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AL BAHYA FARM
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Wadis are closely associated with mountains and are remarkably rich in species.
While most wadis in the UAE don’t have permanent water, the times they do have water, wadis
are unique wetland ecosystems. They are classified as a wetland region due to their aquatic
habitats, which include temporary rainwater pools, bedrock and gravel riffles and gravel pools,
creating ideal breeding grounds for many species and habitats for plants to thrive.

“AL BAHYA RECREATES A WADI WETLAND AND OASIS ENVELOPING THE HOME”.
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a Main entrance stone courtyard hedge garden
b Reception garden k
c Parking area palm colonade
d Main access road and garden path solid stone l
e Salt lagoon with aquatic and emergent planting
f Crossfit / excercise lawn with decking platforms and
stone division walls
g Tiered lowering shrub gardens
m b
h Crop fields with renewable irrigation source
i Water tower (renewable water source)
j Chillout gym terrace decking platform n
k Sunken island with fire pit o
l Oasis pool with cascade verdant wadi rockscape
backdrop and floating deck over lagoon
m palm islands
n Flowering cascade gardens
o Indigenous green roof
c a
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p Raised fire pit circle
q Water installations x
r Mineral garden
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s BBQ area with vehicular access if necessary p
t Perimeter access (maintenance and security)
u Sand filter vegetation buffer area and visual
backdrop
v Entrance rock sculpture and palm garden
w Entrance axis lawns and cascade focal point
x Terrace gardens c1 z
y Cascade – water source
z Wadi walls – stone eco walls
a1 Miradors – garden balconies
b1 Garden parking maintenance y
c1 Timber pontoon quay
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p Raised fire pit circle
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q Water installations
r Mineral garden
s BBQ area with vehicular access if necessary
t Perimeter access (maintenance and security)
u Sand filter vegetation buffer area and visual b1
backdrop
v Entrance rock sculpture and palm garden
w Entrance axis lawns and cascade focal point
x Terrace gardens
y Cascade – water source
z Wadi walls – stone eco walls
a1 Miradors – garden balconies
b1 Garden parking maintenance u
c1 Timber pontoon quay
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CASCADES WATER SPRING SECTION

Sand filter vegetation

Terrace planting

Cascades - water source for Wadi

Continuation of Wadi walls

Stone access road / garden path

Wadi eco-walls

Lagoon
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PROPOSED
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POOL CERAMICS_ ROSA GRES. BEIGE

TO MATCH WITH STONE PAVING.
B

D
COMPOSITE DECK_ TEAK BROWN.
C

A
B

STONE SETTS_ LOCAL STONE. BEIGE.

D

STONE SETTS_ LOCAL STONE. BEIGE.

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POOL AREA SECTION Access perimeter road

Grass solarium
Wadi rockscape and dense oasis vegetation

Stone solarium

Oasis waterfall film

Natural water colour – ceramic tile to match

stone paving

Floating deck

Lagoon (depth 60-70cm

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Sketch of waterfall film and pool area

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PROPOSED
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RAISED STONE PLANTERS

B

AQUATIC PLANTERS. SEE DETAILS.

STEPPING STONES_ LOCAL STONE. BEIGE.

D

STONE SLABS_ LOCAL STONE. BEIGE.

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SECTION a-a

Concrete planter inner wall

Planter in lagoon Lagoon liner Aquatics submerged

planter wall

Stone coping
watermark overhang

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DETAIL 1. Planted aquatic edge (overhang shadow to hide water mark)

DETAIL 2. Planted islands stone coping overhang

to hide water mark
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Palm tree (multistemmed specimen)

Floating deck

Marble benchseat flush with water level

Raised fire pit

Timber flooring in sunken island

Ref image of firepit type
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FEATURE ROCKS. LOCAL STONE.

D
B

C
COMPOSITE DECK_ TEAK BROWN.

STONE SETTS_ LOCAL STONE. BEIGE.

A
D

STEPPING STONES_ LOCAL STONE. BEIGE.

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Topiary shrub masses/forms

Decking Rock features Crossfit equipment / fitness Flowering shrubs - health garden Wadi wall (sloped)
area continuation

Path and wall feature

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DETAIL. Raised deck edge (pool area)

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Sketch of oasis, crossfit area and

gymnasium building
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D

WADI PERIMETER ROAD EXPOSED

CONCRETE.
B A

WADI GARDEN PATHS.

C B

STONE SLABS_ LOCAL STONE. BEIGE.

