Create Your First Project
Start adding your projects to your portfolio. Click on "Manage Projects" to get started
Abraj Kudai
Project type
Hospitality
Date
June 2012
Location
Saudi Arabia
Roles and Responsibilities
- Participated in the core and shell development from initiation to termination.
- Facilitated and participated in weekly meetings with clients, contractors, and consultants.
- Conducted weekly meetings with stakeholders to ensure alignment.
- Participated in client meetings to gather requirements and feedback.
- Led Revit BIM modeling efforts.
- Led 2D/3D modeling efforts to enhance project visualization.
- Produced high-quality design renders for client presentations.
- Created professional project presentations to showcase progress.
- Developed strong relationships with project directors.
- Supervised teams of less experienced architects.
Locating a sophisticated multi-functional development near the Holy Haram imposes certain characteristics and requirements. Due to its unparalleled size, height, distinguished location, and visibility, the building must serve as a landmark connecting to both Saudi localities and the Islamic universality of its users, while showcasing a modern multi-functional identity.
The project, a "Residential, Commercial Complex," is situated at Manafia in the Makkah Central Zone, 2.2 km south of the Holy Haram and 1.7 km through a tunnel. Covering approximately 60,000 square meters, the site is bounded by Ajyad Road to the east, Kudai and Birka tunnels to the west, and Prince Meteb land to the north. The site is accessible via two main roads from the east and west, as well as a private road from the north, and is surrounded by private buildings and properties from the east.
Several advantages were considered to maximize the benefits of the allocated site:
- The site's outstanding location near the Holy Haram allows direct access to Haram piazza for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
- There is complete separation between pedestrian routes and vehicular circulation, facilitated by the presence of the Kudai station, railway (APM), and Kudai and Birka tunnels.
