A Beacon Of Riyadh's Urbanism

A new metro station in downtown Riyadh is set to become a symbol of the city’s urban regeneration

- Snohetta

The Qasr Al Hokm Downtown Metro Station will become an icon for the renaissance of the city of Riyadh. Building upon the principles of sustainability, the station highlights a new consciousness of this generation, to build a future that recognizes the value of natural resources and its important role in urban regeneration, based upon the principals of sustainable urbanism.

The Downtown Metro station is designed as an urban plaza with a large canopy providing shade to the surrounding public spaces and channeling daylight into the train station below ground. The polished stainless steel canopy functions as a landmark signaling the station’s entrance.