King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Metro Station - concept design

This project commissioned in 2010 and currently under construction is one of the unbuilt projects left by Zaha Hadid before her passing. The station is part of the masterplan of the new King Abdullah Financial District which includes a series of towers and commerce buildings.

The interior layout of the building will consist of a series of interlaced platforms and pre-set pedestrian pathways on different levels devised to optimize both circulation and the effective use of space; these platforms and pathways will create a visually rich environment inside the station, enough to match the project's equally vibrant facade. The perforated portion of the facade mimics the interior lattice of platforms and helps to reduce any unwanted solar heat gain.