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EDITOR’S NOTE
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fter a long, quiet and reflective month, the team at Landscape ME are looking back at the achievements of both Middle Eastern businesses and international companies. We are also looking forward to future projects and the positive impact and development that each of them bring.
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First up we take a look at Luca Curci architects studio who designed a new landmark for the United Arab Emirates skyline-an innovative project based on the concept of “Organic Cities.” The aim is to create a common place where people can live, meet, learn, work and socialise. Continuing this theme of bringing people together is a residential project on Cha-Am beach, Petchaburi, Thailand-Baan San Kraam by Sanitas Studio. The challenge for Sanitas was to provide a landscape design allowing all residents to feel close to the beach as only 10 per cent of its extensive area was near the sea. Rising to the challenge, the firm created seven clusters of buildings each with their own unique seascape character.
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From one beach to The Beach, one of the most recent and exciting developments to be unveiled in Dubai, located between Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) and the public beach. We take a look at how Cracknell designed this entertainment, leisure and retail development on page 18. From past achievements to future projects, the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture has created an educational landscape at its headquarters in Al-Ruwayyah. The landscape philosophy is to create an educational and cultural entity which is completely unique. Turn to page 30 for more. Congratulations are in order for BET architects in collaboration with Ethiopia Söhne & Partner who have won the international design competition for Ethiopian Airlines New Headquarters in Addis Ababa. We profile Floors and Decks, a wooden flooring business catering offering a wide variety of products from Europe and Japan for the MENA Region. On the European scene, we go behind a new urban quarter-Funenpark-a project just east of Amsterdam’s inner city which features sixteen residential blocks. Turn to page 12, to discover how TigerTurf, the UK’s leading manufacturer of synthetic grass is developing its business model.
John Hampton The opinions and views contained in the articles in this publication are those of the contributors and not necessarily of the publishers. The publishers cannot be held liable for any mistake or omission enclosed in the publication.
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Contents August 2014 - Issue 86
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Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) and the public beach,
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The ICBA Educational Landscape Design Philosophy
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SanitasStudio
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Funenpark, ‘A monument for the future’
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Company listings
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News & Events
Dubai Parks to be disabled friendly soon
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ubai Municipality public parks department has announced that the department is planning to restructure all major parks in the emirate to make them more accessible and friendly for disabled people. The project will start in October and take two years to complete. Initially the project will be implemented in Al Mamzar Beach Park and Jumeirah Beach Park followed by other major parks.
Eng. Hussein Lootah Director General of Dubai Municipality
The move comes as part of civic body’s keenness to achieve the strategic goal of Dubai Government to be one of the most friendly cities in the world for people with special needs by 2020 through the initiative ‘My Community … A City for Everyone’ launched by HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council. Hussain Nasser Lootah, the director general of Dubai Municipality said ‘It will cover all major public and residential parks, and the move is
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aimed at giving disabled children a place to play to help them mingle with the society members in all fields of life. ‘Dubai Municipality has paid great attention to special needs by setting requirements for Dubai’s buildings and public facilities, including parks, streets and markets, as well as by holding activities that aim to reach out to and integrate people with special needs,’ Lootah said. ‘Dubai Municipality is keen to support constructive humanitarian initiatives in different fields and it has joined the hands with hundreds of institutions both locally and globally to help people have better living conditions,’ he said. ‘All parks would ultimately have playing equipments for children with special-needs, wheelchair, toilet facilities, as well as parking spaces for disabled drivers. Disabled people would be given free access to all major parks and while wheelchairs will be available for them in these parks,’ he added.
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here is no rushing natural design and if you are patient, nature yields the most beautiful results. Conglomerate, or Jurassic Stone as Stone Forest calls it, is a delight to behold. Made from pebbles compressed together naturally, the stone is rounded by the action of water over what could be hundreds or even thousands of years. Because the pebbles have been transported by water they are usually a wide variety of rock types and are
Jurassic Stone Thousands of Years in the Making various sizes and shapes. The pebbles are then naturally ‘cemented’ together by silica, calcite and iron oxides, which are organic and naturally occurring minerals. The process produces stones of intricate beauty and the designers at Stone Forest have created a number of products using Jurassic Stone – which they call their Pebble Collection. Often used as ornamental rocks for buildings and monuments, Stone Forest has found other uses. They make use of the organic shapes and natural
variations in color and pattern and have enlarged them into a garden collection that includes vases, seating and fountains. Their Pebble Collection fountains are hand-carved and stand at 24”, 48”, and 60” tall, and weigh up to 3,500 lbs! Improving upon the natural world has been Stone Forest’s mission for 25 years and they remain committed to sourcing and using sustainable products…Mother Nature approved.
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The Butterfly Garden at Dubai Miracle Garden Phase 2 A brilliant unique round shape butterfly Park, a total of around 4,000 square meters enough for 300 persons per visit.
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experience to feed the koi fish by hand. And not only that, but also at the Butterfly Garden’s entrance the visitors will enjoy the first Butterfly and insects Museum in the world, which will include thousands of Amazing colorful butterflies from all over the world. And the project will contain a butterfly Flower Park which will be at the Centre of the domes in the shape of big Butterfly and the butterfly flower park will have 3D flowers designs as butterfly shape with different flower types and colors. All the designs will be built consistently on the butterfly garden theme.
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The Garden will include a small coffee shop to serve the visitors and to meet their need of food and beverage during their visit. Last but not least, the visitors will enjoy a souvenir shop which will have a big beautiful collection of butterflies’ souvenir items. The visitor may witness the actual butterfly Life cycle and gain insight into their miraculous metamorphosis of the butterfly species. It is an experience that will enable the visitor to learn to recognize and thus appreciate the butterfly in all its growth stages. It will prove a most inspiring and rewarding experience ever.
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Emaar Middle East, the developer of iconic projects in Saudi Arabia, has unveiled the most prestigious commercial real estate development in Jeddah that brings unmatched value for businesses seeking to set up or expand their operations to the next level in the Kingdom.
