1/3rd of piling work over at Sri Lanka’s tallest condominium
View(s):Construction work on the Altair, said to be Sri Lanka’s tallest luxury condominium, is on track with the completion of 100 of 288 piles last month.
Pic. shows artist’s impression of the proposed condominium.
INDOCEAN Developers, promoter of the project, said the four test piles, carried out at the Sir James Peiris Mawatha site overlooking the Beira Lake at 200 per cent of the design load, showed that each pile can successfully bear a load of 2,200 tons, which is twice the load required by the structural design. The project valued at US$200 million is equal to the Mattala airport which cost $209 million in its first phase.
“This kind of project demands vision, strength and determination,” noted Sushil Mohta, Director of INDOCEAN Developers (Pvt) Ltd. “It’s about testing oneself, always pushing to the limit. That is why INDOCEAN went out and tested the piles to twice their designed capacity.”
INDOCEAN Director Jugal Khetawat said the company recently completed Wind Tunnel Tests for Altair in London by the wind-engineering experts RWDI whose project portfolio includes the tallest buildings in the world, the Burj Khalifa, Taipei 101 and Petronas Tower.
All piling work is expected to be complete by June this year. Comprising of two tower blocks, one of which leans on to the other, Altair will rise to 68 stories, offering its 410 apartments spectacular views of the Beira Lake and the Indian Ocean. The building has been designed by the globally recognized celebrity architect Moshe Safdie. Besides its 1.5 million square feet of high-end eco-friendly living space, the development will also offer 40,000 square feet of up-market retail space.
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