NEOM Trojena Basecamp

March 2023
Contents

1 Project Overview From the original design intent to its Implementation

2 Design Strategy
Design Objectives
Landscape Toolkit

Private – Residential terraces Green soft

3 Landscape
Characters
Semi-Private – Courtyards
Home Zone – Shared surface
Green medium
Semi arid
Public Realm – Wadi Park and sport areas Arid xeriscape
 Project Overview

Project Context
1 Original Design Intent
Design development
Project Context

1,500 to 2,600m asl

Topography NEOM mountains

Max temp Summer 35 to 37 °

Extreme Climate

Min temp Winter 4 to 8 °

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Exposure Very harsh and arid environment
Original Design Strategy
Context driven approach

”The design approach and landscape interventions are as

'light touch' as possible, seeking to, 'trace over', rather than, 'in
to', the terrain. Materiality, both soft and hard will echo the
natural landscape and borrow form the existing vegetation
patterns, ground form and gravel deposits”

100 years flood buffer

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Existing Wadi stream flows Connecting the masterplan
through the Wadi Valleys
Project Overview

Original concept –Spring 2021 Design development –Autumn 2021 Construction site –Winter 2023

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Project Overview
Original Design intent - Masterplan
Rest Areas
Rest areas are provided throughout the masterplan at
regular intervals and at keyu nodes. They are shaded play
a part in making the development more walkable

Jogging Tracks
A shared circuitous route around the site with
shaded rest areas

Leisure
A recreation and social outdoor space associated with a
gym facility & swimming pools. A community facility for
evening and weekend entertainment

Sport Areas

Multi-Use games areas combined with associated

social spaces

Pedestrian and vehicular shared space

A development which encourages walking as the
primary transport mode. All routes are to give priority to
pedestrians and are designed accordingly

Mosque
Located at the heart of the community but designed to be
a refuge, a tranquil space with enclosure and a degree of
separation
Project Overview
Original design intent - Landscape
Project Overview
Original Design intent - Architecture
Project Overview
Design Development – masterplan

1 No distinctive
Character areas

No defined
2 public realm

Not pedestrian
3 friendly

Lack of sense of
4 community

Over engineered
5 road network
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Design Development - architecture

Lack of character Standard design Lack of flexibility

No distinctive architecture No front private amenities / terraces
 Design Strategy
Design objectives
2 Landscape characters
Landscape Toolkit
Design Approach
Recommended interventions

Objectives

1 Mitigate the fire

truck path

Create distinctive
2 character areas

Enhance
\ public
3 realm quality

Create a safe sense

4 of community

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Encourage light and
5 pedestrian mobility
Design Approach
Open space typologies
Design toolkit
Shaded pedestrian links
Design toolkit
Wadi pedestrian crossings
Design toolkit
Wadi pedestrian crossings – rest area
Design toolkit
Stone wall cladding
Design toolkit
Property entrance enhancements
Design toolkit
Staircase marking
Design toolkit
SUDS and rock gardens
Design toolkit
Permeable paving and slopes treatment
 Landscape Characters

3
Home Zone – Shared corridor
Public Realm – Wadi Park and sport areas
Semi-Private – Courtyards
Private – Residential terraces
 Landscape Characters

3
Home Zone – Shared corridor
Public Realm – Wadi Park and sport areas
Semi-Private – Courtyards
Private – Residential terraces
Home Zone – Shared Corridor
Design strategy

Carriageway design limits speeds

and increases safety

Spaces for gathering, play etc Paving color / pattern changing

at the junctions for safe crossing

Traffic calming ramps limit speeds

and increase safety

Tree planting and softscape areas

Change in road surface materials

implies shared use

Safety- reduced vehicular traffic

access and speed (not a ‘through
road’), kids can play
Home Zone – Shared Corridor
Fire Truck requirements

Shared corridor
15 Speed limit
Homezone
Fire truck compliant
Home Zone – Shared Corridor
Fire Truck requirements 9.00m