Emaar Square, the dedicated commercial precinct in Jeddah Gate, the flagship mixed-use project by Emaar Middle East, opens doors to a brand-new office experience that blends luxurious lifestyle amenities with an ultra-modern business environment. The commercial project brings to Jeddah the world-class ‘Emaar Square’ office developments in Dubai, Istanbul and Cairo, which have received overwhelming response from international investors. The three dedicated office buildings of five floors each, which make up the Emaar Square commercial development, are uniquely set around Crescent Plaza, a thriving lifestyle destination with luxury retail outlets and an array of F&B choices. Additional retail and F&B are available on the lower levels of the three Emaar Square buildings. At the heart of the Plaza is a spectacular water feature with the Emaar Square offices opening to dazzling views of the fountain. Fred Durie, Chief Executive Officer, Emaar International, said: “Emaar Square is our prestigious commercial precinct within Jeddah Gate, which is today one of the most sought after lifestyle destinations. The dedicated office precinct complements Jeddah’s international status as a business hub, and offers businesses across diverse economic sectors, a world-class environment to define their individuality. It also meets the gap in Jeddah for a vibrant ‘Central Business District’ that offers luxury commercial real estate space.”
“Designed to be one of the most prestigious commercial addresses in the Kingdom, Emaar Square at Jeddah Gate will appeal to Saudi and international businesses for their regional headquarters or boutique offices. The central location, superior amenities, proximity to modern homes and luxury lifestyle attractions make Emaar Square the first choice for businesses,” he added. Commercial customers can choose from elegant offices that range in size from 250 to 400 sq metres, in addition to a special showcase of exquisite office suites ranging in size from 500 to about 735 sq metres with glass walls offering panoramic views. The Executive offices are surrounded by a terrace that can be used for special events by the office owners which makes them part of the Jeddah Gate integrated community. Office-goers become part of the vibrant community of Jeddah Gate, where the
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Emaar Middle East launches ‘Emaar Square,’ an exceptional commercial destination set in Jeddah Gate’s Crescent Plaza Three elegantly designed office buildings combined with luxurious lifestyle amenities with ultra-modern office environment first homes in Abraj Al Hilal residential towers have been handed over. They can also purchase homes in the newly launched Abraj Al Hilal 2 residential towers, thus becoming part of a work-live-play environment.
The marvelously designed Crescent Plaza serves as a perfect place for relaxation and unwinding for Emaar Square customers, residents and visitors. Elegantly landscaped, Crescent Plaza and Emaar Square together define a never-before-seen urban space in the city. Designed to international standards, Emaar Square is strategically located in the bustling city of Jeddah and is tailored to meet the growing demand for premium commercial real estate. Only five minutes away from the Al Haramain Express Train Station, Jeddah Gate is less than an hour away from the Holy City of Makkah and only three hours away from Medina. Emaar Square is also located in close proximity to the headquarters of major banking institutions and the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry. All offices have a spacious lobby with an elegant reception and waiting areas, and dedicated parking spaces for each office with security access. The buildings feature
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modern telecom connectivity, fibre-optic network for high-speed internet, satellite cables, central air-conditioning, standby generators to assure seamless services, sound-proof double-glazed windows, spacious prayer areas with ablution facilities, high-speed elevators, modern waste disposal systems in each floor and 24-hour security. The launch of Emaar Square draws on Saudi Arabia’s international reputation as a fast-growing business destination, with the Kingdom ranked at 26 in the World Bank’s Doing Business Index 2014. With the economy set to grow 4.4 per cent this year, the massive investments in infrastructure development by the Government is further boosting the business sector. While new office supply is being added, market reports state the demand for world-class commercial real estate continues to be robust in Saudi Arabia. Emaar Middle East has also handed over residences in Al Khobar Lakes, the company’s premier master-planned community in the Eastern Province, in Al Nada Village, the first residential cluster in the development. Another key project is the Emaar Residences at Fairmont Makkah, located on the Haram Plaza offering views of the Holy Kaaba and Haram.
News & Events RTA completes Phase I of Jumeirah Corniche extending 2 km
Jumeirah Corniche a new avenue for sports enthisiasts
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he Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed the initial phase of the Jumeirah Corniche project extending more than 2 km starting from the Dubai Sailing Club up to a point adjacent to the Dubai Municipality’s Center at Umm Suqeim. Completion rate in the entire project has exceeded 70% and all works are expected to be completed and the project opened in full next October. Nabeel Mohammed Salih, Director of Roads, RTA Traffic and Roads Agency, said: “The completed part will be opened for the public as of today (Sunday) and walking & jogging enthusiasts are invited to practice their sport at the Jumeirah Corniche during this holy month where
there is a marked tendency amongst various community segments to walk and jog, particularly as walking sport is increasingly commanding the attention of a large portion of community members. “The Jumeirah Corniche, which extends 14 km, stretch from the beach adjacent to six residential areas starting from the backyard of the Dubai Marine Resort up to Burj Al Arab Hotel. The project comprises a Walk measuring 5 meters in width, a jogging track measuring 4 meters in width, and rest-houses fitted with commercial kiosks, shaded benches overlooking the beach, and public & health facilities. The project has a unique landscaping theme where a special attention had been made to landscaping and plantation works which are being developed and distributed in addition to decorative lighting featuring stylish design. “The Jumeirah Corniche will divert the sandy beaches to a vital venue through adding decorative and entertainment elements as well as public services for the beach visitors amongst residents and tourists who flock to the Dubai beaches to enjoy sitting beside the sea or practicing walking or jogging,” he continued.
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TigerTurf Earns its Stripes Founded in 2000, TigerTurf has rapidly developed a reputation as one of the leading manufacturers of synthetic turf for both the sports and landscaping sectors.
