Amman’s rapid expansion, topography and urban grid have contributed to poor pedestrian conditions. With the agenda of improving urban mobility in the city, this proposal for a senior citizen’s day centre provides an accessible route across one of the city's hillsides.

Influenced by modern and vernacular hydraulic technologies, the landscape captures seasonal stormwater to reduce the intensity of local flash flooding. This precious resource is circulated through a network of activity spaces embedded into the topography, including communal gardening areas, prayer rooms and meeting spaces for intergenerational care. In these settings, water is made to act as both a spectacle and a coolant to suit Amman’s arid summer climate. Curved stone surfaces wind and fold with one another, just like the natural caves polished by water for hundreds of years. The tactile handrail, often overlooked and hidden, becomes a signifier of beauty for the building’s elderly visitors, bringing a seamless urban flow to the city.