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2023 • Retail • Abu Dhabi • Project Management, Commercial Management, Design Management

IKEA Store

Al Futtaim-IKEA is a tenant of Aldar Investment Properties PJSC. A key part of the Al Jimi redevelopment IKEA’s new Al Ain flagship store was designed and developed to bring modernity to Al Ain. The customer experience is a part of a new line in IKEA store concepts which are integrated into the mall structure. IKEA is a Swedish multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, home accessories, and various other goods and home services and has been the world’s largest furniture retailer since 2008.

12

Months Program

$20

Million

Project Value

25,000

㎡

Extension Size

The Project

Al Jimi Mall developed and operated by Aldar Properties PJSC, has undergone a 25,000m2 extension and redevelopment to provide
modernity to the region of Al Ain’s retail offering. The provision of the IKEA store as an addition to this, comprised 7,500m2 of this development. A complex cut and carve demolition, with steel frame extension and integration into the primary structure of the mall and the new carparking structure, the store provides a pivotal feature. Incorporating office spaces, logistics and customer delivery/collection facilities, the full IKEA F&B offering and front of house retail space the project will be completed for operation in Q4 of 2023. PMKConsult in partnership with Aldar is delivering the asset to IKEA in a fully fitted“Whitebox +Plus”condition. This includes the store internal finishes, shop fronts, external cladding, dining and kitchen areas in addition to the shell and core structure.

Our Appointment

PMKConsult was appointed by Aldar Properties as the Lead Consultant for the delivery of the full Al Jimi redevelopment to which this Ikea unit contributed. PMKConsul provided the lead design services, the provision and coordination of all specialist design disciplines form conceptual to schematic design stages. In our capacity as Lead Consultant, PMKConsult also provides full Project, Commercial and Construction Management services to Aldar for the AED 300 Million development; shepherding the process from concept to handover and ensuring quality and compliance of the Contractors delivery in between

The Benefit

Having delivered multiple mixed occupancy retail developments across the experience of our teams, and deploying internal coordination across all disciplines of Design, Commercial, Contract Administration and Project management we are able to streamline the font tend approvals and permitting process. Working hand in glove with Aldar as developer and utilizing inter-entity relationships with Al Ain Municipalit, we have been able to rationalize the permitting and statutory approvals processes for the scheme to permit the phased delivery and operation of the retail asset. As lead consultant, we were able to define the MEP design in coordination with the permitting phasing and approvals process to create individually commissionable systems to subdivide the asset and achieve BC approval for completion in phases across one asset reducing the clients overall delivery program and delay between rental income and completion of construction phases.

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IKEA Store

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