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Information Corporate headquarters 14-storey building with 8,595 sq. meters above grade Architect Design Architect Pei Partnership Architects Executive Architect Tariq Hajj Architects Alturki Business Park Dhahran, Saudi Arabia The new headquarters building for the Alturki Group will set a new standard for office building construction in Saudi Arabia. Built on a landscaped site of 8,595 sq. meters, the development comprises a high-tech 14-storey tower. Alturki Business Park is a prestigious gated business community with 11,500 sq. meters of rentable floor space. The centerpiece tower soars to 70 meters high and is attracting some of the business world’s foremost companies. The design of the tower is based on a 9-meter struc- tural grid with a variable cantilever to form a cylindrical building with a 38-meter diameter. The cylindrical form is altered by a dramatic diagonal slice on the entrance (west) side. The resulting elliptical shape recalls the forms of some of the great mosques of the Arab world, such as Shah Mosque in Isfahan or the Taj Mahal. A similar form is used on the east side, but without the diagonal slice. Sustainable features include variable sunshading devices (different for the south side) and use of a "sun shelf" to reduce lighting and increase user comfort. The new Alturki Group headquarters will become the catalyst for the development of this new part of Dhahran. Building a world- class structure in terms of both design and performance will ensure that this neigh- borhood becomes the most desirable new area of Dhahran. - -
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InformationCorporate headquarters14-storey building with 8,595 sq. meters above grade
Architect Design ArchitectPei Partnership Architects
Executive ArchitectTariq Hajj Architects
Alturki Business ParkDhahran, Saudi Arabia
The new headquarters building for the Alturki Group will set a new standard for office building construction in Saudi Arabia.
Built on a landscaped site of 8,595 sq. meters, the development comprises a high-tech 14-storey tower. Alturki Business Park is a prestigious gated business community with 11,500 sq. meters of rentable floor space.
The centerpiece tower soars to 70 meters high and is attracting some of the business world’s foremost companies. The design of the tower is based on a 9-meter struc-tural grid with a variable cantilever to form a cylindrical building with a 38-meter diameter.
The cylindrical form is altered by a dramatic diagonal slice on the entrance (west) side. The resulting elliptical shape recalls the forms of some of the great mosques of the Arab world, such as Shah Mosque in Isfahan or the Taj Mahal. A similar form is used on the east side, but without the diagonal slice.
Sustainable features include variable sunshading devices (different for the south side) and use of a "sun shelf" to reduce lighting and increase user comfort.
The new Alturki Group headquarters will become the catalyst for the development of this new part of Dhahran. Building a world-class structure in terms of both design and performance will ensure that this neigh-borhood becomes the most desirable new area of Dhahran.
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Alturki Business ParkDhahran, Saudi Arabia
Pei PArtnershiP Architects
Exterior view of the tower from the west
Alturki Business ParkDhahran, Saudi Arabia
Pei PArtnershiP Architects
Duplex Apartment First Level
Duplex Apartment Second Level
1. LOBBY2. ELEVATOR3. ENTRANCE HALL4. LIVING ROOM5. DINING ROOM6. KITCHEN7. BREAKFAST8. GALLERY9. POWDER ROOM10. MASTER BEDROOM11. MASTER BATHROOM12. BEDROOM13. BATHROOM14. FAMILY ROOM/STUDY15. CLOSET16. TERRACE17. MAID'S ROOM18. LAUNDRY19. MECHANICAL20. OPEN TO BELOW
