Msheireb Downtown Doha

Msheireb Downtown Doha is a planned city in Doha, Qatar being constructed in place of the current district of Mushayrib. Msheireb means „a place to drink water” in Arabic. Initial construction began in January 2010 but planned in six phases by Msheireb Properties, a subsidiary of Qatar Foundation. 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.

The project is a flagship project for Msheireb Properties, and aims to preserve the historical downtown area of Doha and covers an area of 31 hectares offering a maximum floor space of approximetly 765 tousand square metres. The master plan comprises six distinct phases. The first phase, referred to as the ‘Diwan Amiri Quarter’, currently under construction, features a combination of three major government buildings including the National Archive, along with heritage sites.

Subsequent phases include a 5-star Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Park Hyatt Doha & MGallery along with an additional hotel, commercial office space, a multitude of residential types and a wide variety of retail shops and restaurants. There is also a significant community and arts focus, featuring a cultural forum, school, nurseries and mosques. Three-year project with leading architects, city planners, engineers, and academics (including specialists from Harvard, Princeton, Yale) to understand how insights from the past can be combined with present-day technologies and thinking to achieve a new, distinctly Qatari architectural language.

Language comprises seven ‘steps’ or distinct design principles: Past and Future; Individual and Collective; Space and Form; Aspects of Home; Aspects of the Street; Climate Design; Language of Architecture. 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. The city is expected to accommodate around 15,000 residents.

Sustainability is central to the Msheireb project, in terms of both the conservation of natural resources and the quality of its design. All buildings within the development will target an average Gold rating under the internationally recognized LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification system developed by the US Green Building Council, while several buildings will aim for a Platinum rating. The entire project features sustainable design that consumes fewer resources, generates less waste, costs less to operate, and achieves a reduced carbon footprint.

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