Turner & Townsend will project and cost manage the fit out of the three-floor, 14,000m2 store. The space is franchised by the Ali Bin Ali Group (ABA Group), a private family company. 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.
The department store, which is expected to be completed before the end of 2017, will form part of the Katara Cultural Village and Katara Retail Plaza shopping mall in Doha.
Ground-cooling technology will be used to help control the centre’s climate, making it one of the world’s first outdoor, air conditioned commercial plazas.
The plaza will also include a mall for children, a branded spa, shops, cafes, restaurants, offices, luxury boutique hotel and landscaped park areas - all built over two storeys of basement parking.
David Miller, general manager Galeries Lafayette, Doha, said: “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.”
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