Video: OCTAGON built the foundation in top- down system for Sky Tower- the tallest building in Romania

Reaching 137 m in height and counting 5 underground levels and 37 ground levels, Sky Tower is the tallest building in Romania. The building, located on Calea Floreasca is visible from any area of Bucharest. OCTAGON CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING built the foundation of Sky Tower and performed thus the deepest excavation in Romania, so far: 50 m. The infrastructure works also included the execution of diaphragm walls D 1,000, foundation barrettes D 600 and dewatering systems. OCTAGON performed the construction in top- down system of three reinforced concrete slabs, covering 4,600 sqm each. The video renders the entire execution process of the foundation works.

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Hermes Business Campus and Sky Tower, case studies presented by OCTAGON at the event Contractor 2014

Nicole Sommer

OCTAGON CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING  was one of the special guests at one of the most important construction events: Contractor 2014- organized in Bucharest between  10- 11 November 2014. The International Expoconference of Construction Contractors has gathered this year 74 speakers, architects and  contractor, from over 20 countries, who have presented the major projects  built by the companies they represented.

Within the plenary session “Construction”,  Nicole Sommer- OCTAGON’s Commercial Manager, presented two case studies: HermesBusiness Campus and Sky Tower.  Nicole Sommer spoke about the main features of the two office buildings, as well as about the construction methods and technologies used by   OCTAGON. The company’s commercial manager used as presentation support, two videos picturing various execution stages of the buildings.

You can watch the presentation video, here:

OCTAGON  was general contractor for the first building of the office complex Hermes Business Campus, located on 5- 7 Dimitrie Pompeiu Blvd. in Bucharest and is currently  performing the infrastructure works consisting in diaphragm walls D 800, bored piles D 1,000 and D 1,500, foundation raft, crown beam and superstructure for the second building – C. The second building will have the same area- 37,000 sqm and the same number of floors- 4 basements +8 floors +technical floor, as the first building, which has been fully leased.

OCTAGON  also built the foundation of the tallest building in Romania: Sky Tower, located in Bucharest, on 246 A Calea Floreasca.  The  137 m tall building, counting 37 floors and 5 basements, visible from all the areas of Bucharest,  is part of the complex Floreasca City Center, developed by the Austrian company Raiffeisen Evolution.  OCTAGON  built the foundation in top- down system of  two reinforced concrete slabs, measuring  4,600 sqm each. The company also performed the deepest foundation in Romania: 20 m, within this project.

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Arabs to build first mini-city with controlled temperature in the world

Dubai Emirate, that already prides itself on the tallest building and biggest aquarium in the world, will build the biggest interior mall and theme park, which will be the first mini-city with controlled temperature in the world, Bloomberg Businessweek informs.

The 720,000 sqm center will include 100 hotels, a medical center, event centers and a theater district. All these will be protected by a retractable roof.

The project developer, Dubai Holding, said that the mini-city will be built in stages, according to the gradual development of family tourism in Dubai.

The objective is to attract 180 million buyers per year, by providing fun and accommodation options for the whole family, without fearing the unpredictable meteorological conditions.

The developer also wants to take advantage of medical tourism development, which attracts annually, according to estimates, 750,000 people only from the USA.

Mall of the World will have a 270,000 sqm health complex, which will include specialized surgery services and cosmetic procedures.  

Sky Tower is the tallest building in Romania with 137 m (449 ft) and 37 floors. OCTAGON started to use the top- down construction method to execute the infrastructure of the tallest office building in Bucharest: Sky Tower (BarbuVacarescu Blvd). The company built three reinforced concrete floors, of 4,600sqm each.

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