Imkan names consultant for Makers District

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Imkan names consultant for Makers District
Top executives of Imkan and Ramboll attend a signing ceremony.

dubai - The Dh120 million contract marks the official launch of the project

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Published: Tue 12 Sep 2017, 9:08 PM

Last updated: Tue 12 Sep 2017, 11:10 PM

Abu Dhabi-based developer Imkan announced at Cityscape the appointment of Ramboll, a global engineering, design and environmental consultancy firm, as lead consultant for the first phase of the Dh2 billion 'Makers District' development.

The Dh120 million contract marks the official launch of Makers District, an 18-hectare masterplan development on Reem Island, Abu Dhabi.

Ramboll will provide lead consultancy services on the first phase of Makers District, working alongside international architects, BIG and MVRDV. With over 1,000 residential units, 11,000 square metres of commercial and retail space, the scheme is scheduled for completion in 2020. The first units will go on sale by the end of 2017.

Design of the 'The Artery', the first building to be launched in Makers District, was awarded to BIG, an architectural design firm based out of Copenhagen and New York, in April 2017.

Walid El Hindi, CEO of Imkan, said: "Makers District is the first development of its kind in the region. We conducted extensive research on the needs and aspirations of young, highly networked and creative workers who currently have a limited choice in where they live and work."

Makers District is the inaugural development for Imkan, which has multi-billion dirham development portfolio spanning four continents.

- issacjohn@khaleejtimes.com


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