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BUILT BY ASSOCIATIVE DATA’s main objective is to provide our clients with a full range of design services, by using the latest knowledge offered by digital technologies, sustainable design practices and networked work flows. We believe that each project offers a unique opportunity to create aware, intelligent, and efficient architectural solutions. We strive to provide custom solutions for each particular client in order to meet the challenging objectives of a successful project, paying special attention to their economic benefit in a timely and customized manner.

Built By Associative Data (BAD.) is an international Architecture and Design practice with offices in Spain (Barcelona), Lebanon (Beirut), Ireland (Dublin) and China (Chengdu). Our expanding list of international clients feature ongoing projects located in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia. Our innovative design approach and work portfolio spans a broad spectrum of work, including, but not limited to, cutting edge research in computational tools, complex mixed-use projects, large master plans and sustainability framework structures like the Beirut Digital District.

With the completion of the BDD Temp, a 9000m2 incubator unit for young Lebanese IT start-up companies, our work is entering a new phase with several larger projects in Lebanon and Africa under construction. BAD’s international team of talented designers combines experience gained from critically acclaimed offices throughout the world with academic research at some of the most globally vanguard architectural schools, which provides a dynamic and energetic environment for talented emerging architects and ideas. Our Senior Staff carry multiple professional registration and accreditations with professional bodies both in Europe and Lebanon.

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METHODOLOGY

Our firm’s Design Approach is underpinned by three key components:

PHILOSOPHY METHODOLOGY RESEARCH

DATA: Through careful in-house research and collaboration with experts in the field, raw data can be generated for any specific project benchmark. The organization of vast numbers of variables, interests, and objectives can be then selected and optimized to best meet each project objectives, which is fundamental to draw each project design strategy. ASSOCIATION-SELF ORGANIZATION: The organization of organic and naturally efficient groupings of data can provide novel directions throughout the design process. The data identified and collected from the site analysis will yield specific organizational drivers unique for each context. We strive to understand, exploit, and design these variations in order to enrich every one of our projects.

BAD ADAPTATION: Through a process of continuous adaptation, the data is organized to produce different iterations, negotiating within several project constraints and therefore reaching innovative design solutions. A design can accumulate intelligence, both in concept, as well as in the systems, which are employed, to compose its elements thru an organic evolution, allowing a design concept to grow into a robust project. PROTOTYPING: Through current digital fabrication techniques and manufacturing processes, diverse aspects of each project can be accurately materialized thru scaled prototypes, allowing a continuous enrichment of the design process at a material level.

SIMULATION: Simulation allows the integration of collected data into an iterative design process by identifying clear evaluation criteria, leading to multiple performance based design solutions.

PHILOSOPHY

ALI BASBOUS Founder and Director of BAD.

RESEARCH

ECO.NOMICS: Projects are designed to meet realistic economic constraints by leveraging updated market research, optimized computational processes, and efficient use of available resources. While we strive to provide novel solutions to each project, we seriously consider all of the resources available to successfully navigate the economic constraints imposed on each design.

TEAM: Creating an efficient and adaptable team constitutes one of the main drivers of BAD. By understanding the strengths of each collaborator, we can negotiate and exploit an efficient and adaptable work flow through every step of the design and construction processes.

ECO.LOGICS: A truly sustainable project can be achieved through the careful organization of contextual project data. Embedded systems provide the opportunity to incorporate sophisticated analytical modeling tools to evaluate contextual environmental data, providing our designs with highly intelligent performative solutions.

KNOW: BAD acknowledges that each project requires a specific and unique set of strategies, in order to be executed in a novel and successful manner. We can guarantee an effective practice by being able to identify new processes to complement and amplify strategic knowledge, and by understanding how existing tools can be reconsidered and developed to meet new challenges.

The research carried out by the in house research unit BADRx focuses on the developing of tools, processes and applications to enhance the design approach and workflow of our projects. BAD.Research was created to overcome the perceived limitations in much of the design software available today as well as to push the office to the cutting edge of computational design and analysis. COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS: A key component to BAD. Research initiatives is the implementation of new computational tools to aid in all stages of the design process, from early concept generation, project development through construction, detailing and communication. BAD also provides a service to clients necessitating specific tools to integrate into their established workflows.

