Multipurpose Event Venue Portfolio

Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN) rapid development of KSA’s entertainment ecosystem seeks to diversify the country's economy and enrich the lives of all Saudi citizens. Cundall are proud to be leading the design of 8 multipurpose event and function spaces, known as black boxes, with different typologies across the Kingdom.

The primary driver has been to provide world-class entertainment facilities to the people of KSA, who have not experienced them before in the local context. The design approach is about delivering experiences that are groundbreaking, while creating something that is responding directly to the demand in an authentic and appropriate way. A modular and site-specific approach has been adopted, bringing about huge synergies in all elements of design and ultimately helping to achieve environmental goals. We are working with a global project team including Charcoal Blue (Theatre Consultant) and Holovis (Theatre Tech Consultant).

Lee French, Partner & Managing Director MENA commented: “The ambitions and plans we are seeing in KSA are pushing all boundaries in the entertainment space. The Kingdom is already competing on a global stage and SEVEN’s committed projects and pipeline, with more than $13 billion in investment, is completely transforming the sector.”