A mixed use artery of Amman’s new downtown. It includes hotels, offices, residences, retail uses and was designed to attract a flow of pedestrians intrigued by its programmatic variety. The project is currently one of the most successful public spaces in Amman, and is adopted by local communities as a focal point for commercial and civic activities.
32 residential buildings, ~500 apartments - Lebanon's largest private housing development at time of completion. Located 30 minutes from Beirut. Gated community with country club, retail, and coffee shops. Complete self-sufficient infrastructure (power, water, telecom).
Challenge
Pioneer Lebanon's first true gated community model while creating self-sustaining development independent of unreliable municipal services. Maximize sea views across sloped site. Develop programmatic mix enabling residents to stay within community for daily needs.
Approach
Master plan integrates residential with country club, retail, F&B programming to create self-sustaining community. Urban design leverages sloped topography optimizing sea views. Engineered independent infrastructure systems ensure continuous service.
Status
Completed
Cost
USD 50 million
Area
90,000m² land
160,000m² built-up
Services provided
Urban planning and design Landscape design Architecture design Interior design Structural engineering Mechanical engineering Electrical engineering Infrastructure enigneering Solid waste management Construction supervision Architect of record
Location
Doha, Lebanon
Client
UIG
Project Description
The Boulevard is the mixed use artery of Amman’s new downtown. It includes hotels, offices, residences, retail uses and was designed to attract a flow of pedestrians intrigued by its programmatic variety. The project is currently one of the most successful public spaces in Amman, and is adopted by local communities as a focal point for commercial and civic activities.
The Brief
Abdali Boulevard Company aimed to achieve two objectives: • Creating a prime pedestrian experience in Amman • Developing a district that is economically attractive to investors coming from multiple industries (hospitality, corporations, retail, etc.)
Our Response
Laceco responded to the above objectives by: • Designing a consistent urban framework that nevertheless provided a diversity in the individual architectural character of buildings • Curating a seamless pedestrian experience in a site that had a challenging topography and was exposed to dominant winds • Anchoring the site along three platforms linked to each other by a continuous game of terraces, stairs, suspended bridges and esplanades that gently slope down the length of the development • Conducting value engineering and cost optimization studies to preserve economic viability of the development
City
Amman, Jordan
Cost
USD 350 Million
Year
2011
Client
Abdali Investment & Development PSC
Area
237,000 m2 built-up - 26,000 m2 land
Services Provided
Conceptual design Preliminary design Interior design Final design of architecture and urban furniture Supervision and construction management
Our Response
Laceco responded to the above objectives by: Designing a consistent urban framework that nevertheless provided a diversity in the individual architectural character of buildings. Curating a seamless pedestrian experience in a site that had a challenging topography and was exposed to dominant winds. Anchoring the site along three platforms linked to each other by a continuous game of terraces, stairs, suspended bridges and esplanades that gently slope down the length of the development. Conducting value engineering and cost optimization studies to preserve economic viability of the development.
Our Response
Laceco responded to these objectives by developing a master plan that included different programmatic uses, such as the country club, retail, coffee-shops, to create a self- sustaining community.