Close

home

practice

projects

team

contact

instagram

linkedin

Al Sa´ad Plaza

Lusail Doha, Qatar

year of completion

2022

client

Qatari Diar

design team

Foster + Partners (design lead Architect), JML (water feature design)

images credit

The Lusail urban project is located north of Doha, the capital of Qatar. Al Sa’ad Plaza is part of a masterplan designed by Foster + Partners. Strategically positioned at the end of the commercial boulevard, connecting the football stadium to the Corniche, this new public square creates a dynamic, pedestrian-focused space, completed in 2022 for the FIFA World Cup. Water runs the length of the boulevard, its movement animating the public space and cooling the atmosphere. Together with the vegetation, it helps create a microclimate, leveraging the heat absorbed through evaporation—a well-known thermodynamic principle in the region.

The design of the Corniche fountain draws inspiration from the moon and its phases. Thanks to an ingenious hydraulic system and millimeter-precise layout, the water comes to life first tracing an elegant, pure crescent moon before blooming into a perfect circle, evoking the full moon. This sequence reinforces the city’s connection to its cultural heritage and its ambition to create iconic, gathering spaces that celebrate both tradition and modernity.

Discover our projects

more projects   →

Perth, Australia

2016

BHP Billiton Water Park

New York, USA

On-going

Stavros Niarchos Foundation West Initiative, Lincoln Center

Villleurbanne, France

2007

Place Lazarre Goujon

more projects   →