KONE PROVIDING VT FOR MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IN QATAR

KONE has been selected to provide vertical transportation (VT) for the fourth and final phase of the Msheireb Downtown Doha mixed-use development in Qatar's old commercial center. Equipment includes 53 MonoSpace® 700, 14 MiniSpace^TM and three TranSys^TM freight elevators, and two TravelMaster^TM escalators. The order also includes KONE's destination-control and E-Link equipment-monitoring systems. Phase four consists of a public plaza, 11 buildings of up to 113 m in height and six parking basements covering a total gross floor area of 133,410 m². Msheireb Properties is the developer, and HOK is the lead consultant, with Teyseer Contracting Co. WLL and Consolidated Contractors Group S.A.L. serving as phase-four contractors.