HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

LECTURE -3
National Commercial Bank
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Project Completion: 1983
Site Area: 1.20 hectares
Project Area: 57,400 m2
Number of Stories: 27
Building Height: 126 m
Market: Commercial + Office
Service: Architecture, MEP, Structural +
Civil Engineering, Tall Buildings

Awards
1987
National Honor Award for Architecture
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
1985
Distinguished Architecture Award AIA –
New York City Chapter
• Architect
• • Design
• Skidmore, Owings &
Merrill LLP
• Structural Engineer
• • Design
• Skidmore, Owings &
Merrill LLP
• MEP Engineer
• • Design
• Skidmore, Owings &
Merrill LLP
• Other Consultant
• • Civil
• Skidmore, Owings &
Merrill LLP
 Internal usable floor space was to
reach some 56300 sq m and provide
sufficiently spacious offices for the
bank's 2000 employees as well as to
host the following functions:

· A large banking hall on the ground

floor for day-to-day operations;
· Vaults for safes and security zones
in the basement;
· Regional management offices;
· General management offices;
· International division with lounges;
and
· Luxury offices for directors.