D

STONE SETTS RUSTIC_ LOCAL STONE. BEIGE.

RUMBLE STRIP.
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Wadi wall (sloped)

continuation

Lagoon Wadi eco-walll Wadi garden path

Wadi eco-walll

Main access and garden path

Path raised edge

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DETAIL. Wadi eco wall - bird nesting joints in stone facing and
stone overhang to produce shadow to hide water mark
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Wadi planted slopes

Aquatic planting zone marginals

Exposed concrete Lagoon

+2-3.0m

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DETAIL. Planted aquatic edge adjacent to decking (overhang shadow to hide water mark)
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WADI PERIMETER ROAD EXPOSED

CONCRETE.

FIREPIT CIRCULAR BESPOKE BENCHSEAT A

C
LOW FEATURE WALLS. LOCAL STONE .

B
GRAVEL MINERAL GARDEN
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Earth bunding slopes/dense vegetation

to hide water maintenance areas

Fire pit (raised) with circular Event / bbq garden

benchseat

Mineral garden Feature wall

concrete tree pits Phreatic layer

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+0.40
-0.70
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WADI GRAVEL PATHS TO CROPS.

B
B

WADI PERIMETER ROAD EXPOSED

CONCRETE.
C

CORTEN STEEL EDGING TO GRAVEL

D

BOLLARD LIGHTING
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PROPOSED
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AQUATIC PLANTER

B
B

DECKING_COMPOSITE TIMBER

D
A
STONE STEPPING STONES

METAL EDGING TO LAWN AREAS

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SECTION f-f / g-g

Specimen trees in or below

phreatic lyer

Phreatic layer Grass/lawn Aquatic planter/planting

Lagoon liner

-1.00
-1.20

Tree rootball fixed using platypus guying system

-1.80 in impermeable concrete tree pit – MIN
1.5x1.5m or 2x2m

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DETAIL 1. Planted aquatic edge (overhang shadow to hide water mark)

DETAIL 2. Grass edge and tree pit (metallic soil containment piece creates
overhang shadow to hide water mark)
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STONE PLATES SCULPTURE

B
A
D

EXPOSED CONCRETE PAVING

LOCAL STONE PAVERS. TEXTURED FINISHES.

TIMBER DIMENSIONES

D C

B
GRAVEL EDGING FRAMING CONTINUOUS
CONCRETE PAVING/STONE PAVERS
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Pocket gardens – protected by

stone plates

Stone plates
Entrance paving (local stone timbers)

Entrance control

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TYPICAL WADI SECTION

Natural sand filter

Sustainable crops
Garden balcony

Terrace planting

Wadi eco-walls

Access road
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Sketch of Wadi from above

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PAVING
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WADI PERIMETER ROAD EXPOSED

CONCRETE. WADI GRAVEL PATHS TO CROPS.
B F

A
DECKING_COMPOSITE TIMBER
WADI GARDEN PATHS
STONE SLATTS. E C
C
F

A
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STONE SETTS_ LOCAL STONE. BEIGE.
D D F
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STONE SLABS_ LOCAL STONE. BEIGE. C A

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WADI WALLS + ECOLOGICAL SERVICES

Wadis are temporary watercourses formed over a
long period as a result of water erosion. Alluvial plains
are wider flat formations created both by water and
wind. These types of habitats occupy areas between
sand formations and mountains.
Al Bahya uses abstracted formations to create new
ecology and habitats - through a microclimatic
design and obseravtion.

bird nesting sites

IN THE AL BAHYA FARM - WADI WALLS CREATE SPACE, ECOLOGY

AND LIGHT. STONE WALLS MIMICS STRATA SEEN IN NATURAL WADIS
GUIDING THE USERS THROUGH THE GARDEN SPACE
UNCONSCIOUSLY.
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WADI WALLS

IN THE AL BAHYA FARM - WADI WALLS CREATE SPACE, ECOLOGY

AND LIGHT. STONE FACING ADOPTING THE WALLS ANGLES/SLOPES
MIMICS STRATA SEEN IN NATURAL WADIS. TEXTURES ARE SEEN
DURING THE DAY AS THE SUN CATCHES THE ROUGHAND SMOOTH
STONE FACING – AND DURING THE NIGHT SOME OF THE RECESSES
IN THE WALL GIVE OUT LIGHT THROUGH CAREFULLY DESIGNED LED
PATTERNS.
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LAGOON EDGE DETAILS

