Msheireb Downtown

Location

Doha, Qatar

Scope of work

Structures, MEP

Size

400,000 SQM

In collaboration with

HOK Architects

KPM provided Structural and MEP design services to Msheireb Downtown Doha is a city in Doha, Qatar constructed in place of the old district of Msheireb. The project is a mixed-use development with 400,000 sqm of built-up area.

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DETAILS

Msheireb Downtown Doha is a city in Doha,
Qatar constructed in place of the old district
of Msheireb. The project is a mixed-use
development with 400,000 sqm of built-up
area.

■ KPM provided Structural and MEP design
services.

■ The development comprised of 15 buildings
split into 4 neighbourhood blocks and
ranged from 15 to 22 stories.

■ The buildings all sat on a common podium
with 6 basement levels underneath.

■ The mixed-use development provides
Medical, Commercial, Residential and
Retail facilities.

■ A key structural challenge was to address
the engineering requirements arising from
the integration of a metro line in the form
of a metro box at the lower three basement
levels within the whole development. The
introduction of the metro station occurred
after the installation of the piles and the raft
foundation and KPM provided specialist
structural input to assess the impact to the
above ground structures.

CHALLENGES

The Climate in Kazakhstan differs drastically. In summer the temperatures average more than 30 °C and in winter average −20 °C. Due to such varying temperature Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning within all the areas were to be designed precisely. The air volume for basements were humongous, which resulted in high level of MEP service coordination to achieve the required clear height. The location of diesel generator was within the building boundary and at basement-1 making it difficult for ventilation and DG exhaust.

SOLUTIONS

To incorporate the HVAC challenges, heating plants were introduced at MEP level of 5 towers. All the ducting catering to spaces were within the towers were designed with VAV boxes with heaters. For basement ventilation the coil sizes were big, resulting in coordination issues at driveway. Coil rooms were introduced and multiple outlet were taken. The location of diesel generator was shifted to incorporate local body requirements and the exhausts were coordinated to a location of individual DG shaft.