Vol 4

ABBASMASOOMA

SENIOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PORTFOLIO

Selected work since 2021 Date Vol. 4Professional

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“ Exploration - Landscape as an Image”

PROJECT

AREA

Golf Course City

Masterplan totalling a site area of 5.6km2.

SUMMARY

Qiddiya Golf Resort: An exclusive, nature-surrounded community with interconnected open spaces and green trails. The Resort and Golf Clubhouse feature stunning cliff and sunset views, emphasizing sustainability and integration with the natural surroundings.

OBJECTIVES

Landscape Place Pillars and Value Proposition:

• Sense of Place and Luxury: Design open spaces that residents will remember and want to revisit.

• Cultural and Recreational Integration: Seamlessly bridge cultural landscapes and recreation zones to create a cohesive environment.

• Unique Golf Community: Plan an accessible, environmentally comfortable, and purposeful open space network.

• Holistic Vision: Integrate the golf community, golf course, Wadi, and D9C to align with Qiddiya’s purpose and value proposition.

• Increase Real Estate Yield

Parks for High End Villas

KEY CHALLENGE

• Topography Analysis: Identifying main watershed zones.

• Climate Considerations: Planning for future climate change impacts.

• Green Links: Determining and integrating green links across the site.

• Zoning Assistance: Supporting MP with zoning efforts.

• Recreational Zones: Locating optimal areas for recreational activities

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The terrain frames the design form

Establishing “a new life style related to nature” A collection of varied & complimentary neighbourhoods

OVERARCHING STRATEGIES

• Create forested areas higher in the watersheds flood areas.

• Reroute flood water to riparian or constructed wetlands/ carve the land and use swales and berms.

• Vegetate eroded gully beds to reduce fine sediment from running into the lake or built up areas.

• Vegetate basin slopes to reduce and slow overland waterflow.

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• Dissipate waterflow energy with riprap, mass plantings, geotextiles etc.

Ravines, Water Channels and Streams Flood Risk (100 years return period) Lake

ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR

• Corridor Shift: Turning ecological links into a connected recreational spine

• Climate Response: Positioning activities to suit future environmental conditions

• Terrain Reading: Using landform cues to anchor key program nodes

• Activity Placement: Locating wellness and adventure zones along the corridor

• Access Planning: Aligning trail entries with natural flows and visitor movement

Safeguarding

PROJECT AREA

Mangrove Resilience

Tubli Bay

Kingdom of Bahrain

Area of 2.5km2

COASTAL DUNE FORMATIONS

Plantation of dune salt tolerant grasses and transplanting coastal date palms.

BOARDWALK LINK STRATEGY

TRANSECT FOR WATER MANAGEMENT ECOLOGICAL STRATEGY

THE CONNECTOR BRIDGE

Mature plantations and 2m SLR scenario

Construction of boarwalks and reinforced coastal dune formations. Use of fencing to capture sand.

SPINE DEVELOPMENT

• Zoning Structure: Defining program clusters along the commercial spine

• Circulation Mapping: Organizing main and secondary pedestrian movement flows

• Plaza Coordination: Arranging flexible gathering zones along key access points

• Edge Alignment: Positioning F&B and retail edges to activate the corridor

• Spatial Hierarchy: Establishing clear axes that guide movement through the spine