Diriyah Art Futures by Schiattarella Associati

The Diriyah Art Futures is the first public project launched as part of Vision 2030. This contemporary structure is set along the desert’s edge, north of Riyadh. Commissioned by the Saudi Ministry of Culture, the building will house studios, exhibition spaces, research labs, artist residences, an auditorium, and a training center for new media and digital languages, in an area of 12.000 sqm.

The “DAF” is not a compact building, but rather a series of distinct volumes that extend horizontally, designed to reconnect the urban and agricultural parts of the wadi, restoring the balance between construction and nature.