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A wide range of applications and programs are being continuously studied at BAD. in order to integrate the most sophisticated and advanced computational tools within our design services. BUILDING INTELLIGENCE: Our research into active building systems (commonly known as Building Automation Systems) enables to formulate projects with embedded intelligence, becoming active interfaces to surrounding forces. As an active participant, the building can express behaviors mediating and reacting to external inputs, negotiating the various forces surrounding the site, such as morphology, economic situation, social factors, and climactic realities.

A Lebanese, Canadian Architect living between Barcelona and Beirut, Ali holds a Master’s Degree in Advanced Architectural Design from the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Cataluña (IaaC) in Barcelona, Spain. Ali’s global experience in innovative design strategies have been awarded many internationally celebrated prizes. Prior to founding BAD., he held key positions at prominent design practices including JDS Architects (Brussels, Copenhagen), NBBJ (Shanghai, Seattle) and Raphael Vinoly Architects (New York) among others. Ali’s work is guided by a vigorous interrogation of the relationship between social interaction and advanced technologies; the objective being an integration of research, society and architectural application during the design process. To this end, Ali employs progressive computational modeling and design software to generate evolutionary architectural forms that can respond to contemporary culture, economics and industry. Through BAD., Ali pursues associative design strategies in order to find intelligent solutions for constantly shifting paradigms in architecture and urbanism as well as a synthesis between design and the user. His experience in translating natural systems and data associativity, ranging from sustainable issues to practical diagrammatic programming enables him to generate precise definitions to acquire pioneering designs. During his design process, he studies and analyses new social patterns, economic and cultural trends, and conceives accordingly. His design transcends the present to foresee future lifestyles. With close to 20 years of Global practice.

LEADERSHIP

TEAM

ROLAND BOSBACH Director of Design. Office Manager. Dublin

LUIS E. FRAGUADA Director of Research. Office Manager. Barcelona

BADIAH GHASSAN MASOUD Partner + Director. Mena Region

Roland Bosbach (Dipl Ing Arch TU) is the Design Director and Manager of the Dublin Office for Built by Associative Data.

Luis Fraguada is the Director of BAD. Research and Manager of the Barcelona Office for Built by Associative Data. He investigates critical issues in architecture, design, and urbanism through various modes, including parametric design, scripting, and fabrication.

Badiah G. Masoud is a partner and director in Saudi Arabia for Built by Associative Data.

Maciej Sutula | Research Architect . Poland

Nada Nuwayhed | Architect . Lebanon

Paulo Gonçalves | Architect . Brazil

Emanuel Condello | Architect . Italy

Dave English | Architect . Ireland

Rae Moore | Architect . Ireland

She was among the first women in Saudi Arabia to graduate with a BA in Architecture from Effat University.

Kieran Donnellan | Architect . Ireland

Jacek Markusiewicz | Scientist . Poland

Jeff Clarke | Architect . United States

Niccolò Marini | Architect . Italy

Gyorgy Bukosdi | Architect . Hungary

Brian Miller Manriquez | Architect . Chile

Maite Bravo | Consultant . Chile

Xiao Li | Architect . China

Born in Germany, he studied Architecture at the Technical University of Dresden and has worked for renowned architectural firms in Germany, the Netherlands (West8), Switzerland (Koeppel+Martinez), Ireland and China (Studio Shanghai). He has extensive experience in the fields of Urban Design, Housing and Commercial Projects, Sustainable Design and Landscape Design as well as in architectural research and teaching. His work in a number of European and Asian countries as well as in the Middle East and Africa has given him invaluable insights into the specific cultural and environmental parameters for all design applications and project delivery. Before joining Built by Associative Data, Roland Bosbach was the Lead Designer and Project Architect of the international competition winning scheme for the new low energy, BREEAM “excellent” rated, Networks Services Centre for Bord Gaìs Networks in Finglas, Dublin, Ireland. He is responsible for the Masterplan and Sustainability Framework of the new Beirut Digital District and is currently working on the first phase of its implementation with the BDD Hub, a mixed use development aiming for a LEED Gold certification and the BDD Plug In, a temporary conference and sports facility.

