In line with its commitment to building greener, smarter cities, Magnom Properties, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Rawabi Holding has revealed plans to develop a number of sustainable Saudi real estate projects across Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in partnership with Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, (AS+GG Architecture) and The Carbon Lab based in Chicago. Supporting Saudi Arabia’s united vision for the future and its commitment to reducing the country’s carbon emissions to net zero, the new developments in the commercial and retail sectors will serve as a model of best practices in sustainability.
Renowned architect Adrian Smith and his partner Gordon Gill through their international design firm, AS+GG Architecture, will lead the projects in the kingdom. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop these projects was signed at Rawabi Holding in Al Khobar. Based on its track record of success and strong clean energy credentials, Magnom Properties will use sustainable technologies throughout the planning, construction, and management of the new futuristic developments.
Adrian Smith, the designer behind the UAE’s Burj Khalifa – the tallest building in the world, will use an integrated design approach to highlight each project’s relationship with the natural environment and will take into consideration building orientation, daylighting, generation of wind power, solar absorption, and the site’s geothermal properties.
Smith said: “Architecture has the unique power to positively influence society, and our work in the region is a telling example of how economic and environmental sustainability can co-exist in urban development.”