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igerTurf is the UK’s leading manufacturer of synthetic grass, and is a major supplier to the European, African, Middle East markets. Thanks to an unrivalled investment in product development. TigerTurf utilises innovative manufacturing processes to develop a comprehensive range of synthetic turf which meets a variety of sports and leisure performance standards. To support its expansive product range, the company has a network of highly-skilled partners in construction and design; each of whom is able to extend its industry-leading attention to detail through the installation and maintenance of its synthetic turf products. TigerTurf is a FIFA and FIH licensed supplier of synthetic turf, and boasts very close affiliations with the FA, IRB, RFU, RFL, GAA, and ITF. Research & Development TigerTurf is backed by a wealth of experience in research and development. The UK division was set up by Robbie Craven, who is the firm’s current Head of Research and Development and a world leader in
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synthetic turf innovation. With a BSc degree in Sports Science, Robbie is a member of the British Standards Institute, sits on the EN technical standards committee, and was inducted into the Worldwide Who’s Who for Excellence in Research & Development in 2013.
surfaces spanning football, rugby, hockey, tennis, cricket, and golf as well as multi-sport surfaces gives TigerTurf the ability to cater for a host of diverse requirements. TigerTurf maintains a commitment to the creation of a wide range of products so that every design is ideal for a specific application.
TigerTurf selects the most advanced yarns from TenCate–its parent company-and global market leader in yarn extrusion to create a full range of synthetic turf for a wealth of sports, education, and leisure facilities. This commitment to quality is supported by a network of testing houses and the organisation’s very own laboratory, which is fully equipped with the latest equipment. A series of extensive testing means every surface is not only measured on its ability to perform under various criteria but it is also tested for its ability to stand up to extreme weather conditions and ultraviolet UVA and UVB radiation, which can have the potential to damage synthetic surfaces in countries which experience high levels of exposure.
Across its landscaping range, Finesse is the most popular product. It combines varied green tones as well as a brown “roots” layer to boast a strikingly natural appearance. With a natural feel to match its natural look, Finesse is designed to give a ‘freshly mowed’ effect and is best suited for medium to light traffic use.
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By guaranteeing a quality surface, TigerTurf’s extensive range of sports surfaces can ensure fewer fixture cancellations, higher usage, and increased participation levels when compared with natural turf. Further benefits including reduced water usage, little or no requirement for chemical spraying, and no need for mowing, reseeding, or fertilisers which means sports Facilities Managers can be assured of a lower cost per playing hour all year round.
Tested to the high performance and safety standards laid out by sportsspecific governing bodies, TigerTurf’s synthetic turf systems are backed by accreditation from organisations ranging from FIFA, to the International Rugby Board (IRB), Rugby Football League (RFL), International Hockey Federation (FIH), Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), and European Standards (EN). To meet the needs of footballers in the community and at a professional level, TigerTurf’s Soccer Real range offers a choice of two third generation (3G) systems, each of which is part-filled with rubber and sand to maximise stability and longevity. Soccer Real 60XQ and Soccer Real 50XQ boast a 60mm and 50mm pile height respectively, and have been designed to offer a safe and authentic ball/surface and player/ surface interaction, which is a critical requirement for football and rugby clubs at all levels. For those facilities with a need for multi sports surfaces, TigerTurf has also developed its Total Turf range, which boasts a versatile line-up of features and benefits for a wide range of outdoor
activities. Each offering a different pile height to satisfy the varying needs of professional and community level sportspeople, the 3G Total Turf 65XQ, Total Turf 60XQ, and Total Turf 40XQ consist of two unique profiled fibres, with a sand and rubber infill, which combine to maintain a stable surface Meeting Customer Needs TigerTurf creates surfaces for elite sport, school playgrounds and educational establishments, clubs, commercial landscaping applications and domestic gardening and leisure landscaping. The business’s primary route to market is via the links paved by its contracting partners globally, which means that whilst the company does not sell its products directly to the end-user, it can assure them of the highest quality installation and maintenance. Investors in sports surfaces can range from elite level sports clubs, to smaller scale community facilities. Notably, TigerTurf pitches have been installed at Scottish Premier League (SPL) club, Hamilton Academical FC’s New Douglas Park stadium and at Nottingham Forest FC’s indoor training academy which are both elite level clubs competing
in high divisions in their regions. As FIFA-accredited 3G surfaces become increasingly embraced by football clubs at community and elite levels, it is anticipated that the market for synthetic sports surfaces will continue to grow rapidly. In the Middle East, TigerTurf recently installed its Atomic Pro variant at the Yas Marina F1 circuit in Abu Dhabi, ahead of the city’s Grand Prix hosting later this year. Atomic Pro is made with a diamond-profiled monofilament yarn, specifically designed to feel soft and encourage blade recovery during times of peak footfall, which means visitors to the globally-renowned circuit will be able to benefit from a comfortable feel at all times. With the market for synthetic turf continuing to grow globally, TigerTurf has already identified key areas of growth for its business. Greater emphasis on safety standards in the education sector, and the mounting acceptance of 3G surfaces for elite level soccer, rugby, and tennis, provide landscaping and sports stakeholders with a huge opportunity to make synthetic turf central to their business offering.
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Spotlight
Floors and Decks Who we are Floors and Decks are a wooden flooring business catering to the needs of a vast range of clientele. We render to their unique tastes and requirements with quality products and services. Our products From European Parquet Flooring for internal needs and Japanese decking, we have extensive exotic choices for all tastes and imaginations. We offer
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a wide variety of internal parquet floors such as solid, semi-solid and laminated flooring from Europe and WPC Products in Japan which are best suited for the climate conditions for MENA Region. Business Growth With the economic atmosphere looking good globally and foreign investments flowing in, the growth of Floors and Decks has been steady. We have expanded in many
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folds through the years. Since our beginnings, we have grown from one showroom to two showrooms and have induced new high-quality products and made our selfoutstanding in the world of wooden flooring. Our strength lies with strong leadership and dedicated, honest staff. We have expanded our horizon in the field for supply and installation with the backing for professional technicians and
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expanded our reach overseas to the Seychelles and across Asia and the Middle East. A unique business After serving the nation with flooring solutions for over a decade, we felt that it was time to offer something truly unique in concept and design. Floors and Decks have a themed villa showcasing the essence
of flooring whether it is internal or external. It also showcases products from Europe and Japan. Our products reflect our customer’s personality and lifestyle. Installing your floors Parquet flooring for internal can be laid by either gluing it down or free floating on smooth and levelled surfaces. External decking is laid on under structure of either wood, composite or aluminium joists on a smooth and levelled surface with a slope for the water to flow. Our partners We have worked with Etihad Towers, Raha Beach Hotel, The Beach Project in JBR, and the Intercontinental Hotel to name a few. Company drive The Middle East has a very friendly and supportive attitude
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towards business entrepreneurs and investors, especially U.A.E. They lend full support in setting up new businesses and make conductive atmosphere for the flourishing of businesses. Future plans We have the vision to be market leaders and this can only be achieved by offering the best of products, that are sustainable and offer the very best terms of services. We have plans to participate in leading exhibitions in the M.E.N.A region with seminars to interact with customers and help them to understand market trends. We have also highly invested in the latest technology and manpower to meet the expectations of our clients. We are very fortunate to have leaders who have visions to succeed and are able to support us by highly qualified staff and technicians.
