1. CONCEPTUALISING SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Presented by Nicholas Bailey Design Director (Northern Gulf) Atkins

2. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Tenets of Sustainable Development
Ecological
Social
Economic
CLEAN AIR
BIO
CAPACITY
BIO DIVERSITY
RECYCLING
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
AMENITY
CULTURAL IDENTITY
SECURITY/ PUBLIC
SAFETY
PUBLIC
SERVICE
PRODUCTIVITY
GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT
VALUE
TRADITIONAL
CONSULTANCY
RELATIONSHIP =

3. Building Life-cycle Resource and Material Use
COMMUTING
AND
TRANSPORTATION
CONSTRUCTION
OCCUPANCY,
OPERATIONS &
MAINTENANCE

4. URBANISM BUILDING DESIGN Tenets of Sustainable Development
ABOVE THE LINE: Government, Policies, Public realm
Developers can influence this!
URBANISM
Form /
Orientation $
Passive
Elements $$
BELOW THE LINE: Organisations and Private Individuals
BUILDING DESIGN
Active
Elements
$$$

5. City as a series of Interconnected Villages
Sustainable Cities
People Places
Traffic Conundrum
City as a series of Interconnected Villages

6. Durrat North Crescent Bahrain
AL SHARQ OFFICE COMPLEX Kuwait
Durrat North Crescent Bahrain

10. Typical Floor Plans

11. Durrat North Crescent Bahrain
MAHBOULA TOWERS Kuwait
Durrat North Crescent Bahrain

16. Typical Floor Plans

17. Durrat North Crescent Bahrain

21. Landscape Masterplan 1 Green Boulevard 2 Entry Arrival Waterfeature
3 Commercial Hub
4 Terraced Private Recreation
5 Beachside Plaza
6 Wadi Waterplay Stream
7 Private Pool Recreation Podium
8 Shared Podium Gardens
9 Town Centre Orb
10 Town Centre Plaza
11 Canal Waterfront
12 Promenade Plaza
13 Public Access Points
14 Amenity Recreation Plantings
15 Raised Boardwalk and Dunal System
16 Podium Plaza
17 Private Pool Recreation Podium
18 Terraced Gardens
19 Crescent Moon Outdoor Dinning
20 Neighborhood Park Green

22. Passive Architecture THE CURRENT PARADIAM OUR ETHOS FOR
THE NORTH CRESCENT

23. Typical Section Through Commercial Center

24. Typical Section Through Residential Tower

25. Durrat North Crescent Bahrain
Bombay Dyeing
Textile Mill Commercial Building India
Durrat North Crescent Bahrain

29. Façade Study

30. Masterplan

31. Southeast Elevation

32. Wall Sections

33. Wall Sections

34. Typical Detail

35. Vertical Fins

36. Façade Heat Transfer

37. Upper roof deck
Landscape materials plan

38. THANK YOU