US firm wins Mukaab project management
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The Mukaab is a cube-shaped building that is the centrepiece of the larger New Murabba development
Saudi Arabia's New Murabba Development Company (NMDC), a?Public Investment Fund-backed entity, has signed an agreement with?Turner Arabia to provide project management consultancy services for its Mukaab project at the New Murabba development.
Turner Arabia is a local subsidiary?of?US-based consultant Turner.?Sabah Barakat, CEO of NMDC, and Husein Odeh, general manager of Turner Arabia, signed the agreement.
The Mukaab is a Najdi-inspired landmark at the centre of the New Murabba development. It is designed to be a?cubic-shaped?structure that will be 400 metres high, 400 metres wide?and 400 metres long.
The Mukaab?will encompass a tower on top of a spiral base and a structure featuring 2 million square metres of floor space for hospitality. It will feature commercial spaces, cultural and tourist attractions, residential and hotel units, and recreational facilities.
In August, NMDC appointed US-based Bechtel for the project management of the New Murabba development.?The contract is another significant addition to Bechtel's?construction sector projects portfolio in Saudi Arabia. At Neom, Bechtel?is providing project management consultancy?services for?The Line's Spine and?the?Trojena mountain resort.
In July, MEED reported that?contractors had won New Murabba early works deals.?NMDC awarded two contracts for early works packages at the?project site.
The contract awards include a site clearance package awarded to local contractor Al-Ostool al-Aali, and a?fencing, hoarding and finishing works package awarded to the local Saudi Real Estate Infrastructure Company (Binyah).
NMDC has also tendered the ground excavation and temporary site office packages.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud launched NMDC?in February?to develop the New Murabba project.
UK-based architectural consultancy Atkins and Buro Happold are the masterplan consultants for the project.
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The New Murabba development?will total more than 25 million sq m?of floor area and feature more than 104,000 residential units, 9,000 hotel rooms and over 980,000 sq m of retail space.
The scheme will include 1.4 million sq m of office space, 620,000 sq m of leisure facilities and 1.8 million sq m of space dedicated to community facilities.
The new project will be developed around the concept of sustainability and include green areas and walking and cycling paths to promote healthy, active lifestyles and community activities.
The living, working?and entertainment facilities will be created around a 15-minute walking radius. The area will use an internal transport system and will be about?a 20-minute drive from the airport.
The downtown area will feature a?museum, a technology and design university, an immersive, multipurpose theatre, and more than 80 entertainment and cultural venues.
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Civil engineer
2 个月Hello Mr. Omar Badriek/Michael Dyke/King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, I am sending this letter as official notice of the requested modification. The new construction Mukaab is set to be built in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's al-Qirawan area. ??????????????????Soon..... Muslims will get another Qibla direction ??Be ready for new Compass: Entire Muslims and Architects and Civil Engineers and Builders. 90% of world Haj pilgrims just know the structure of buildings; they do not know how to spell Kabatullah. However, Mecca kabatullah?already has architecture in the shape of a cube. Kindly changes the shape of the building; it will much benefit the Muslim community. This indicates that there is just one Cube Construction, which is kabatullah?? We are proud and praise of kabatullah. at last Today second Kabatullah? Tomorrow Revised Quran (Version 1 and Version 2) Later Two Allah (one is Allah Akbar and how to call another one)? Thanks & Regards? A Mohamed Wahid,??B Eng. BSc Int. ACIAT. ICE. Civil engineer Bengaluru India p: +91 9880643891 Portfolio : https://youtu.be/J_GgfplXUd0
Civil engineer
2 个月?????????????????????????Hello Mr. Omar Badriek/Michael Dyke/King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, I am sending this letter as official notice of the requested modification. The new construction Mukaab is set to be built in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's al-Qirawan area. ??????????????????Soon..... Muslims will get another Qibla direction ??Be ready for new Compass: Entire Muslims and Architects and Civil Engineers and Builders. 90% of world Haj pilgrims just know the structure of buildings; they do not know how to spell Kabatullah. However, Mecca kabatullah?already has architecture in the shape of a cube. Kindly changes the shape of the building; it will much benefit the Muslim community. This indicates that there is just one Cube Construction, which is kabatullah?? We are proud and praise of kabatullah. at last Today second Kabatullah? Tomorrow Revised Quran (Version 1 and Version 2) Later Two Allah (one is Allah Akbar and how to call another one)? Thanks & Regards? A Mohamed Wahid,??B Eng. BSc Int. ACIAT. ICE. Civil engineer Bengaluru India p: +91 9880643891 Portfolio : https://youtu.be/J_GgfplXUd0