IBN BATTUTA MALL

• Project Name: IBN Battuta Mall

• Client: Nakheel

• Location: IBN Battuta Mall, Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE

• Scope-of-Work: Advisory/Design Services

• Systems: ICT Security Systems

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TAS were retained by ChapmanBDSP to provide the Consultancy services to redesign the ICT & Security systems for the entire mall.

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With close to 400 CCTV cameras and a network of almost 1,000 ethernet ports across 13 IDF’s, this proved to be a challenging design as there were many elements/equipment rooms which were retained and others which are to be newly provisioned as part of the refurbishment.

 

The world’s largest themed shopping mall, Ibn Battuta Mall, is designed around the travel experiences of the renowned Arabian explorer, Ibn Battuta.

 

At Ibn Battuta Mall, shopping, dining and entertainment come together with history, culture and the story of a remarkable adventure.

 

The Ibn Battuta Mall welcomes 20 million visitors a year to nearly 500 outlets including 150 new stores, restaurants and cafés which opened in 2016. The Mall has six individual zones designed on Ibn Battuta’s travels – China Court, India Court, Persia Court, Egypt Court, Tunisia Court, Andalusia Court.

The mall will undergo a massive expansion of 4.7 million sq. ft. in the future. The new complex will feature a 1 million sq. ft. retail component with 766,000 sq. ft. of leasable retail space and over 500 stores, restaurants and entertainment outlets.

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The centerpiece of the extension is a 300,000 sq. ft. courtyard, featuring extensive green landscaping, and a retractable glass roof for year-round shopping and dining. The extension will feature a new multi-storey car park for 7,000 vehicles, a second 372-room hotel, and a new, 16-screen cinema and dining complex.

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The new expansion will bring the total size of Ibn Battuta Mall to more than 7 million sq. ft.