Arts District Master Plan

Completed 2023

Project Architect, Daniel Renner

Renderings, Morean

Sketches, Daniel Renner

This project was designed and completed while Daniel Renner served as Project Architect at El Dorado Inc.

The Riyadh Arts District is a planned development designed to support the city’s growing creative community. Positioned along a 90‑kilometer linear park and infrastructure corridor, the district occupies a strategic site with direct access to a premier commercial corridor and the city’s light‑rail network.

The master plan offers a rich mix of uses—office and retail spaces, a large market hall, multifamily housing, a restaurant grove, and a boutique arts hotel—arranged around a central promenade. The architectural character draws from contextual forms and employs Riyadh limestone to establish a cohesive visual identity for the district. This design approach marks a deliberate shift away from the prevalent “glass‑box” modernism, favoring materials and strategies that are both regionally grounded and environmentally responsive.

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