“Region’s first concept showroom villa dedicated for Woodfloors, Outdoor Decking & Other related unique products” “FND IS A THEME VILLA SHOWCASING THE ESSENCE OF FLOORING… BE IN INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL. FND showcases Products from best of Europe and Japan. Products that reflect your personality and life style with the atmosphere you dwell with”.
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The Beach
Located between Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) and the public beach, The Beach is one of the most recent and exciting developments to be unveiled in Dubai. Covering over a 1km stretch of shoreline between the Hilton and Sheraton Hotels, Cracknell were appointed to design and supervise the construction of this low rise entertainment, leisure and retail development.
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nswering the Clients’ (Meeras) design brief to create a vibrant outdoor urban environment and offer the community exciting recreational facilities, Cracknell wanted to ensure full advantage was taken of the beach front setting and provide a well thought through integrated design response.
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Reflection pool, Central Plaza The architectural design established four distinct character zones across the development, ranging from recreational, centred around the cinema building, a commercial zone with an urban plaza as the hub, a large elliptical plaza to the centre of the site suitable for outdoor events, and a high end zone with exclusive restaurants, outdoor dining and retail outlets.
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Along the length of the site the landscape design links each of the architectural character zones by three corridors. The first of these is the urban street corridor adjacent to the JBR Walk. The external edge of The Beach now complements the urban street character to both sides of the existing road. This edge is punctuated at strategic locations by wide pedestrian access routes allowing
visitors to approach from the JBR walk and provides connections from the street, across the central spine (second corridor) to the beach promenade which provides the third of these corridors. At the northern end of the development the landscape to the recreational zone is designed around the main attraction, the indoor and outdoor cinema. The landscape features here include a colourful and brightly designed shaded water play area known as the ‘splash pad’, which is popular with children and their families. Adjacent to the ‘splash pad’ is a permanent amphitheatre for live performances, lawn areas for people to picnic and children to play. The recreational area of the promenade is adjacent to the beach and elevated above the sand. The beach promenade provides an active corridor and is designed to provide an enjoyable open space suitable for different users groups. It provides a wide meandering footpath adjacent to the jogging track complete with a series of outdoor gym areas with exercise equipment for people to use. Steps, access ramps, seating walls, all light in colour, have been integrated into the level changes down to the beach. Benoy architects have designed the beach facility buildings, which are situated strategically along the
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If you were to walk from the cinema along the central spine to the southern edge of the development you pass through three plazas of contrasting scale, each offering a different experience. The first of these is the commercial plaza. The commercial plaza is square, with low buildings and shaded walkways spanning across the buildings and enclosing the space. A large water feature commands the centre of the square with the water reflecting both the adjacent buildings and the olive trees planted within the water feature itself. The sound of water along with the dark stone finishes of the water feature enhances the calming atmosphere and reflective qualities of the space. The surrounding paving is a mixture of dark and medium greys laid in a direction to accentuate the orientation of the water feature within the plaza. Seating from the restaurants spill out into the square, offering a very convivial space for al fresco dining.
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The next area is the central plaza where the relatively narrow and shaded arcades open up into a large elliptical space, bordered on one edge with buildings facing the plaza and the other opening out onto the hub of JBR Walk. The eye is drawn towards what we call the ‘chocolate box’ building, on the edge of the reflection pool as the centre point of the space. The plaza is framed by the steel and wood arcades adjoining the buildings and provides shaded seating on the edge of the plaza. The plaza level is lowered towards the centre, to enhance the sense of space. The plaza was kept free of any landscape elements to ensure maximum use for festivities and seasonal functions. The southern end of the development is aimed at a higher end use, such as fashion boutiques and signature restaurants. The selection of dark honed stone finishes complement the limestone facades and copper finishes of the buildings resulting in a sleek high end appearance.
simple and light in colour with integrated timber seating and lighting specifically designed and made for the project. Street furniture, including seating, handrails and fencing throughout the project is specifically designed by Cracknell, with the majority being constructed from timber. Soft Landscape The planting on the podium is designed to enhance the transition zone from dining to beach. Soft, relaxing and gently flowing with the contours between the plaza and the lower promenade.
Promenade and pixelated wave pattern Hard Landscape The landscape paving and planter materials are natural stone. The pallet is simple, light, medium and dark grey stones which vary in size, pattern and finish to provide subtle variation within each of the character zones. A large area of the development
particularly towards the beach is constructed with a mosaic cobble pattern which uses the three grey tones to produce a pixelated wave pattern which represent the movement and eddies of the Arabian Sea washing onto the shore. The raised planters throughout the development are
Defining the edge of the beach, Washintonia palms have been planted along the length of the promenade. Another significant area of soft landscape is to the basement parking at the point where visitors access the podium landscape by escalators. Ficus benjamina trees are planted on the basement car park level and their canopies extend above the ground-floor level making them an attractive feature and visible at the landscape plaza level above.
