{"id":5279,"date":"2026-02-11T16:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=5279"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:58:00","slug":"qiddiya-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/case-studies\/qiddiya-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Qiddiya City, Riyadh &#8211; Design Consultancy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5279\" class=\"elementor elementor-5279\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72db6e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72db6e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e1368e\" data-id=\"6e1368e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221325b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"221325b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/citycentre_2-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5280\" alt=\"A photograph of people in a stadium watching a football match taken from the high stalls, cheering.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/citycentre_2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/citycentre_2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/citycentre_2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/citycentre_2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6cbdbf\" data-id=\"b6cbdbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1e7518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1e7518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Since 2022, Direct Access has been contracted by architects\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">to deliver accessibility and inclusion consultancy for the development of Qiddiya City.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Direct Access advised on the accessibility of the site, referring to;<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\">\u2022 Prince Salman Centre for Disability Research Accessibility Guidelines<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\">\u2022 Saudi Building Code SBC 201 \/ ICCA117<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\">\u2022 SBC 801 Fire Protection<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\">\u2022 Mostadaam 2019 rating and certification for sustainable development<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qiddiya (\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0650\u062f\u0650\u0651\u064a\u0629) is an entertainment megaproject to be established in Riyadh, about 40 km away from Riyadh&#8217;s city center. 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