UAE

Saadiyat Construction Village

Entrant: Leighton Contracting (Abu Dhabi) LLC

Project owner: Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC)

Project contractor: Leighton Contracting (Abu Dhabi) LLC

Engineering consultant: Leighton Contracting (Abu Dhabi) LLC

Architect: Surbana International

Description: Saadiyat Construction Village (SCV) was built to house 20,000 workers employed by contractors during the construction phase of the Saadiyat Island development in Abu Dhabi. SCV should encourage government and private sector investment in the region through the provision of best-practice accommodation. It uses steel-framed modular building construction, with standardised components to simplify and minimise errors in the fabrication and installation process. For complex engineering packages, such as the sewage treatment plant, subcontractors were selected according to their ability to carry out the works. The selected firms were then required to operate and maintain the facilities for a period prior to handover to the TDIC.

Entrant: Tanween

Project owner: Barwa Real Estate

Project contractor: Marbu

Engineering consultant: Qatar Design Consortium

Architect: Arab Engineering Bureau

Description: Barwa Village is an integrated, self-sufficient community consisting of 18 low-level residential blocks providing 96 studios, 262 one-bedroom and 100 two-bedroom apartments. It is located within a 20-minute drive from the centre of Doha and includes 918 shops and amenities such as a school, a mosque and recreation areas. The project provides avenues for economic diversification, with a focus on downstream real estate businesses. The country’s utilities sector, financial services and wholesale and retail trade benefited from the project expenditure. Barwa Village caters to middle-income families and is designed to encourage social interaction. It is set within a modern development and promotes a healthy lifestyle.

As industry leaders, Metito are committed to doing our part for society with a mission to sustain water resources and through our uncompromised business practices, corporate governance and offerings that enable us to make a true difference in the communities that host us. Metito believes in the triple bottom line approach – people, environment and profit – which is key to providing services and solutions that can stand the test of time and benefit humanity for generations to come. We are therefore honoured to acknowledge peer organisations that utilise their know-how and resources to execute sustainable projects. This award acknowledges the initiatives that contribute most to the development of society through well-designed and implemented projects that successfully tackle the key elements of budding economies: education, healthcare, community and culture.