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Throughout the design phases of the project the Cracknell team were acutely aware that JBR and Dubai Marina were already considered to be heavily congested with traffic, street parking and additional nearby construction projects. A lot of consideration was given to existing residents’ concern that The Beach development was only going to perpetuate this congestion. Therefore, as well as developing open spaces, traffic studies were conducted very early on in the design process, with Cracknell being influential in proposing and delivering
the aesthetic integration and construction of the widening of the JBR walk road, and creating a two way traffic system, replacing the regularly congested one way system around the development. Provision for ample underground parking was a key design feature for this project, replacing and extending the previous car park the site has been developed upon. It is anticipated the Al Sufouh tram system will link with the development, which will further contribute in reducing parking and traffic congestion in the area. One other excellent fact that should be
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noted is that through responsible design and despite the additional offerings of the development, the beach itself is now actually greater in area than when the construction work began. Cracknell are also involved in the refurbishment of JBR The Walk . Whilst ensuring both The Beach and JBR retain their own identities, the refurbishment of JBR is just as exciting and the landscape enhancements will contribute positively to one of Dubai’s most popular residential retail and food & beverage zones. The Beach development was opened in February 2014 and all the early signs indicate that it is a hugely successful development. Cracknell approach any new project with one key principal in mind; how does it make a positive contribution? We believe The Beach is a place that people will enjoy and it will set a new standard for Dubai developments offering a very real alternative to the ubiquitous indoor malls. Cracknell looks forward to being involved in more high quality, imaginative and fun outdoor spaces in the future.
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Luca Curci architects studio has designed a landmark for the United Arab Emirates skyline with an innovative project based on the concept of “Organic Cities.�
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he organic buildings become part of the new megalopolis, merging and mixing residential elements with business divisions, shopping life with wellness areas, cultural places with social life. The aim is to create a common place where people can live, meet, learn, work, socialise and create new mixing cultures. The project is organised in two groups: organic buildings on the earth, and “moons� on the sea. All of them are
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innovations connected and linked to each other with roads, parks, and running streets. The aggregations on the ground are futuristic and have organic shapes. The “moons” on the sea are divided into three kinds: the smaller are private residences with a private approach from the sea and from the air. The middle “moons” are hotels that can be reached by the sea, the road and the air. The biggest “moons” are residences, hotels and private apartments. The aggregations of buildings near the sea have shapes conceived to live on desert ground. The idea starts from the nature structures that are able to live near the sea, with sun and wind and any kind of natural element. They exist to be the future and evolution of
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contemporary metropolis. These kind of structures will develop the connections between humans, during everyday life, with thousands of common places that will aggregate crowds, to win the alienation of XX and XXI century cities. The master plan has been created to be adaptive and to evolve. It will depend on the location of construction in different places. The first five buildings and five moons will have a variety of services in the contemporary cities. Specific attention will be paid to social life, human connections and common places to meet people. The total floor area will host more than 150.000 habitants, with 50 per cent of the lot area dedicated to green and connections, open areas and common grounds. More than 800.000 square metres will be dedicated to hotels, spa, wellness areas and 6.300.000 square metres to shopping malls, galleries, museums, 4.500.000 square metres to offices and other social services.
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Covering a total constructed area of 600.000 square metres, the program will host residencies, offices and collective and commercial spaces. The tallest building will reach 470 metres while the second and third of the first group on the ground will successively descend in height. The tallest “moon” on the sea will reach 190 metres while the second 115 metres and the third 90 metres.
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The team Design architect Arch. Luca curci Collaborators Arch. Andrea colangiuli Arch. Nicola boccadoro Designer wafa chawachi Luca curci Luca curci (bari, 1975) is an italian artist, architect and designer, graduated in architecture at the university of camerino, italy. In 2006 he founded the architecture firm luca curci architects which has realized several proj ects of residential buildings, private houses, villas, restaurants and stores. In 2007 he realized the detailed design of a footbridge built on the river seine in paris, and in 2011 he designed and realized different apple stores In italy. In 2012 he designed the “tipico italiano fast food restaurant” eu ropean franchising and “five senses design hotel”, an exclusive fiveroom Hotel, based on the five senses’ theme. With the project “organic cities” of 2013, designed for the united arab emirates, he deals with the theme of environmental planning and architecture sustainability. In 2001 he founded international artexpo, an independent group of art ists, which realized several international contemporary art events all-over the world. In 2004 he founded it’s liquid, a communication platform with over 100.000 Subscribers, dedicated to art, architecture and design. Luca curci architects corso vittorio emanuele ii, 33 70122 bari – italy t +39.0805234018 M +39.3387574098 Lucacurci@lucurci.Com Www.Lucacurci.Com
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Shabbir A Shahid
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Salinity Management Scientist Soil Management Program, Research and Innovation Division International Center for Biosaline Agriculture Dubai, UAE Email: s.shahid@biosaline.org.ae
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he Dubai based Intern tional Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) is the global centre of excellence for innovative agriculture in saline and marginal environments. The ICBA has created an educational landscape at its headquarters in Al-Ruwayyah. The landscape philosophy is to create an educational and cultural entity which is unique, to optimise water use, and inspire visitors with its architecture and plant diversity. To accomplish the unique landscape philosophy, ICBA has taken the initiative to establish an educational landscape displaying various features uncommon to normal landscapes, including plots of salt tolerant grasses and plants identified after many years of research at ICBA. These grasses are unique and grow well at high water salinity levels, which save the costly fresh water resources, while the mowed grass is an excellent source as forage. The landscape and surrounding areas display diversity of plants (ground cover, trees, native plants, shrubs, flowers, hedges etc). When properly labeled with information
One of 7 sands circles showing red sand
these plants provide knowledge and diversity–a taste of “Botanical Garden.” Significant efforts have been made to design landscape architect by using scientific means to efficiently use irrigation water by using smart irrigation (distribute the right amount of water essential for landscape care) systems (drip, bubbler, sprinkler) appropriate to plant type. Stones of different colours can provide the “natural” desert look when combined with suitable plants. Therefore we have the plan to add this component to show a combination of hardscape, xeriscape and greenscape concepts to optimise irrigation water use. Hardscaping is inexpensive and easy to create and maintain. It also doesn’t require water or other types of care like living landscaping features do. A two to three inches protective layer (organic or inorganic mulching) helps the soil hold water, keep it cool, reduce evaporation, reduce undesirable weeds, permits better water absorption, feeds nutrients to plants and enhances landscape diversity and aesthetic value.
