KAPSARC Executive Villas

Typology
Location
Year
Status
Value
Size
Scope
Completion
Client

Residential
Saudi Arabia
2009
Built
Confidential
900m2 Total GFA
RIBA Stages 1 to 6
2013

KAPSARC

The 494-acre development of King Abdullah Petroleum Studies & Research Center (KAPSARC) located 22 km north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a non-profit institute dedicated to studying energy, solar, and wind generation in a move towards harnessing renewable energy. 

KAPSARC’s residential compound and community center is located on the west of the site. The complex was designed and established to attract world-class scientists and researchers by providing attractive modern houses and amenities within an energy-saving sustainable environment.

Accommodating 1,872 residents, the villas are designed to provide sustainable living in the desert. The L-shaped villas are organized around private courtyards and equipped with solar hot water heaters. They are constructed of stucco and concrete with insulated windows and sunscreens to reduce heating and cooling loads.