Designing a Landscape for Dubai’s newest Sports destination

A project by Olympic Swimming Pools with the support of Khansaheb Civil Engineering

Sports Society is a new home for sports enthusiasts! Located in Mirdiff, Sports Society offers training facilities, a place to refuel and watch your favourite games on TV! We were tasked with the landscaping for the project, as well as constructing a water feature. The project was divided into two segments, the landscaping included the hardscape, softscape and irrigation works. The hardscaping consists mainly of granite of Indian origin, with different finishes and colour shades used throughout to give an eye-popping element. While the softscape features various types of trees including Royal Poinciana, Pennisetum rubrum, and white Pennisetum setaceum. A Green Wall that was imported from Holland is the stand-out feature. It adds a natural and instills a sense of calm feeling in the whole area. We opted for an automatic irrigation system which is intended to provide adequate irrigation to the various plantings; trees and shrubs planted in the soft landscape areas. The Irrigation controller is further connected with a central control system where a user can interface to make any changes in the schedules. The central water feature is constructed for commercial purposes and is a reflective basin type, covering approximately 58.0 sq. m.