Lost in the Red Rock - DESERT HIDE-OUT – AL OLA – KSA
Category Name - Interiors, Hospitality/Offices/Public & Urban Projects, Landscape
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Project summary
Set within the vast, silent landscape of AlUla, this desert retreat is conceived as an unseen module—an architecture that dissolves into its surroundings rather than asserting itself upon them.
Clad in reflective aluminum panels, the building mirrors the shifting tones of sand, sky, and sunset, rendering the structure almost immaterial, perceived only through light and shadow.
The architecture is reduced to a pure horizontal gesture, framing the desert rather than competing with it. Interior and exterior dissolve into one continuous living experience, where controlled openness, filtered light, and deep thresholds create a calm dialogue with the harsh climate.
Here, architecture becomes atmosphere: present yet invisible, deliberate yet restrained—a retreat that exists in harmony with the desert, not as an object, but as a reflection.
Projects
Where the Forest Holds Its Breath - BLACK EMBER - RL VILLA – BAABDAT – LEBANON
Where the Sea Becomes Infinite - HAMATE RETREAT- LEBANON
The Coastal Retreat - S SUMMER HOUSE– TYRE – LEBANON
Unfolding the Mountain - THE WATCHER - A VILLA – ZAAROUR – LEBANON
A House That Listens to the Wind - S VILLA – ABDELLE – LEBANON
The Curated Home - A APARTMENT – ZALKA – LEBANON
Knowledge Grows Outward - UOB DEK CAMPUS EXTENSION -DEKWANEH – LEBANON
Privacy as Architecture - AA HIDE OUT – RIYADH – KSA
Between the Ridges - THE GUARDIAN - S VILLA – BYAKOUT – LEBANON
The Quiet Gesture - AI VILLA - SSHOUR - LEBANON
The Courtyard as Climate - PATIO HOUSE – SENEGAL
A Home for Learning - CMF STUDENTS’ HOUSE – DBAYEH – LEBANON
The Levantine Residence - KH VILLA – AMMAN – JORDAN
Order and Oasis - SM VILLA – DOHA – QATAR
The Furnished Urban Modules - FURNISHED APARTMENTS - BACHOURA - BEIRUT - LEBANON
The Quiet Addition - AA ADDITION CHALET - ZAAROUR - LEBANON
Tomorrow's Dwelling, Today's Question - HOUSE OF THE FUTURE – COMPETITION – DUBAI
Alpine Clarity - AC CHALET - MROUJ - LEBANON
Above the City, Below the Sky - JL PENTHOUSE – WATA EL JOZ – LEBANON
Snow and Stone - A2 RESIDENCE - ZAAROUR - LEBANON
Authority in White and Wood - LAW FIRM RIYADH – KSA
Rooted in the Riverbank - ZECOLODGE – ZABBOUGHA – LEBANON
A Canopy Retreat - ABOVE THE TREES – ZABBOUGHA – LEBANON
Less Space, More Life - MICROHOME COMPETITION – TINY HOUSES
Work and Residence, Unified - H… HQ + VILLAS – JEDDAH – KSA
The Measured Villa - B VILLA – KHOBAR – KSA
The Raw Interior - S.H. LOFT – BEIRUT – LEBANON
Industrial Light - S LOFT – UPARK – BEIRUT – LEBANON
House in the Open Plain - H VILLA – MACHGHARA – LEBANON
The Ashrafiyeh Interior - NT APART - ASHRAFIYE - BEIRUT – LEBANON
A Human Scale Medical Hub - DRL POLYCLINIC BEIRUT – LEBANON
By the Sea Shore - FA APARTMENT- SAHEL ALMA - LEBANON
The Kitchen as Architecture - MEKER DESIGN KITCHEN COMPETITION – BEIRUT – LEBANON
