A top-down view of a shaded campus crossing, palms and triangular lawns radiating from the center

Campus and Institutional

Two geometries, one shared grid.

One axis borrowed from a ceremonial boulevard. One courtyard borrowed from a stepped garden. Both repeat across the site in a shifting triangular grid, zone by zone.

Abu Dhabi. 20,000 square meters of campus landscape, organized into three zones and eighteen tree species.

A shaded walkway built from repeating triangular bays, lined with palms

A shaded spine of repeating triangular bays carries movement the length of the site.

A shaded walkway lined with palms and exotic flowering trees

Indian Natives

Tamarind, neem, moringa and palm, planted as a living trail along the central approach. Exotic species, chosen as much for memory as for shade.

An aerial view of a sunken plaza shaded by a tree canopy

Cultural Synergy

A sequence of courtyards radiates from one central crossing, each planted with a blend of ornamental and native species chosen to read as common ground.

A gravel garden bed planted with drought-tolerant grasses and a young tree

Arabian Natives

Gravel beds and arid-tolerant planting, ghaf, acacia and frankincense, chosen to hold the site through dry seasons on minimal irrigation.

Sketch to Site

A sunken plaza, worked out by hand before it was built.

A hand-drawn sketch of the sunken plaza and the surrounding geometric grid
The finished sunken seating area, shaded by a single large tree

Measured in the Grid

20,000 sqm

Of campus landscape

3

Planting zones

18

Tree species specified

2

Native plant regions, bridged

Zone one and zone three plant opposite ends of the same idea, species native to two different regions, with a shared courtyard zone bridging them in between.

Where the Geometry Comes From

A diagram collage tracing the campus grid back to a boulevard axis, a stepwell's geometry, and a formal garden layout

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