DOHA CITY CENTER EXPANSION PHASE III (Merweb, Rotana & Shangri La Hotels)

DOHA CITY CENTER EXPANSION PHASE III (Merweb, Rotana & Shangri La Hotels)

  • Project Name
    DOHA CITY CENTER EXPANSION PHASE III (Merweb, Rotana & Shangri La Hotels)
  • Location
    Doha, Qatar
  • Value
    600m AED
  • Client
    Al Rayyan Tourism Investment Company
  • Commencement
    2009
  • Completion
    2014

Brief overview of the Project

The prestigious hospitality project for the Al Rayyan Tourism Investment Company is located in the heart of Doha and consists of three high-rise luxury hotels, large podia, retail and restaurant areas spreading over 330,000 square metres.

The three 50-storey towers rise on the east of the Mall housing the Shangri-La, the Rotana and the Merweb hotels. Shangri-La consists of 269 luxury guest rooms and 54 apartments, Rotana has 304 guest rooms and 92 apartments, while the Merweb hotel tower consists of 256 guest rooms and 97 apartments.

The MEP services consist of over 40 different systems that include the air-conditioning and ventilation systems, HV substations, electrical systems including stand-by generators, domestic hot and cold services, life safety systems including sprinklers and smoke ventilation, security and access control, data and telecommunications and a plethora of other ancillary systems that satisfy the needs of modern, smart buildings. All MEP services were constructed to the high standards of the Operators under strict quality control procedures and Specon has received accolades from the local authorities for the high quality standard of the installations.