Riyadh Air AcademyRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

YEAR2025 — Present

STATUSOn Going

AREA11,560 m²

CLIENTRiyadh Air

ROLEArchitectural Engineer

DISCIPLINETraining Centre

Entrance elevation of the training centre clad in tan stone with tall narrow vertical windows and a recessed entry

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DESIGN RENDERS

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Exterior render of the Riyadh Air Academy approach elevation, with the academy sign on the stone clad volume, a landscaped forecourt and a glazed ground floor base.

Render / 0101 / Riyadh Air AcademyDesign render — approach elevation and landscaped forecourt.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

From spatial ideato built clarity.

A 21 metre high aircraft cabin crew training centre facility and simulators building located in the Airport Road GACA Complex. Made of a steel structure simulator building and a 3-level concrete building for the admin, offices, classrooms and facility areas.

SCOPEArchitectureConstructionProject coordinationBIM Technical Documentation

PROJECT DATA

CLIENT: Riyadh Air
CONSULTANT: Savills / Stylus
CONTRACTOR: Youssef Marroun Contracting Co.
LOCATION: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
AREA: 11,560 m²
CATEGORY: Training Centre
STATUS: On Going
ROLE: Architectural Engineer
SITE: Airport Road, GACA Complex — King Salman International Airport District Master Plan
SPACE 01: Reception
SPACE 02: Cafeteria
SPACE 03: Classroom
SPACE 04: Majlis
SPACE 05: Office
SPACE 06: Instructor's Room
SPACE 07: Briefing Room
SPACE 08: Corridor
MATERIAL 01: Yellow Riyadh Stone — office building
MATERIAL 02: Coregated coated metal — logistic buildings
MATERIAL 03: Bronze metal — accent
MATERIAL 04: Riyadh stone and dark metal — classroom buildings

HIGHLIGHTS

21 m high steel structure simulator building, 11,560 m²
Three-level concrete building for administration, offices and classrooms
Interior programme of reception, cafeteria, classrooms, majlis, offices, instructor's room, briefing room and corridor
Final revised elevations aligned with King Salman International Airport guidelines
Issued architectural and interior drawing sheets with roof envelope and joinery details

Riyadh Air Training Centre under construction with a tan Riyadh stone facade, a tower crane and the wider site works — Exterior / 01PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

Glazed base of the training centre with full height curtain walling meeting a projecting tan stone upper volume — Exterior / 03PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

Interior atrium with a dark stone feature wall, a white mezzanine soffit and a glass balustrade — Interior / 04PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

Mezzanine level during fit out with a suspended linear lighting grid, dark timber volumes and a worker on the deck — Interior / 05PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

Interior reception with a sculptural dark timber volume over a counter, lit by black track lighting — Interior / 06PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

Exposed structural steel frame of the training centre with RL aviation lettering and the stone clad volume behind — Structure / 07PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

Construction yard with mobile cranes, steel portal frames and stacked pipes on site — Construction / 08PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

Wide view across the construction site showing the training centre volumes, the long logistics building and multiple cranes — Site / 09PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

Site view of the panelled building volume with a telehandler working in front and the tan stone volume rising behind. — Site / 10PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

The large white panel clad gable volume under scaffolding with the tan stone volume and a compound wall alongside. — Exterior / 11PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

Interior fit out with a grey cast concrete counter, dark exposed ceiling and daylight from the perimeter glazing. — Interior / 12PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

Mezzanine fit out showing the dark stone feature wall, the white soffit with linear lighting and timber joinery below. — Interior / 13PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

Site view along the kerb line showing the gable volume, the tan stone volume and a red boom lift in the foreground. — Site / 14PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

Site view of the gable volume and the adjoining tan stone volume with an orange boom lift on the apron. — Site / 15PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

TECHNICAL DRAWINGS

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Drawing / SWD-40101Ground Floor PlanGround floor architectural plan showing the office and classroom layout across the full structural grid.