Zaha Hadid Architects has designed the King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Metro Station connects the KAFD terminus to King Khalid International Airport and provides access to the skybridge for the local KAFD monorail.

Equipped with six rail platforms over four levels, the station seamlessly connects with bus services to create an important multi-modal transport hub for the Kingdom’s capital city, as well as new indoor and outdoor public plazas for the financial district.

Contributing to the identity of Riyadh's new metro system, the KAFD Metro Station's design prioritises connectivity, where the station's predicted rail, car and pedestrian traffic has been modelled, mapped and structured to optimise internal circulation and avoid congestion.

The composition of the station's facade echoes the patterns generated by desert winds in sand, where multiple frequencies and reverberation generate the complex repetition of patterns evident in the natural world.

This project has been longlisted in the infrastructure and transport project category of Dezeen Awards 2025.

Studio: Zaha Hadid Architects
Project: King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station