What makes us the premier design firm in the MENA region and Sub-Saharan Africa?
The answer comes in one all-encompassing word: Versatility.
Versatility is what allows us to meet the requirements of diverse projects and respond to the needs of different individuals. Versatility is what allows us to innovate and adapt wherever we are in the world. Versatility is also how we always manage to reconcile cost-effectiveness with great quality.
Our extensive range of engineering and design services plays a great role in enhancing this versatility as well:
ECG’s engineering services cover MEP, infrastructure, transportation and process engineering, in conjunction with a range of supplementary engineering services. These include civil and environmental engineering, together with fire protection, lighting, communications, security, and building management systems.
Our design services, on the other hand, cover Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED), Conceptual Design, Preliminary Design, Basis of Design Reports (BODRs), Schematic Design, Design Development, Detailed Design, Design Optimization, Construction Documents, Value Engineering and Computer Simulations.
We will admit we are perfectionists. When it comes to architectural design, we want to be innovative, functional, beautiful, environmentally friendly, and above all, we want to leave a legacy for the generations to come. We also want to bring all that to every possible structure. Whether it be a bridge or a highway, an exterior or an interior, we want it to shine.
Although this perfectionism keeps us up all night, it also pays off. We are very proud of our contributions to some of the most prestigious projects in the region: From landmark high-rises and mega residential compounds, to business parks and LEED compliant buildings, and from acoustics and vertical transportation to conveyor systems and much more.
Al-Waha Village is one of the first residential communities developed in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) under the auspices of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) and the Economic City Authority. Phase(1) is expected to be constructed by November 2015.
Using Revit BIM package throughout the design process, the design concept of Al-Waha Village adopts various architectural styles (Arabian, Italian, Moroccan and Spanish) in four types of housing units and a community centre. The project includes internal asphalt roads (5,500 m long with carriageway of 15 m width).
With a total land area of 214,000 m2, Al-Waha V1-P1 comprises 608 housing units accommodating 3,000 residents scattered over 230 attached and detached buildings as follows:
Apartment Buildings – 10 detached buildings: Italian and Spanish style (G+2+roof); ranging between studios, one and two-bedroom apartments. Each building accommodates either 37 or 43 units totaling approximately 388 units.
Townhouses – 12 detached buildings: Moroccan and Spanish style (G+2+roof). Each building accommodates 12 attached units with a total of 144 units.
Paired Houses – 23 attached buildings in two groups: Arabian, Italian, Moroccan and Spanish style (G+1+roof) with a total of 46 units.
