Crafting exceptional homes and living spaces — from luxury villas in Riyadh to modern apartment communities and gated developments across Saudi Arabia.
Building a home is highly personal. At Dar Anan, our residential division focuses exclusively on creating bespoke sanctuaries that blend breathtaking architecture with day-to-day comfort. From exclusive luxury villas in elite Riyadh neighborhoods to sophisticated multi-generational compounds, we curate living experiences that last lifetimes.
We believe that true luxury lies in the details. That is why our residential process prioritizes premium material sourcing, artisanal craftsmanship, and a deep respect for Saudi cultural nuances, ensuring every space we build honors both modern aesthetics and traditional family values.
Bespoke luxury villas designed to reflect your lifestyle, with premium finishes, smart home integration, and private outdoor spaces.
Gated communities and compound developments with shared amenities, landscaping, and 24/7 security infrastructure.
Modern multi-family dwellings that maximize space and comfort with contemporary architectural design.
Mid-rise and high-rise residential towers with efficient floor plans, communal facilities, and premium unit finishes.
Complete home renovations, additions, and structural upgrades that transform existing properties while maintaining integrity.
Energy-efficient residential designs incorporating solar systems, insulation technology, and sustainable building materials.
Building a private residence or a luxury compound requires far more than just engineering. It demands an appreciation for fine materials, interior spatial flow, and the unique, daily rhythms of your family.
We source the finest marbles, sustainable hardwoods, and bespoke fixtures from around the globe to ensure your home’s finish is nothing short of spectacular.
Seamlessly integrated domotics, advanced climate control, and invisible security systems that make managing your household effortless and unintrusive.
We expertly separate formal guest hosting areas from private family quarters, delivering the perfect balance of legendary Saudi hospitality and ultimate privacy.
A highly collaborative, transparent approach to translating your dreams into tangible luxury.
Before drawing a single line, we sit with your family to understand your daily routines, entertaining habits, and stylistic aspirations. This intimate briefing shapes the soul of the home.
Our architectural partners present photorealistic 3D renderings and comprehensive material boards, allowing you to visualize textures, lighting, and spatial dynamics before construction begins.
Our master craftsmen take over, executing the structural work and delicate interior elements. You will receive regular, detailed progress reports to keep you deeply connected to the build.
We don’t just hand over keys. We conduct thorough walkthroughs, calibrate all smart home systems to your preferences, and provide a dedicated post-move-in concierge team to ensure absolute perfection.
Browse our portfolio of completed residential construction projects.
Standalone extension and addition for a private palace — comprising a gazebo, full A-Z plumbing and sanitation, superstructure, glass curtain walls, hidden HVAC, marble-slab flooring with waterjet carvings, industrial kitchen, royal bathroom vanities, pocket doors, and Moroccan gypsum ceilings.
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Full turnkey design-and-build of a luxury private villa in Riyadh — 3 floors, 3,000 sqft, featuring herringbone and marble flooring, wood-clad ceilings, solarium, private elevator, in-home gym, full landscaping, and complete MEP.
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Custom-built kidney-shaped poolside toilet and wash facilities for a private palace — featuring fresco-painted walls and ceilings, full MEP and HVAC, royal-grade finishes throughout.
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VIP royal-finish fit-out of a bespoke round villa — featuring gilded ceilings, high-end Moroccan gypsum designs, fresco-painted ceilings, marble flooring, custom furniture, royal bathrooms, and full MEP installation.
View Project →We build exceptional homes across Riyadh's most desirable communities. Our team is highly experienced with the specific building codes, logistical requirements, and architectural character of these premium districts.
Residential construction methodology travels. Entitlement, ground conditions, climate and the brief itself do not. These are the conditions that shape every home we build in Riyadh.
Amanat Ar-Riyadh sets the building ratio, setbacks, permitted storeys and annex rules for each district, and they vary across the city. Designing to a brief before checking the plot's actual entitlement is the most common way a villa design has to be redrawn. We check it first.
