Saudi Arabia has revealed plans to build a vast cubic building in Riyadh with 400m-long sides and a floor area of 2 square kilometers. The Mukaab is the idea of the New Murabba Development Company, which is headed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and owned by the country’s Public Investment Fund. The exterior of the building will act as a shell for a dome, which will in turn act as the shell for a helter-skelter-shaped tower. This will be the world’s largest modern downtown, and will offer 25 million square meters of floor area over a 19 square kilmeter site.The style will be a modernised version of Najdi architecture, which gives the traditional look of Arabia’s domestic buildings, except this version is several orders of magnitude greater in size.The top of the cube will have a garden area, and the tower will contain a myriad retail, cultural and tourist attractions, including hotels. As well as homes, hotels and commercial buildings, there will be 80 entertainment venues, including an immersive theatre and a technology and design university aimed at international students.Scenes will be projected onto the walls of the dome to create an immersive experience for those inside.The cube will be the most distinctive element of the New Murabba quarter, to be situated at the intersection of King Salman and King Khalid roads in the northwest of the city.The project is expected to be completed by 2030
Saudi Arabia has revealed plans to build a vast cubic building in Riyadh with 400m-long sides and a floor area of 2 square kilometers. The Mukaab is the idea of the New Murabba Development Company, which is headed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and owned by the country’s Public Investment Fund. The exterior of the building will act as a shell for a dome, which will in turn act as the shell for a helter-skelter-shaped tower. This will be the world’s largest modern downtown, and will offer 25 million square meters of floor area over a 19 square kilmeter site.The style will be a modernised version of Najdi architecture, which gives the traditional look of Arabia’s domestic buildings, except this version is several orders of magnitude greater in size.The top of the cube will have a garden area, and the tower will contain a myriad retail, cultural and tourist attractions, including hotels. As well as homes, hotels and commercial buildings, there will be 80 entertainment venues, including an immersive theatre and a technology and design university aimed at international students.Scenes will be projected onto the walls of the dome to create an immersive experience for those inside.The cube will be the most distinctive element of the New Murabba quarter, to be situated at the intersection of King Salman and King Khalid roads in the northwest of the city.The project is expected to be completed by 2030
