00:26El Homes On Show
00:29range from studio flats for first-time buyers
00:32to villas with five or six bedrooms.
00:35We have got 70 exhibitors from more than 15 countries
00:39and 400 projects showcased this year.
00:42So it's really offering a big variety,
00:44a lot of investment opportunities,
00:46new communities you're going to find out in the future,
00:48where to live, where the new school's going,
00:51where the hospitals are going.
00:52For buyers, the question is what they can afford.
00:56Qatari developer Barwa says controlling building costs
00:59can help keep prices down.
01:01We have a list of contractors, designers,
01:05and people who can study and look the price carefully
01:10before we start building any buildings.
01:12So we have reached a point where,
01:15with the experience that we have,
01:16so we can tell you exactly how much that building will cost.
01:19So in order to sell these apartments
01:22with a lower cost of construction and development,
01:24that will be affordable and available for people to buy
01:28and living in very affordable apartments.
01:33At Cityscape, Barwa unveiled plans for Barwa Bay.
01:37The two towers at Lausille Marina will have more than 600 apartments.
01:42We're trying to bring to the market something a little bit premium
01:47with an affordable price as well, but premium.
01:49So with a unique design, a hotel design apartment,
01:54but at the end of the day, you will own these apartments.
01:56So Barwa Bay is an iconic project.
02:00An iconic tower is easy to spot on a scale model.
02:04What's harder to picture is what the neighborhood will be like
02:07once people move in.
02:09In terms of the experience from visitors coming to Cityscape,
02:13they are able to meet with the developers directly,
02:15learn about those projects face-to-face,
02:18and actually get the true insights about what is happening,
02:20not only in the area of the projects itself,
02:23but in the neighborhood itself,
02:24where the infrastructure is going,
02:25where the communities are happening,
02:27all the amenities and utilities
02:29that really make living there feasible.
02:33The Grove is a new housing development in Lausille
02:36designed around a pedestrian shopping street
02:39right on the waterfront.
02:41Juan says his team has been working on the Grove
02:44for about three years.
02:46Even a short walk can be a challenge in Qatar's summer heat.
02:49Juan, will residents be able to walk to the shops here
02:53or will they still need a car?
02:55They will be able to walk, yes, absolutely.
02:57We have accommodated a deep balcony
02:59so the units can enjoy external living.
03:02Throughout the year, we have a lot of shading
03:05and cooling elements to make those areas quite pleasant
03:10for the use, not only on a small period of time,
03:14but extend that use through the year.
03:18A school nearby or a shorter commute
03:20might draw someone to a neighborhood.
03:23It's about good schools,
03:25it's about good healthcare centers,
03:27it's about nice parks,
03:30it's about good pathways,
03:32it's about a clean and safe neighborhood,
03:36and it do not have to cost that much.
03:40And it's often, you say,
03:42and you claim that it's lack of money or technology,
03:46but even more often,
03:48it's a lack of good governance.
03:50So make the neighborhood as adaptive
03:54and as resilient as possible
03:57because the future will, in any case,
04:00look different than we think today.
04:02But buyers and renters also want to know
04:05what it's like to live in the building itself.
04:07Residents are not looking only for community these days.
04:11They want more, they want specific amenities,
04:13they want the extras that not any building can offer,
04:16they want a good landlord,
04:18they want a good facility company
04:20that's managing these towers.
04:21Abir describes an AI search tool
04:24that can suggest neighborhoods
04:25based on what buyers and renters need.
04:28So you will talk with this AI tool in a human language.
04:31I need the community that exists next to X type of schools,
04:35it needs to be next to my work, which is there,
04:38like you're talking to a person
04:39and then it will list for you
04:41all the convenient places that you can rent or buy a home.
04:44Where schools go, how streets connect,
04:47and how much shade there is will shape daily life.
04:50Those choices will matter long after construction ends
04:53when these neighborhoods become home.
