MASDAR, Abu Dhabi

VISION: To be the world’s first sustainable “smart city”, with low

carbon footprint.
30 km

KEY DESIGN PRINCIPLES: 20 km

15 km

 Low-rise high-density residences, Sustainable transportation 10 km 5 km

 Controlled growth and Balancing land for energy generation

Area - 6 sq.km. Single Nuclei Model:

Gross FSI – 1.5
Residents - 40000
Legend:
Residential (62%)
Regional connectivity
Community facilities (10%)
Offices (10%), Retail (4%)
Research & Development(7%)
Light Industrial (4%)
City Area:- 6 sq.km.
Central Business District
Hotel & Serviced Apartments(3%)
Institutional Residential Settlement
Latitude: 24.4267° N
Mosque
Park and open spaces and Longitude: 54.6150° E
Utilities
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Key Takeaways:
Renewable sources:
• 87,000 panel
Primary Grid Secondary Grid Block Dimension Land use Hotel & Serviced apartment
solar farm.
Residential (36%) (2%)
-2500m² -15000m²
-7500m² -25000m²
Offices & Retail (21%)
Institutional (10%)
Community facilities (2%)
Research & development(2%)
• Advantage of
Park & open spaces(25%) Mosques (2%)
wind energy.
• Solar-powered
Street Hierarchy Sections urban transport
4m driverless cars.

Building design with shaded streets:

7m
Pod cars
• Water consumption
400m by about 40%.
• Building
arrangement in
such which reduce
the temperature.
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• Multi level use of space.

• Pedestrian friendly.

Built (38%) Vs Open (62%) Parcellation Built form Plot

 MASDAR – Peripheral Area
Area - 6 sq.km. Transport Network

1000m Aerial Image of the city

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Primary Grid Secondary Grid Block Dimension Land use

Residential (31%) Community facilities (2%)
-5000m² -250000m²
Utilities (31%) Research & development(5%)
-25000m² Institutional (4%) Mosques (2%)
Park & open spaces(25%)

Street Hierarchy Sections

(14 m)
Main roads
(5%) (40 m) (5%)

(9.5%) (28%) (15%) (28%) (9.5%)

(14 m)

400m
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Built (16%) Vs Open (84%) Parcellation Built form Plot