As far as UAE heritage is concerned; an Aflaj has been added, reminiscent to the older way of water transport. Seven circles distributed in the landscape area present seven different types (colour and composition) of sand from UAE–
an attraction to international visitors (ecotourism) and the youth, education and means of entertainment. Similarly the landscape also displays boulders of suitable sizes representing dominant types of mountains in the UAE. Each entity
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environment of the landscape will provide sufficient information suiting the expectation of the visitors and will avoid further assistance for explanation, making it user friendly. Neat and organised curved interlock walkways are a great addition to landscape design and provide an easy access to visitors enjoying a high aesthetic look of the entire landscape. The ICBA educational landscape is created to immediate vicinity of other means of scientific values, such as, an easy accessible from landscape is state-of-
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List of plants used in the educational landscape design as well as those present to the immediate vicinity, in future plant diversity will increase.
Plant types Trees
Scientific name Phoenix dactylifera Azadirachta indica
the-art weighing lysimeter. A nearby weather station provides additional information about climatic data such as temperature, humidity, wind speed and solar radiation. The supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system demonstrates the technical feasibility of using real time measurements of soil moisture and salinity to manage irrigation in sandy soils. A soil museum to be
Prosopis cineraria Conocarpus lancifolius Plumeria alba Grasses Distichlis spicata Paspalum vaginatum Sporobolus virginicus Sporobolus arabicus Ground cover Sesuvium portulacastrum Ipomea pescarpea Portulaca grandiflora Wedalia tribulata Shrubs Salvadora persica Atriplex nummularia Atriplex halimus Atriplex lentiformis
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launch soon presents a great diversity of soils in their near natural conditions “soil monoliths,” as well as displaying rocks, stones and minerals and other features. Next to the soil museum is, “Genebank” where valuable salt tolerant germplasm of over 12,000 accessions representing over 250 species is conserved at four degrees Celsius, where seeds remain viable for several years. The state-of-the-
Aflaj system
art laboratories especially equipped for soil, water and plant analyses are a further source of learning in addition to the landscape features. An agricultural workshop on one corner of the landscape offers diversity of machinery from soil preparation to automatic forage harvesting and packaging. The nearby windbreakers (salvadora, neem, conocarpus, prosopis trees) protect landscape from wind and dust storms. The ICBA management is confident that the Educational Landscape Design and other scientific facilities at ICBA are of great inspiration to visitors and an educational tool for visitors and especially students of various levels. Acknowledgement: The contribution of educational landscape team and support of ICBA management is greatly acknowledged.
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anitas Studio was commissioned in 2011 by Sansiri PLC to devise a master plan and landscape design for Baan San Kraam, a residential project on Cha-Am beach, Petchaburi, Thailand.
Only 10 per cent of its extensive area, borders the beach meaning just two of the 13 buildings have a direct sea view. The challenge for Sanitas was to provide a landscape design allowing all residents to feel equally close to the beach. Starting with a nautical nostalgia
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residentials theme, Sanitas envisaged the land as an abstract form of the ocean. It would contain different elements of islands and seascape such as jungle, villages and a floating house. Seven clusters of buildings were then created with their own unique seascape character. The landscape design is a simple interpretation of the wave typology. Having studied its form in detail, Sanitas has developed it into three dimensional landscape forms. This includes wave seating, stepping stones, rock day beds and a tree house, while water is the landscape’s key element and connects all zones together. Residents can experience the different character of each area from their arrival at Lobby Beach and then across the water to the jungle which is surrounded by secluded villages. Local coastal plants enhance the natural beauty of the development and its stunning oceanside concept, while existing trees have been preserved to provide welcome shaded area. “OCEAN” CONCEPT Starting with nautical nostalgia, we envisage the land as an abstract form of the ocean. The abstract ocean would contain different characters of islands and seascape; the jungle, the villages, the floating house and the sea tide. This would create a different atmosphere for each cluster of buildings. Then we create seven clusters of buildings with their own unique seascape character, from Lobby-beach, Fisherman Village, Modern Jungle, Village-tree house, Village-pool, Connecting beach and floating house. WAVE TYPOLOGY From the “ocean” concept, the water body is the key landscape element, which connects all zones together. We studied the natural form of the seascape and interpret it in a modern way. In the overall master plan, the form of landscape is a simplification of topography line of the ocean and uses it as the landscape language throughout the whole site. The landscape design is a simple interpretation of the wave typology. We study the form of sea waves and develop it in the landscape form three dimensionally. It becomes part of the continuous seating, continuous steps, the retaining wall and planters. The gradient colour of the sea
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was revealed through a gentle contour line underneath the water. People can experience the different character of each area from their arrival, from the Lobby Beach across the water to the Jungle, which is surrounded by secluded villages. Before arriving on the beach, there is a large swimming pool and sunbathing terraces. SITE LAYOUT At Baan San Kraam, the “Ocean” concept plays the important role and connects all zones together with one unique landscape language of seascape. The water body, where all activities are met, is associated with a pathway system and sunbathing deck and is partially adjacent to the balconies of some units so people can connect to the swimming pool directly. At Baan San Kraam, Sanitas Studio has created a series of rich details for each zone, which become its own internal view and provide a series of outdoor seating areas, so people can enjoy resting in each unique garden. From the front entrance, the residents could arrive on the Lobbybeach with horizontal line of beachscape, across the water to the Jungle with rustic plants and are surrounded by secluded villages. There is a sunken island for the gym so people can exercise with a view of water cascading and sun-bathe on the roof deck.
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At Baan San Kraam, Softs planting also plays the important roles; nurturing the space, differentiating characteristics of each zone, providing shade for outdoor function space and decreasing temperature, which is crucial in a tropical country. The existing trees have a big impact on the landscape’s atmosphere, especially the beach front area, where there are stunningly mature Rain trees, Flame trees and Tamarind trees. The landscape zoning characterized in eight zones; 1. Lobby Beach 2. Village - Tree house 3. Village - Pool 4. Fisherman Village 5. Modern Jungle 6. Connecting Beach 7. Floating House 8. Beach pool
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CIRCULATION At Baan San Kraam, there is a vehicle access from the street with front parking under trellis structure. After arrival at the lobby, people can choose to walk through the main walk way, which connect to all buildings or use the golf cartservice and access from the service way, which run along the periphery. The parking is located at the entrance area and provide service for mechanical room and garbage room. ZONING From the “Ocean” concept, we envisage the land as an abstract form of the ocean. The abstract ocean would contain different characters of islands and seascape, which define a collection of resting areas.