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3. Deck with overhang to hide water mark
3 3

4. Planted islands stone coping overhang

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6A 6B 6A. Grass edge limit (overhang

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6B. Planted aquatic edge

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7 8B
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8A. Stone kerb (overhang shadow 8B. Stone sett rustic edge “rumble
to hide water mark) strip” (overhang shadow to hide
water mark)
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9. Wadi eco wall - bird nesting joints in stone

facing and stone overhang to produce
shadow to hide water mark

10. Grass edge and tree pit (metallic soil containment

piece creates overhang shadow to hide water mark)
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Impulsion nozzles from planted margins

LAGOON
Skimmers intake - level control / cleaning

Hydrostatic relief valves in base of pool

“Let natural systems prevail…” Overflow outlet – level control / cleaning

PV panels renewable energy for powering

THE THEORY: THE LAGOON WILL BE FILLED WITH GROUND pumps and hydraulic system
WATER ON SITE (WELL EXTRACTION) NO MAINS WATER. THIS
>Bore hole well actual
WATER IS FILTERED AND RECYCLED USING REGENERATIVE source connected to
BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS & DESALINATION FILTERS ON SITE – installation plant room hub
AND USES RENEWABLE ENERGY (PV PANELS) TO POWER
THE PUMPS/HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.

Water
AREA >4500-5000m2
DEPTH >60cm >Aesthetic spring
VOL. >3000m3 water source
EVAP.>88 lts/min
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HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DIAGRAMS.

SKIMMER AND LAGOON LINER DETAIL.

WATER TREATMENT PLANT ROOM DETAIL.

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HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DIAGRAMS.

