
MAI-KC-05
Knowledge Campus, Plot 05
- Plot area
- 48,000 m²
- Max GFA
- 57,600 m²
- FAR
- 1.2
- Max height
- G+5
(01)Specification
The plot in detail
The flagship plot of the Knowledge Campus, sized for a university branch campus with research space and student living.
Plot 05 is the centrepiece of the Knowledge Campus, the district that gives Madinat Al Irfan, the city of knowledge, its name. It is planned for a university or applied research institution, with room for teaching buildings, laboratories, a library and student housing around shaded quadrangles.
The campus sits between the Central District and the Business Park, connecting students with employers, events at OCEC and the life of the city.
Planning parameters · MAI-KC-05
- Plot code
- MAI-KC-05
- District
- Knowledge Campus
- Zoning
- Education
- Permitted uses
- Higher education, Research and innovation, Student housing
- Status
- Available
- Plot area
- 48,000 m²
- Max GFA
- 57,600 m²
- FAR
- 1.2
- Max height
- G+5
- Frontage
- 240 m
- Price guidance
- On request
Parameters are indicative and confirmed in the technical pack and the sale or lease documentation.
(02)Location
Where the plot sits
Plot MAI-KC-05 on the masterplan, with Knowledge Campus highlighted. Select the district for more about its neighbours, or another plot to compare.
(03)Infrastructure
Planned to the plot boundary
The utilities and access planned for this plot. Capacities, connection points and timing are set out in the technical pack.
- 01Utilities at plot boundary
- 02District cooling connection
- 03High-capacity fibre
- 04Planned shuttle stop
- 05Park frontage
(04)Development scenarios
Two ways to build it
Indicative studies of what the plot could hold. Select a scenario to compare floor area, outcome and massing. Every scheme is subject to design and approval.
Select a scenario
Indicative massing · MAI-KC-05
Scenario 01 / 02
The massing is an indicative reading of each scenario, not a design. Floor areas are shown as studied, and every scheme is subject to design development and approval.
- Gross floor area
- 57,600 m²
- Implied FAR
- 1.20
- Of permitted GFA
- 100%
Outcome
Approx. 4,000 students
Teaching, research and 600 student beds

Madinat Al Irfan
Plot technical pack
MAI-KC-05 · Knowledge Campus
(05)Downloads
The plot technical pack
Site plan, planning parameters, utilities data and scenario studies for MAI-KC-05, in one document for your design team and advisers.
- Site plan
- Planning parameters
- Utilities data
- Scenario studies
(06)Enquire
Enquire about MAI-KC-05
Tell us how you would use the plot and how you would like to hold it. The land team will confirm availability, pricing guidance and the next steps.
- Availability and pricing guidance
- A briefing on planning parameters and approvals
- Site visits at MAI East

