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Manarat Al Khafji extends the corniche into a vibrant, multifaceted landmark, integrating commerce, culture, and community along Saudi Arabia’s eastern coastline. Inspired by traditional Khaleeji souks, a gently undulating 7m wide avenue winds its way across a quarter-kilometer span, shaded by crisscrossed arcades reminiscent of heritage arcades. This modernized corniche celebrates local heritage and the natural landscape, evolving vertically into a dynamic space for cultural exchange. ...

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Manarat Al Khafji creates an “authentic and memorable” destination by capturing Al Khafji’s unique character and legacy while fostering a lively, welcoming community. By weaving architectural innovation with a human-centered, immersive atmosphere, our design celebrates the vibrancy of Khaleeji identity. More than just a landmark, it becomes a gathering place for residents and travelers alike, offering new moments of discovery, connection, and celebration with each visit, and serving as a vital part of Al Khafji’s evolving master plan. This design aims to create a world-class destination that preserves the essence of Al Khafji’s cultural roots, while embodying a forward-looking spirit aligned with the ambitions of Vision 2030.
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At the edge of Khafji, where the land meets the endless blue, this new landmark acts as a conduit of cultural expression, bridging land, sea, and sky.
Extending from the corniche, its undulating roof captures the rhythm of the Arabian Gulf, a rippling form that mirrors the waves it overlooks. Crowned by a lighthouse reaching toward the horizon, it stands as both beacon and landmark, anchoring Khafji to the vast expanse beyond.
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The Shear House indoor living areas are open to outdoor living on multiple levels; sunken courtyards, side & front gardens, and a roof garden all vertically connected with the sectional shear of terraces on multiple levels.
The ground and first floors are the parents’ quarters. The second floor is divided among the two kids, while shared services and amenities are in the basement and on the roof. ...

Maximizing the built-up areas above freed much of the ground floor garden. This pushed to cantilever the upper volume, serving as a shading canopy for the front garden underneath. The corner plot of The Shear House with the centrally carved volume, maximizes light penetration to the interior spaces. ...

A multi-family Shear House Residence designed on a corner plot.
Two independent entrances organize the program: one leading to the parents’ quarters, the other to the children’s apartments above.
A shared corner stair anchors the project, connecting to the common diwaniya that opens onto a sunken outdoor garden — a space for gathering, light, and continuity between generations ...

This headquarters balances efficiency and elegance: a playful ceiling contrasts with a dense plan, while varied ceiling heights and semi-transparent walls let natural light filter through—maintaining openness without losing privacy.

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A primary corridor, organized around the building core, anchors circulation and connects the various departments. This main spine links with a secondary double-loaded corridor, mediating between perimeter offices with panoramic views and the inward-facing support spaces. Along the way, pockets open to the city skyline—moments of light and relief designed both as present-day gathering zones and as adaptable voids that anticipate future extensions.

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The offices of a leading real estate company efficiently occupy the 1,350 sqm surface area without compromising quality; a datum line separates between the playful ceiling and the dense plan.

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In plan, the different elements and geometries on the site are influenced by Khaleejia tower’s structural grid, which partly supports the tensile shading. Sectionally, the trees and tensile shading posts gradually cascade down from the building all the way to the pedestrian sidewalk, resonating with the office tower and its commercial plinth. Along the outer edge, bounded by vehicular traffic, a water cascade’s white noise mitigates further this setting by visually separating the users from the passing-by cars. ...

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Khaleejia Square, an alternative beginning of the green belt to the hermetic Shaheed Park, buffers Kuwait skyline from the residential suburbs. A landscape, criss-crossed by multiple paths, connects the site with its city. Inscribed by concrete pathways, hexagonal pods of cobble stones and lawn intertwine to serve multiple users. ...

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲.
To communicate the design of the Kuwait Blind Association Sports Complex, we adapted cliché printing technology into braille-friendly drawing plates. With minimal guidance, board members could run their fingers across plans and sections, complementing our words and experiencing the project directly through touch — making the process as inclusive as the architecture itself.

Yet in reality, while we augmented vision and perception throughout the design process, the execution team proved the blindest of all — building with complete disregard for vision, standards, and the very values it was meant to embody.

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𝗠𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻; 𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀.
At the Kuwait Blind Association Sports Complex, every space was conceived for touch, sound, and scent — from the rhythmic bounce of a goalball to the fragrances of the healing garden. Architecture was meant to be an ally, translating the invisible into experience.

We carried out the design pro bono to safeguard the Association’s land ownership. Yet the way it was eventually realized makes one wonder — was it truly a victory, if what stands today disregards standards, ignores concepts, and fails the very uses it was meant to serve?

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Site Integration
Strategically anchored along the western edge of the site, adjacent to the main access road. The building nestles into the natural terrain, cascading gently eastward with the land’s slope. Its elongated form is articulated as two parallel ribbons, choreographed along the irregular polygonal boundaries of the plot. Rather than impose a rigid geometry, the building embraces the site`s jagged perimeter, allowing the architecture to adapt and breathe with its topography. ...

Living with a View
Every resident is granted a “room with a view.” The private bedrooms are arrayed along the outer edges of the building in a rhythmic sequence, maximizing exposure to natural light and outward vistas. They are distributed over two levels: an upper floor floating above the landscape and a lower level gently embedded within it. Both levels are oriented to open unobstructed views of the surrounding hills and mountains, framing moments of sky, slope, and seasonal change. This continuous visual dialogue with nature affirms a sense of place, dignity, and daily renewal for each resident. ...

Elderly Home
A continuum, not an end! Our architectural vision for the elderly home is rooted in a simple yet profound idea: aging is not a rupture from life: it is a deepening of it. This home is not a final destination, but a vibrant part of the community, seamlessly woven into its social and spatial fabric. We aspire to dissolve the traditional isolation of elder care by fostering continuity between past and present, individual and collective, architecture and landscape, building and community. ...

The original design twist? A drive-in cinema screen!
The vertical fins that shield the building from Kuwait’s intense sun by day... transform into a projector screen by night, perfect for films and events in the forecourt.
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Every façade and interior element of Kazma Club is adapted to Kuwait’s harsh environmental conditions. The external fins, interior glazing, and refrigerated units are thoughtfully engineered to combat heat and humidity—pairing aesthetics with utility.

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