A mixed use artery of Amman’s new downtown. It includes hotels, offices, residences, retail uses and was designed to attract a flow of pedestrians intrigued by its programmatic variety. The project is currently one of the most successful public spaces in Amman, and is adopted by local communities as a focal point for commercial and civic activities.
Scope: Heritage rehabilitation project across multiple distinct sites in Sharqiya (Eastern) Region: waterfront areas, urban neighborhoods, and remote locations. Transformation into world-class tourist destinations attracting local and regional visitors, supporting Saudi Vision 2030 objectives.
Challenge: Activate diverse heritage sites across varied geographic contexts (waterfront, urban, remote) - each requiring different rehabilitation and activation strategies. Transform historically neglected sites into competitive tourist destinations capable of attracting both domestic and regional international visitors. Enable client decision-making on resource allocation across multiple competing sites with limited budget - requiring analytical framework prioritizing investments by expected social and economic returns.
Approach: Collaborated with JLL to develop strategic prioritization framework evaluating site interventions and investment opportunities. Framework enabled client to make data-driven decisions about fund allocation - identifying which initiatives deliver highest social and economic benefits. Analysis considered tourism potential, infrastructure requirements, preservation needs, and regional connectivity across all sites - providing comparative evaluation supporting phased investment strategy.
Status: Completed
Cost
USD 21.5 million
Area
2,250,000 m² built-up
Services provided
Advisory Feasibility and spatial strategies Historic preservation Urban planning and design Landscape design Transportation engineering
Location
Neom, KSA
Client
Sharqia Development Authority
Project Description
The Boulevard is the mixed use artery of Amman’s new downtown. It includes hotels, offices, residences, retail uses and was designed to attract a flow of pedestrians intrigued by its programmatic variety. The project is currently one of the most successful public spaces in Amman, and is adopted by local communities as a focal point for commercial and civic activities.
The Brief
Abdali Boulevard Company aimed to achieve two objectives: • Creating a prime pedestrian experience in Amman • Developing a district that is economically attractive to investors coming from multiple industries (hospitality, corporations, retail, etc.)
Our Response
Laceco responded to the above objectives by: • Designing a consistent urban framework that nevertheless provided a diversity in the individual architectural character of buildings • Curating a seamless pedestrian experience in a site that had a challenging topography and was exposed to dominant winds • Anchoring the site along three platforms linked to each other by a continuous game of terraces, stairs, suspended bridges and esplanades that gently slope down the length of the development • Conducting value engineering and cost optimization studies to preserve economic viability of the development
City
Amman, Jordan
Cost
USD 350 Million
Year
2011
Client
Abdali Investment & Development PSC
Area
237,000 m2 built-up - 26,000 m2 land
Services Provided
Conceptual design Preliminary design Interior design Final design of architecture and urban furniture Supervision and construction management
Our Response
Laceco responded to the above objectives by: Designing a consistent urban framework that nevertheless provided a diversity in the individual architectural character of buildings. Curating a seamless pedestrian experience in a site that had a challenging topography and was exposed to dominant winds. Anchoring the site along three platforms linked to each other by a continuous game of terraces, stairs, suspended bridges and esplanades that gently slope down the length of the development. Conducting value engineering and cost optimization studies to preserve economic viability of the development.