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New Murabba Development Company, a leading urban development destination in Saudi Arabia, showcased its transformative vision at the 2024 MIPIM.

As New Murabba prepares for its groundbreaking development, Mukaab, an iconic landmark within the modern downtown district, is undergoing significant progress. Notably, the destination has already excavated over 4 million cubic meters of material. Mukaab will feature the latest innovative technology and will be one of the largest built structures in the world (400 meters in height, width, and length).

Source: https://newmurabba.com/en/news-and-media/article-details/article-title8/

Backed by the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), the New Murabba project, to be developed by the New Murabba Development Company (NMDC), is set to become the world’s largest modern downtown covering an area of 19km2 and offering more than 25 million m2 of floor area.



Below are 11 facts that you need to know about Saudi Arabia’s New Murabba project:
1. The New Murabba is big enough to hold 20 Empire State Buildings.
2. The project will create 334,000 direct and indirect jobs by 2030.
3. It will feature a unique living, working, and entertainment experience within a 15-minute walking radius.
4. It will house 620,000m2 of leisure activities.
5. The downtown will house ‘The Mukaab’, one of the “largest built structures in the world”.
6. The Mukaab will be 400 metres high, 400 metres long, and 400 metres wide.
7. The façade of The Mukaab will feature delicately carved geometric motifs as a tribute to the kingdom’s rich Islamic history.
8. The Mukaab is inspired by modern Najdi architecture.
9. Holographics will play a key role at the site, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in various environments.
10. The Mukaab will encompass a tower atop a spiral base which will be a premium hospitality destination with retail, cultural, and tourist attractions, along with residential and hotel units, commercial spaces, and recreational facilities.
11. The downtown will be built around the concept of sustainability, featuring green areas and walking and cycling paths that will enhance the quality of life by promoting healthy, active lifestyles, and community activities.






Source: https://www.constructionweekonline.com/projects-tenders/new-murabba-11-facts-you-didnt-know

Information on the use of AI in the New Murabba project

Saudi Arabia has embraced AI through initiatives like New Murabba, a futuristic downtown area that promises to be the world’s first immersive experiential destination and can house over 100,00 residents and generate over 300,000 jobs, all of them with sustainability at their core. Similarly, NEOM, an AI-driven district being built from scratch, and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), which focuses on AI research and development are all projects aim to attract tech giants, foster innovation, and serve as hubs for AI-driven solutions, ultimately contributing to the region’s growth and development.

Source: https://www.edgemiddleeast.com/emergent-tech/the-blueprint-for-ai-integration-uae-digital-symphony-comes-together

From a technological perspective, Barakat underscored the pivotal role that artificial intelligence will play in the project's development, with a particular focus on energy management.

“Generative AI can be used across all spectrums of the creative space, and the whole inside of the Mukaab is the virtual environment, which we’re doing. We also use AI for a lot of the data analytics,” said Barakat.

He added: “We use AI to help us filter through a lot of large-scale unstructured data, and we think that once you’ve built it and you have your customers live, you need AI to help manage communities at this scale.”

Source: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2397871/business-economy

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China Harbour Engineering Company Wins Saudi’s New Murabba Contract

Saudi Arabia’s New Murabba Development Company has awarded a contract to China Harbour Engineering Co. Ltd for the first phase of excavation required for the future construction of the basement structures underneath the Mukaab and surrounding podiums. The project’s scope also involves backfilling and enhancing the ground in the surrounding areas of development.

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF)-backed New Murabba Development Company (NMDC) has awarded a contract to set up the temporary site offices at the New Murabba site to the local contractor Saudi Real Estate Infrastructure Company (Binyah).

Source: https://www.meed.com/contractor-secures-deal-for-new-murabba-project

Saudi-based New Murabba Development Company (NMDC) has awarded Turner Arabia, a leading construction management consultancy, with a significant contract to oversee project management services for its ambitious development, The Mukaab, located centrally in New Murabba, Riyadh.

Recently, NMDC also signed an agreement with Bechtel Corporation for project management services for the masterplan and site-wide infrastructure for New Murabba.
The agreement was signed by Sabah Barakat, the Acting CEO of New Murabba Development Company, and Jacob Mumm, Senior Vice President and Regional President at Bechtel.

Source: https://www.constructionweekonline.com/projects-tenders/saudi-arabia-new-murabba-awards-major-contracts-to-turner-arabia-bechtel

The New Murabba Company, the developer behind the world’s largest modern downtown, has signed an agreement with Bechtel Corporation for Project Management Services for the masterplan and site-wide infrastructure.

Source: https://www.hoteliermiddleeast.com/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabias-new-murabba-signs-major-deal-to-reach-its-completion

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Prime Minister and Chairman of the New Murabba Development Company (NMDC), announced today the launch of the New Murabba Development Company which aims to develop the world’s largest modern downtown in Riyadh, contributing to the city’s future development in line with Saudi Vision 2030.

The New Murabba project will be built around the concept of sustainability, featuring green areas and walking and cycling paths that will enhance the quality of life by promoting healthy, active lifestyles and community activities. It will also feature an iconic museum, a technology and design university, a multipurpose immersive theater, and more than 80 entertainment and culture venues.

The project will be situated at the intersection of King Salman and King Khalid roads to the North West of Riyadh, over an area of 19 square kilometers, to accommodate hundreds of thousands of residents. The project will offer more than 25 million sqm of floor area, featuring more than 104,000 residential units, 9,000 hotel rooms, and more than 980,000 sqm of retail space, as well as 1.4 million sqm of office space, 620,000 sqm of leisure assets, and 1.8 million sqm of space dedicated to community facilities.

The New Murabba project will offer a unique living, working and entertainment experience within a 15-minute walking radius and will have its own internal transport system. It will be approximately 20-minutes drive from the airport.

NMDC will develop the project and build the “Mukaab”, an exceptional iconic landmark featuring the latest innovative technologies. The design of the “Mukaab” includes first-of-its-kind facilities and will be one of the largest built structures in the world, standing 400m high, 400m wide, and 400m long. The cubic shape of the “Mukaab” will ensure the ultimate utilization of space to accommodate the technologies necessary to develop the icon.

Inspired by the modern Najdi architectural style, the “Mukaab” will be the world’s first immersive destination offering an experience created by digital and virtual technology with the latest holographics. The “Mukaab” will encompass a tower atop a spiral base, and a structure featuring 2 million sqm of floor space that will be a premium hospitality destination with a multitude of retail, cultural and tourist attractions, along with residential and hotel units, commercial spaces, and recreational facilities.

The launch of NMDC is part of PIF’s strategy to unlock the capabilities of promising sectors, enable the private sector and increase local content, contribute to the development of real estate projects and the local infrastructure, and diversify sources of income for the Saudi economy. It is expected to add SAR180 billion to non-oil GDP and create 334,000 direct and indirect jobs by 2030. The project is due to be completed in 2030.

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