Al Thani Hippodrome
In Al-Khor, the project combines a hippodrome for 17,000 people with a 15,000 m² luxury commercial centre.
- Type
- Competition won
- Status
- Schematic design, on hold
- Client
- Qatar State
- Scale
- 57,000 m²
- Program
- Tribunes for 17,000 seats and a 15,000 m² commercial centre
- Architect
- AND Studio
About
It is meant to become one of Qatar’s main landmarks, so the design works closely with local culture while taking part in the country’s modern development. The hippodrome lies beneath the approach corridor for planes landing at Doha, so the view from the sky shaped the concept. The building is Qatar’s falcon, followed by a golden egg, the entrance to the commercial centre. The volumes for offices, administration and the commercial centre sit between the levels of the hippodrome. The façades have a metal skin, and an Arabesque pattern, screen-printed on the glass behind and manipulated parametrically, makes a translucent mashrabiya.