LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT| URBAN DESIGNER
Landscape Architecture
Al Waha (King Abdulla Economic City)
The Project is part of King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), and is one of the premier new urban centers in Saudi Arabia. Project Preface: The project is based on a variety of new and expanded economic opportunities, which envisions a redistribution of the population and providing a mean of improving the quality of life for future residents with a range of accommodations and community facilities consistent with life in a modern city.
Visually intresting coloured trees and canaopy trees to achieve outdoor coolness, and sense of place. A varaity of low maintainance vivid coloured ground covers and shaded seatings, all of which seperates the community zone area from other spaces making the perfect meeting point.
COMMUNITY CENTER
Creating rich planting area along the corridor
between units, while varying the width in activity
areas where kiosks, seating areas, gathering points,
and playing zones are located.
PEDESTRIAN PATH BETWEEN UNITS
 LOCAL ZONE ENTRANCEAccess roads to diffrent zones are characterized by ornamental trees in the corner while maintaining clear sight of intersections via planting setbacks. The pedestrian spaces are shaded with furniture elements and canopy trees setting the area to a comfort zone, using it as a place for gathering, seating and children play area. |  POCKET GARDENSCreating a quite, comfortable and colorful outdoor experience in the landscape pockets spreader between and within units to serve for seating, gathering, and playing areas near the residents. |  AL- WAHA PARKStraight clear lines defining the activity spaces in the park overlooking the wadi, with its clear visual interest vivid planting, and the soothing sound element of the water fountain all resulting in a peacful & joyful human experience. Groups of trees along the edges effectivelly buffers the GSM tower wether of sight or sound, also serving as a barrier between the park and the adjacent school. |
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 ROUNDABOUTPlanting schemes in roundabouts and medians at Logan currently often comprise high maintenance planting schemes that require activities including hedging on a frequent basis resulting in high cost maintenance. Objectives for planting schemes in medians, roundabouts and kerb build outs include: • Low maintenance species that do not require hedging. • Drought tolerant species not requiring irrigation. |