Under the title '7 x 7 - Ideas and outcomes in the heart of Doha,' Simon Gathercole explored our work and involvement with the Msheireb Downtown masterplan in Doha. His talk was part of an ongoing weekly series we are hosting internally while working from home during the Covid lockdown.

1. No largely built and coming into its
own as a new urban centre, Msheireb
Downtown Doha has been a unique
opportunity to examine and deliver a
culturally and climate-appropriate
model of urban development in the
Gulf region.
Friday Talks: Msheireb Downtown Doha
Simon Gathercole, Partner
05 June 2020
SLIDESHARE
Allies and Morrison

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D O H A

3. 1 9 4 7

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1947 coastline
1947 footprint
2 0 0 7
W E S T B AY
O L D T O W N
Msheireb

9. K a h r a b a S t r e e t 2 0 0 7

10. A M I R I D I W A N
P R A Y E R
G R O U N D
H O U S E S
S O U K
W A Q I F

11. D O H A
M E T R O
S O U K
W A Q I F
P R A Y E R
G R O U N D
H O U S E S
A M I R I D I W A N
A r u p
A e c o m
A l l i e s a n d M o r r i s o n

12. 3 1 H e c t a r e s
1 0 0 + b u i l d i n g s
3 - 4 l e v e l s o f b a s e m e n t
7 5 0 , 0 0 0 s q m G F A
R e s i d e n t i a l p o p . 2 , 1 0 0
E m p l o y e e p o p . 2 0 , 0 0 0
1 N a t i o n a l A r c h i v e
1 e i d p r a y e r g r o u n d
1 c u l t u r a l f o r u m
2 c i v i c b u i l d i n g s
3 m o s q u e s
3 m u s e u m s
3 h o t e l s
9 d e s i g n a r c h i t e c t s

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2 0 1 0

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18. 2 0 1 1

19. 2 0 2 0

20. 7x7
t h e m e s x p h o t o s

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s pa c e a n d f o r m
s t re e t s a n d l a n e s
h o m e
d e s i g n e d f o r c l i m a t e
l a n g u a g e of a rc h i t e c t u re
i n d i v i d u a l a n d c o l l e c t i ve
c o n t i n u i t y

24. t o w n h o u s e s
a n d a p t s .
m o s q u e
N a t i o n a l
A r c h i v e
G o v e r n m e n t
b u i l d i n g s
O f f i c e s a n d
s h o p s
E i d p r a y e r
g r o u n d
D i s t r i c t
c o o l i n g
A l l i e s a n d M o r r i s o n b u i l d i n g s

25. space and form

26. p o r o u s
c o u r t y a r d s
s t r o n g t h r e s h o l d s
p i c t u r e s q u e
c a r v e d

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38. streets and lanes

39. p e o p l e - f o c u s e d
e n c l o s e d
g o o d c o r n e r s
f u l l y - d e t a i l e d
d i v e r s e

48. home

49. e x t e n d e d f a m i l y
f r o m v i l l a t o t o w n h o u s e
t e r r a c e s a n d r o of t o p s
p r i va c y i n t h e c i t y
m i x e d - u s e l i v i n g

67. designed for climate

68. l a y e r i n g
p e r f o r m a n c e
s c r e e n s , s h a d e s , s h u t t e r s
b a s e m e n t m a s t e r p l a n
d i s t r i c t s e r v i c e s

78. language of
architecture

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s o l i d i t y
p i e r s a n d p a n e l s
m a t e r i a l c o n s i s t e n c y
a p l a c e f o r o r n a m e n t

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89. individual and
collective

90. c o l l a b o r a t i v e d e s i g n
m a s t e r p l a n a s b e n c h m a r k
s u r r o g a t e c o n t e x t a n d CG I s
d e s i g n c h a m p i o n s
c o n s t r u c t i o n q u a l i t y
v e r t i c a l i n t e g r a t i o n

99. continuity

100. b u i l d i n g o n t r a d i t i o n
D o h a - L o n d o n c o n v e r s a t i o n s
t i m e l e s s n e s s

112. …and 7 lanes

121. the beginning

123. Msheireb
design team
Masterplan team
Arup - lead
EDAW (now Aecom)
Allies and Morrison
Design architects
Adjaye Associates
Allies and Morrison
Eric Parry Architects
Gensler
HOK
John McAslan & Partners
Mangera Yvars
Mossessian Architecture
Squire and Partners
Executive architects
Burns + McDonnell
Gensler
HOK
Public realm
Burton Studio
Harry Dobbs Design
Engineers and infrastructure
Arup
Atelier Ten
Buro Happold
Schlaich Bergermann
Transsolar
Client
Msheireb Properties
A subsidiary of Qatar Foundation

124. Tim Makower Simon Gathercole Ashley Munday Oliver WongKarin Templin
Rebecca Steward Twahaa Begum
Alastair Warburton
Antje Saunders Emad Sleiby Hanan Al-Ramahi Irina Bardakhanova Jane Mulvey Kyle Gudsell
Tina Jadav Helen Kiritopoulos
M A S T E R P L A N

125. Tim Makower Helen LoganDavid Amarasekera Oliver Wong
Florian Gottschalk Francois Guyot
Ian Sutherland
Bez Eun Zung
Baik
Juanita Cheung
Andrew Green
Anna Guelzow Bruno de
Vilhena
Farid Ghali
Charu Gandhi
Diana Hernando
Jonathon Broughton
Stephen Griffin
Robert Yates Thomas Horsley
Hina Farooqi
Asako Nishimura
David Marti Jae Won Bang John Carpenter
Ozlem Balicadag Payal Patel Sahil LatheefPaulo Sousa Peter BayleyMariana
Rodrigues
Sofia HenriquesSam Hails
Tina JadavSophie Lian Jie Stuart Thomson Take Suzuki Rebecca Steward Twahaa BegumClare Varrall Helen Kiritopoulos
B U I L D I N G S – D i w a n A m i r i Q u a r t e r

126. Simon GathercoleTim Makower
Rebecca Steward
Helen Logan Finbarr Finn
Alastair Warburton
Ewan Morrison
Frank Amankwah Katerina Mathioudaki
Max Kettenacker
Ian Hazard Jorn Rabach
Raoul Kunz Twahaa Begum
Mark Dorward
Sophie Lian Jie
Giuliano Cosi
Andrew Rixson Charu Gandhi
Peter Bayley
Sascha Rux
Dragana Antic Kristijan Cebzan
Helen Kiritopoulos
B U I L D I N G S – T o w n h o u s e s a n d a p a r t m e n t s

127. Helen LoganTim Makower Simon Gathercole Finbarr Finn
Peter Bayley
Rebecca Steward
Thomas Richardson
Paul EatonAlex Wraight
Chris Butler
Twahaa Begum
Sean Joyce David Calvert
Masha Pashenko
Pedro CasteloJorn Rabach
Helen Kiritopoulos
Frank Amankwah
Stuart Thomson
B U I L D I N G S – E i d P r a y e r G r o u n d

128. Donna Macfadyen
Tim MakowerPaul Appleton Ian Sutherland Oliver Wong Hayden French
Emma McCracken Natalie Paul Salvatore Contaldo Twahaa Begum
Helen Logan
Peter Bayley
B U I L D I N G S - c o m m e r c i a l

129. Tim Makower Helen Logan Finbarr FinnJorn Rabach
Rebecca Steward Twahaa Begum
David Calvert
Giuliano Cosi Rodolfo Rodriquez
Simon Gathercole
B U I L D I N G S – F r i d a y m o s q u e

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