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT:
An integrated naturalized water element is proposed, a lagoon, that doesn’t
harm the surrounding existing natural environment - and avoids the
treatment of the water with hazardous chemicals or biocides, but by applying
other more ecological systems guarantees the maintenance of the water in
optimal conditions.
The construction of the artificial lagoon with a natural appearance and
treatment has a primarily landscaping and ecological function and is not being
considered for bathing.
Geometric in plan, it has a polygonal angular shape, based on straight lines, its
surface area is approximately 5000 m², it has a perimeter of 700 m, its
maximum depth is 60 cm. The volume calculated for this lagoon is 3000 m³.
The lagoon is crossed at numerous points and bordered by paths for
pedestrian use. The project proposes a single body of water, a single lagoon.
Pedestrian path bridges will be resolved by piers, pontoons or single span
structures but with the fewest interruptions as possible in the impermeable
liner layer possible.
The constructive solution for the execution of the lake is based on the
adaptation of the existing natural terrain, by carrying out the necessary earth
movements to achieve the projected topography for the bottom of the
lagoons in the different areas. It will be on this topography and after the
execution of a drainage layer (that prevents the accumulation of water under
the liner), a protective geotextile will be installed, a layer of sand, another
protective geotextile and finally the waterproofing layer “liner” a sheet of
ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber (EPDM), an elastomer with
very good properties against the passage of water and atmospheric agents,
with very high elasticity and resistance, which makes it a very suitable
material for waterproofing of this type of facility.
The proposed system for treating water and maintaining its condition is based
on limiting the amount of nutrients contained in it, so the growth and
development of the selected plant species is limited and controlled in a
natural way with the beneficial effects, reducing the appearance of diatoms
or cyanobacteria that can be harmful to health.
The lagoons' filling water will be pretreated so that the water that enters is in
the best possible conditions to achieve the required operating levels.
For filling and refilling the evaporated water from the lagoon, water from
ground water wells located in the surroundings of the lagoon will be used.
The extraction of water from these wells will also be used for garden
irrigation after treatment.
The treatment of the water used for filling/irrigation will consist of a
desalination filtering process with optimized energy recovery to reduce the
parameters that are high and, later, add the nutrients that are lacking. The
proposed water purification plant is capable of producing 4,000 liters per
hour of drinking water for human, agricultural or industrial use, from sea
water, saline water or contaminated fresh water.
Additionally, there will be a technical room, with automated control facilities
for different water parameters, so that a certain degree of intervention is
possible in the event that any of the water quality parameters needed to be
altered. At the same time, they will have pumping equipment that keeps the
water in constant movement, filtering it to eliminate elements that may fall it
and remain in suspension.
To clean the bottom of the entire lagoon, areas without plants, the use of
automatic bottom sweepers is proposed, composed of a trolley for sweeping
and collecting deposited waste, propelled by a small boat with an electric
motor and remotely operated by an operator.
The construction of a semi-underground technical room for treating the
water of the lagoon is proposed for aesthetic and levels purposes, helping the
the water sucked through the skimmers move by gravity to the filtration
pumps in operation at all times. From the skimmers the water moves towards
the regenerative filter after which it ascends through the phosphate retention
tanks and from there it is pumped back to the lagoon through the impulsion
outlets located in the walls of the projected aquatic planters.
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Treatment system and proposed equipment
The proposed treatment system is a combination of a swimming pool and a
natural pond type. It consists of a water container in which the 60 cm depth
area and the regeneration zones (plant areas) are integrated; the two types of
areas are physically separated by a dividing element in the form of a wall or
ridge that begins slightly below the surface of the water. The entire lagoon is
lined with a sheet of waterproof material and has a lower drainage system
that prevents unwanted pockets of water under the sheet mentioned.
The purpose of the regeneration area with marsh and underwater plants is
twofold: on the one hand they help to clean and keep the water clean and, on
the other, they fulfill an aesthetic and landscaping function as it is configured
as a water garden. Biological processes cause organic material and existing
microbes to decompose, the aquatic plants reabsorbing the nutrients
released by these catabolic processes. This biological self-cleaning process
eliminates the need for chemicals and minimizes required maintenance.
The dividing element prevents the 60 cm depth area from being filled with
debris and plant parts from the regeneration zone. This facilitates the task of
cleaning and collecting the sedimentation from the bottom of the lagoon, and
allows the maintenance of the plants in the regeneration areas independently
of the rest.
In combination with the plants in the regeneration areas, technical
equipment will be installed to help keep the lake water in optimal conditions.
The equipment includes pumping systems, to enable the continuous
movement of the water body, filtration systems, which filter the water to
retain the particles that are in suspension, phosphate retention systems, to
maintain the phosphorus level low, thus avoiding the excess of nutrients that
can favor the proliferation of algae. These processes help prevent unwanted
effects that affect the quality of the water.
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LAGOON
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Hydraulic systems
For the complete recirculation of the entire volume of water in the lagoons,
a network of high-density polyethylene pipes connect the skimmers
distributed around the corners of the perimeter to capture the water with
the suction pump system located in the technical rooms.
For the return to the lagoon of the treated water, after the filtration
processes, the impulsion networks work from a second system of pumps
that allow the water to return to the lagoon areas.
There is also a replacement system for the evaporated water from the
lagoon. According to data obtained from the area, evaporation from the
lagoon on the hottest day of the year can reach 88 liters per minute.
Four suction lines reach the technical room from the skimmer network so
that, for suction purposes, the lagoon is divided into 4 sectors in terms of
water collection. The possibility of sucking the water from one or the other
sectors will allow us, together with the supply nozzle networks and
depending on the direction of the prevailing winds at any given time, to
prioritize both the suction and the impulsion of water by one or another
route, always maintaining movement in the water body.
The lagoon will have Skimmers with a built-in spillway system, to evacuate
excess water in a controlled way in the event of rainfall, avoiding both the
overflow and the water level rising above the level.
This spillway will be formalized as a small tank connected to the skimmer by
means of a wall whose height will mark the maximum fill level of each of the
lagoons, and from which spillway tubes will come out that will discharge the
excess water to the plot's sanitation network.
For the dimensioning of the different elements of the network, the
parameters described below are used:
• Full water volume recirculation periods
A 24 hour full volume water recirculation period has been established. With
this parameter, the filtration pumps of the system are dimensioned,
although the use of variable speed systems for the pumps is proposed so
that the recirculation flow can be acted upon and energy consumption
optimized according to the needs of each Specific period that will depend on
the temperature of the water, the proportion of nutrients and many other
factors.
The system is designed in such a way that by using the two pumps of each of
the groups that are designed together, the recirculation period of the
complete volume of lake water can be increased by up to 12 hours. The
elements of the hydraulic circuits (skimmers, suction networks, regenerative
filters, phosphate retention filters and impulsion networks) are dimensioned
according to this parameter so that this recirculation period is viable.
• Unit flow of each skimmer
The skimmers will be made of reinforced concrete in situ, having been
specifically designed to service the installation of this project, they are
designed for a unit flow of up to 25 m³ / h.
• Water velocity in the suction network
The design speed for the dimensioning and calculation of the suction
network is 1 m / sg.
• Filtration speed in phosphate retention filters
The adequate speed to enable phosphate retention in the phosphate
retention filter is 5 m³ / h / m².
For the washing processes of these filters, the water is passed through them
at a speed of at least twice that established for the filtration so that the
filtering material is lifted and the lightest particles retained between those
that are released. The water used for washing is not returned to the lagoon
but it is perfectly suitable for use in irrigation, for example.
• Water velocity in the impulsion networks
The design speed in the impulsion networks is set at 2 m / sg.
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• Overflows
In anticipation of the level increase that may occur in the lagoon in the
event of rainfall of a certain intensity and taking into account that the design
of the equipment - skimmers, nets, pumps, filters ... - is made for certain
levels and volumes of water, the use of a controlled overflow system is
necessary to avoid the increase of these elements.
The use of specific overflows integrated in 3 of the skimmers located in the
perimeter areas of each of the lagoons is proposed, said system will have a
network of pipes that will discharge to the wells / manholes of the sanitation
network that runs through the plot.
• On the other hand, the lagoon has a waterfall area, which will have an
independent water recirculation system, sucking the water through a
skimmer located in the lowest area of ​the waterfall and driving it to the top
of the waterfall by means of a pump housed in an accessible manhole
located near the skimmer.
• Due to the proximity of the sea in the projected plot, the highest level that
the Phreatic Level (NF) can reach is -1.30 m. The water level of the lagoon is
designed to be at least 30 cm above the highest level that the NF can reach.
Possible situations of the lagoon with respect to the Water Table (NF):
-Situation 1: NF below the bottom of the lagoon ≈> Nothing happens
-Situation 2: NF above the bottom of the lagoon.
-Empty lagoon: The groundwater will enter the lagoon through bottom
sumps equipped with a hydrostatic valve ≈> This solution will eliminate the
pressure of the groundwater upwards in the waterproofing liner.
-Full lagoon: The groundwater will not enter the lagoon through the bottom
drains equipped with a hydrostatic valve since the pressure of the water in
the lagoon itself will be greater than the pressure of the groundwater.
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A

