Benoy reveals designs for Saudi shopping and entertainment district

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Source: Benoy

$1.8bn Riyadh scheme also includes 50,000sq m of commercial office space and 820 homes

Benoy has unveiled its concept designs for a new shopping, office and entertainment district in Saudi Arabia.

Dubbed Konoz, which means “box of jewels” in Arabic, the project for shopping mall operator Abdullah Al Othaim Investment Company is valued at US$1.8bn – £1.45bn at today’s exchange rates.

Earmarked for a site in the heart Riyadh, on the Golden Strip, the project is designed to contribute towards efforts to reposition the Saudi capital as a 24-hour city.

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