Luis’ architectural studies began at the University of Colorado, Boulder where he was able to begin exploring computational tools and theories which would lead him to choose this field as a specialty. Luis pursued his Master’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism (M.Arch) from the Architectural Association Design Research Laboratory (DRL) in London where he studied with Theodore Spyropoulos. Luis chose this program for the intense use of computational tools and extensive physical prototyping of dynamic structures. A post-graduate degree in Digital Architectural Production at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) brought Luis to Barcelona, where he is currently based. Luis joined BAD. as an Associate and the Director of the Barcelona Office. He specializes in all computationally related aspects and is the driving force behind computation at BAD. His expertise allows BAD. to implement diverse data sets and analysis in each project, leading to novel design solutions which exploit the boundaries set by budget, material, political, and societal constraints.

She holds two M.Arch degrees, the first in Collective Housing from the university polytechnic of Madrid. The second is in Architecture Energy and Environment from the university polytechnic of Catalunya, Barcelona. She completed a Ph.D. in Urban Design and Thermal Comfort in Hot Climate Cities. Her background in research data analysis design and the use of numerical configurations as a multidimensional design technique has nourished her creative process and efficiency.

Felipe Borda | Urban Planner . Colombia

Huang Jun | Architect . China

Serena Bastianelli | Architect . Italy

Mehran Haghbin | Architect . Iran

Nemer Nabbouh | Architect . Lebanon

Nathalie Habr | Architect . Lebanon

Marcel Bilurbina | Programmer . Spain

Ander Gortazar | Urban Planner . Spain

Natalija Boljsakov | Architect . Serbia

Mohamed Basbous | Architect. Lebanon

Monserrat Castillo | Legal Accountant . Spain

Ji Won Jun | Research Architect . Canada

Kinga Kubowicz | Interior Designer . Poland

Josep Alcover | Research Architect . Spain

Ala Zureigat | Architect . Jordan

Noor Hajj | Architect . Lebanon

Michel Al Azzi | Architect . Lebanon

Antoun Rizk | Architect . Spain

Karine Yassine | Architect . Lebanon

Elias Kateb | Architect . Spain

Her architectural influence is from various countries, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. She worked with several architects, including Juan Herros, Andria deplazes, Anna Lacaton, and Yamamoto. She gained extensive experience, which provided her with an intuition of sustainability and human needs.

Hania Ghabra | Architect . Syria

Lana Fattah | Architect . Iraqi Kurdistan

She has published more than six articles associated with enhancing outdoor thermal comfort and a book chapter in ‘Sustainability in Energy and Buildings’ with Springers. She presented them in different cities and countries worldwide at important architecture and energy conferences held in Hong Kong, Paris, Latin America, and Hungary.

Verena Volger | Architect . Germany

Ruth Mc Donnell | Architect . Ireland

Aldo Sollazzo | Architect . Italy

Aron Biro | Architect . Austria

Fergal Ryan | Architect . Ireland

Sherry Liu | Architect . P.R.China

Brian Peters | Architect . United States

Nikolaos Argyros | Architect . Barcelona

Firas Safieddine | Architect . Spain

Mohamed Atab | Architect . Spain

Felipe Pecegueiro | Architect . Brazil

Riyad Yassine | Architect . Lebanon

Mike Odell | Architect . Ireland

Irene Ayala | Architect . Spain

Paul O’Brien | Architect . Ireland

Montakan Manosong | Architect .Thailand

AL SHAFA RESORT

Hospitality

Al Shafa Resort, Tayef, Saudi Arabia is composed of an 8,000 m2 Luxurious Resort housing a 60-bed hotel, a wide range of villa typologies, and a generous landscape of amenities and sport facilities. All intended to cater for a long stay journey of health and wellbeing therapies. The resort creeps along the mountain, creating walled terraces housing private villas each with its garden and water ponds, adding to its oasis-like environment. Thanks to the terraced morphology, each villa enjoys a scenic view of the oasis merging into the mesmerizing mountainous desert landscape. A network of running tracks slithers through the scenic site, designed parametrically on specific topographic angles to define the loss of calories per minute. A dryland-forest environment categorizes the mountain base with a wide range of sports facilities and playgrounds woven between the landscapes. At length, a clubhouse and pools enliven the landscape with activities and events. Aside from the pedestrian friendly environment, the site is entirely accessible via golf carts, which facilitate movement in an otherwise car-free environment where alleyways adorned with palm trees and desert flora couple the carts’ passageways in a symbiotic relationship. The project was designed by BAD in collaboration with Mohamed Harasani Architects.

