Saadiyat Lagoons is one of the five districts that make up Saadiyat Island, the others being the Promenade, Marina, the Cultural District, and Saadiyat Beach.

The Saadiyat Lagoons district is envisaged as a premier mixed-use national housing scheme at the gateway to the Saadiyat Island coastal mangroves.

‍Challenge

Saadiyat Lagoons required a landscape framework that celebrates its coastal setting, supports community life and reinforces ecological character — while delivering a resilient, maintainable public realm.

Our Role

Place Dynamix worked on the landscape and public realm strategy, defining open-space typologies, coastal interfaces and planting structures that respond to place, ecology and climate.

Key Moves

• Developed public realm typologies rooted in coastal experience and identity
• Integrated boardwalks, trails and lagoon-edge experiences
• Established planting strategies that balance resilience and character
• Aligned design approach with Abu Dhabi Public Realm Manual principles

Impact

Saadiyat Lagoons now benefits from a coordinated, ecology-aware public realm that strengthens its unique coastal setting — creating places that connect people with landscape, water and nature.

Project Facts

Location — Abu Dhabi, UAE
Client — Modon / Aldar
Role — Landscape Strategy & Public Realm Framework
Status — Ongoing Delivery

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Estimated Public Open Space - 915,104m2

Estimated Length of Streetscape - 61.4km