Saudi Architects has a proven track record of successful urban design and planning within the Gulf region. Services offered include area master planning, precinct and subdivision detailed design and planning, the development of land use regulations and design guidelines, landscape design, the integration of urban planning and urban design with transportation and infrastructure planning and design, and on-going master plan implementation services. The skills gained through the development of large and complex master plans and the conception and implementation of large infrastructural projects have enabled us to provide creative solutions and innovative designs, whilst working with the full range disciplines required to successfully implement urban development projects.
Saudi Architects understands that sound urban design lowers the costs of urban management, controls both capital expenditures and current costs for public and private transportation and utilities operators, as well as creating efficiencies for private business location and subsequent operations. We have great experience in the development of land use regulations and design guidelines, stating requirements related to urban form and structure. Such documents are readily usable by sub-developers to plan their projects. Development Management includes all ongoing services in order to implement Master plans, including Design reviews and sub-developer and consultant management.
Saudi Architects is proud to integrate the principals of sustainable urban design into all of its work. Sustainable urban design is about ways to plan, design, build and operate urban areas in a way that minimizes and mitigates resource consumption and negative impacts on the natural environment. We focus our efforts in providing solutions that reflect the climatic and social realities of the Gulf region.
Development Services
- As a developer, return on investment is your top priority—from site selection through initial design and final construction. Maximizing the value of your property starts with quality design, timely permitting, and exceptional follow-through. Whether your needs involve industrial or agricultural facilities, commercial or institutional developments, subdivisions or master-planned communities, Saudi Architects offers a full suite of land development services including master planning, due diligence and feasibility analyses, entitlement services/strategies, site design, and permitting services. We’ll work as fast, as smart, and as hard as you do to fulfill the goals you have for your property.
Urban Design
- City building and placemaking is complex. Successful urban design blends planning, landscape architecture, and civil engineering with a macro and micro understanding of cities and sites. a well-planned and designed urban fabric is the common thread of creating places that are livable and sustainable. Our philosophy integrates innovative approaches that merge planning, design, and placemaking principles with sustainable infrastructure and development to build communities with a strong sense of place and lasting value.
Site Design Services
- The key to a successful land development project is identifying site constraints early, then designing imaginative yet workable solutions. From off-site improvements to on-site infrastructure such as paving, drainage, roads, bridges, and utilities, you want complete construction-phase services that ensure your project looks and works properly. Whether you’re bringing dated utilities up to current standards or accommodating local stormwater requirements, you’ll need solutions that don’t require purchasing more land or asking for more time. A partner who thinks like a developer will pay attention to cost and make your renovation, expansion, or new construction a reality.
Due Diligence / Feasibility Analyses
- Rezoning and access. Floodplain and environmental issues. Permits and impact fees. These are only a few of the potential obstacles to address during the predevelopment stage of your land development project. But how can you commit to a site if you don’t know what’s going to happen down the line? The answer starts with the steps you take before you break ground or even purchase property, which could mean the difference between your project’s success and failure. Weighing important site selection factors—like hard and soft costs, schedule, and risk—and identifying obstacles early on can save you time and money from initial site selection through regulatory approval.
Permitting Services
- As a developer working in different regions, cities, and markets, you understand the need to know the permitting processes and quirks of each local market. Learning these nuances, however, takes time, which is hard to come by in the development world. Understanding critical paths and identifying hurdles, such as design and impacts fees, before they’re problematic is also important—and again takes time.
- How do you make time when permitting timelines can vary based on your market and the availability of municipal review staff? Not to mention the ever-changing municipal development codes and amendments that put more constraint on your development’s deadline. The solution: find a partner with local connections, national resources, and experience playing the permitting game.
Community Master Planning
- Your community has its own special history, geography, people, and challenges. Your master plan should reflect that individuality. From priority neighborhoods and downtown districts to aging commercial areas in need of revitalization, the best master plans are both visionary and viable. They move people to action and provide clear implementation steps to start the process. Balancing the unique needs of local stakeholders and residents, master plans leverage a community’s current strengths and rich history while enhancing sense of place and quality of life for the future.
