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وادي العقيق
AQIQ VALLEY
MASHHAD · MH-AQQ-VL-01
A topographic urban scene threaded through Wadi Al-Aqiq · quiet, terraced, and emotionally connected to the land.
Local time
19:10
Light phase
Evening
Latitude
24.454°
Longitude
39.583°
Sun arc
Location
Wadi Al-Aqiq, Madinah
Region
Madinah Region
Area
72,000 m²
Programme
Topographic public scene, terraces, civic pavilions
01 / Moment
The valley has an old voice. We listened a long time, then drew what we heard.
Water knows its path, stone knows its place. We changed nothing · we only set the order again.
Quote
“Would that I knew · shall I spend one night in Wadi Al-Aqiq, urging the swift she-camels on?”
02 / Rhythm
Rhythm of the scene
05:45
Wadi dawn
Cold stone, bird call, no engines.
10:00
Walking morning
Joggers, students, reading benches.
14:00
Held noon
Canopy shade, water surface cools.
19:30
Evening cinema
Open-air screen, terrace seating.
Programme
What the scene holds
01
Terraced public floor
Continuous stone terracing that holds water and movement.
02
Civic pavilions
Reading rooms, prayer spaces, a small museum of the wadi.
03
Native canopy
Ghaf, sidr, and native acacia. No imported species.
04
Slow programme
Walking, sitting, evening cinema, seasonal recitation.
03 / Drawings
Plan & section
Architectural drawings shown at study scale. Wall thicknesses, levels and tree positions are coordinated to the project's working set.
Legend
- AUpper terrace
- BMid walk
- CWadi floor
- DCivic pavilion
- EWater catchment
- FSidr grove
04 / Tenants
Brands inside the scene
A curated tenant mix · independent makers, slow operators and cultural programmes selected to hold the scene's daily rhythm.
08 / 08
A-01Wadi Reading RoomWadi Reading Room
Wadi Reading Room↗
A-02Aqiq MuseumAqiq MuseumAqiq Museum↗
A-03Sidr PavilionSidr PavilionSidr Pavilion↗
A-04Open-air cinemaOpen-air cinemaOpen-air cinema↗
A-05Maqha Al-WadiMaqha Al-WadiMaqha Al-Wadi↗
A-06Native NurseryNative NurseryNative Nursery↗
A-07Atelier HarrahAtelier HarrahAtelier Harrah↗
A-08Hydrology LabHydrology LabHydrology Lab↗
A-01Wadi Reading Room·A-02Aqiq Museum·A-03Sidr Pavilion·A-04Open-air cinema·A-05Maqha Al-Wadi·A-06Native Nursery·A-07Atelier Harrah·A-08Hydrology Lab·A-01Wadi Reading Room·A-02Aqiq Museum·A-03Sidr Pavilion·A-04Open-air cinema·A-05Maqha Al-Wadi·A-06Native Nursery·A-07Atelier Harrah·A-08Hydrology Lab·A-01Wadi Reading Room·A-02Aqiq Museum·A-03Sidr Pavilion·A-04Open-air cinema·A-05Maqha Al-Wadi·A-06Native Nursery·A-07Atelier Harrah·A-08Hydrology Lab·
Brands in directory
8
Currently operating
0
Categories
8
Local & regional
0
05 / Figures
Engineered figures
Site extent
72,000 m²
Walking surface
9.4 km
Native trees planted
2,400+
Water captured (yr.)
≈ 18,000 m³
Civic pavilions
7
Design lifespan
50 years
06 / Document
Visual document
A working set of plates · field photography, ordered by reading of the place, not by visual flourish.
Series · AQQField document · 35mm reading09 plates
PL-AQQ-01Section · water
MH-AQQ-VL-01
PL · 01
Field plate01 / 09
PL-AQQ-02Terrace
MH-AQQ-VL-01
PL · 02
Field plate02 / 09
PL-AQQ-03Plan view
MH-AQQ-VL-01
PL · 03
Field plate03 / 09
PL-AQQ-04Canopy
MH-AQQ-VL-01
PL · 04
Field plate04 / 09
PL-AQQ-05Path
MH-AQQ-VL-01
PL · 05
Field plate05 / 09
PL-AQQ-06Edge · stone
MH-AQQ-VL-01
PL · 06
Field plate06 / 09
PL-AQQ-07Stillness
MH-AQQ-VL-01
PL · 07
Field plate07 / 09
PL-AQQ-08Field note
MH-AQQ-VL-01
PL · 08
Field plate08 / 09
PL-AQQ-09Wetland
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PL · 09
Field plate09 / 09
01
/ 09
PL-AQQ-01 · Section · water
Water section held by stone terraces and the city edge.
01 · 09
08 / Timeline
2023 · 2024 · Q1 2027
Research & topography → Public opening
09 / Partners
- Madinah Region Development Authority
- Saudi Heritage Commission
- Landscape research consortium (Riyadh / Lisbon)
· / Map
Wadi Al-Aqiq, Madinah
24.4539° N · 39.5826° E
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