Location

Al Shafa Tayef | Saudi Arabia

Type

Commission

Program

Master Plan | Touristic Development + Well-Being Tourism

Size

BUA > 100,000 SQM

Year

2016

Status

In Progress

Team

Ali Basbous | Roland Bosbach Josep Alcover | Ji Won Jun | Maciej Sutula

AL SHAFA RESORT

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AL SHAFA RESORT

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AL SHAFA RESORT

Hospitality

MIRAGE

Hospitality

Mirage is the new icon of Ashgabat. Lost between the dunes of the mysterious Karakum desert. Resting its hotel functions soundlessly amid the boundlessness of the golden hills, the project strives to become the new touristic landmark of Turkmenistan. Karakum desert was the first revelation to the architectural design logic. The emerging dune formation and the sensual patterns rising from the landscape perpetuate the desert landscape. The “mise en scene” is completed with vast ponds of water and vegetation infesting the base of the dunes to complete the image of the “Mirage”, transforming the project into a magical desert oasis. Wind simulations computationally drove the morphology of the project; the three masses sitting on the site are intentionally separated to allow for better natural ventilation. The contour lines formed around the program will protect the buildings from direct sunlight and heat exposure, while also providing thermal insulation and minimizing heat gain. Besides the desert implication, the project design transcends its aesthetical tectonics to reach a functional and environmentally sustainable building and form a new environmental monument for the city of Ashgabat. The project was designed by BAD in collaboration with ACC.

Location

Karakum | Turkménistan

Type

Commission

Program

Hôtel

Size

68,900 SQM

Year

2018

Status

In Progress

Team

MIRAGE

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MARFAA

Corporate

Marfaa is a 6,000 m2 landmark office development in the Central District of Beirut, situated at the southern edge of a major historic and civic space in the city. The building marks the transition from a historic city to the newly reclaimed land towards the sea. Eight floors of flexible office accommodation rest on a retail plinth with shared lobbies. The façade bridges the traditional stone-based design guidelines of Solidere, the Lebanese company for the development and reconstruction of Beirut Central District, with the modern requirement of controlled daylight and solar shading of the office accommodation within. A fading glass pixelated façade highlights this transition, emphasizing the main approaches to the commercial spaces and lighting up the office spaces. The landscape is adorned by the reflection of the façade, creating a topography of steps serving as an urban landmark. In a wider view, the parametric landscape creates the visual connection between the project and Zaha Hadid’s new department store façade.

Location

Beirut | Lebanon

Type

Commission

Program

Offices

Size

6,000 SQM

Year

2017

Status

In Progress

Team

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K1299

Corporate

K1299 is a 13,500 m2 mixed-use development sheathing rental offices, retail, and a hotel on a challenging site in Beirut, Lebanon. The thin 1870 m2 parcel of land is wedged between a high traffic highway to the south and a sloping topography of adjoining plots to the north. With views and solar exposure limited to the noisy highway side, the design of K1299 adopts a sculpted massing to mediate between a built form allowing noise buffering and a fully glazed facade that maximizes views and amenity spaces for the offices and hotel. Following the initial site analysis and data collection, the main site parameters identified for the design strategies were the noise pollution, solar radiation, view optimization, and natural daylight. As for the internal parameters, those included maximized flexibility, and future adaptability of building program and market potential. Three massing and design strategies were developed to test the performance of the building under the various parameters. A global form is developed down the line, which was then further optimized using computational tools and modelling to bring the building shape to its highest possible performance.

Location

Pierre Gemayel Av. | Beirut | Lebanon

Type

Commission

Program

Mixed-Use _ Offices + Retail

Size

13,500 SQM

Year

2015

Status

In Progress

Team

Corporate

WRK

Corporate

The building is located on one of the foremost streets of Jeddah city. providing 8,000 m2 of office spaces and healthcare facilities. The building offers highly flexible and adaptable floor plates while also creating a unique and iconic silhouette that distinguishes the building within the city skyline. Two distinct massing and facade treatments were developed for the client, creating individual characters while maintaining a compact and efficient building volume. Rounded down to a single treatment, Stacked gardens helically accentuate the translucent pixelated building, providing a touch of enlivening flora on each level in an otherwise dry environment. The outdoor staircase serving as fire escape connects the various levels of the green helix, creating a single being of flora choking the rigidity of the office spaces. The project was designed by BAD in collaboration with Mohamed Harasani Architects.

