Helipad Design and Construction
The helipad at Al Badiyah Island provides controlled air access for a governmental facility on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast. The project record identifies completion in 2015 and a scope extending from site survey and design to construction supervision.
- Location
- Al Badiyah Island, Red Sea Coast, Saudi Arabia
- Client
- Ministry of Interior, Border Guard Sector
- Year
- 2015
- Status
- Completed
- Scope
- Topographic survey, aeronautical analysis, wind analysis, full design, construction supervision
- Category
- Infrastructure, Aviation, Government
- Environment
- Coastal, salt-exposed, remote island site
- Principal
- Ibrahim Nawaf Joharji
The remote coastal setting shaped the work. Wind exposure, salt-laden air, surface drainage and the logistics of transporting materials had to be considered together with the landing area’s operational requirements.
Survey information established the relationship between the landing surface, surrounding terrain and approach corridors. The design process coordinated these site conditions with aeronautical requirements, while construction supervision addressed the execution of the specified works.
Surface gradients, drainage, markings and the placement of surrounding equipment were considered as interdependent parts of the landing area. Their coordination is particularly important where salt exposure and weathering affect both materials and the legibility of operational markings.
Construction supervision linked the design documentation to work on a remote site. Transporting materials, checking specified components and resolving site conditions formed part of the delivery process. The project belongs to the office’s governmental infrastructure work, where the architectural scope is defined by a precise operational brief.
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