King Abdullah Financial District
Henning Larsen Architects’
Goal : Design sustainable projects that reach beyond themselves and become of lasting value to the user, the society and the culture into which they are built.
Designing the capital Riyadh to be a public open space and a characteristic skyline with a new outstanding landmark.
The district will become an active and attractive urban space comprising financial institutions, residential and recreational areas, shops, restaurants, hotels, conference and sports facilities. All the projects attach great importance to sustainability.
Conference center
Technical Specifications
- Facades are varied in respect to orientation in order to enhance energy saving.
- Local materials reduce energy consumption for transportation.
- Quality materials have a long lifetime and require a minimum of maintenance.
- Solar cells placed on roofs and integrated into the facades.
- Transparency of facades designed to create the best indoor environment controlling heat from the sun and daylight.
- Shading of facades to reduce cooling loads and to lower outdoor temperature.
- Use of roofscapes to achieve sustainable objectives.
- Skywalks that connect the buildings and an integrated public transport system help reduce the need for cars. Skywalks are energy neutral and powered by solar energy.
- King Abdullah Financial District entails district cooling.
- Intelligent lighting reduces energy consumption.