Roundabout At Riyadh / KSA
Designed by
Garden City Landscaping Co.
Title:
Roundabout At Riyadh / KSA
Category:
Urban Planning and Landscape Design Category
Location:
Riyadh - KSA
Designer:
Garden City Landscaping Co.
Website:
Shadi Al Taher ,Sahar Abed , Israe Dabbas ,Ahmad Abu Sir
Team:
Garden City Landscaping Co.
Photo Credits:
Garden City Landscaping Co.
Copyrights:
Introduction
As per the vision of the client (the Municipality of Riyadh District in Saudi Arabia / KSA) to maximize the green areas around the city, the roundabouts that are distributed around the city are not an exception, along with other public areas.
Methodology and Project Elements:
In the arid climate , at the desert of the Saudi Arabia , arises the palm trees oasis with the dominant water feature to beautify the scene and reflect the future vision of the Green Transformation.
The project shall comprise of lush grass spaces along with a big focal water feature that arises in the center to be an eye catcher from all around, surrounded by a variety of shrubs and groundcovers.
The water cascade shall also consist of a huge fogging system to cool out the extremely hot climate.
Along with the local plants, the palm trees are very dominant with sand dunes and rocks to blend with the surroundings.
The radial shapes help seeing the view from all around the place and illustrate the neat geometry.