A Riyadh apre la nuova stazione della metropolitana firmata da Zaha Hadid Architects

Il nevralgico nodo di interscambio della metropolitana saudita è un volume dinamico ispirato alla velocità e alle dune del deserto modellate dal vento.

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024 Foto Hufton+Crow

 La stazione della metropolitana King Abdullah Financial District (Kafd) progettata da Zaha Hadid Architects a Riyadh è stata ultimata. L’opera si configura come un importante polo di interscambio per i flussi di transito su rotaia, su gomma e pedonale all’interno della rete metropolitana della capitale saudita che, con un’estensione di oltre 176 km, 6 linee e 85 stazioni, è il sistema di trasporto automatizzato più lungo del mondo. Il volume fluido e dinamico, come nella migliore tradizione espressiva dello studio, evoca il tema della velocità e dell’interconnessione: l’involucro esterno composto da un reticolo tridimensionale di onde sinusoidali in cemento ad alte prestazioni, traforate a reinterpretazione della tradizionale mashrabiya e modellate come dune del deserto plasmate dal vento, racchiude sei piattaforme ferroviarie su quattro livelli, collegate all’adiacente distretto finanziario attraverso nuove piazze pubbliche.

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024. Courtesy of Metro Riyadh

L’edificio altamente performante in termini di sostenibilità ambientale ha guadagnato la certificazione Leed Gold, grazie alla combinazione tra tecniche di progettazione passiva e un sistema di raffreddamento ad alta efficienza alimentato da fonti rinnovabili che si adatta automaticamente ai diversi flussi di utenza a seconda delle ore della giornata.  

Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024. Foto Hufton+Crow
Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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Zaha Hadid Architects, King Abdullah Financial District metro station, Riyadh, Arabia Saudita 2024

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