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A mixed use artery of Amman’s new downtown. It includes hotels, offices, residences, retail uses and was designed to attract a flow of pedestrians intrigued by its programmatic variety. The project is currently one of the most successful public spaces in Amman, and is adopted by local communities as a focal point for commercial and civic activities.
12-level parking structure (5 underground, 7 above-ground floors), 640m² ground-floor retail (5 commercial stores), rooftop children's playground, green facade and public green spaces.
Challenge
Maximize views from two contrasting site conditions. Design 94 units across diverse typologies maintaining architectural coherence. Reference Beirut's architectural heritage. Create quality residential product on constrained urban site.
Approach
Holistic design integrates parking with urban amenity. Ground-floor retail activates street edge. Rooftop playground converts unused roofscape into community resource. Green facade and landscaping transform structure into vertical garden.
The Boulevard is the mixed use artery of Amman’s new downtown. It includes hotels, offices, residences, retail uses and was designed to attract a flow of pedestrians intrigued by its programmatic variety. The project is currently one of the most successful public spaces in Amman, and is adopted by local communities as a focal point for commercial and civic activities.
The Brief
Abdali Boulevard Company aimed to achieve two objectives: • Creating a prime pedestrian experience in Amman • Developing a district that is economically attractive to investors coming from multiple industries (hospitality, corporations, retail, etc.)
Our Response
Laceco responded to the above objectives by: • Designing a consistent urban framework that nevertheless provided a diversity in the individual architectural character of buildings • Curating a seamless pedestrian experience in a site that had a challenging topography and was exposed to dominant winds • Anchoring the site along three platforms linked to each other by a continuous game of terraces, stairs, suspended bridges and esplanades that gently slope down the length of the development • Conducting value engineering and cost optimization studies to preserve economic viability of the development
City
Amman, Jordan
Cost
USD 350 Million
Year
2011
Client
Abdali Investment & Development PSC
Area
237,000 m2 built-up - 26,000 m2 land
Services Provided
Conceptual design Preliminary design Interior design Final design of architecture and urban furniture Supervision and construction management
Our Response
Laceco responded to the above objectives by: Designing a consistent urban framework that nevertheless provided a diversity in the individual architectural character of buildings. Curating a seamless pedestrian experience in a site that had a challenging topography and was exposed to dominant winds. Anchoring the site along three platforms linked to each other by a continuous game of terraces, stairs, suspended bridges and esplanades that gently slope down the length of the development. Conducting value engineering and cost optimization studies to preserve economic viability of the development.
Our Response
Laceco designed a building whose four facades were individually curated for pedestrian views with a subtle play of shapes and materials. The building was programmed for an intimate residential community of 13 apartments and special attention was given to the user experience in the design and character of the cores, gathering areas, balconies, and retail outlets located at the ground floor.