Landscape Architecture
Retail
Al Suyoh is a family focused, community-led vibrant and contemporary shopping centre. We were tasked with creating public outdoor space that would both provide a new area for people to relax in and also offer environmental design features that support natural cooling.
The landscape design aims to unify the different commercial functions through a series of spaces and features that will make the visitor experience welcoming and comfortable.
A hard landscape carpet unifies indoor with outdoor and is designed to maximise planting. As visitors arrive at the main drop-off they encounter a series of subtle water cascading features that disappear under the paving and make the arrival space welcoming. Inside the mall, shoppers can take a break in new pocket spaces and enjoy art installations and pop-up retail and F&B. On the rooftop, a generous space for sport activities is provided. The area is screened by vegetation, shaded and designed to allow for sports such as basketball, tennis, ping pong and rock climbing. Drought-tolerant and xerophytic plants, native and exotic desert planting work with the natural climate and have a lower irrigation requirement helping to reduce water usage.
