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Futuristic and very cyber-age techno cities are being planned all across different parts of Africa. This 2nd chapter covers 5 further city developments in Egypt, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea and Angola These projects are by virtue of their size (both in terms of physical size and budget) complex mega capital projects. Hope you find it interesting!
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CAPITAL PROJECTS
Dec 2013
AFRICAN FUTURE CITIES
5 further City-
development type
MEGA CAPITAL PROJECTS
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HIGH-LEVELoverview of
Westown &
Eastown,
Cairo
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WESTOWN & EASTOWN,
CAIRO
Westown and Eastown arenew City developments beingbuilt on the outskirts ofgreater Cairo, Egypt.Westown is located in SheikhZayed, and Eastown islocated in Kattameya/NewCairo.
Both developments appear to be substantially privately funded, and being developed by SODIC in cooperation with Solidere International.
Estimated cost: Combined
EGP 25
billion
Commencement : +- 2010
Completion : 2017 est
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Westown offers premiumresidential, retail and officespace, whilst also offering anappealing mix of the best inshopping and entertainmentto its residents.
Key data (estimates):
• Project Area: 1,223,620Square Metres
• 810,000 square metresof space for over 4,000offices and 40,000employees
• Hotel space Offering over1,500 rooms andserviced flats
WESTOWN
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WestownWESTOWN
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• Total Built up Area(BUA): 1,807,677 SquareMetres
• Projected Population:Around 60,000
• Projected PopulationDensity: 490 Persons/Ha
• Green and Public Spaces:66% of Project Area
Eastown is built twice thesize of London’s CanaryWharf. Eastown will providepremium residential, retailand office space for itsplanned 25,000 residents.
Key data (estimates):
• Project Area: 857,963Square Metres
• Total Built Up Area(BUA): 1,125,054 SquareMetres
• Gross Floor Area Ratio(FAR): 1.3
• Projected Population:25,000
EASTOWN
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Westown
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EASTOWN
• Projected PopulationDensity: 310 Persons/Haoffering 1900 residentialunits
• Approximately 1600offices accommodating10 000 employees
• Green And Public Spaces:69% Of Total ProjectArea
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.westowncairo.com/
http://www.sodic.com/our-developments/sodic-west/
INTERESTING VIDEOS:
http://www.sodic.com/downloads/q/category/videos/class=
Also see Youtube for variousvideos
PHOTO CREDITS:
Westown
WESTOWN
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.sodic.com/our-developments/eastown/
INTERESTING VIDEOS:
http://www.sodic.com/downloads/q/category/videos/class=
Also see Youtube for variousvideos
PHOTO CREDITS:
Eastown
EASTOWN
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TATU CITY
TATU CITY
TATU City is a mixed-use,mixed-income new citylocated within GreaterNairobi, and forms part of anew decentralized urbancentre north of Nairobi
Tatu is a joint developmentby Russian RenaissanceGroup and Kenyan investorsin line with the KenyanGovernment’s Vision 2030
Estimated cost: U$ 3-5 bil
Commencement: Jan 2013
Completion : 2014 / 2015
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Tatu will be a mixed-use,mixed-income live-work-playenvironment in closeproximity to central Nairobi.
Key data (estimates):
• Planned residential hometo 70 000 citizens, with aprojected 30 000 visitorsevery day
• Planned size = 1, 000hectares / 2, 400 acres
• Coffee production ishappening right next tothe development on4,000 ha
• Phase 1 - approx 127 hain extent / 19% ofdevelopable land, and willdeliver approximately983,236 m² GBA
TATU CITY
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• Which consists of265,039 m² GBA retailspace; 200,000 m² GBAof mixed-use, mixed-income for a regionalmall; 250,276 m² GBAfor offices; 6,269residential units in a mixof 1 – 4 bedroom units;75,872 GBA for tourism-related facilities and 39331 m² for other (social,civic, educational) uses.
Westown
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TATU CITY
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.tatucity.com/
http://nairobiplanninginnovations.com/projects/tatu-city/
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Tatu-City-opens-new-business-doors-for-mortgage-financiers/-/539552/1045616/-/srgimh/-/index.html
INTERESTING VIDEOS:
http://www.tatucity.com/MediaCentre/VisualAndVideoLibrary-Videos.aspx
PHOTO CREDITS:
http://www.tatucity.com/
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Nova Cidade
de Kilamba
KALIMBA NEW CITY
Nova Cidade deKilamba (Kilamba New City)is a large housingdevelopment 30 km (18miles) from Luanda, thecapital city of Angola.