Location

Jeddah | Saudi Arabia

Type

Commission

Program

Offices + Corporate

Size

8,000 SQM

Year

2016

Status

In Progress

Team

WRK

Corporate

WRK

Corporate

WRK

Corporate

PROJECT X

Corporate

Project X is a new 7,000 m2 landmark office development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Lying at a prominent corner in the heart of the city, the four stacked volumes create an iconic, memorable building identity. The glass volumes blend with a glass façade, featured with a multitude of reflecting patterns through a layer of horizontal and vertical louvers underlying it. The reflective volume creates a line of visual communication between the indoors and outdoors while allowing the occupants to enjoy a multitude of view angles over the city.

Location

Riyadh | Saudi Arabia

Type

Commission

Program

Mixed-Used | Offices + F&B

Size

7,000 SQM

Year

2017

Status

Shortlisted

Team

Ali Basbous | Roland Bosbach | Josep Alcover | Ji Won Jun

PROJECT X

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LA TOUR B

Corporate

Abidjan, the most populous French-speaking city in West Africa, is considered the economic and cultural intersection in the region. Despite losing its status as the capital of the Ivory Coast, Abidjan remains the hub of the majority of the administrative and political institutions. La tour B, an imposing building, is emerging in the heart of Abidjan. As a symbol of prosperity, durability, and opportunity, the building recalls the beauty of nature. The project’s sculptural form borrows its curves from natural morphologies, emphasized with the everchanging openings’ sizes creating a layer of depth and shadow. The window sizes respond to the curvature of the building at its respective location, parametrizing the entire structure. The entire morphology responds to the neighboring bridge intersection, giving the driver a dynamic view of the building from every angle. Under its intricate epidermis, lives an array of organic and flexible office spaces with the ground floor reserved for a highly luxurious retail space. The landscape pattern extends from the façade and creeps into the retail space, creating a homogenous emerging being.

Location

Abidjan | Côte d’Ivoire

Type

Commission

Program

Offices

Size

20,000 SQM

Year

2021

Status

In Progress

Team

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TOWER OF LIFE

Corporate

The Tower of life is a milestone landmark for Africa, as a model for a near-future categorized by ecological architecture. It is an energypositive construction wrapped with vernacular land clay as its primary shell material. Ecology as Economy - Both Economy and Ecology stem from the same root. In a word, Economy is how an ecosystem is managed, while Ecology is the study of that ecosystem, mainly concerned with the spatial and temporal patterns of the distribution and abundance of organisms and resources. Setting the rules for an Ecological Architecture, the Tower of Life project understands economy and ecology as a single hybrid entity and is designed accordingly. All systems are studied and organized in harmony as a self-sustaining wholeness, creating a bio-responsive and bio-receptive role model. The Tower of Life is the Architectural icon of the Ecological Era. It defines the metrics for what, why, and how Architecture performs amidst a planetary scale climate crisis. The Tower operates as a living system, mobilizing an economy of resources, energy, water, air, culture, and robotics. As a context-specific landmark, the tower’s skin is constructed of 3d-printed locally sourced clay. That way, the cost is minimized to extraction and printing processes rather than transport and raw materials. The cladding system covers the tower and helps sustain a microclimate inside and around it with minimal emissions. Location

Senegal | Africa Commission

Type

Commission

Program

Retail Center

Size

80,000 SQM

Year

2021

Status

In Progress

Team

TOWER OF LIFE

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TOWER OF LIFE

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TOWER OF LIFE

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NSC DUBLIN

Corporate

The design of Bord Gáis’ Networks Services Center in Dublin reflects their commitment towards sustainable development, environmental protection, and energy conservation. Based on that ideology, every aspect of the building design was developed. Inspired by industrial and infrastructure building, the project combines utilitarianism and workspace environments to create an ambiance suited for a head office to control its diverse operational activities. Organized over two levels with sheltered gardens, office areas, emergency control center, training facilities, and stores, the circulation forms an informal fabric enabling for highly flexible and inter-departmental spaces. The building form was primarily morphed based on spatial relation - to be compacted as much as possible to minimize heat loss. The volume to skin ratio was also optimized to maximize the efficiency of the heating system while respecting the solar requirements of the spaces. The skin comprises of perforated laser-cut metal panels, designed to increase shadow surface area on the façade to further help in reducing heat loss. The roof was designed as a communal space – comprising green spaces and farms with timber pathways dividing them. The landscape itself covers the entire roof shielding the building while reducing its solar gain.

