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Status

In progress

Date
2016

Location

Jeddah, KSA

Team
Fouad Samara
Lara Alam
Jad Abi Fadel

A flexible built envelope 

The design of this large villa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, responds to the complex client requirements; the need to have as big a garden as possible with flexibility for use by the family, guests, or both, often with the need for privacy between them; and the architect’s aim to create a unique experience within a built envelope that breaks down the very large scale of this villa.

 

Breaking down the volume

The large volume is broken down into a series of adjacent pitched roof volumes that slide to create more defined spaces between and around them.

 

Materiality

The materials are simple. White ferrous cement inside and out for the walls and roof of the sliding volumes; teak wood cladding and louvers for partition walls both inside and out; and glass.