The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) is a new development under construction near King Fahad Road in the Al Aqeeq area of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia being undertaken by the Rayadah Investment Corporation on behalf of the Pension Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, consisting of 59 towers in an area of 1.6 million square metres. It will provide more than 3 million square metres of space for various uses, 62,000 parking spaces and accommodation for 12,000 residents. In 2011 it was the largest project in the world seeking green building accreditation.
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Materials
TRAVERTINE
The material used is Roman Classic Travertine:
Vein-cut, Honed, open holes, same travertine layer used, across three quarries.
A material full of history as it's the same material used for the Roman Colosseum. All cut to size, has been produced by Formigari and installed in record time.