Al Bidda Tower

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The prominent location of the Al Bidda Tower, in the Dafna area of Qatar, demanded a form that would be a unique departure from the conventional design of an urban high-rise tower.

To this end, the facade of the tower is a continually twisting face that cannot be described as planar. This is achieved by having the rotor-shaped plan form of the tower undergo a rotation at every level. Additionally, the tower is larger in floor area on the top floors than at its base, making it a commercially profitable proposition.

Having a total built up area of nearly 90,000sq m, the shaft of the tower is clad in an unconventional diagonal curtain wall that forms an integral feature of the design. This diagonal grid wall accommodates the progressively varying floor plates as well as the rotation of the apex on the triangular rotor-shaped plan.

The resulting multi-faceted glass will reflect the sunlight during the day and artificial interior light during the night in various directions, giving this façade a jewel-like liveliness.

GHD, which was engaged by the Platinum Group, was responsible for design and supervision of the civil, architecture, structure and landscape for the QAR300 million project, including:

  • Concept design and design management
  • Design development including structural, MEP, civil and landscape design 
  • Construction documentation and tender process management
  • Contract administration and site supervision
  • Post contract management and quality assurance
  • Final certification process management

Architecture

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GHD has a networked architecture service group comprising over 400 architects operating in three regions: Australia and New Zealand, the Middle East and Asia.

This connected team has the capacity to deliver large to very large projects. Our architects are strongly client focused and contribute to the delivery of comprehensive, holistic and innovative design solutions, in collaboration with the integrated GHD building and design teams.

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Corporate

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Our team of multi-disciplinary professionals work to create inspiring design solutions that people enjoy again and again, be they corporate offices, retail outlets, schools, libraries, research laboratories or other facilities. GHD delivers innovative projects that integrate social, cultural, economic and political values into sustainable outcomes.

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HVAC

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GHD has a global network of HVAC professionals that are able to meet our clients’ current and future project demands in a broad range of market sectors - laboratory, communication, residential, computer, government, hotel, industrial, defence, sport, health, sports, education, retail and commercial.

  • Energy efficiency, sustainable design and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are critical components of our work.
  • As well as conventional HVAC design, GHD draws upon its advanced technology, the latest computational tools and its sustainable design experience to provide services, including:
  • Integrated sustainable design
  • Environmentally sustainable design (ESD) services – including sustainability, energy simulation, energy and water auditing services, design of passive cooling systems, accredited Green Star, NABERS, LEED and other major building ratings, integrated energy management and green building framework development
  • Project brief development and design reviews
  • Building envelope and heat transmission simulations
  • Computational fluid dynamics
  • Visual and thermal comfort analysis
  • Passive and active systems for energy efficiency
  • Life cycle costing
  • Post operational evaluations
  • Building audit services

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Tall Buildings

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This service line brings together skills and experience from a number of existing disciplines in GHD's extensive buildings business stream.

GHD has designed a number buildings (50-storeys mark) and has undertaken independent inspection, verification, testing and approval services for some iconic tall buildings such as the Burg Dubai tower in the Middle East.

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