Al Ghoroob

A residential comppound located in Al Ghoroob on the outskirts of Riyahd in Saudi Arabia. The compound contains a mixture of duplex, fourplex and multi unit residences with a total of 724 residential Product. Forgan Smith Architects won the commission based on a design concept that explored a 'Linear Oasis'. The idea was to maximise the useability of green space by concentrating it along a linear park through the centre of the development and linking all residences to the main central facilities. The idea of a fragmented central facilities was also put forward to allow the creation of a 'Main Street' concept.