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Heart of Doha project finally underway
DOHALAND is all set to commence work on the first phase of its ambitious Heart of Doha project, and has awarded contracts to leading industry experts.
Being the signature project of Dohaland, Heart of Doha aims to recreate the historically important center of Doha, and revive Qatari architectural language of the past in the modern context, inline with today’s technologies.
Developed on a 35-hectare site at Mohammed bin Jassim District, the project is located in inner Doha, comprising five phases, ending in 2016.
Turnera has entered into a joint-venture with Dohaland to offer project management and construction services. The other groups that form a part of the project are DTZ (financial feasibility) ARUP/EDAQ/Allies and Morrison (design regulation and site planning approval), Rider Levett Bucknall (Cost consultancy), ARUP (infrastructure) and Urbis (retail).
The Phase 1A, is a cluster of three civic buildings, and has been designed by Allies and Morrison, Burns McDonnel and Gillespies.
The first construction contract of the project has been awarded to Bauer International Qatar. While creating the masterplan, the project team drew inspirations from Vision 2030, the basis of the “Twelve Perspectives” for the development of the Heart of Doha. The 12 perspectives include history, culture, continuity, urban planning, heritage, landscaping, challenging architecture, water, environment and sustainability, citizenship and community, commerce and business, implementation and the future.
The project master plan was developed over a three-year period by internationally renowned consultants ARUP/EDAQ and Allies and Morrison. The final master plan was ready by summer of 2008.
The main focus of Heart of Doha is to construct places that are compatible with the unique environment and culture of Qatar. Seven principles will lead to the formation of new architectural language – Timelessness, relationship between space and form, balance between unity and diversity, relationship between space and form, aspects of home, aspects of streets, elements of architecture and designing for climate.
The CEO of Dohaland, Eng. Issa M Al Mohannadi, said that the sustainable model being developed for the Heart of Doha project, involves working with environment, while living as a part of it.
Dohaland has spent more than three years researching and collaborating with world-class institutions such as MIT and Harvard, to develop the best model, he added.
Posted on 24/7/2009
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