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Presentation to the 2008 RIBA World Cities Annual Dinner on the developing master plan for Saadiyat Island and its Cultural DistrictTRANSCRIPT
Saadiyat Island
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The world is
50%urban
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distribution of the 100 fastest growing cities in the world
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challenges
• capital fluidity• climate change impacts• infrastructure delivery• water security• energy security• demographic change
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location of Abu Dhabi in the UAE
Text and Image Layout
• Bullets• Bullets• Bullets• Bullets
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planning context
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saadiyat island in relation to abu dhabi
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27 square kilometres (2700 hectares)
master plan statistics: site scale
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7 districts
master plan statistics: district definitions
up to 16 million m2 development
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master plan statistics: development scale
150,000 people (& 200,000 jobs)
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master plan statistics: density distribution
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island master plan
illustrative master plan of Saadiyat Island with higher density urban form to the west (closer to downtown Abu Dhabi) and lower density development along beaches and waterways in the east
land use
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movement
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public transport
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community
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utilities
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open space
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relative densities
Sydney - Burwood
Paris - VII
Manhattan
DISTRICTS & BENCHMARKS dphSaadiyat Lagoons 23
Staten Island 28
Sydney- Burwood 40
Saadiyat Promenade 48
Los Angeles - Wilshire 81
Inner London 88
Downtown Toronto 100
London - Kensington & Chelsea 116
Brooklyn 135
Saadiyat Cultural District 135
Paris - VII Arondissement 136
Chicago- Near North Side 187
Inner Barcelona 200
Saadiyat Marina 213
Paris - XII Arondissement 215
Vancouver - West End 234
Inner Paris 250
Manhattan 269
Cairo 320
Hong Kong 36
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a cultural district …
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illustrative district master plan
… out of sand & water
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aerial view of existing land mass
principles for place making
• organising grid• network of narrow streets• distribution of public space • low to medium building heights• strategic view corridors• multi-modal transport• integrated climatic modulation• supporting cultural facilities
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land mass
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master plan organising layers
expressway
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master plan organising layers: defining the district
museums and canal
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master plan organising layers: defining the vision
organising grid
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master plan organising layers: primary movement
network of streets and lanes
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master plan organising layers: urban grain
built form & open space
/ Saadiyat Cultural District
master plan organising layers: streets, blocks and spaces
multi modal transport
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master plan organising layers: light rail, cycle & pedestrian routes
landmarks and views
/ Saadiyat Cultural District
master plan organising layers: land use, landmarks and views
structure plan
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master plan organising layers:structure
cultural land use
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master plan organising layers: cultural overlay
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defining character areas
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developing principles
orientation and massing
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developing principles
channelling wind
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developing principles
framing space
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developing principles
principles define blocks
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defining typologies
permeable grids
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defining typologies
permeable blocks
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defining typologies
impermeable blocks
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defining regulations
building heights
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defining regulations
building frontage
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defining regulations
parking strategy
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characterising streets30 metre corridor
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characterising streets30 metre corridor with light rapid transit
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modelling form
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modelling form
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modelling form
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modelling form
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modelling form
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