This development is fundedby China International Trustand Investment Corp., orCitic, and the loan is beingpaid back in oil. The buildingwas substantially done byChinese construction firms.
Estimated cost: $ 3.5 bil
Commencement : 2008
Completion: 2012
(Substantially completed)
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The 54-square-km town wasdeveloped as a response toan election pledge of buildingmore than 1 million housesin 4 years.
This development hasreceived considerableinternational attention forstanding mostly empty andavailable on completion –due to the property pricesbeing consideredunaffordable to the averagecitizen. Officials expect thepopulation to reach 70,000by January 2014.
Key data (estimates):
• The entire area couldeventually providesufficient accommodationfor some 500,000 people
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• The city was developedto provide approximately750 buildings of flats,providing more than than20,000 apartments topotential residents
• Furthermore 41 schoolsand 17 health clinics areplanned.
Westown
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KALIMBA NEW CITY
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilambahttp://allafrica.com/stories/201306080013.htmlhttp://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-built-ghost-town-kilamba-angola-2012-7
INTERESTING VIDEOS:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18646243http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8HyDGCNxpo
PHOTO CREDITS:Wikipedia
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ADJIBLOHO /
OYALA
ADJIBLOHO / OYALA
1°36′14″N 10°49′35″E
Oyala, also called Adjihlohoor even Djihloho, is the to bereplacement city for thecurrent island capital,Malabo.
Oyala is funded bygovernment revenue from oilproduction.
Estimated cost: unknownbut estimated in the billions
Commencement : ± 2010
Completion : 2020
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WestownADJIBLOHO / OYALA
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Oyala is literally being developedfrom scratch (in the middle of thedense jungle to the west of thecountry). The City will be the newseat of government and newCapital – this is due to safetyconcerns and fear of attacks onthe current Island Capital.
Key data (estimates):
• Size 81 km² Planned for 200000 residents
• New 30 000 m² university for1115 students
• New State Theatre, golf courseand other luxuries are also onthe cards
• New airport development hasbeen completed (runway 3km)
FOR MORE INFORMATION:http://www.archdaily.com/187398/djibloho-equatorial-guinea%E2%80%99s-future-capital-city-idf-ideias-do-futuro/http://www.designboom.com/architecture/national-theater-of-equatorial-guinea-by-iad/http://architizer.com/projects/djibloho/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20731448http://www.ibtimes.com/poverty-stricken-equatorial-guinea-builds-expensive-capital-city-middle-nowhere-949224INTERESTING VIDEOS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoEY20G_a6ghttp://vimeo.com/75216656
PHOTO CREDITS:
en.51arch.comhttp://topology.fr/filter/perspective/Petit-Quevilly-espaces-publics
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OTHER FUTURE CITY PROJECTS TO
KEEP ON YOU RADAR FOR 2014
Kigamboni, Tanzania
Nyarugenge District, Kigali in Rwanda
Lungi, Sierra Leone
Steyn City, Johannesburg, South Africa
Modderfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa
Cradle-City, South Africa (cradle of human kind)
Mekouar Island, Port of Sudan
Malabo II, Equatorial Guinea
New Kaduna City, Nigeria
Appolonia City of Light and King City, Ghana
DISCLAIMER
This presentation is provided in the sake of public interest, and has been compiled based on publically available
information sources on the web.
This presentation IS NOT a solicitation for any type of investment, financial or otherwise, nor is this presentation
an opinion expressed on, nor endorsement of the commercial feasibility; or any other technical aspect of such
proposed developments.
The author is not associated with, contracted to or employed by any of the developments featured in this
presentation, nor any of their agents or principals in any manner.
The rights in the graphic artwork and photos used in this presentation belongs to, and are courtesy of the
respective owners thereof. Unless where otherwise indicated, I don’t claim to have any rights therein.
• Clipart courtesy Ocal (www.openclipart.org)
• Sphinx and Pyramid - commons.wikimedia.org
• Kalimba – Wikipedia and wiki commons
• Equatorial Guinea - www.apocketfullofwanderlust.com SemperTraveling
• Giraffe courtersy of Geir Kiste Wikipedia Angola Waterfall courtesy of L.Willms Wikimedia
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