BAWABAT CODE
The Civic Landscape Plan sets out a public park and open space strategy for Dhahiat Sumou (DS), the first new community of the Bawabat Makkah lands. In support of the Bawabat Makkah Development Plan by DPZ, the DS Civic Landscape Plan establishes a typology of parks and open space, potential facilities programming, landscape standards and guidelines, and landscape concept designs for nine park and open space demonstration sites.
The Typology of Parks, Open Space and Streetscapes constructs categories of open space as characteristic elements within an urban block. This is accompanied by a Landscape Regulation Code that establishes minimum standards and guidelines for design, construction andnmaintenance of civic landscape based on sustainability, walkability, comfort and aesthetics.
Concept designs for open space demonstration sites are configured, designed and sized to respond to their surrounding context and accommodate suitable active and passive recreational programming as dictated by the Community Facilities Distribution Plan. Community service
facilities, neighbourhood Mosques and Jumah Mosques are often sited adjacent to open spaces to reinforce parks as central to religious and civic life. Stormwater management provisions including streetscape bioswales and retention basins in parks are introduced in response to demands of infrequent but substantial flash flood runoff. Landscape schemes offer three levels of landscape treatment - Arid, Green or Lush – depending on capital
investment and maintenance capacity. The plan encourages the use of drought tolerant, low maintenance and indigenous plant material throughout the area. All concept plans are accompanied by descriptive text and illustrative cross-sections.


Bawabat Makkah, Saudi Arabia
SCOPE OF WORK
Open Space Planning, Demonstration Site Concept Development, Design Charrette Participation
LANDSCAPE CONSULTANT
Corban and Goode
Landscape Architecture and Urbanism
Bruce Corban, Landscape Architect
Garth Goode, Urban Designer
Marvin Cruz, Senior Landscape Associate
Duany Plater - Zyberk & Company, Washington DC
CLIENT
COLLABORATORS
Duany Plater - Zyberk & Company