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is an important part of the interior design and is flowing through and underneath the building. The office blocks are cantilevered above the street level as a floating form. It recalls to mountains, canyons or rocks. Bridges act as connecting elements and are a symbol of the connecting cultures and
nations. Like the landscape, they are flowing into the building while the lobby itself is floating and rising. There are always connections from the inside to the outside so you feel as if you are among nature. The gardens in between the office blocks are landscaped areas with trees, benches and art sculptures.
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While man-made buildings intrude into the landscape and into natural processes, the aim is to bring natural elements and the landscape together. Therefore the headquarter building has emerged to be a physical setting shaped as a number of departmentalised random blocks and the semi-external/internal voids in between the blocks allowing both human and
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natural elements to flow through. While also exposing and yet harbouring the internal circulation elements: the lobby, corridors, stairs, escalators, lifts, and bridges within the voids created among the blocks.
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ust east of Amsterdam’s inner city, on the barren land of a former railway station marshalling yard, the municipality of Amsterdam built a new urban quarter. A quarter that, in contrast to so many Dutch residential neighbourhoods, with their traditional lay-out of streets, pavements, parking spaces, front and back gardens, was laid out differently. A layout that asks for a new approach of public space. The quarter is conceived as one, continuous, green, publically accessibly courtyard. Within it the architecture is set: sixteen residential blocks stand free in space and a new long, hook-shaped apartment block defines the courtyard in the west. The courtyard was not to be split up in any way, consequently, all parking areas
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had to be built underground and, more controversial, all private gardens had to be omitted. Instead, every apartment has a two metre wide wooden terrace for private use and lots of public space to use for walking, playing, and relaxing.
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urban residentials allow both residents and passers-by to wander freely through the space, and to make Funen’s outdoor space distinct from its surroundings. To achieve this, LANDLAB designed an intensive network of paths made of two specially designed pentagonal concrete paving stones in three shades of grey. These were laid down in a random fashion which resulted in a directionless, rugged pattern that looks like a unidirectional stretched fishnet from above. The widened meshes in the west result in an oblong shaped zone of open park space, which forms the transition zone between the open Funenpark and the enclosed Czar Peter neighbourhood in the west. The meshes of the net consist of grass planted with scattered groups of False Acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia, 170 in total) and daffodils. The transparent crowns of the False Acacia trees go well with the architecture and their bright
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green colour contrasts nicely with the architectures brick and glass facades. In spring, the flowering False Acacia and the daffodils add a splash of colour and sweet scent to the otherwise green landscape. Several initiatives such as the introduction of plant pots along some of the facades further enliven the informal park setting. Funenpark is well connected to its surrounding urban fabric by several
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TECHNICAL CARD LANDLAB studio for landscape architects is a landscape architecture firm that creates functioning and experientially rich places across a wide range of landscape scales: from landscape to park to garden.
cross connections. All the entrances to the park are emphasised by symbolic gates with integrated lights. These highlight the transition from the streets to the park: residents and passers-by are welcomed in a different, more relaxed world. The simplicity of combining three
ingredients resulted in an outdoor space experienced as continuous and binds together landscape and architecture. The quarter now forms a distinct, lush and relaxed quarter in Amsterdam’s city centre. It evokes a feeling of freedom and offers a unique dwelling to its residents.
LANDLAB has extensive experience in the design of streets and plazas, parks, zoo’s, roof gardens and landscapes. Several projects such as Funenpark, the plaza in front of the EYE film institute and the Oeverpark are critically celebrated for their achievements. LANDLAB won prizes in Belgium for two shopping streets, De Driekoningenstraat and De Abdijstraat, and in received an Dutch award for their work on the Funenpark. Project Focus Project: Funenpark Place: Amsterdam [NL] Landscape architects: LANDLAB studio voor landschapsarchitectuur (Arnhem) [NL] Collaborators: Martien van Osch (Berlicum) [NL] Urban design: Frits van Dongen / ArchitectenCie [NL] Design: 1999-2010 Construction: 2010-2013 Executor: Heijmans Area: 4ha Density: 140 homes per hectare Commissioners: City of Amsterdam, Heijmans property developers Awards: De Gouden Piramide 2011-In which the jury praised the design as ‘a monument for the future.’ The Dutch Design Price 2007 awarded to the two special pavement stones. Image credits: Anne ten Ham and Jeroen Musch
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Publisher: Dalian University of Technology Press (1 March 2013) ISBN: 9787561176351 Paperback: 336 pages Price: 288 AED Book Descriptions: The author believes that the human and environmental sustainability - safeguarding
Scott Cohen’s Family Friendly Landscapes Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd (28 April 2013) ISBN: 9780764344275 Paperback: 128 pages Price: 107 AED
Book Descriptions: In 265 photos, this book provides all the knowledge you need to make the most of your space outdoors, creating landscape for recreation, gardens, and play that is also a safe, child friendly environment. Whether you choose to design the ideal setting for the neighborhood ping-pong tournament, create an imaginative space to inspire games for kids, or add splashhappy features to your pool, this treasure trove of backyard fun will show you how to do it right. The popularity of outdoor living is growing by leaps and bounds as everincreasing numbers of homeowners look for ways to enjoy economical backyard environments. From croquet, bocce ball, badminton, and table tennis to horseshoes, corn in the hole, and ladder ball, families everywhere are getting outside to play. Why shouldn’t you?
the environment and human reproduction - with architecture, landscape, urban design and public areas of infrastructure and complex closely linked. Open space and public areas of design quality and convenience to make our cities more livable in the future the key. The city’s infrastructure will be a combination of this multi-level structure together to form a continuous urban organic part. On the basis of this understanding, we can begin to office and commercial buildings, modeling and design.
