Corus supplies steel flooring and beams for tower

Corus International has supplied 60,000m2 of Comflor 80 flooring and 2,724 tonnes of structural steel beams for the 52-storey Qipco Holding Tornado Tower in Qatar.

Once completed, the final structure of the 200m-high Tornado Tower will provide 58,029m2 of leasable office space plus 1,700 car-parking spaces on three levels, as well as featuring 16 high-speed passenger lifts and a helipad located on the 51st floor.

A key feature of the design will be a lighting system designed by Thomas Emde, which will illuminate the steel facade using a combination of 35,000 different lighting configurations to further enhance the hyperboloid structure of the tower.

Haydar Ibrahim of Corus Middle East said: 'The Qipco Holding high-rise development package was won after Corus worked together with specialist steel consultant Meinhardt - based in Singapore - which undertook the value engineering on the steel design.

'Demonstrating the weight-saving performance benefits of our composite floor panel system - Comflor 80 - over and above the concrete alternatives, Dubai-based contractor Sixconstruct needed little further convincing that Comflor 80 was the solution to this design,' added Ibrahim.

Comflor 80, developed by Corus Panels and Profiles, is manufactured from high-grade 450 steel and tested for both composite action and fire resistance for full slab assembly to ensure it meets all international standards.

Its strength and durability are claimed to provide long span capabilities, meaning that column-free office space can be realised, offering no obstruction to the view.

It also facilitates the speed of construction to generate savings in the overall construction costs.

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