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Urban Wadi
Landscape Architecture, Urban Design
Resilient and verdant public oasis abstracts regional geology and celebrates cultural heritage
Part of the Sports Boulevard, the Urban Wadi transforms four and a half linear kilometers of existing highway into public park space and ecological corridor. The wadi, sunken six meters below street level, uses recycled gray water, and treated sewage effluent to create a public oasis that calms, cools, and educates its visitors.
- Location
- Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Timeline
- Anticipated 2030
- Client
- Sports Boulevard Foundation
- Collaborators
- El Dorado, Typsa
- Size
- <25 acres
Located at the lowest point of the MBS Corridor and also where the historic wadi used to be, the project is inspired by the natural wadis throughout the region—sunken ravines that have long been celebrated as culturally important places for gathering. We abstracted this concept through constructed open space, resulting in a new typology of urban public space that provides opportunities for people to connect with nature in the city.
Located at the lowest point of the MBS Corridor and also where the historic wadi used to be, the project is inspired by the natural wadis throughout the region—sunken ravines that have long been celebrated as culturally important places for gathering. We abstracted this concept through constructed open space, resulting in a new typology of urban public space that provides opportunities for people to connect with nature in the city.
The Urban Wadi introduces an unprecedented and bold transformation of civic infrastructure that emphasizes the importance of water as a public amenity. The project has a goal of collecting, treating, and reusing 100% of water for the amenity and irrigation from gray water sources. The result is a series of rich social and ecological spaces that are constantly growing and evolving towards a more comfortable and sustainable way of life.
