Main Tower Equestrian City
The multifunctional luxury building stands in a large urban development in Al-Khor.
- Type
- Commission
- Status
- Schematic design, on hold
- Client
- State of Qatar
- Scale
- 140,000 m²
- Program
- 74.000 m² Offices, 8.000 m² retails, 28.000 m² Kempinski Hotel, 15.000 m² serviced apartments, 7.000 m² multifunction Zone, 12.000 m² Horse Museum
- Architect
- AND Studio
About
Its central position makes it visible from the neighbourhoods around it and marks the presence of the whole project. It respects the architectural history of Al-Khor and is also meant as a symbol of modernity. The idea comes from the movement of the Arabian tent, rising from the ground towards the sky. The building follows the “High Environmental Quality” approach, which starts from the climate, the orientation and the sun. Its outer walls are 1.5 m thick, cut with openings whose shapes draw on Arab culture. The position and orientation of these walls let an inner glass façade open while it stays protected from the strong daylight and heat. The tower is made of three main volumes linked by footbridges at different levels. At ground level, people can walk straight under the tower, so it does not form a barrier.
Sustainability
The tower is oriented against the sun, with a shaded inner glass façade and external walls 1.5 m thick to keep the heat out.