Regenerating the heart of Qatar's capital, rooted in Arabic and Islamic tradition.
Msheireb - whose name means "a place to drink water" in Arabic - is a $5.5 billion regeneration of Doha's city centre, covering a 31 hectare site. The objective is to create a modern and revitalised heart of the capital that remains rooted in Arabic and Islamic traditions, transforming the urban form, landscape, land use and infrastructure to produce an urbane and sophisticated city core attractive to Qatari citizens.
Fire protection systems design across fourteen buildings in a major city quarter.
Osborn Associates were responsible for the design of all fire protection systems for Phase 3 of the development - a large mixed-use city quarter comprising fourteen buildings including apartments, retail units, restaurants, offices and a hotel.
The fire protection systems for all fourteen buildings were designed in accordance with NFPA 13, 20, 22 and 1142, in addition to meeting the specific requirements of Qatar Civil Defence as the Authority Having Jurisdiction. The company produced in excess of 500 drawings from original concept through to tender package issue, including full specifications and hydraulic calculations for each building.
Coordinating fire protection design across fourteen buildings within a multi-disciplinary team.
The scale of the development presented the greatest challenge. Designing fire protection systems for fourteen individual buildings, each with different occupancy types and risk profiles, required a systematic approach to design management and drawing production. The variety of uses - from residential apartments to commercial offices, from restaurants to a hotel - meant each building demanded its own tailored fire protection solution while maintaining consistency across the wider quarter.
Working as part of a large multi-disciplinary design team across an international project added further complexity to coordination and communication. Producing over 500 drawings to specification within the programme demanded disciplined resource planning and rigorous quality control throughout the design period.
