PROJECTS
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VISIT WWW.CONSTRUCTIONWEEKONLINE.COM FOR PICTURESIn keeping with Dubai’s penchant for breaking records,
the Meydan One Mall is set to become one of the emirate’s
biggest retail spaces upon its completion. With a
multipurpose sports facility, space for 669 retail outlets- including two department stores and one 13,200m²
hypermarket – and a 2.6ha dancing fountain, the project
will also feature the world’s longest indoor ski slope,
spanning a whole kilometre; and a 60x400m skylight, which
will be retracted during Dubai’s cooler months to offer an
al-fresco shopping experience.
MEYDAN
ONE MALL
Location
Dubai, UAEVisited
February 2019Abu Dhabi developer Aldar is aiming to complete Mamsha
Al Saadiyat by the middle of 2019, with building façades at
the beachfront development having been completed by the
time of Construction Week's site visit. The main construction
contract for Mamsha Al Saadiyat, valued at $340.3m
(AED1.3bn), was awarded in mid-2016 to a joint venture (JV)
that includes Pivot Engineering & General Contracting,
which represents 50%. The remaining 50% of the JV is made
up equally of the UAE branch of San Jose Contracting and
the Spanish branch, San Jose Constructora.MAMSHA
AL SAADIYAT
Location
Abu Dhabi, UAEVisited
February 2019Sa'ada is a mixed-use, waterfront destination that its
developer, government-backed Edamah, describes as one
of the nation’s “most prestigious developments". Located
in Muharraq – the main city on Bahrain’s second-largest
island, situated to the east of Manama – Sa’ada features a
marina, dozens of shops and restaurants, and a footbridge
to Muharraq’s traditional souk. Work kicked off in Q1 2018,
with reclamation required to create an 18,000m² plot and
sea walls to protect the structures within the site. The two-
phase project was 20% complete at the time of the site visit.SA'ADA
Location
Muharraq, BahrainVisited
February 2019MIDTOWNLocation
Dubai, UAEVisited
April 2019Deyaar Development has merged 40 plots of land to
bring its 46ha ȍ agship community, Midtown, to life. The
mixed-use development is located in a growth corridor
of Dubai and has direct access to Sheikh Mohammed Bin
Zayed Road. Its transport links are further supported by
its proximity to Jebel Ali Port, Al Maktoum International
airport, and the Route 2020 Dubai Metro extension. Belhasa
Engineering is the main contractor, having won a $163.3m
(AED600m) contract. U+A Architects is the lead architect,
and Ramboll is working under it as the main consultant.