IRRIGATION
UPPER WADI
THE UPPER LAYER OF VEGETATION (MAINLY NATIVE OR ADAPTED
VEGETATION) IS TO BE IRRIGATED USING SUSTAINABLE WATER
SOURCES AND INITIAL ESTABLISHMENT IRRIGATION TECHNIQUES.

LOWER WADI
THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM USES THE GROUND WATER FROM THE
DESALINATION PROCESS AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL/GREY
WATER MAINTAINING HUMIDITY BY ENCLOSURE

IRRIGATION LEGEND
UPPER WADI UPPER WADI

THE UPPER LAYER OF VEGETATION (MAINLY NATIVE NATIVE SAND FILTER VEGETATION IRRIGATED WITH
OR ADAPTED VEGETATION) IS TO BE IRRIGATED DRIPLINE (DESLAINATED GROUND WATER) 2-3YRS
USING SUSTAINABLE WARKA TYPE WATER TOWERS ESTABLISHMENT PERIOD
(RAIN FOG AND DEW CONDENSATION
ACCUMULATES ON FABRIC AND FALLS INTO
RESERVOIR – SHADED SO AS NOT TO EVAPORATE
AND USED AS IRRIGATION). ESTABLISHMENT
IRRIGATION ALSO USED WHEN CROPS FIRST PLANTED. A
LOWER WADI

WADI TERRACE SLOPES IRRIGATION BY DRIPLINE

FROM GROUND WATER WELL AND DESALINATED

LOWER WADI ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS AND

PALMS TO BE IRRIGATED USING DRIPLINE GROUND
WATER WELL AND DESALINATED A

WELL, WATER PUMPS AND DEPOSIT LOCATION. THIS IS

WHERE GROUND WATER FROM A WELL IS
DESLINATED AND THEN PUMPED TO THE VEGETATEED
AREAS IN THE LOWER WADI.
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IRRIGATION
CONSUMPTION
(estimated)

UPPER WADI
SUSTAINABLE RENEWABLE SYSTEMS
COMBINED WITH SHORT TERM 2-3YRS
ESTABLISHMENT DRIPLINE UNDERGROUND
[REMOVABLE]
LOWER WADI
WATER FROM WELL (GROUND WATER)
DESALINATED DRIPLINE UNDERGROUND –
THIS WILL BE REDUCED AS PLANTS ESTABLISH
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FURNITURE
“Let natural systems prevail…”
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> LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN

