Emaar Pakistan, the countryarm of Emaar Properties, yesterday unveiled Mirador homes, a neighbourhood of Portuguese-styled villas at the $2.4 billion (Dh8.8bn) Canyon Views in Islamabad, the company's first masterplanned community project in the South Asian country.
Each Mirador villa recreates Portuguese architecture with terracotta walls, gabled roofs and wrought-iron detailing, set in green spaces, walkways and tree-lined streets, a company release said.
"Mirador homes form the first component of Canyon Views, Emaar's first masterplanned community in Pakistan," said Mohammed Al Falasi, the managing director of Emaar Pakistan.
"With Mirador, Emaar is bringing in the best of Portuguese style living quarters, the architectural components of which are suited for the warm climes of Pakistan." Mirador offers amenities such as cricket grounds, swimming pools and tennis courts. Children will have dedicated play areas and swimming pools and the town centre will feature retail outlets, restaurants, fitness facilities, schools and a mosque, the press release said.
The villas come with 10foot-high ceilings, en-suite bathrooms and built-in wardrobes in all bedrooms. They will also have living quarters for maids and two car parks.
"Emaar has a track record of handing over 14,000 homes in varied master-planned community projects in Dubai, and we are expanding on the same model," said Al Falasi.
Canyon Views is located in the Defence Housing Authority Islamabad (DHAI) Phase 2 extension, off the Islamabad highway. Emaar is also developing the Highlands in Islamabad and Crescent Bay in Karachi apart from having signed a memorandum of understanding with the Port Qasim Authority to develop a mixed-use project in Karachi.
© Emirates Today 2006
