Two ground-breaking projects designed by Japanese architect Nikken Sekkei for Mongolian developers are making their debut at the Cityscape Global exhibition in Dubai, UAE.

The Mongol Tower and WOO City developments are being introduced to the region's investors as part of Nikken Sekkei’s extensive showcase of global design projects at the three-day property event, which opened today.

Nikken Sekkei said it had signed contracts with Mongolian development companies Mon Uran and Dunjingarav to design three projects in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Completing the trio is La Boqueria de Mongolia, set to become Mongolia’s largest market complex and based on Barcelona’s internationally renowned comida fresca (fresh food) market.  

Ulaanbaatar is home to about 45 per cent of Mongolia’s 2.8 million population and when completed in 2018, the contemporary Mongol Tower will be a symbol of modern Mongolia, its economic growth and aspirations and further emphasising investment potential in this frontier market, said the company in a statement.

The mixed-use $300-million Mongol Tower will be coming up on 1.1 hectares of prime city centre real estate, with a built up area of 7,700 sq m in the central business district, just 10 minutes’ walk from Sukhbaatar Square, the location of the Government House and Capital Centre.

Once completed, the tower, which will rise 301 m over 68 floors and cover 170,000 sq m of floor space, will become the highest building in the country, featuring serviced apartments, high quality office and retail space, making it a shopping destination in its own right.

WOO City is a large scale resort complex planned by Dunjingarav on the southern edge of central Ulaanbaatar. It will face an expansive public park (currently planned for construction) and offer magnificent views of Bogd Khan Mountain further to the south, said the Japanese architect.

The complex will boast hotels and condominiums, as well as commercial, leisure and cultural facilities. The 100-hectare site will consist of one million sq m of developed space.

"The project is being planned as Mongolia’s first world-class resort complex, capable of hosting international events such as Formula 1 racing," stated Nikken Sekkei’s chairman Nakamura Mitsuo.

It is expected to contribute significantly to the development of Mongolia’s tourism industry and overall economy, he stated.

“These successful bids, plus a third - La Boqueria de Mongolia, an 80,000-sq-m wholesale food bazaar which is now at an advanced planning stage - are further testimony to Nikken Sekkei’s ability to create innovative designs using the latest energy-saving technologies whilst developing iconic buildings with cultural sensibilities to environment,” he added.-TradeArabia News Service