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2 Mar ’17

Marcel Wanders Designs the New Mondrian in Doha | Hospitality

Filed under: Architecture,Interiors — Tags: hospitality, hotel design, hotels doha, Marcel Wanders, mondrian, mondrian doha, qatar, sbe — Sahar @ 8:30 am

And he’s back. One of my favorite designers , Marcel Wanders, designed the latest addition to the Mondrian hotels, the Mondrian Doha in Qatar.

sbe, the leading lifestyle hospitality company that develops, manages and operates award-winning hospitality venues globally, announced that they will open itsfirst hotel in the Middle East with the launch of Mondrian Doha, Qatar in spring (quarter two), 2017. The lavish 270-room hotel has been designed in collaboration with world-renowned Dutch designer, Marcel Wanders, along with South West Architecture – the architectural company of record for Mondrian Doha, responsible for the design of the building.

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12 Jun ’13

Qatar To Build Energy Efficient Floating Hotels For The 2022 World Cup

Filed under: Architecture — Tags: architecture, construction, energy efficient, floating hotels, qatar, qatar 2022, world cup, world cup 2022 — Sahar @ 9:30 am

Qatar is considering developing space saving and energy efficient floating hotels, luxury villas, and a water park off the coast of Doha called Oryx Island. The project will house the influx of visitors that will need accommodation during the 2022 World Cup Qatar will be hosting.

The island would be developed by Barwa Real Estate Co, a firm partly owned by the government, at a cost of $5.5 million. Finish architecture firm, Sigge Architects is partnering with Global Accommodation Management (GAM) to design the various facilities, which includes projects for a hotel and luxury villas that could house up to 25,000 people.

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