Location | Islamabad, Pakistan |
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World Trade Center Islamabad is a mixed-use 14 story development located on the G.T road, DHA, Islamabad, Pakistan affiliated with the World Trade Centers Association. [1]
The development includes a five-story shopping mall including a 150,000 sqft. Carrefour, 6 story office tower and a 267-room four-star hotel. [2] [3] The project is owned by multinational organization Giga Group. [4]
The complex opened on August 17, 2016. [5]
The WTC Islamabad building was initially intended to be a 5 Towers High Rise Building. However, the design was later changed to a Low Rise Single Tower Building. The conceptual design of the building came from British architectural firm Atkins. The detailed design was done by Arch Vision Plus. [6]
Groundbreaking for construction of WTC Islamabad took place on 21 Jan 2008. The project was contracted to a joint consortium of IJM Gulf Malaysia, Mazyood Giga International, and NESPAK. [7] [8] Extensive use of prefabricated components under the supervision of Structure Designer Mr. Orangzaib Alam Khan helped speed up the construction process. [9]
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