Saudi Arabia's Future Metro Station

By Hessa Al Habashi
Photos courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

Architect Zaha Hadid has won the competition to design the new metro station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This new metro station, also known as King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station, is part of the new public transport system.

The Architect describes the design as "A 3D lattice defined by a sequence of opposing sine-waves"

Since Riyadh's population nearly doubled in the past fifteen years, the government wanted to reduce their carbon footprint, giving its residents an alternative transportation method to cars. The lattice-like designed station will take up more than 20,000 m² in space and will be 4 storeys high, and two storeys underground, making the station a total of six storeys.

Exterior view of the station

Unfortunately, we all know that this metro station and many others including ones that have not been designed yet will be up and running before Kuwait's own metro station will even begin construction. 

Interior view showing circulation indoors

Sine waves continuing well inside the building