Kerem Uluengin

Client-side design authority responsible for governance and technical leadership across
OSUS mixed-use developments in Riyadh. Lead design governance across multiple concurrent developments and manage a 7-person
internal design management team coordinating external consultants across all disciplines.

• Oversee multidisciplinary consultant teams across architecture, structural, MEP, fire life
safety, interiors, and landscape.
• Establish development briefs, consultant scopes, and governance frameworks from
feasibility through construction readiness.
• Manage authority approvals and compliance with the Saudi Building Code, RCRC, Civil
Defense, and municipal authorities.
• Maintain design integrity through milestone reviews, technical audits, and cross-discipline
coordination.

Responsible for development of retail assets within DAMAC master-planned communities,
overseeing feasibility, concept positioning, design coordination and delivery alignment.

Retail development strategy across DAMAC communities including concept positioning,
design coordination and consultant management.

 Directed feasibility studies and concept positioning for community retail districts.
 Managed multidisciplinary consultants across architecture, MEP, landscape and
infrastructure.
 Aligned development strategy with leasing and commercial positioning.
 Coordinated development, leasing and asset management teams.
Projects included DAMAC Lagoons retail districts and community malls.

Leadership Scope
Led a 16-person design organization responsible for architecture, interiors, landscape, and
design management across multiple large-scale mixed-use developments.

Responsible for architectural design management of new developments, extensions, and
refurbishment projects across Ingka Centres retail portfolio.

Contributed to fourteen major retail and mixed-use developments across Türkiye and
Europe, covering the full development cycle from feasibility and concept design through
construction delivery and asset opening. Projects included large regional shopping centres
and mixed-use developments exceeding 1, 000, 000 m² in scale with combined investments
surpassing €4 billion. This experience provided exposure to large-scale retail planning,
international consultant coordination, and complex multi-phase development programs
across diverse markets.

• Contributed to feasibility studies, concept design, and early-stage development planning.
• Produced architectural studies, design presentations, and development proposals.
• Coordinated consultants, contractors, and tenant fit-out programs.
• Supported construction delivery and asset opening across major retail destinations.
• Projects included Marmara Forum, Forum Istanbul, Forum Kayseri, and multiple Forum
retail developments.