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A computer generated image of the Lusail Twin Towers being developed by the Qatar National Hotels Company.

Project Name: Lusail Twin Towers
Height: 45 F
Client: Qatar National Hotels Company (QNH)
Function: Hotel, Shopping Mall, Entertainment Complex
Location: North Doha, Lusail District
Completion Start: Late 2007
Completion End: Late 2010
Cost: $500 m
Architect: Haddi Samaan (USA)

DOHA • The Qatar National Hotels Company (QNH) yesterday unveiled details of its QR1.8bn twin towers project in Lusail City, to be completed by the end of 2010. The two towers, with their unique and futuristic designs, will be constructed in the Marina district of Lusail City, north of Ritz- Carlton Hotel.

"The Twin Towers represent the next great expansion for QNH in Qatar, raising the total number of its hotels to 13," said QNH chairman Sheikh Nawaf bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani addressing a press conference at the Al Sharq Village and Spa yesterday. He added that the company's14th project in Qatar will be announced very shortly.

The twin towers will become the largest and most innovative development in Lusail city in the coming few years. The city, a world-class extension to Doha promises to provide the ultimate living experience for about 200,000 people.

The two 45 storied design of the Lusail Twin Towers will include two floors dedicated to a shopping mall consisting of restaurants, a variety of luxurious shops, and a cinema covering an area of 31,000 square metres.
QNH Chairman Sheikh Nawaf bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani addressing the media persons.

The first of the twin towers offers a hotel of 720 king and twin rooms, 98 junior suites, 16 executive suites with an executive lounge and will feature a speciality restaurant. The hotel will provide seven-star and five-star facilities on the top and bottom floors, respectively. The second tower encompasses hotel serviced apartments with 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments overlooking the sea and a penthouse on the top floor.

The towers are designed by Hadi Samaan, an internationally-renowned architect based in the US. The detailed designs will be ready in six months and the contracts will be awarded after that. The construction is expected to begin by the end of this year.

Wow, i love the design. Very visionary, clean and interesting.

Looks like Doha is becoming a 2nd Dubai. Didn't know that so many interesting projects are going on in this city.

Crazy project :eek:

yuck that already looks dated.

i predict a modern tricorn centre.

good news :D

wow, spectacular:)

amazing and cool futuristic design.

just grotesque

The Location of these towers are in the Marina Distruct of Lusail City, north of Doha, the capital of Qatar.

Its most probable location is within the red square in the Lusail Masterplan below:

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Shot at 2007-07-06

whoa! amazing :D:D
futuristic design + arabic traditional design = :eek::eek2:

Frankly, these towers would be awesome without the giant pool cleaners..or fishtank filters..or whatever they are.

These twin towers look great,Doha is awesome!

Frankly, these towers would be awesome without the giant pool cleaners..or fishtank filters..or whatever they are.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: True.

Never knew that this project was going on until now! OMG I just love it! :D

Hideous. Incredibly ugly.

All the other Doha projects are pretty much world class or of high quality, this seems to be the ugly duckling of the lot. After seeing the gorgeous Tornado tower under construction, this seems a world behind.

OMG amazing building!!:eek2:

It's not that these guys looks really beautifull, but the fact that the design is that futuristic makes them amazing! Awesome towers, love them for that.

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I think this is a very visionary and unique design, it's also futuristic, and would go well with the rest of the skyline.

Found this on skyscrapernews.com ;) :

Qatar National Hotels Company (QNH) have gained approval for a unique new project which will be located in the Marina district of Lusail City.

Designed by American based architect Haddi Samaan the project consists of two 45 storey towers which will come with a price tag of approximately $500 million.

Standing on a two storey podium which will cover an area of 31,000 square metres, the towers then sweep upwards with a mixture of blue glass and white concrete, balconied facades which when viewed at an angle almost imitate the wave forms of the near by sea.

At the sides of the tower, structures that resemble some sort of filtration unit pinched from Frank Herbert's Dune with high domed glass roofs, protrude giving the towers a somewhat futuristic look.

The podium will house two storeys of dedicated to the best possible use of space... a shopping mall full of luxury shops. There will be no Walmart found here. A cinema and restaurants will be squeezed in here also giving patrons diversity if melting the credit cards isn't quite their thing.

The first tower will house a top notch luxury hotel providing 720 king size and double rooms, 98 junior suites, 16 executive suites which will feature a lounge area and to top it off a high class speciality restaurant.

The second tower will offer the best in hotel serviced apartments which will range in size from 1 - 3 bedrooms overlooking the sea below, a luxury penthouse suite will occupy the top floor.

Seen as a futuristic extension of Doha, which many are betting on to be the next Dubai, Lusail is being tipped as becoming the ultimate living experience for the 200,000 people expected to take up residence in the booming annex.

The hotel, which so far will be the biggest development in Lusail, is expected to open its doors for business in 2010.

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I guess this is the new design for the QNH project... well, it's better than the old one
btw, mj12 posted this article in Lusail thread..... so thanks mj12 :)



Twin Tower Mixed Use Development, Lusail
Location: Doha, Qatar Area: 210,000 sq.m Completion: TBC Cost: €Private


Concept / design development / interior design of 50-storey building complex totalling 210,000 sq.m of development on a 4 hectare site in the Lusail area north of Doha in Qatar. The development consists of separate 6 and 5 star hotels with conference centre, high end retail mall, own door offices, serviced and private apartments. The building is designed as a curved silhouette looking out onto the Arabian Gulf.

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