Msheireb Downtown Doha

Not to be confused with Mushayrib.
Msheireb Downtown Doha
Planned city

Construction in Msheireb Downtown Doha, 2013
Country Qatar
Municipality Doha
Initiated 2010
Area
 • Total 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Website mdd.msheireb.com

Msheireb Downtown Doha is a planned city in Doha, Qatar. Initial construction began in January 2010.[1] Located in the downtown area of Qatar's capital city, it is set to occupy 310,000 sq m with the total cost of construction amounting to approximately $5.5 billion. It was launched in six phases[2] by Msheireb Properties, a subsidiary of Qatar Foundation.[3]

Construction phases

The city has six construction phases: Phase 1A, Phase 1B, Phase 1C, Phase 2, Phase 3 and Phase 4.[4]

Phase 1A's contract was awarded to a consortium consisting of Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Hamad Bin Khalid Contracting Company.[5] Phase 1B began in December 2011, and Carillion and Qatar Building Company were selected as the main contractors.[1] Brookfield Multiplex and Medgulf were contracted for Phase 1C in November 2012.[6]

Phase 2 began in December 2012, with Arabtec Construction being awarded the contract.[5] In May 2013, Obayashi Corporation and Hamad Bin Khalid Contracting Company were awarded the contract for Phase 3.[7]

Design

Approximately 25% of the city will be allocated towards residential developments. Hotels, shops and retail establishments will take up a combined space of 26%, while government buildings have been allotted roughly more than one-third of the entire area.[8] The city is expected to accommodate around 15,000 residents.[2]

Msheireb Downtown Doha is set to contain one of the largest collection of LEED-certified buildings in the world.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Carillion and QBC land $650m Msheireb contract". Construction Week Online. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Msheireb Downtown Doha" (PDF). Msheireb Properties. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Msheireb Downtown Doha Achieves Power ON In First District Cooling Plant". Qatar Foundation. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Construction Phases". Msheireb Properties. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Msheireb appoints contractor for Phase 2 of Downtown Doha". Gulf Times. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Msheireb Properties awards QR1.5 billion construction contract to Brookfield Multiplex Medgulf WLL". Al Bawaba. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Obayashi-HBK JV nets $686m Msheireb Downtown Doha". Construction Week Online. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Lesley Walker (8 July 2015). "Doha’s Msheireb developers announce first commercial tenant". Doha News. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Farwa Zahra (15 July 2015). "The smart side of Msheireb Downtown". The Edge. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

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