AL MAMLAKA AT KINGDOM CENTRE
AL MAMLAKA, RETAIL CENTER ARCHITECT: ALTOON + PORTER ARCHITECTS LLP\NKINGDOM CENTRE ARCHITECT/ENGINEER: THE CONSORTIUM OF ELLERBE BECKET, INC. AND OMRANIA + ASSOCIATES\NTECHNICAL ARCHITECT/ENGINEER + CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR: OMRANIA + ASSOCIATES
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CLIENT/S:
KINGDOM HOLDINGS CO.
ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT/S:
AL MAMLAKA, RETAIL CENTER ARCHITECT: ALTOON + PORTER ARCHITECTS LLP\NKINGDOM CENTRE ARCHITECT/ENGINEER: THE CONSORTIUM OF ELLERBE BECKET, INC. AND OMRANIA + ASSOCIATES\NTECHNICAL ARCHITECT/ENGINEER + CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR: OMRANIA + ASSOCIATES
SIZE:
400,000 SF, 3-LEVEL RETAIL CENTER
DESIGN:
1997
COMPLETION:
2001
At Al Mamlaka in the Kingdom Centre, the Middle East's tallest building complex, a respect for Islamic culture shaped the design of the retail center. The complex is organized around a large central atrium where natural light streams through clerestory windows. Ceiling screens mitigate the desert sun into while creating super-scaled patterns in the grand hall. On the third level, which is reserved for women only, the design puts the abbayeh- the veil worn by women - within the building to create a private bazaar within a bazaar.