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Ok!! Haven't seen any thread for this project. If there is one, then please Halawala, merge it! :D

Master Planning for Doha Cultural Village
Doha, Qatar




Cansult Maunsell was commissioned by the Doha Cultural village committee on behalf of H.H the Crown Prince to undertake the master planning, design, and construction management and supervision of this prestigious development in Doha.

The Cultural Village is located in the West Bay area of Doha with a total area of 99 hectares. The project was conceptualised to reflect the heritage of Qatar through traditional architecture that accommodates a large number of activities arranged in such a way as to reflect a historical and cultural theme throughout. In addition to theatres, libraries, art galleries and museums the Cultural Village includes an amphitheatre, heritage centres, and other academic facilities.

Cansult Maunsell has carried out the complete design of 40 different low-rise buildings together with a large amphitheatre, which will be the main feature of the village. The surrounding buildings will be used as retail outlets, coffee shops, museum facilities and market areas all designed to complement the historic theme of the site. The site is to be built on reclaimed coastal land to the north of Doha. The site was filled with imported fill to raise the height of the buildings and the amphitheatre, thus creating an enclosed traditional hillside community theme to the development.

Cansult Maunsell has also carried out the complete infrastructure works of this project, including bulk earthworks, access roads and internal roads, surface parking, landscaping, power supply, external lighting, irrigation and potable water network, fire fighting, sewerage network, stormwater drainage, telecommunication and marine works.

The project is currently being constructed under Cansult Maunsell supervision and construction management at a total construction value of US$82million.
 
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Dignitaries viewing a model of the Katara Plaza project yesterday. Katara Plaza, Qatar’s first “open-air, air-conditioned” commercial plaza, will open in September next year across a 38,000sqm area in Katara, the Cultural Village. Promised to offer a “unique world-class shopping experience”, Katara Plaza is to be operated by Ali Bin Ali Group which has signed an agreement with Katara. Katara Plaza will have the French department store Galeries Lafayette as anchor tenant, Middle East’s first evian Spa and a dedicated children’s mall. The project will “offer a relaxed atmosphere and designated spaces for shoppers, featuring some of the most famous brands in the world, along with recreational experiences, in line with culture and entertainment”. Katara Plaza is to have a “pioneering”, air-conditioned and open space that provides year-round comfort utilising a state-of-the-art system that uses the latest ground cooling technology, thereby presenting a perfect blend of artistic architecture, innovation and maximum comfort.
 
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“open-air, air-conditioned” commercial plaza :banana:

French department store Galeries Lafayette :banana:

Evian Spa :banana:
 
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Thank you love-qatar! It looks amazing! I just read about it online and it should open on the 15th of January 2016 (so we won't have to wait much longer! :D)
Do you guys think it's going to be similar to Dubai's global village? I don't think it makes sense to operate this year-round!

EDIT: never mind :( just saw a photo on their instagram. They changed to opening to 30 April! Seems like a missed opportunity to be honest...


Also, I don't know if this was posted before, but I came across the Katara Plaza website (the official name of Katara's mall) and it has some nice pictures.

They didn't update it since March though so hopefully more coming up in the lead to its official opening September next year.

http://kataraplaza.com
 
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