Construction commences on new 60,000 people town in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Nov 18, 2014

Work has started on The RIC project in Jeddah. This is a new town for 60,000 people located beside Jeddah International Airport. GARLAND are delighted to be associated with our Pivotal Partners and SAK in the design of a number of buildings within the new town. 

The Rayadah Housing Complex will cater for over 60,000 people and addresses many concerns such as the quality of the environment, the efficiency of the infrastructure network, the growth of employment, and housing affordability in Jeddah.   The development includes apartment and single family villas, commercial and retail, shopping malls, exhibition centres, hotel and apart-hotels and all support services to the residential areas such as healthcare centres, district shops and hospitals.  Garland were responsible for the concept and detailed design of a number of units to be developed on the site including the civil infrastructure within each building site.  We provided structral engineering and civil engineering design services for the following buildings. 

• Conference Centre
• Hospital
• District Shops
• Shopping Centre
• Apartment Complexes
• Roadside Retail Units
• Health centres

Find out even more about the project here. In 2012 the project won the Future Residential Project Award in the Cityscape Awards for Real Estate in Saudi Arabia.   Find out more about our award winning projects.