6.10m

Landscaped

Landscaped
surface

surface
1
Fire Truck
Fire Truck - Rapid Suppression
Transport Unit (RSTU)

Shared corridor

Landscaped
surface
Landscaped
surface
General fire appliance L= 10m X H= 3.10m W= 2.5m Fire truck

Specialist fire appliance L= 12.5m X H= 3.10m W= 2.5m

Shared surface section suitable for fire truck access

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E-vehicles 9.00m

6.10m

Landscaped
Landscaped
surface

surface
2 Electric Golf Cart 3 Small Electric Bus Electric
cart

Home zone

Landscaped
surface
Landscaped
Electric

surface
cart
Pedestrians
- L= 3.35m X W= 2.13m X H=1.86m L= 5.99m X W= 2.1m X H= 2.87m

Shared surface section suitable for fire truck access

Home Zone – Shared Corridor
Daily mode - typical section

Landscape buffer Shared corridor Landscape buffer Private terrace

Home Zone – Shared Corridor
Daily mode – typical plan
Home Zone – Shared Corridor
Emergency mode - typical section

Landscape buffer E-cart Shared corridor Landscape buffer Private terrace

drop off
Home Zone – Shared Corridor
Emergency mode- typical plan
E-cart Fire truck
Private terrace
drop off hydrant spot

Landscape buffer Shared corridor Landscape buffer

Home Zone – Shared Corridor Community Fire truck Shaded
gardens hydrant bay pedestrian links
Design proposal – area 1

Bus stop Community Parcel

gardens collection point
Home Zone – Shared Corridor
Design references
 Delfland Water Authority

Delft Public Realm

Location category

2017
year

Keywords

Gardens
Seatingareas
Cultural
community

Community gardens
Design references
Home Zone – Shared Corridor Community Communal Parcel
gardens terraces collection point
Design proposal – area 2

Bus drop off

Fire truck
hydrant

View point
terraces

Shaded Pedestrian
link

Wadi Park Private Shaded Pedestrian

terrace bridge
Home Zone – Shared Corridor
Proposed design intervention

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Home Zone – Shared Corridor
Proposed design intervention

New trees

Private terrace

Home zone lighting

Xeriscape edges
Home Zone – Shared Corridor
Proposed design intervention
Home Zone – Shared Corridor
Proposed design intervention

Small trees

Mountain trails

Front terraces

Xeriscape planted strips

Green paving
Home Zone – Shared Corridor
Materials and softscape

Home zone character

Low vegetation

Low water demand

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 Landscape Characters

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Home Zone – Shared corridor
Public Realm – Wadi Park and sport areas
Semi-Private – Courtyards
Private – Residential terraces
Open Space interventions
Wadi Park – sport area

Community Community
terrace terrace
Sport courts

Community
terrace

Private
terrace

Wadi park
Community
terrace
Open Space interventions
Wadi Park – sport area
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Homezone
Pocket Gardens
Homezone
Wadi park pedestrian connections
 Landscape Characters

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Home Zone – Shared corridor
Public Realm – Wadi Park and sport areas
Semi-Private – Courtyards
Private – Residential terraces
Landscape Characters
Residential Courtyards
Landscape Character
Residential Courtyards
Landscape characters
Pocket Gardens
Landscape characters
Pocket Gardens

Sail shadings

Staircase canopy

Stone wall treatment

Recessed rest area

Community garden

Loose furniture
Landscape Character
Pocket Gardens
 Landscape Characters

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Home Zone – Shared corridor
Public Realm – Wadi Park and sport areas
Semi-Private – Courtyards
Private – Residential terraces
Landscape Characters
Private residential front terraces
 Landscape Character
Front access enhancement
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Landscape Characters
Private residential back terraces
Landscape Characters
Private residential back terraces
 Landscape Character
Residential terraces on wadi
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March 2023