Practice Grimshaw

Role Package Leader: Structures & Interiors

Duties

• Design Development from Competition to Construction Documents

• Management of group of team members

• Consultant collaboration and coordination of:

  • Structures

  • MEP systems

  • Lighting design

• Interior design

• Development of design presentations

• Documentation in REVIT

Role Description

As package leader, along with the project architect and team member leading the facade design, I was responsible for development and delivery of the structural and interior design packages. This included development of structural details, interiors details and materials. Delivery included both presentation development and documentation.

Managing a small team of designers, I worked collaboratively with consultant in the coordination and delivery of these packages which included coordination in BIM items using Navisworks.

Project Description

Consolidating all of its meteorological departments in one location, the new centre creates a range of workspaces for adaptable or highly technical use at Doha’s Hamad International Airport. High-quality exhibition spaces, a media room and comfortable communal spaces also feature in the design.

Housed in a distinctive honeycomb skin of glazed ceramic tiles, the cladding creates a solar shield against Qatar’s unyielding heat. Carefully chosen apertures at lower levels give selective views out and minimise heat gain; the uppermost level accommodates a shaded roof terrace, which creates a place for relaxation that is protected from solar glare yet gives expansive views across the aviation campus.

Beneath, the podium includes facilities shared with the neighbouring Qatar Civil Aviation Authority Headquarters, also designed by Grimshaw. This provides parking, direct access to the transit system and a 350-seat auditorium equipped with leading technology.

Forming a singular counterpoint to the headquarter building, the centre unites quality amenities with environmental strategies, creating a comfortable, informative place for staff and the public alike.