Benches and lit cube planters forming an evening rest pocket on a shop lane in Al Deera
Street furniture · Al Deera, Riyadh · 2026

STREET FURNITURE
& PLANTERS

تغطية المراكز التجارية بالأحواض الزراعية والكراسي وسلال المهملات

CentresAl Qaisariyah · Al Muaiqiliya · Ushaiqir
TenderRFP 7872
Design & deliveryAMSY Group
Design leadMohamed Bider
01 / The concept

One family
for three souqs.

Benches, planters and recycling bins for the three Al Deera commercial centres in historic Riyadh, designed as one family: black powder-coated steel, warm hardwood slats and the gold Najdi triangle — the same motif that runs through the screens, lanterns and paving of the Al Deera Centres renewal. Coloured corner panels in terracotta, mint, gold and yellow tell the pieces apart, and they combine into rest pockets, planted edges and gathering nodes along the shop lanes.

My role

All studies, the furniture design, technical drawings and the BOQ (bills of quantities) for the family were prepared by Mohamed Bider for AMSY Group — from the first catalogue renders to the pieces installed in the centres.

  • Studies & analysis
  • Furniture design
  • Technical drawings
  • BOQ — bills of quantities
  • Visualisation
  • Installation follow-up
3

Centres furnished: Al Qaisariyah, Al Muaiqiliya and Ushaiqir.

3

Bench types — backed, long backless and plate bench.

4

Planter colourways on one black steel cube: terracotta, mint, gold and yellow.

2026

Designed for RFP 7872 and installed in the centres in summer 2026.

02 / Location

In the souqs
of Al Deera.

The pieces line the lanes, colonnades and atria of the three centres around Qasr Al Hukm, in the historic core of Riyadh.

Location planAl Deera CentresAl Deera, Riyadh · 24.63° N, 46.71° E
  1. 1Al Muaiqiliya centre
  2. 2Al Qaisariyah centre
  3. 3Ushaiqir centre (approximate)
  4. 4Qasr Al Hukm
  5. 400 m walking radius
Saudi Arabia · Riyadh
District
Al Deera, historic downtown Riyadh
Client
Al Deera Company
Pins
The three centres, as on the Al Deera Centres page; exact plots to be confirmed
03 / Design studies

Studies.

How the pieces are made and how they gather: the backed bench, the planter and the recycling bin taken apart, and one rest node in plan. Select a study.

Backed bench — The backed bench taken apart: the black steel trapezoid end frames with the gold Najdi triangle, the armrest boxes, the rails and the hardwood seat and back slats.
04 / Materials & colours

Materials
& colours.

Black powder-coated steel for every frame and box, solid hardwood for the seats, a brushed gold triangle on each piece and one coloured panel per planter — chosen to sit against the Najdi sandstone and grey granite of the centres.

Black powder-coated steel#1D1D1C
Solid hardwood slats#8B4A26
Brushed gold triangle#C7A050
Terracotta panel#C56A44
Mint panel#A7D3C0
Gold panel#B99A4E
Yellow panel#E7D27F
Grey granite paving#9C9C99
Material board — perforated black steel, hardwood slats, the gold triangle plate, terracotta, mint and gold panels, grey granite and planting
05 / The pieces

The family.

Seven pieces from one kit of parts: three benches, the cube planter in its colourways and the three-stream recycling bin.

Backed bench — Hardwood seat and back on black steel trapezoid end frames, with armrest boxes and the gold triangle on each end.
Backed benchHardwood seat and back on black steel trapezoid end frames, with armrest boxes and the gold triangle on each end.
Long backless bench — Modular runs of close-set hardwood slats with rounded black end caps — joined end to end along the lanes.
Long backless benchModular runs of close-set hardwood slats with rounded black end caps — joined end to end along the lanes.
Plate bench — A plain hardwood seat on folded black steel plate legs, for tight spots and planter edges.
Plate benchA plain hardwood seat on folded black steel plate legs, for tight spots and planter edges.
Cube planter — terracotta — Black steel cube with terracotta corner panels; the large size carries a tree.
Cube planter — terracottaBlack steel cube with terracotta corner panels; the large size carries a tree.
Planter — mint — The same family in mint, as a low rectangular box beside walls and bins.
Planter — mintThe same family in mint, as a low rectangular box beside walls and bins.
Planter — gold — The gold colourway, used at entrances and around the rest nodes.
Planter — goldThe gold colourway, used at entrances and around the rest nodes.
Three-stream recycling bin — Perforated black steel with a canopy roof and three coloured slots for general waste, plastic and paper.
Three-stream recycling binPerforated black steel with a canopy roof and three coloured slots for general waste, plastic and paper.
The collection — backed and backless benches, planters in three sizes and the recycling bin
The family side by side, from the backed bench to the smallest planter
06 / Visualisation

In the centres.

Placed in the lanes, colonnades and atria: runs of planters along the shopfronts, rest pockets of benches turned around a tree, and long benches that leave the shop doors clear.

Al Deera CentresA shop lane furnished with benches, planters and bins
Al Deera CentresA gathering node — four benches around a tree planter
Al Deera CentresA round rest pocket around a fountain court
Al Deera CentresA run of planters along the shopfronts
Al Deera CentresThe long backless bench on the lane
Al Deera CentresFrom the covered mall to the open lane
Al Deera CentresA planter and bench under the atrium galleries
07 / Built

Installed.

The pieces in place in the centres, photographed in July 2026 — the backed benches, the long benches, the planters in their four colours and the recycling bins.

The backed bench — the gold triangle on the end frame
A terracotta tree planter on the lane
The three-stream recycling bin
The long backless bench beside a gold planter
A run of long benches in front of the shops
Backed bench — armrest and end frame
A mint planter against the travertine wall
A yellow planter at a shop entrance
The backed bench in the colonnade
Recycling bin and bench by a column
Recycling bin and mint planter
A bench in the planted atrium
The backed bench on the granite lane
A planter in the covered market street
Scope of work

Scope.

What the furniture package covers across the three centres.

Seating

Backed benches, long modular backless benches and plate benches in hardwood and black steel.

Planting

Cube and rectangular planters in three sizes with coloured corner panels, from tree planters to small boxes.

Waste

Three-stream recycling bins with canopy roofs and coloured slots.

Layout

Rest pockets, planted edges and gathering nodes placed along the lanes, colonnades and atria.

Design and delivery: AMSY Group. Client: Al Deera Company. Sources: RFP 7872 design visualisations and site photographs of the installed furniture, July 2026.

All studies, the furniture design, technical drawings and the BOQ (bills of quantities) for the family were prepared by Mohamed Bider for AMSY Group — from the first catalogue renders to the pieces installed in the centres.

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