Client

Time Centre

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Status

Built 2008

Design Approach & Considerations

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Impact

The retail and office building with total area of 7,700m², is located in Um-Uthaina shopping Centre.A spacious outdoor courtyard is designed to create a well-defined focal point and a nice urban setting that responses and is well integrated with the existing site conditions. The external curved masses and the internal spaces of the project are formed in a way that reflects positivity and a sense of comfort with the built environment characteristics; forming a modern, beautiful and iconic image and expressing Archisys aesthetical values.Highly glazed windows were used for maximum utilization of visual characteristics for project spaces.

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Function

The building accommodates:  Ground floor retail area - 4 Stories offices. 2 Basements services and parking. The building has one main entrance from the east side and one service entrance.

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The main goal of the design was to maximize the overall development potential of the site through efficient and effective usage of all areas yet to create a unique, spatial and aesthetic composition.

 

Durability  

The design considered economic, maintenance and running cost by using suitable finishes materials, constructional and electro-mechanical systems.