The Suburban Living - CA APARTMENT- AIN SAADE – LEBANON
Gathering at Scale - ARAMCO DINING HALL – KSA
The Room Where Decisions Land - ARAMCO MEETING ROOM – KSA
The High Refuge - AC MOUNTAIN CHALET – MROUJ – LEBANON
Compressed Elegance - GI APARTMENT- BEIRUT – LEBANON
Urban Refinement - JG APARTMENT- BEIRUT – LEBANON
The Body in Space - POSIFIT HEALTH CLUB – JCC- JEITA – LEBANON
The Art of Rest - BEDROOMS’ SELECTION
A Room of One's Own - DRESSINGS’ SELECTION
Where Homes Begin - RECEPTIONS’ SELECTION
The Ritual Space - BATHROOMS’ SELECTION
Gathering Around the Table - DININGS’ SELECTION
The Corporate Diagonal - A CO OFFICE BUILDING - ZALKA - LEBANON
Atlantic Gateway - RM HOTEL – AGADIR – MOROCCO – COMPETITION
The Forest That Gives Back - K ECOLODGE – KFARHOUNEH – LEBANON
Facing Byblos Bay - HORIZON BUILDING - BYBLOS – LEBANON
Entertainment at the Center - B1 MALL & CINEMAS – KHOBAR – KSA
Program Stacked, City Served - MULTIUSE BUILDING -JUBAIL – KSA
Hospitality at the Threshold of the Sacred - MEKKA HOTEL
North African Business Landmark - AL ANDALUSIA BUSINESS CENTER – TRIPOLI – LYBIA
An Oasis in the City Fabric - OASIS RESIDENTIAL COMPOUND - JEDDAH - KSA
Dignity in Collective Housing - WORKERS CAMP – KSA
Reclaiming the Public Realm - SIMA - SUSTAINABLE INTEGRATED MUNICIPAL ACTIONS
The Gateway Expanded - DAMASCUS AIRPORT EXTENSION COMPETITION – DAMASCUS – SYRIA
Civic Space for a Small Town - FIDAR MUNICIPALITY COMPETITION- FIDAR – LEBANON
The Retail Promenade - B STREET MALL – KHOBAR – KSA
Industrial Logic - HOLDAL WAREHOUSE – LEBANON
Power and Presence - H HEADQUARTERS - JEDDAH - KSA
Into the Natural Playground - ADVENTURE PARK - JIITA - LEBANON
Healing and the City - MOUNT LEBANON HOSPITAL COMPETITION – BEIRUT – LEBANON
The Factory Refined - J FACTORY – MANSOURIEH – LEBANON
A Landscape for Play - WAOUH PLAYGROUND – ZALKA – LEBANON
Architecture of Spectacle - SAUDI CUP – KSA
A Mixed-Use Neighborhood Anchor - JDEIDEH MULTI-USE PROJECT – JEDEIDEH – LEBANON
Vertical Identity - SORAYA TOWER – BEIRUT – LEBANON
Mediterranean on the Rocks - KFARABIDA RESORT – BATROUN – LEBANON
The Mountain Escapes - BASKINTA RESORT - TM PROJECT - BASKINTA - LEBANON
A Firm's Quiet Statement - O LAW FIRM – BAABDA – LEBANON
Resort for a New City - KAEC RESORT-KSA
Commerce on the Waterfront - ANGOLA CORNICE MALL AND BUSINESS CENTER- ANGOLA
Blue vs White - RADISSON BLUE HOTEL – KHOBAR – KSA
Anchored in the Valley - OB RESIDENCE - REIFOUN - LEBANON
Rooted in the Grove - F VILLA – WARDANIYE – LEBANON
The Metal Rock - WA CHALET – ZAAROUR – LEBANON
Carved into the Hill - HN VILLA – AMMAN – JORDAN
A Gentle Expansion - M VILLA ADDITION – REIFOUN – LEBANON
Seaside, Unhurried - LAZY B – JIYEH – LEBANON
Nestled in the Snowfield - A CHALET – ZAAROUR – LEBANON
The upper Terrace - HE MS – BEIRUT – LEBANON
Dialogue with the Cityscape - HW VILLA – AMMAN – JORDAN
Terraced Living on the Mountain - MONTEVERDE RESIDENTAL COMPLEX – BEIT MERRI – LEBANON
