Scandinavian Industrialised Building System (SIBS), a modular housebuilder, has been awarded a contract to construct 35 housing blocks at Saudi Arabia’s massive new economic zone, NEOM.
The Stockholm firm was awarded an engineered-equipment contract for 2,174 dwellings for workers on the 26,500 km2 zone’s planning, engineering, and construction. They will be the major personnel accommodation and office cluster for the giga-project beginning in the fourth quarter of next year.
The apartments will have one and two bedrooms plus a balcony. The buildings will have solar panels and will comply with NEOM’s sustainability standards.
The Stockholm firm was awarded an engineered-equipment contract for 2,174 dwellings
As the blocks will act as upmarket site cabins and temporary accommodation they can be dismantled and reassembled at other locations as and when needed across NEOM.
Erik Thomaeus, Chief Executive at SIBS, said: “Our substantial capacity and ability to adapt systems and production to different regulations, climates and needs have all been decisive in the process.”