TURNER & TOWNSEND WINS KEY ROLE
FOR LUXURY FRENCH DEPARTMENT STORE IN QATAR
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Global construction consultancy appointed project and cost manager for Galeries Lafayette fit out in Doha
Three-floor, 14,000m2 upmarket department store to be designed by French architect Bruno Moinard
Turner & Townsend to supervise installation of 400 international brands d uring project
Global consultancy Turner & Townsend
has been appointed to project and cost
manage the multi-million pound internal
fit out of Qatar’s first department store
by the popular French retailer Galeries
Lafayette.
The three level, 14,000m2 space is
franchised by the Ali Bin Ali Group
(ABA Group), a private family company,
which is considered as one of the major
conglomerates in Qatar.
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The interior of Les Galeries Lafayette,
which will include 400 luxury brands in
clothing, accessories and homeware, will
be designed by Paris-based architect
Bruno Moinard of 4BI & Associates.
and enhance the shopping experience,
making it one of the world’s first outdoor,
air conditioned commercial plazas.
The plaza will also include a unique mall
for children, a branded spa, shops, cafes,
restaurants, offices, luxury boutique
hotel and landscaped park areas - all
built over two stories of basement
parking.
Turner & Townsend has proven
experience working successfully with
high-profile brands such as Tiffany & Co
Emerging Markets in the Middle East and
Eastern Europe.
Stephen McCartney, Qatar Country for
Turner & Townsend, said:
The luxury department store, expected
to be completed before the end of 2017,
will form part of the prestigious Katara
Cultural Village and Katara Retail Plaza
shopping mall in the capital Doha.
"We're immensely proud to have been
selected to provide project and cost
management services for such an
internationally-renowned retail brand.
Ground cooling technology will be
used to help control the centre’s climate
“We fully understand the importance
of successfully delivering the project
on time and budget, and of meeting
the sheer quality of design, which will
combine classical Roman architecture
with traditional Arabic building styles. To
be working with international designer
Bruno Moinard is a privilege."
David Miller, General Manager Galeries
Lafayette, Doha, added:
“We’re confident Turner & Townsend’s
experience and deep knowledge of the
market in the Middle East will ensure the
department store becomes a focal point
for all visitors to the Katara Plaza.
“Les Galeries Lafayette is a worldclass retailer and we’re delighted to
have secured the franchise which will
concentrate on exclusive brands rather
than chain retailers.
“The new cultural village is part of
establishing Doha as an international
centre of retail, arts and culture.”
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