20 Mar 2015
Tourism hub with five-star hotel and spa to be built in Kuwait
BY Helen Andrews
Designed by international architecture firm RTKL and landscaped by US-based designers PWP, Kuwaiti mixed-use property developer Tamdeen Group is set to create a US$700m (€658m, £477m) retail and tourism project at the centre of the Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City in Kuwait.
The 350,000sq m (3,767,369sq ft) waterfront resort-style development, called Al Khiran, will feature a 75,000sq m (807,293sq ft) high-end outlet mall, entertainment, dining venues, a marina to house more than 900 boats, apartments and a five-star hotel with an international spa.
The entire mall will have an outdoor ambience with indoor streets covered by continuous skylights to provide natural light, according to kuwaitup2date.com. A covered arcade will showcase the retail elements and a giant promenade covered with palm trees will create a pedestrian space between the mall and the marina.
At the centre of the development, the Al Khiran Park will offer a variety of open air attractions for children as well as large performance spaces.
With a reputation for developing shopping centres and mixed-use properties for the last two decades in Kuwait – such as the 360 Mall and Al Kout waterfront project, Tamdeen Group claims to have projects worth US$2bn (€1.9bn, £1.4bn) in the pipeline.
Mohammed Jassim Khalid Al Marzouq, chair of Tamdeen said: “Kuwait remains one of the most underserved markets in the GCC in terms of quality retail space. Kuwait’s economy is among the strongest in the region and in a country where 45 per cent of the population is in the 20-39 years age range, household spending on international brands within the retail sector is on the rise. This is where Al Khiran will offer value not just in terms of shopping but an overall customer experience.”
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