Bahria Icon Tower
| Bahria Icon Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Status | In Progress |
| Location | Bahria Town Icon tower, #5, Block 4, Shahrah-e-Firdousi, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Construction started | 2010 |
| Cost | USD 162.5 million |
| Height | |
| Roof | 938 ft (286 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 62 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Arshad Shahid Abdullah (Pvt.) Ltd. |
| Website | |
| http://bticon.com/ | |
Bahria Icon Tower is a skyscraper located on the coast of the Arabian Sea in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The complex includes a 62-storey and 40-storey mixed-used buildings, its 62 storey tower is the tallest building in Pakistan. The complex is based on a four acre plot in the up-scale Clifton area. The complex is owned by the Bahria Town Group.
The building consists of 10 floors of serviced corporate offices, 40 floors of serviced apartments, Pakistan's highest located terraced restaurant and South Asia's first double-decker high speed elevator along with a shopping mall.
During its construction, excavations for the foundations caused inconvenience for traffic flow. The fireworks were shown on its completion.
The design won architectural design awards for efficient use of space and maximization of utility, including:
New York Times columnist Mohammed Hanif criticised the construction of the towers and their impact over the neighbouring Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mausoleum.
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