Projects

Tuwaiq Palace

Located in the Diplomatic Quarter on the northwest perimeter of Riyadh stands Tuwaiq Palace, a complex originally designed as a diplomatic club but now used by the Saudi government as a hospitality centre. The demands of the...

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Categories: Civic, Building services engineering, Fire engineering, Structural engineering, Saudi Arabia


Wadi Hanifah

Wadi Hanifah is a 120km long, 4500km2 watershed that passes through the capital city of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Located in the middle of the Najd Plateau it has been labelled the most significant natural feature in the region.

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Categories: Water, Environment, Flood risk, Water, Earthworks, Geotechnical, Saudi Arabia


Haramain High Speed Rail

Stretching between Mecca and Medinah via Jeddah and King Abdullah Economic City, the brand new 460km long Haramain High Speed Rail project is a bold step towards a truly connected Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Our team have designed the four main stations, combining efficiency and aestethics into landmarks for the cities they are serving.

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Categories: Rail, Structural engineering, Building services engineering, Acoustics, IT communications & control, People movement, Urban development, People movement, Saudi Arabia


King Abdulaziz Centre for WorldCulture and Knowledge

An exemplar project for Buro Happold in terms of multi-disciplinary team working and a cultural first for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture and Knowledge will offer a range of specialised cultural, educational and youth leadership programmes and activities, to promote a positive impact on human development and culture within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Categories: Culture, Building services engineering, Structural engineering, Facades, Fire engineering, Acoustics, Lighting, Computational analysis, Sustainability, Geoenvironmental, Geotechnical, Saudi Arabia


King Abdullah Financial District - parcel 2.08

For the City of Riyadh, the King Abdullah Financial District is a new development, being undertaken by the Rayadah Investment Corporation on behalf of the Pension Authority of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, consisting of over one...

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Categories: Commercial residential, Commercial office, Structural engineering, Building services engineering, Fire engineering, Facades, Lighting, Sustainability, Safe & secure, IT communications & control, Geotechnical, Saudi Arabia, United States


Wadi Al Asla

Wadi Al Asla is located approximately 15 kms to the east of the city of Jeddah. For over 20 years the Wadi was partially used to store untreated sewage due to inadequate sewage treatment facilities in the city. This resulted in the formation of a sewage lake about 3 km² in area.

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Categories: Transport, Water, Utilities engineering, Transport planning, Geoenvironmental, Saudi Arabia


King Khaled International Airport

King Khaled International Airport is located on the north-east of the city of Riyadh and is recognised in the city’s development plan as the greatest opportunity in Riyadh to develop a major cutting edge mixed use employment,...

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Categories: Aviation, Urban development, Transport planning, Highway engineering, Saudi Arabia


King Abdulaziz International Airport

The current King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah is Saudi Arabia's third largest air facility and occupies an area of 102 km². Jeddah is close to Islam's holy cities of Mecca and Medina and the Hajj Terminal...

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Categories: Aviation, Waste, Sustainability, Acoustics, Saudi Arabia