The smart city project called “Banan City” which is undertaken by Talaat Moustafa Group in cooperation with the National Housing Company (NHC) begins it’s construction in northeast Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Construction cost
This urban project worth 40 billion Saudi Arabian Riyals (about 12 billion US Dollars) covers a land area of 10 million square meters and is planed for habitation of about one hundred and twenty thousand inhabitants. This one has laid down its policy to provide more than 27,000 housing units encompassing apartments, villas and sites. Situated close to vital infrastructures that include King Khalid International Airport and Riyadh Expo 2030, Banan City is expected to promote easy mobility in transport for its inhabitants.
Banan city dapts smart home technologies and progressive city planning which offers a contemporary sample of living. Other facilities and services like medical and educational facilities, business and trading markets, and sport and recreational facilities are also incorporated into the development programme. Another peculiar aspect of Banan City is its environmental conservation where the Hall plans to allocate at least 40% of land area for parks and courtyards which provides privacy and enhances the looks for those living there.
When it comes to the construction of Banan City, the work is already underway and, as can be expected, the primary tools are heavy machinery inputs to facilitate speedy construction. To ensure the successful implementation of the entire project, Talaat Moustafa Group will employ the knowledge it has garnered over the years in the development of eco-friendly cities and is set to complete the project on schedule as well as offering all the required services to the future residents of the city. The promotional campaign for the new Banan City in Saudi Arabia started in May 2024 and included peak media personalities like Waleed Al-Faraj and Egyptian celebrity Karim Abdel Aziz. This campaign sought to address these issues and bring out the correlation between the project and high living standards as well as sustainability.
Scope
Banan City will be a closed city due to its security features such that it will offer favorable or classy living conditions to the inhabitants with the introduction of intelligent features to improve their daily lives. The development scheme meets global standards of criteria for sustainable development of integrated urban communities that successfully delivers by Talaat Moustafa Group. Company wants to import its experience from the region, especially from Egypt, and adopt here sustainable practices, which will inure to the benefit of Banan City. The construction of the city is expected to be done within four years and the city will be designed to provide the residents with something new in terms of house and home with digital added extra.
Banan city will create a project where green living is preferred as much as possible, and where the conventional black and white car parking is sacrificed and replaced by pedestrian areas and spaces. This concept envisages the integration of architecture and environment to offer an aesthetic balance between nature and modern civilization so that the Banan City can respond to the need of offering sustainable housing solutions vital in transforming Saudi-based society.
In conclusion, Banan City project is one of the greatest steps towards making efficient and environmental friendly models of new city resided for people to live. Its advantageous location, the presence of every imaginable accommodation and convenience, as well as the advocacy for sustainable living, makes Riyadh’s Sky Tower a monumental architectural masterpiece.
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