4. Conceptual Site Plan

• Three general campus clusters: 'Medical,' 'Main,' and 'Sports'
  
• One main road connects all three clusters, splits around stadium to improve traffic flow
  
• Main campus entrance leads to central administration and hotel/conference center complex
  
• Secondary entrances for hospital and sports complex to improve traffic flow and efficiency
  
• Both the main and the medical campus are divided into male and female sections for both academic buildings and housing
  
• Entrances from both of the roads that border the campus will feature visual landmarks - on the main entrance side, the hotel, and on the stadium side, the stadium itself
  
• Our central support complex, including some warehousing and a sewage treatment plant, is located in one of the campus' lowest areas
  

Design Principles

• Respect existing topography and seasonal streams
  
• Incorporate indigenous plant materials into pedestrian walkways and circulation system
  
• Respect regional vernacular and architectural style in design of campus buildings
  
• Incorporate local rock and minerals into campus design; use granite liberally in design of building facades
  
• Refrain from using dark roofing materials that absorb heat and raise temperature of building
  
• Incorporate photovoltaic technology for greater energy efficiency
  
• Promote economic development in the region during construction and through university programs
  
• Encourage use of local workforce during construction
  
• Reduce transport cost of materials by utilizing goods manufactured in the Kingdom such as cement
  
• Design campus to benefit the surrounding community, not as a self-contained institution
  
• Site hospital with easy access to local roadway network
• Minimize distance between academic buildings with related uses
  
• Cluster residential structures to encourage walking from one unit to another
  

Conceptual site plan. Click to view full-sized image.

Design Program

• 10 colleges containing 40 departments
  
• 27,750 students estimated by 2005; 85% male, 15% female
  
• 50,000 students estimated by 2015; 70% male, 30% female
  
• Hotel and Conference Center
  
• Regional outdoor stadium and indoor arena
  
• Regional hospital
  
• Cultural facilities, major mosque, minor mosques
  
• Student, faculty, and staff housing