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Commercial Tower
A commercial tower concept for Riyadh proposing a fluid, horizontally-banded form with cascading planted terraces and a sculpted gold-mesh podium across 35,000 square metres.
- Location
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Our role
- Conceptual design
- Plot area
- 6,323 m²
- Built-up area
- 35,000 m²
- Status
- concept
About this project
The conceptual design explores a curvilinear massing in which continuous horizontal bands wrap a twisting floor plate, creating deep-set ledges that carry planted terraces across the upper facade. Seen from above, the plan traces a flowing, figure-eight void at ground level, drawing air and greenery into the podium. A faceted gold-patterned cladding skin activates the base, contrasting with the predominantly glazed shaft above.
The proposal sits on a 6,323 m² urban plot in Riyadh, where solar exposure and street-level amenity both require careful handling. The banding and recessed terrace depth serve to shade the curtain wall while distributing vegetation across the tower height — a response to a climate where outdoor comfort at grade and thermal control of large-glazed surfaces are persistent design constraints.
Pioneer Landmarks led the conceptual design across the full 35,000 m² built-up area, developing multiple volumetric studies for the brief. The iterations visible in the renders — from the primary banded scheme to more figurative massing alternatives — reflect the studio's practice of testing formal and programmatic possibilities before committing to a single direction.
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