Atlas of World Landscape Architecture
Publisher: Braun, Slp. edition (26 May 2014) ISBN: 9783037681664 Paperback: 512 pages Price: 455 AED Book Descriptions: Landscape architecture is comprised of a wide and multifaceted range of very diverse outdoor space designs stern or playful, shrill or romantic, straightforward or low key. As their main building materials are trees and shrubs, flowers and grass, landscape architecture projects are in a constant state of flux. As opposed to architectural buildings, projects in this sector are therefore never quite finished or completely developed. This compendium is a reference book and source of inspiration in one, presenting around 350 current projects from around the world. They range from expansive natural and cultivated landscapes, via picturesque front yards and courtyards, spectacular greened facades and roofs, up to innovative outdoor designs that nearly or completely make do without any vegetation. They all share the fact that they constitute and provide ecologically and socially intact living spaces for human beings.
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9/14/14
Plants & Irrigation Networks Maintenance-4
Carrying out Maintenance of Plants and Irrigation Networks.
Jeddah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
135
7/14/14
9/2/14
Landscape & Irrigation Improvement
Improvement of Landscape and Irrigation in Community Area (Phase 2).
Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
270
7/27/14
8/28/14
Consultancy Services
Consultancy services to oversee operation and maintenance contracts of irrigation stations.
Department of Municipal Affairs - Abu Dhabi Municipality
Abu Dhabi
685
7/30/14
8/26/14
Entrances Improvement & Beautification Works
Carrying out Improvement and beautification of entrances to the Secretariat and the municipalities.
Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
535
7/2/14
8/25/14
7/30/14
8/24/14
Planting & Landscape Service
Provision of (EPC) Service for Planting and Landscape.
Petrochina International (Iraq)
Iraq
Beautification Works-49
Carrying out Refinement and Beautifying of the Campus.
Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
Gardens Development, Maintenance & Plantations Beautification Works
Carrying out operation, development and maintenance of gardens, including general beautification of plantations.
Department of Municipal Affairs - Al Ain Municipality
Al Ain
Irrigation Landscaping & Garden Maintenance Works
Carrying out Maintenance of Irrigation, Landscaping and Gardening.
Ministry of Higher Education (Oman)
Oman
270
65
7/17/14
8/24/14
7/8/14
8/24/14
7/15/14
8/21/14
Agricultural Machinery-7
Supply of Agricultural Machinery.
Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning (Bahrain)
Bahrain
40
7/21/14
8/20/14
Afforestation & Irrigation System Network
Supply and Installation of Afforestation & Irrigation System Network.
Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
135
7/16/14
8/19/14
Landscape & Irrigation System Network
Supply and Installation of Landscape & Irrigation System Network.
Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
135
7/9/14
8/19/14
Irrigation Network Implementation
Provision of an irrigation network implementation.
General Authority for New Urban Societies (Egypt)
Egypt
280
7/31/14
8/18/14
Secretariat Entrances Improvement & Beautification Works
Improve and beautify the entrances to the Secretariat and the municipalities.
Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
535
6/29/14
8/18/14
Bin Derhim Park Beatification Works
Carrying out of Beautification Works in Bin Derhim Park.
Ministry of Municipal & Urban Planning (Qatar)
Qatar
45
7/27/14
8/17/14
Beautification Works-50
Carrying out Beautification Works.
Muscat Municipality (Oman)
Oman
135
7/23/14
8/17/14
Irrigation Networks, Reservoirs Implementation & Wells Drilling
Implementation of Irrigation Networks, Reservoirs and Drilling of Wells.
Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
400
7/22/14
8/17/14
Plants & Irrigation Networks Maintenance
Carrying out Works of Plants Maintenance and Irrigation Networks North Jeddah.
King Abdul Aziz University (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
400
7/17/14
8/17/14
Parks, Walkways & Yards Construction Works
Construction of parks, walkways and Yards.
Jeddah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
135
7/2/14
8/17/14
Reservoirs & Irrigation Lines Maintenance
Maintenance and operation of reservoirs and irrigation lines.
Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
4935
6/29/14
8/17/14
Gardens, Walkways & Squares Construction Works
Construction of Gardens, Walkways and Squares for a municipality.
Ministry of Municipal & Rural Affairs (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
535
7/24/14
8/13/14
Manpower Supply-891
Provision of outsourced labor for landscape and irrigation maintenance.
Zoo & Aquarium Public Institution (Al Ain)
Al Ain
110
7/23/14
8/13/14
Entrances Improvement & Beautification Works-77
Carrying out Improvement and beautification of entrances to the Secretariat and the municipalities.
Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
6/30/14
8/13/14
Public Parks & Playgrounds Construction Works
Construction of public parks and playgrounds.
Jeddah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
6/16/14
8/13/14
Parks, Walkways & Yards Construction Works
Construction of parks, walkways and Yards.
Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
6/30/14
8/12/14
Entrances Improvement & Beautification Works-64
Improvement and beautification of the entrances to the Secretariat.
Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
535
6/29/14
8/12/14
800
Playgrounds Construction Works
Construction of Playgrounds.
Royal Saudi Air Force (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
6/30/14
8/11/14
Gardens, Walkways & Yards Construction Works-6
Construction of Gardens and walkways and Yards.
Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
6/30/14
8/11/14
Parks, Walkways & Yards Construction Works-5
Construction of parks and walkways and yards.
Jeddah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
6/12/14
8/11/14
Organic Fertilizers & Hand Plows
Supply of Organic Fertilizers, Hand Plows.
Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries (Oman)
Oman
7/3/14
8/13/14
Entrances Improvement & Beautification Works-77
Carrying out Improvement and beautification of entrances to the Secretariat and the municipalities.
Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
6/30/14
8/13/14
65
Fertilizers & Chemicals
Supply of Fertilizers and Chemicals.
Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries (Oman)
Oman
65
6/29/14
8/13/14
Machines-86
Supply of organic fertilizers and cultivator machines.
Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries (Oman)
Oman
65
6/29/14
8/13/14
Afforestation Works
Afforestation using treated sewage water.
Ministry of Agriculture (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
135
6/24/14
8/13/14
Pesticides-144
Providing Pesticides.
Ministry of Agriculture (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
400
6/23/14
8/13/14
Public Parks & Playgrounds Construction Works
Construction of public parks and playgrounds.
Jeddah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
6/16/14
8/13/14
Supply of various insecticides.
Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs & Fish Resources - PAAFR (Kuwait)
Kuwait
7/22/14
8/12/14
Insecticides-142
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