PROPOSED
FURNITURE + SCULPTURAL ELEMENTS

A E

SHADE SAILS SUN LOUNGERS

B F

A
SUSTAINABLE WATER TOWER FIRE PITS

C B
F

C
B D
CROSSFIT EQUIPMENT

F B
D
E

ROCK SCULPTURE
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EARTH
“Let natural systems prevail…”
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ROCKS AND SOILS

“Let natural systems prevail…”

ROCKS AND GRAVELS: CUT AND FILL + TOP SOIL:

ON-SITE ROCKS AND GRAVELS CUT AND FILL BALANCE FOR WADI
REUSED FOR LANDSCAPING CREATION LANDFORM NEEDS TO BE
AND MULCHING. CALCULATED (DEPENDS ON PHREATIC
LAYER CALCS). TOPSOIL TO BE ONLY IN
LOWER/TERRACED VEGETATED AREAS 30-
50CM DEPTHS. IN UPPER ZONES SOIL USED
IN PLANTING HOLES ONLY.

>Rocks and gravels >Soils

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PLANTING
“Let natural systems prevail…”
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PALMS
“Let natural systems prevail…”

>Palms
Archontophoenix, Phoenix dactylifera (S),
Washingtonia robusta, Musa paradisiaca, Cocos
nucifera (S)

>Palm trees
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> PALM TREE INDEX

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TREES
“Let natural systems prevail…”

>Native Mix trees

Prosopis cineraria, Zizyphus spina-christi

>Flowering and structural trees

Schinus terebinthifolius (S), Plumeria alba (S), Araucaria excelsa (S), Cordia
sebetena (S), Carica Papaya (S), Casuarina equisetifolia (S), Conocarpus
lancifolius (S), Terminalia catappa (S), Bauhinia pupurea (S), Cassia italica (S),
Thespesia populnea (S), Ficus benghalensis/religiosa, Moringa peregrina

>Flowering trees

>Native Mix trees >Structural trees

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> TREE INDEX

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> TREE INDEX

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> TREE INDEX

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SHRUB LAYERS
“Let natural systems prevail…”

LOWER WADI PLANTING DARK GREENS.

UPPER WADI NATIVE MIXES LIGHT GREENS.
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CROPS + NATIVE SHRUBS

“Let natural systems prevail…”

>Crop plantation
Aloe spp., Agave spp., Opuntia spp. Etc.

>Native Mix shrubs

Nannorrhops ritchieana (N), Haloxylon persicum (N), Tamarix spp. (S),
Atriplex leucoclada, Acacia tortilis, Haloxylon salicornicum, Nerium
oleander, Calotropis procera, Sesuvium verrucosum (S), Aerva javanica (S),
Rhazya stricta, Leptadenia pyrotechnica (S), Balanites aegyptiaca (S), >Crop plantation
Acacia ehrenbergiana (S)/farnesiana (S)

>Native shrub filter

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> PLANT INDEX

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FLOWERING SHRUBS + GRASSES

“Let natural systems prevail…”

>Grasses (ornamental)
Pennisetum divisum, Panicum turgidum(S), Sporobolus spicatus (S), Lolium rigidum (S)
>Ground covers/Perennials
Bulbine, Zephranthes, Sanseveria, Limonium axillare (S), Aloe vera (S), Catharanthus
roseus (S), Heliotropium curassavicum (S), Althaea rosea, Lippia nodiflora (S)
>Shrubs
Clerodendron, Hibiscus spp. (S), Thevetia peruviana (S), Nerium oleander (S), Tecoma
stans (S), Canna indica (S), Caesalpinia gilliesii (S), Callistamen citrinus, Myrtus >Ornamental grasses
communis, Dodonea viscosa (S)

>Flowering shrubs >Terraces

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> LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN

Green heat island absorption

Terraces with lush verdant planting
to reduce heat island effect to
create local microclimatic
conditions for living

Section Section
Terraces and planting Terraces and planting
with corten steel retaining steps with gabion permeable steps
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> PLANT INDEX

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GRASS/ROOFS/AQUATICS
“Let natural systems prevail…”

>Aquatic
Phragmites australis (S), Juncus maritimus (S)/rigidus (S), Typha spp.,
Cyperus conglomerates (S)/alternifolius (S)

>Green roofs

>Lawns >Aquatic clusters

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> PLANT INDEX

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> PLANT SCHEDULE