel]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commons|Blue Tower}}
{{commons|HHHR Tower}}
* {{CTBUH|428|Blue Tower}}
* [http://skyscrapercenter.com/dubai/hhhr-tower/ HHHR Tower] on [[CTBUH]] Skyscraper Center
* {{SkyscraperPage|51096|HHHR Tower}}
* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=51096 HHHR Tower SkyscraperPage.com]
* [http://www.alahmadiah.ae Al Ahmadiah Contracting & Trading]
* [http://www.alahmadiah.ae Al Ahmadiah Contracting & Trading] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324033946/http://www.alahmadiah.ae/ |date=24 March 2010 }}
* [http://www.hiphing.com.hk Hip Hing Construction]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111007170109/http://www.hiphing.com.hk/ Hip Hing Construction]


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[[Category:Residential buildings completed in 2009]]
[[Category:Skyscrapers between 300 and 349 meters]]
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[[Category:Futurist architecture]]
[[Category:Dubai architecture]]
[[Category:Architecture in Dubai]]
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Latest revision as of 09:50, 8 November 2024

Blue Tower
Blue Tower in the evening of November 2024
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeResidential
LocationSheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates25°13′16.39″N 55°16′50.66″E / 25.2212194°N 55.2807389°E / 25.2212194; 55.2807389
Construction started28 May 2006
Completed18 February 2010
Height
Roof317.6 m (1,042 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count72 [1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Al Hashemi
DeveloperDubai International Real Estate
Main contractorAl Ahmadiah - Hip Hing Joint Venture
References
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HHHR Tower, also known as the Blue Tower, is a supertall skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The construction of the 72-floor, 317-metre (1,040 ft) building started in 2006 and was completed in 2010. Designed by architect Al Hashemi, the building is primarily residential, with some commercial uses.[3]

When completed in 2010, HHHR Tower was the second-tallest residential building in the world, surpassed only by Q1 in Australia, which stands 323 m (1,060 ft) tall. As of 2022, HHHR Tower is the 16th-tallest residential building in the world and the sixth-tallest residential building in Dubai.[4] The tower comprises 454 residential apartments.[5]

The building was built by a joint venture between Al Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Co., from the UAE and Hip Hing Construction Co. Ltd. from Hong Kong.[6] Another hallmark project by this team is the Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.[7][8]

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  • May 4, 2007
    May 4, 2007
  • September 14, 2007
    September 14, 2007
  • December 28, 2007
    December 28, 2007

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Blue Tower - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Blue Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2008.
  3. ^ "HHHR Tower, Dubai | 272691". Emporis. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ "100 Tallest Residential Towers". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat". Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Al Ahmadiah Hip Hing JV signs contract for AED 750 Million HHHR Tower". Zawya. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Abu Dhabi selects Al-Ahmadiah Hip Hing as contractor Masdar City". MEED. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  8. ^ FirmStudio (www.firmstudio.com). "Projects". www.hiphing.com.hk. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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