Al Haramain High Speed Rail – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Name: Al Haramain High Speed Rail
Location: Hejaz, King Abdullah Economic City 23978, Saudi Arabia
Developer: Saudi Railways Organization
General Contractor: Al Arrab Contracting Co
Design Architect: Foster and Partners
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: Dar Al Riyadh
Structural engineer: Tesem and Buro Happold
MEP Engineer: Buro Happold
Civil Engineer: Buro Happold
Landscape Architect: Capita Lovejoy
Lighting Consultant: Jason Bruges Associates
AE Interests:
20,000 passenger per hour railway. Complex, modular design pavilions for the stations. Temperature controlled with felt temperature reduction principles. Roof “modules” are constructed out of FRP (Fiber Reinforced Panels), cut by a CNC router. Modular design allows for expansion and fast construction.
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