PROJECT #7C - The requirement was to design a park that would compliment the neighbouring mosque users as well as
MOSQUE
surrounding residents of the neighbourhood.
The site was connected on the north with the mosque
8 Meter Pedestrian Walkway
by a narrow 8 meter lane while the other three sides
S H A H Z A I B 2016
have 15 meter streets. The site was located in recently developed district of Riyadh and still some residences in the surroundings were under construction at the time of site visit.
The project is intended to unify socio-religious aspects of life. For instance, father can leave children in park while he goes to offer his prayer or after prayer time people from mosque can sit in park etc. SITE AREA : 1647 sq.m SITE RESIDENTIAL MOSQUE PARKING OPEN SPACE
DESIGN COMPONENTS
SITE DEVELOPMENT MASTERPLAN
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PARK DESIGN : A BREATHING SPACE FOR THE NEIGHBOURHOOD amalgamation of mosque & park to address socio-religious aspects at Al-Ezdehaar District, Riyadh
24° 46' 59.5" N 46° 42' 57.8" E
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STATUS | ISSUED FOR CONSTRUCTION