CHINESE TRENDS IN THE

FUTURE
HP smart city in Qingdao China

SMART CITY
DELIVERY SERVICES
TRANSPORTATION TREND
CASHLESS SOCIETY
SMART TRANSPORTATION
DOMESTIC TRAVELER
RENEW PUBLIC SPACE
ENVIRONMENT TREND
CULTURAL TREND
RENOVATE/BROWNFIELD
ALARO CITY
LAGOS, NIGERIA
SOM & RENDEAVOR
 Alárò City helps strengthen Lagos 'position as the economic and cultural hub for West Africa by creating
a new mixed-use model community—a place for people to work, make, live, and learn. Located 60 kilometers east
of Lagos, the 1,000-hectare site is part of the wider 16,000-hectare Lekki Free Trade Zone, which aims to become
an international trade gateway with a new seaport and airport.
 ZONING

The south of Alárò City will

be dedicated to industrial,
warehouse and logistics facilities,
intended to encourage innovation.

Meanwhile, the north side of

the masterplan will host offices,
homes, schools, hotels, healthcare
and entertainment facilities.
 SUB ROAD
MAIN ROAD
WITH PARKING

LARGE FOOTPATH LARGE AND GREEN

WITH BICYCLE LANE TAFFIC ISLAND
TRANSPORT HUB
& MIXED USED AREA

TRAM
All the facilities will all be positioned around
approximately 150 hectares of parks and green space,
which is divided into six "greenways".

These greenways will sit approximately 800 meters apart,

ensuring that residents and workers will never be
more than a five-minute walk from open space.
Each area in the Alárò City will be connected by a main boulevard, alongside a network of shaded, pedestrian-friendly
streets and urban plazas.
 SOM planned transport infrastructure to
support local economic activity and to
allow for higher density, mixed-use development.

Larger industrial and logistical development plots

are in the south, adjacent to an inter-district
transport corridor, while smaller plots for
residential, mixed-use, and commercial
development are located to the north, with views to
the lagoon.

A main boulevard connects the commercial,

enterprise, and educational areas on the north with
the research and the industrial areas on the south.
RECREATION
AND MIXED USED
ROAD
STREET FURNITURE

PADESTRIAN ZONE SERVICE ZONE

AND BUFFER
A vibrant city core will become the
civic heart of the Free Trade Zone—a
focal point for innovation and
collaboration, as well as a destination
for leisure and entertainment. The
development is complemented with
shaded, pedestrian-friendly streets
and strong connections to public
transit. A clearly defined network of
urban plazas will link to a 14-hectare
Central Park, designed to support a
variety of events and bolster the
region’s ambition to become a thriving
center of trade and commerce.
Alárò City helps strengthen
Lagos' position as the
economic and cultural ub for
west Africa, by creating a
new mixed-use model
sustainable community – a
place for people to work,
make, live, and learn, which
aims to become an
international trade
gateway,".