Ocean Towers

Ocean Mall and Tower
General information
Type Shopping mall, corporate offices
Location Karachi, Pakistan
Coordinates 24°49′26″N 67°02′08″E / 24.82389°N 67.03556°E / 24.82389; 67.03556Coordinates: 24°49′26″N 67°02′08″E / 24.82389°N 67.03556°E / 24.82389; 67.03556
Construction started 2007
Cost PKR 7  billion
Height
Roof 120 m (390 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 30 [1]
Design and construction
Architect Arcop Associates
Structural engineer Mushtaq & Bilal Consulting Engineers
Website
www.oceantower.pk

Ocean Tower, formerly known as Sofitel Hotel Plaza or The Mall, is a building in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

Structural information

Ocean Tower is a 120-metre-high (393 ft) skyscraper in Karachi. The project has its own 5-megawatt powerhouse, as compared with the 2 MW- and 1.2 MW-capacity powerhouses of MCB Tower and the Arif Habib Building respectively, and it does not rely on KESC for power. The tower uses state-of-the-art technology for monitoring heat and smoke. It has nine passenger lifts and five cargo lifts.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Karachi Skyscraper Diagram".
  2. "Country's tallest building inaugurated". PakistanToday. 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
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