Views of the Al Rayyan Municipal Complex from different angles.

Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has handed over the multi-million riyal Al Rayyan Municipal Complex project to the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning.

The QR95m project that covers a total area of 21327 m was carried out by Al Saraiya Trading & Contracting Company.

The Rayyan municipality complex project involved construction of three main buildings including the municipal building, a theatre and an archives building, in addition to service utilities, gates, three guard rooms, electricity sub-station and 279 slot shaded covered car parking for employees and visitors.

The main feature of the project is its architectural style- a perfect blend of modern and traditional architecture. The architecture revitalizes the cultural aspect prevailing in Al Rayyan area.

The municipality building constructed on 15,021 square meters consists of a basement used as parking lots for employees, a ground floor consisting 4,371 square meters specified for public service under four divisions of the municipality services. The first floor that covers an area of 3,895 square meters, is allocated for the offices of assistant director of the municipality and employees, which is again divided to four wings of the service departments of Al Rayyan Municipality.

The second floor that covers an area of 2,117 square meters is allocated for the office of the Director of Municipality. In addition, there are three multi-purpose halls equipped with the latest audio-visual equipments including simultaneous interpretation, which can be used for conducing training courses and lectures.

The theater building that covers an area of 1,153 square meters has been designed to be used as cinema hall or play-hall or conference room or lecture hall. This building is also equipped with latest audio-visual techniques including external broadcasting. The theatre can occupy 285 people , while the Archives Building built on an area of 1,020 square meters consists of three floors that shall be used to store files and papers of the municipality.