Uptown Jeddah defines three interconnected urban typologies: the ‘landscape spine’, the ‘bubble neighbourhoods’ and the SEZ ‘logistics array’.
Spaceagency’s work involved developing a destination positioning strategy for the Uptown Jeddah district alongside the Design Team’s work. Located directly next to the international airport, the southern half of district forms a special economic tax free zone.
The programmatic strategy for the SEZ ‘logistics array’ proposes a future forward vision which integrates airport layovers with economic activity and hospitality through integrated ‘hybrid’ bonded programmes that interface between logistics programmes (warehouses, e-commerce hubs, safe storage, distribution and manufacturing) and mixed use residential, working and commercial.