Ali Bin Hamad Al AttiyaArena – Sadd Multipurpose Sports Hall
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An Olympic multipurpose hall for handball, basketball, volley ball, badminton, rhythmic gymnastics
and international ice rink sports, compliant with local and international federation standards. The project
consists of three buildings, the main arena building, the TV building and cooling tower building. The
building has 1 basement and 4 floors above ground plus catwalk floors with a free height of 34m and
free span opening of 105m. The building comprises 45,200 m³ concrete and 2,300 tons of steel structure
at the roof level. The Main Arena Building is on a plot of approximately 16,000 m² and consists of a
fully integrated air-conditioned Main Field of Play courts for Basketball, Volleyball, Handball,
Badminton and Rhythmic Gymnastics, with seating for 8,524 spectators, and with all relevant
supporting facilities and spaces. The TV Building is compatible with TV broadcasting requirements;
this building consists of work rooms, rest rooms, male and female toilets and a microwave tower.
The project was awarded in January 2014. It was on fast track for it was planned to host the Handball
World Championship to be held in Doha in 2015. The planned works start was actually started in July
2014. Works were completed, handed over and the final report was submitted in December 2014.
