LOCATION
Doha, State of Qatar
OWNER
Building and Engineering Department, State of Qatar
DESCRIPTION
The project is for the medical center on approximate 200 rais (35 hectares) area, including more than 44 buildings, 2 road underpasses, and other infrastructural systems. The project was aimed to be used during 15th Asian Games in 2006, and retrofitted to the Hamad Medical City after the games.
The housing buildings group of the project located in total area of 93 rais (14.9 hectares). There are 32 buildings with total usable area of 240,000 sq.m. The precast-concrete panel/post-tensioning floor system is applied to all buildings, including;
– 9 nurse hostel buildings consisted of five 8-storey and four 9-storey buildings. There are totally 650 rooms, 180 sq.m. each with total usable area of 170,000 sq.m.;
– 23 married staff housing buildings with 5-storey each. There are 2 building types with total usable area of 70,000 sq.m.
CONSTRUCTION COST
1,310 million Baht (30 million USD) (1 USD : 43 Baht)
SERVICE RENDERED
– Architectural design;
– Overall engineering design (structural, mechanical, electrical, and sanitary).
DURATION
October 2002 – June 2004