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Water Garden City

Manama, Bahrain

2006 - Ongoing

Large Urban ProjectMarinaMixed UseWaterfront

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Project Description

Approach Words: Sustainability, Urban Livability, Vibrant City

Public Policy Instruments: Financial Mechanism, Physical Intervention, Planning, Regulatory

Water Garden City is a mixed-use¹ waterfront² development project set to become a major ‘Urban Lifestyle Hub’³ and a landmark destination where tourists⁴, visitors and local residents can work, live, play, relax and socialize in a safe and modern urban built environment. The project, which is built on a reclaimed land⁵, embodies the vision “To take the city to the water and bring the water to the people”⁶. It seeks to attract tourists, locals and investors⁷ from around the world to a “luxurious living community”⁸, which in turn supports the Bahraini national economy⁹ in line with The Kingdom’s 2030 Visionⁱ ¹⁰.

Title: Location of the Water Garden City.

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Title: Rendered aerial view of the Water Garden City master plan.

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Title: 3d Rendered Aerial View of The Proposed Water Garden City Master Plan.

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Title: Picture showing the Marina promenade after construction.

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Title: Location of the Water Garden City.

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Title: Rendered aerial view of the Water Garden City master plan.

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Title: 3d Rendered Aerial View of The Proposed Water Garden City Master Plan.

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Title: Picture showing the Marina promenade after construction.

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To implement the project’s vision, a master plan for a site area of 0.4 square kilometers¹¹ was proposed, which extends along the northern coastline of Manama in the Seef District¹² close to the Bahrain International Airport. The master plan features three districts: beach district, marina district and eastern island¹³. Each district is composed of three neighborhoods¹⁴, forming nine neighborhoods in total across the project¹⁵ ¹⁶.

The master plan allocated 46% of the area to buildable lots, 26% to roads and open spaces, and 28% to water¹⁷. It includes the following key components: Marina promenade, residence buildings, retail, office buildings, beach, marina terminal, and a mix of leisure services such as four hotels, Food and Beverage outlets, restaurants¹⁸, schools¹⁹, as well as a large entertainment center in the middle of Bahrain Bay²⁰. These uses are supported with amenities and all necessary infrastructure, including roads, electricity, water supply, and sewage network²¹ that support the lifestyle of 40,000 residents and forecasted 10,000 visitors a day seeking to form an integrated community²² ²³ ²⁴.

Owner/Developer

Al Bilad Real Estate Investment Company ³⁵

Consultant/Designer

HOK ³⁶

AECOM ³⁷

Funder

Bahrain Government ³⁸

Al Bilad Real Estate Investment Company ³⁹

Owner/Developer

Al Bilad Real Estate Investment Company ³⁵

Funder

Bahrain Government ³⁸

Al Bilad Real Estate Investment Company ³⁹

Consultant/Designer

HOK ³⁶

AECOM ³⁷

The main real- estate developer is Albilad Real Estate Investment Company²⁵, which selected a master plan for the project proposed by consultants HOK and AECOM²⁶ ²⁷. The overall estimated project cost is USD 2.65 billion, funded by the developer and Bahrain Government²⁸ ²⁹. It is worth noting that Al Bilad Real Estate Investment Company holds the “largest number of investment plots of lands classified as multi-story investment lands.” It offers real estate developers, who are interested in investing for high returns, buildable lots in the project, as they seek to attract investors worldwide³⁰.

The project will be implemented over several phases, including:

First Phase: Includes the Marina Promenade with its dining strip’s restaurants, residential villas, 22 restaurants, and 14 Sky Garden villas. This phase has been completed and opened to the public with all their infrastructure requirements³¹ ³².
Second Phase: It covers 0.06 square kilometer area and it is curently under implementation, the construction work on the parking lot and service-only buildings have already been completed with the expansion of green spaces and the planting of 1,200 environmentally friendly trees³³ ³⁴.

Project Link, Endnotes and References

Project Link

https://www.watergardencity.net/

Endnotes

i Bahrain’s Vision is that the country’s future economic success will impact society more widely, creating a broad base of prosperity. More information about the vision is in this link: https://www.bahrain.bh/wps/portal/en/!ut/p/z1/lVJNc4IwFPwrvXDEPAgfoTfqUK0jY8cWlVycgBHoQIJIof33jePJ1q_mlszuvn2bRRStEBWsKzLWFlKwUt1j6qzHM3AMk5gTgiMM_swZzr0AjBHYaHkKAIyDA8B9dRee6RBA9B4-mOHQeLEUPwwBfPI0n74_DwFG-E7-hePfnL9AFNE6LTYoTl2CHdt2dS81TN1KbaZ7GFs6dwhzLJ4SI4EDOhVt3eYo5pnsatm0rFxzoUHJxKYQ2UPNMr7XIGF5wwphAobfIf11Qa_v8MaF0qCnu5yJ-qhzJctbg2Jl1L1oVCksu4L3KBKyqVQ73v4Z3hjQ5NaHqMYVH7sd9VXQUrT8q0Wr-5NW8lkpk2NzfZFgkiHa8C1veDP4bNRz3rb1_lEDDfq-H2RSZiUfpLLS4Bwll3s1_xSJ6iqKoorgb30SbMMAWzSxy27q_wCQSWTj/dz/d5/L3dHQSEvUUt3SS9nQSEh/#:~:text=By%202030%2C%20the%20private%20sector,is%20stable%20and%20forward%2Dlooking. (Accessed on 12 March 2024).

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