Wasia Village (Salamiya), Saudi Arabia, Asia
Year 1983 latitude: 24° 11' longitude: 47° 18' Period Initiator(s) Ministry of Agriculture Planning organization Nationality initiator(s) Designer(s) / Architect(s) Design organization Yakeley Associates Inhabitants Target population 1,000 Town website Town related links http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=495 Literature type of New Town: > scale of autonomy New-Town-in-Town Satellite New Town Company Town > client Private Corporation Public Corporation > policy Capital Decentralization Industrialization Resettlement Economic
This new town, located 100 km from Riyadh, was build from the ground simultaneously as a water supply system that should also provide Riyadh. As a self-contained village, the settlement is intended to house staff and families of the groundwater facilities. The settlement provides all social, domestic, and economic needs to its inhabitants. The housing is a mix of two- and three-storey houses with schools located near the center. Response to climate and traditional domestic customs form the principals for the design. Dwellings are inwarded and densely grouped in terraces. All houses have a private courtyard and high walls to protect its privacy. source:
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