What Happened
A 272m-tall tower, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), is set to form the economic and administrative nucleus of Kazakhstan's new city, Alatau. The tower, along with a 80m companion tower, will create a 276,800-sq-m 'vertical district' containing office, residential, hospitality, retail, and cultural areas.
Why It Matters
The development will be southern Kazakhstan's tallest tower and will feature integrated shading to reduce solar gain, deep central atria, and panoramic views. The surrounding Gateway District will have express rail and light rail corridors, flying electric vehicle take off and landing spaces, plus pedestrian and transit networks connected by boulevards, shaded streets, and public plazas.
What's Next
The project is expected to use seismically resilient framing and damping systems to mitigate the country's active seismic conditions. The client, Alatau City Development Group, is working alongside investors and government partners to bring this ambitious project to life.
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