Al Shoail Plaza
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
2008
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
2008
This boutique high-rise tower in the city centre comprises of 25 floors of high-grade office space, a large front plaza and two levels of basement parking. The unique tower is elevated by a four-storey entry foyer recessed from the street front and buffered by a plaza that accommodates cafe, showroom and cooling water features.
Upper floors feature two-storey modular boxes stacked, offset, cantilevered and skewed. Each module features internal atrium and external gardens created by the forms, providing individuality and variation to office space.
The building environmental performance efficiency is a key design aspect, verified through climatic modelling to test effectiveness of building orientation, form, sun-shading devices and material use.
Upper floors feature two-storey modular boxes stacked, offset, cantilevered and skewed. Each module features internal atrium and external gardens created by the forms, providing individuality and variation to office space.
The building environmental performance efficiency is a key design aspect, verified through climatic modelling to test effectiveness of building orientation, form, sun-shading devices and material use.
Client
Absal Group
Location
Al Tehliya Road
Scale
12,500m2, US$25,000,000
Date
2007 - 2008
Team
Buro Happold
Al Shoail Plaza
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
2008
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
2008
This boutique high-rise tower in the city centre comprises of 25 floors of high-grade office space, a large front plaza and two levels of basement parking. The unique tower is elevated by a four-storey entry foyer recessed from the street front and buffered by a plaza that accommodates cafe, showroom and cooling water features.
Upper floors feature two-storey modular boxes stacked, offset, cantilevered and skewed. Each module features internal atrium and external gardens created by the forms, providing individuality and variation to office space.
The building environmental performance efficiency is a key design aspect, verified through climatic modelling to test effectiveness of building orientation, form, sun-shading devices and material use.
Upper floors feature two-storey modular boxes stacked, offset, cantilevered and skewed. Each module features internal atrium and external gardens created by the forms, providing individuality and variation to office space.
The building environmental performance efficiency is a key design aspect, verified through climatic modelling to test effectiveness of building orientation, form, sun-shading devices and material use.
Client
Absal Group
Location
Al Tehliya Road
Scale
12,500m2, US$25,000,000
Date
2007 - 2008
Team
Buro Happold