00:02It's about the neighborhoods and it's about your life so people do not choose
00:07buildings or infrastructure they choose a place and a future for themselves and
00:12for their families. An entire neighborhood small enough to fit on a
00:20table here at Cityscape Qatar in Doha developers are showing what they plan to
00:25build next and what life there could look like. The Homes on Show range from studio
00:31flats for first-time buyers to villas with five or six bedrooms. We have got 70
00:37exhibitors from more than 15 countries and 400 projects showcased this year so
00:42it's really offering a big variety a lot of investment opportunities new
00:46communities you're going to find out in the future where to live where the new
00:50schools going where the hospitals are going. For buyers the question is what
00:55they can't afford. Qatari developer Barwa says controlling building costs can
00:59help keep prices down. We have a list of contractors designers and people who can
01:07study and look the price carefully before we start building any buildings so we
01:13have reached a point where with the experience that we have so we can tell
01:17you exactly how much that building cost so in order to sell these apartments with
01:23the lower cost of construction and development that will be affordable and
01:26available for people to to buy and living in a very affordable apartments. At
01:34Cityscape Barwa unveiled plans for Barwa Bay. The two towers at Lucille Marina will
01:39have more than 600 apartments. We're trying to bring to the market something a
01:45little bit premium with an affordable price as well but premium so with a unique
01:51design a hotel design apartments but at the end of the day you will own these
01:56apartments so Barwa Bay is an iconic project. An iconic tower is easy to spot on a
02:03scale model. What's harder to picture is what the neighborhood will be like once
02:08people move in. In terms of the experience from visitors coming to Cityscape they are
02:13able to meet with the developers directly learn about those projects face to
02:17face and actually get the true insights about what is happening not only in the
02:21area of the project itself but in the neighborhood itself where the
02:24infrastructure is going where the communities are happening you know all
02:28the amenities and utilities that really make living there feasible. The Grove is a
02:34new housing development in Lucille designed around a pedestrian shopping
02:39street right on the waterfront. Juan says his team has been working on the Grove for
02:44about three years. Even a short walk can be a challenge in Qatar's summer heat. Juan
02:50will residents be able to walk to the shops here or will they still need a car?
02:54They will be able to walk yes absolutely. We have accommodated deep
02:59balconies so the units can enjoy external living throughout the year. We have a lot of
03:05shading and cooling elements to to make those areas quite present for the for the use not
03:12only on a small period of time but extend that use through the year. A school
03:18nearby or a shorter commute might draw someone to a neighborhood. It's about good
03:24schools. It's about good health care centers. It's about nice parks. It's about good
03:31pathways. It's about a clean and safe neighborhood and it do not have to cost that
03:39much and it's often you say and you claim that it's lack of money or technology but
03:46but even more often it's it's a lack of good governance. So make the neighborhood as
03:54adaptive and as resilient as as possible because the future will in any case look different than
04:01you think today. But buyers and renters also want to know what it's like to live in the building
04:06itself. Residents are not looking only for community these days. They want more. They
04:12want specific amenities. They want the extras that not any building can offer. They want a good
04:18landlord. They want a good facility company that's managing this tower. Abir describes an AI search
04:23tool that can suggest neighborhoods based on what buyers and renters need. So you will talk with this
04:29AI tool in a human language. I need the community that exists next to x type of schools. It needs
04:36to
04:36be next to my work which is there. Like you're talking to a person and then it will list for
04:40you all
04:41the convenient places that you can rent or buy a home. Where schools go, how streets connect,
04:47and how much shade there is will shape daily life. Those choices will matter long after
04:52construction ends when these neighborhoods become home.