SBC 201 for general construction, SBC 301 for structural loads, SBC 401, 501 and 701 for electrical, mechanical and sanitary, and SBC 601 for energy conservation. SBC 601 is the one owners underestimate: thermal insulation is mandatory and inspected, and in a Riyadh summer it is also the difference between a villa that is comfortable and one that is expensive to cool for the next thirty years.
The city sits on a limestone plateau. A basement or a deep footing frequently means rock breaking rather than digging, and that is a different machine, a different rate and a different programme. It is the single biggest source of cost surprise on villa projects here, so we establish ground conditions before pricing rather than after.
Outdoor work under direct sun is prohibited between 12:00 and 15:00 from 15 June to 15 September, and large pours are scheduled overnight in high summer with chilled mixing water and a proper curing regime. Concrete placed at forty-plus degrees without that discipline loses strength and cracks. Ramadan brings a six-hour working day for Muslim workers on top.
A separate men's majlis with its own entrance, family privacy from neighbouring plots and from the street, service quarters and a driver's room, and boundary treatment that satisfies both privacy and the municipality's elevation rules. These are structural decisions, not decoration, and they belong in the first drawing.
Many Riyadh villas depend on tanker deliveries alongside the mains, so underground and roof tank capacity, pump selection and pipework have to be sized for the household rather than defaulted. Getting it wrong is discovered in the first hot month, once the slab is down.
Dar Anan has been building in Riyadh since 2002. The value of that is not the number — it is that the plot entitlements, the permit route, the ground conditions and the summer restrictions are known before the programme is written.
Detailed guides on villa cost, permits, programme and choosing a builder in Saudi Arabia.
A detailed breakdown of villa construction costs in Riyadh for 2025 — covering structure, finishes, MEP, external works, and the key factors that affect...
Read the guide →A step-by-step guide to obtaining villa construction permits in Saudi Arabia — covering Baladiya approvals, SBC compliance, utility connections and timelines.
Read the guide →Building a villa in Saudi Arabia takes 12 to 30 months from permits to handover. This guide breaks down every phase with realistic timelines for Riyadh.
Read the guide →Choosing the wrong villa builder in Riyadh is expensive and hard to reverse. These 7 factors help you evaluate contractors before signing anything.
Read the guide →What owners and developers ask us before awarding a residential contract.
A building permit (rukhsat bina) from Amanat Ar-Riyadh, applied for through the Balady portal, with structural and architectural drawings stamped by a Saudi Council of Engineers registered office. The plot needs a valid title deed and the right land-use classification, and the municipality's building ratio, setback and height limits for your district decide what can actually be built before design starts. We handle the submission and the inspection sequence through to the completion certificate.
The plot usually matters more than the floor area. Riyadh sits on a limestone plateau, so a basement on a rocky plot means rock breaking rather than excavation, which can move both cost and programme substantially. After that the drivers are the structural span and storey count, the specification of stone, joinery and sanitaryware, and how much smart-home and MEP infrastructure is built in. We price from a measured scope against your plot, not a rate per square metre.
Depending on the square footage, basement depth, and complexity of smart home integrations, a premium structural shell and fit-out typically takes between 14 to 24 months from ground-breaking to handover. The permit stage and the summer working restrictions both sit inside that, and we programme them rather than assuming them away.
Yes. Our procurement engineers can source rare imported marbles, custom European fixtures, and bespoke millwork, coordinating all international shipping and customs clearance so the lead time we programme is the date it lands on site, not the supplier's ex-works date.
Yes. We build hidden, dedicated low-voltage utility conduits and server rooms during the framing stage to support KNX, Control4 or Savant lighting, security and climate automation. Doing it at first fix is the difference between a clean installation and surface trunking added afterwards.
Every residential project is assigned a dedicated site engineer and a senior project manager who act as your single point of contact, providing weekly progress reports, drone footage, and timeline updates.
Let our experienced team bring your vision to life with quality craftsmanship and proven results.
