Aedas’ architectural designs for the Almaty Sofitel Hotel are progressing and the practice has announced further expansion in the CIS region with the launch of its Astana office.



Commissioned by Oriental Real Estate, part of the KazKommertsBank group, the Sofitel Almaty hotel development is located in the heart of Almaty, adjacent to the financial district. The project will enhance the urban design for one of Kazakhstan’s key centres.

The new development for Sofitel, part of the Accor Group, combines a mix of uses including distinctly designed hotel and office spaces, constructed around a shared podium that accommodates high quality retail units.



Aedas’ design for the hotel and commercial development will result in a striking street frontage on the welltrafficked thoroughfare and corner location. Both the scheme’s orientation and selection of materials will maximise the hotel and office’s views of the spectacular mountain-range to the south. The central podium, which provides the central focus upon which the series of buildings have been organised, supports a raised communal garden for both office and hotel guests. Designed as a ‘floating pod’, the ballroom is located above the conference room. The development sets the standard for Aedas’ international design expertise in this emerging market.



The Almaty Sofitel has 141 standard rooms and 24 suites.
The Almaty Sofitel development occupies a site area of 11,190sq m. and a floor area of 69,615sqm. The hotel building height stands at 42 metres and the office building at 28 metres.
Aedas opened its Almaty office in September 2005 and its Astana office in December 2007.
Aedas has also launched other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) offices in Kiev, Ukraine and Moscow, Russia.
Aedas has been ranked as one of the top five architectural firms in the world by Building Design magazine in 2007 and 2008.



Aedas Almaty
Suite 401
Almatykurylus Building
65 Furmanov Street
Almaty 050004
Republic of Kazakhstan
Telephone: +7 (727) 2733 433

Aedas Astana
Office 208
Shanyrak Business Centre
5A Imanbayevoi Street
Astana 010000
Republic of Kazakhstan
Telephone: +7 (8) 7172 790387



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