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Client: Rayadah Investment Company
Hoare Lea has been appointed to act as MEP consulting engineers on Crystal Towers, The Gem Building and Villas in the Sky in the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Hoare Lea will also provide specialist advice on fire engineering lighting, vertical transportation and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).
Crystal Towers comprises two towers that include office and retail facilities. The towers are located between the Financial Plaza and the Wadi (a pedestration walkway landscaped area that interleaves through the district).
The Gem Building is a unique mixed-use building comprising a residential block, an office block and a multi-purpose podium with a terrace overlooking the garden.
Villas in the Sky is a mixed-use 160m high tower and will become a visible landmark in the area. The building includes podium retail areas, office and high specification residential units, including a sky gym at level 22 and swimming pool at level 33.
Each project incorporates 5 levels of below ground car parking and plant room areas, bespoke fire engineering requirements including fully sprinkler protected buildings and all buildings on the site are linked by conditioned skywalks.
Each building is served from a district cooling system, central mains water distribution, 13.8KV medium voltage network and IT distribution network.
Client: Rooya Group
Rooya Group has appointed Hoare Lea to provide mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) engineering services for Stone Towers, a 525,000m2, office, retail and hotel scheme located in the Stone Park district of Cairo, Egypt.
Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the development comprises 18 buildings and will include a five-star hotel, retail units with food and beverage facilities, and a main plaza and sunken landscaped gardens called 'the Delta'.
In addition to providing MEP services Hoare Lea's specialist groups will provide CFD modelling expertise and advice regarding acoustics, communications, facade access, fire engineering, infrastructure, security, specialist lighting, sustainability and energy, vertical transportation and waste management.
Hoare Lea, with its comprehensive range of in-house specialists, will provide a holistic approach to the design of this major project. Central to the design are the site infrastructure and sustainability strategies. It is anticipated that energy centres and district heating and cooling will be used in order to optimise energy efficiency and complement the quality of Zaha Hadid's architecture.
Image courtesy of Zaha Hadid architects.
Client: Qatar Foundation
Located in Doha on Qatar Foundation's 2,500 acre Education City campus, Sidra will be a world class, ultra modern, all-digital academic medical center, designed and planned to the best international standards in health sciences. It will offer specialist care for women and children, in addition to select medical and surgical services for adult men and women.
Hoare Lea has been appointed to umndertake the MEP detailed design, fire engineering, acoustics and specialist lighting for the QR 8 billion project.
Client: Zaya
The Nurai Island development is on the Emirates’ most sought after private island in Abu Dhabi with 28 beach front villas, each with their own private beach and stunning sea views, as well as 12 water villas. Owners also have access to other private amenities such as pools and docks as well as a public beach.
Hoare Lea has been appointed as Pearl Qualified Professional (PQP) Assessors to support the project in attaining a 1 Pearl Rating under the Estidama Pearl Villa Rating System. We are also carrying out ASHRAE energy modelling and independent system and envelope verification checks.
Client: Rayadah Investment Company
Hoare Lea has been appointed to act as MEP consulting engineers on Crystal Towers, The Gem Building and Villas in the Sky in the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Hoare Lea will also provide specialist advice on fire engineering lighting, vertical transportation and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).
Crystal Towers comprises two towers that include office and retail facilities. The towers are located between the Financial Plaza and the Wadi (a pedestration walkway landscaped area that interleaves through the district).
The Gem Building is a unique mixed-use building comprising a residential block, an office block and a multi-purpose podium with a terrace overlooking the garden.
Villas in the Sky is a mixed-use 160m high tower and will become a visible landmark in the area. The building includes podium retail areas, office and high specification residential units, including a sky gym at level 22 and swimming pool at level 33.
Each project incorporates 5 levels of below ground car parking and plant room areas, bespoke fire engineering requirements including fully sprinkler protected buildings and all buildings on the site are linked by conditioned skywalks.
Each building is served from a district cooling system, central mains water distribution, 13.8KV medium voltage network and IT distribution network.
