Farah Al Amin


Masarat Sports & Cultural Center 
Al Ula, KSA
2024
Lead Designer
DIALOG

 Area
530,000 ft²

Client
Confidential

Rendering
ATCHAIN

© Farah Al Amin, DIALOG,  ATCHAIN



Masarat (Trailways) is an architectural response to the two landscapes that dominate the experience of Al-Ula: the mountains and agricultural oases. The building stiches these environments directly, bypassing the highway that divides them, to amplify the presence and accessibility of these key natural resources. 

A network of pathways connects tiled, modular (S, M, L and XL) shell structures that swell and shrink to accommodate the food, sports, recreational and community-focused activities that are housed in them, while the spaces between them capture and house sheltered outdoor space—or gardens—that in themselves become new programmable assets, and micro-climates. 

Masarat captures the adventurous spirit of both the people and the place, creating a dynamic and flexible environment that responds to the needs of the community and the natural beauty of the Western desert.

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