ACE QATAR PROJECT SHEETS

Owner:

Qatar Olympic Committee.

Location:

Al Dhakhira- Qatar.

Project Budget:

35 Million Qatari Riyals.

Project Milestone:

2008-2010

ACE Scope of Work :

• Concept and Complete Detailed Design including Tender Documents and Construction Drawings.
• General and Site Supervision, Quantity Surveying and Project Management Consultancy Services.

Project Description:

The Qatar Olympic Committee wanted to build this center for the youth in Al Dhakira, a remote place 60 km away from the capital Doha, to strengthen relations between sports and community and support the social, cultural, and education work as well.

 

The Center consists mainly of a multi-purpose hall and an outdoor exercise football pitch, a gym, a library, and a cafeteria as well as staff accommodation. Later during the project execution, an outdoor swimming pool with changing room building was added. The architectural concept shows some global and some local influences. The building arrangement opens in a welcome gesture to the visitors. A traditional arched arcade gives shadow to the outside places of the cafeteria and its roof parapet is influenced by the traditional gulf architecture.

 

The two inclined gable walls in the front elevation have a sculptural window relief inspired by local traditional patterns. The dimension of the multi-purpose hall was Olympic games conditions required. Includes also dynamic swinging building complex with partly deconstructive painted elevations (to scale down the whole complex) and indicate leisure architecture. Some designed details were taken only as suggestions during the construction process. The multi-purpose hall is laid out with acoustic panels in a colored abstract pattern. The furniture is chosen colorful and outside paints have the dessert colors.