Riyadh Public Transport Program, METRO Urban Design & Streetscape Manual
Riyadh, 2013 - 2014
Preparation of a Design Manual, which contains typical proposals for the urban design of the environment of subway stations and the street space along the metro lines
Use
Landscape Architecture
Timeframe
2013 - 2014
Client
ADA Arriyadh Development Authority
Detail of an example of a design around the METRO station
A comprehensive Transportation Plan for the city of Riyadh has been developed and acknowledged as a historic opportunity to improve the existing road infrastructure and provide a 21st Century integrated public transportation system. The success of the planned METRO system not only requires acknowledging the importance of a high quality public transportation system but also the provision of quality public realm or streetscape in which the METRO system will operate. AS+P Albert Speer + Partner GmbH were commissioned by the Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA), with developing and producing an Urban Design & Streetscape Manual (UDM) to provide the chosen design & build consortia with clear guidance to achieve the following goals: - A clear and robust set of design proposals and exemplars to enable the completion and enhancement of existing 30% designs for the METRO corridors in question. - A design matrix or 'toolbox' approach which can be selectively applied through analysis and design, to the various existing street types and land uses. - A design rationale which is simple yet sophisticated and flexible enough to ensure quality and ease of implementation.
Illustration of a square design around a METRO station with special paving design and integrated objets d‘art
![Schematic illustration of the design for open space along the street corridor in the vicinity of the METRO station](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/e/a/csm_img3_4_P3_Vogelperspektive_crop_e2839084c8.jpg?_=1616152494)
Schematic illustration of the design for open space along the street corridor in the vicinity of the METRO station
![Grown diagram illustrating the methods used: Different levels of design complement one another, coming together to produce an overall picture of the open space design](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/d/0/csm_img4_5_Picto_Layer_140206_b683e8b00f.jpg?_=1616152551)
Grown diagram illustrating the methods used: Different levels of design complement one another, coming together to produce an overall picture of the open space design
![Example of sample data sheets with the design principles for various elements of open space such as urban furniture](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/b/1/csm_img5_6_example-data-sheet_bde0845c1d.jpg?_=1616152598)
Example of sample data sheets with the design principles for various elements of open space such as urban furniture
![Illustration of a square design in the vicinity of a METRO station in a busy urban context](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/6/c/csm_img6_7_2594-0005_o_edit_4b7074edd3.jpg?_=1616152640)
Illustration of a square design in the vicinity of a METRO station in a busy urban context
![Organigram of the design process](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/5/1/csm_img7_8_Fig_79dd46b2bc.jpg?_=1616152693)
Organigram of the design process
![Example of “toolboxes” for describing actual design specifications](/fileadmin/_processed_import_/d/a/csm_img8_9_toolbox-examples_83e21276e7.jpg?_=1616152737)
Example of “toolboxes” for describing actual design specifications