Tuwaiq Palace - Aga Khan Award for Architecture
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Tuwaiq Palace

Tuwaiq Palace
 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Arabian Peninsula)
Architect: OHO Joint Venture, Atelier Frei Otto, Buro Happold, Omrania
Client: Arriyadh Development Authority
Completed: 1985
Site size: 75'000 m²

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Tuwaiq Palace Project Brief

The layout seeks to maximize harmony with the site configuration and the idea of an oasis with terraces, courtyards, and caves enclosed within a sinuous outer wall. Along the wall, three tent-like structures attach themselves.

  • Aerial view

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  • Exterior façade of split-faced limestone walls with landscaping in foreground

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  • Exterior, teflon-coated tent is supported by steel cables

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  • Exterior, Tuwaiq Palace stands on a limestone plateau

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  • Exterior, approach to the main entrance

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  • Green oasis landscape within the walls

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  • Terraced walls step up to a roof-top garden

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  • Landscaping

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  • Colour drawing, site plan

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