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K&A was commissioned by Al Khayyat Contracting Company (KCD) under D&B
contract with the Private Engineering Office to undertake the detailed design for the
infrastructure works of Lekhwiya Sports Stadium. K&A consultancy services covered
the detailed design of roads, parking, landscaping, wet and dry utilities, service
tunnels, pumping stations, reservoirs and package wastewater treatment plant.

The first phase of the massive project included a main stadium with a capacity of 10,000 spectators
and four training fields with two changing rooms. The second phase featured a mosque, a sewage
treatment plant, a technical services building and a services tunnel.

Lekhwiya main stadium boasts five electronic entrance gates for spectators along with 27 automatic
exit gates to ensure easy stadium access, while the main club entrance gate is exclusively for VIPs,
players, media, team managers, referees, and games monitors. The stadium even guarantees that
spectators with special needs have everything they need from specially allocated seating to entrances/
exits, transportation, and more.

The stadium is lit by four Well-being is taken into closed, fully equipped air-
lighting towers that showcase consideration with sauna and conditioned cabins, as well
the latest architecture system Jacuzzi rooms for players plus as open air booths, and a
including a high illumination a clinic with medical rooms, private office) add distinctive
intensity of 3,500 lux to proper medical services and touches. The stadium also
provide maximum lighting the latest medical equipment features an advanced audio
while broadcasting the for athletes and spectators system and internal display
matches on television using up- in case during the event, an screens. Services and utilities
to-date technology and a high accident or injury occurs. are located in an underground
degree of clarity. The stadium Media coverage is facilitated tunnel for easy follow-up,
includes four changing rooms with a fully equipped operation and maintenance.
for the players so that if two dedicated cabin for the press, a A covered multicolor parking,
games are organized on the hall for press conferences and an open air parking, an indoor
same day, all clubs can have a completely equipped private gymnasium, a fitness block, a
their very own rooms. There press lounge. guest house, a banquet hall for
are also separate rooms for In addition, six commentator 2,000 people, walkways, and
coaches and technical staff, as cabins, two match analysis gardens all come together to
well as rooms for referees and studios, administrative offices create an inviting sports city
technical observers, equipped for the stadium’s staff, and that can cater to the needs of
with all the services and a dedicated floor for VIP the future.
amenities. Even physiotherapy visitors and dignitaries (with
rooms are available.

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