Location

Dublin | Ireland

Type

Commission

Program

Offices

Size

12,000 SQM

Year

2011

Status

Built

Team

Ali Basbous | Roland Bosbach

NSC DUBLIN

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UPTOWN Residential Multi-Housing

Uptown is a 23,500 m2 residential project in the center of Beirut. Rising from the historic city fabric and situated at the intersection of Hamra and Clemenceau districts; Uptown creates an exciting and diverse vertical city to house the urban creative community. With its iconic volumetric play, it sets a new standard for avant-garde architecture in the city skyline. A diverse mix of high-quality residential units ranging from luxurious penthouses to modern medium-sized apartments sets the scene for a modern, inspiring and sustainable living environment. The staggered volumes provide panoramic views of the sea and mountains. A series of vast terraces and roof gardens populate the blocks, offering a diversity of high-quality landscape amenity spaces. The penthouse terraces on the other hand are sensualized with swimming pools overlooking the spectacular city view. Complementing the terraces is the façade comprising of an outer layer of thin louvers, adding a touch of vertical elegance to the blocks, and an inner strip of vegetation adding a layer of light flora along with the façade glazing.

Location

Beirut | Lebanon

Type

Commission

Program

Mixed-Use | Residential + Offices + Retail

Size

23,500 SQM

Year

2017

Status

In Progress

UPTOWN

Residential Multi-Housing

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Residential Multi-Housing

HHPM VILLA

Residential Single Houses

A 4,000 m2 luxury villa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, featuring two floors of clean living spaces set in a tropical garden. The spaces are organized to emphasize the relation between each room and the surroundings through a perforated façade. The façade perforations recall the memory of the palm trees that existed on the site prior to the construction intervention. They still offer the main shading to the house through the screen which replaced them. The earthy copper façade is the base feature of the villa, parametrically perforated to realize scenes of tropical landscapes with a beachy flavor. The sliding metallic shell encapsulates the entire structure and penetrates it through its terraces, balconies, and curtain walls. At night, lit by the interior lighting, the façade surrounds the garden in a tropical sunset-like scene, turning the outdoor environment into a chilling tropical set. As the sunlight pierces through the interior spaces, it adorns it with the tropical scene on the façade, adding a patterned layer of shadows cooling down the indoor air. These shadows couple with strategic spots of indoor-planted courtyards and the indoor environment turns into a truly tropical ambiance. The project was designed by BAD in collaboration with Mohamed Harasani Architects.

Location

Riyadh | Saudi Arabia

Type

Commission

Program

Residential

Size

4,000 SQM

Year

2015

Status

In Progress

Team

Ali Basbous | Roland Bosbach | Josep Alcover | Ji Won Jun | Maciej Sutula

HHPM VILLA

Residential Single Houses

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HHPS VILLA

Residential Single Houses

A 5,000 m2 luxury villa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, featuring a threestory villa with its private pool and sumptuous waterfalls. The villa is conceptualized through marble blocks edging each other and forming an elegant stone monolith. A pure timeless piece of art displayed over a plinth of water. The marriage between the neutral travertine marble and water creates a marvelous environment in an arid climate. Coupled with the waterfall in the ground sunk courtyard, and one would be taken to a cool underground space in a wet cave deep inside the Rock. The project was designed by BAD in collaboration with Mohamed Harasani Architects.

Location

Riyadh | Saudi Arabia

Type

Commission

Program

Residential

Size

5,000 SQM

Year

2015

Status

In Progress

Team

HHPS VILLA

Residential Single Houses

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HHPA VILLA

Residential Single Houses

A luxury level villa designed in the heart of Riyadh, with three levels of residential space and a 5,000 SQM landscape occupied by pools and an artificial waterfall. The villa is conceptualized as simple interlocking blocks and slabs superimposing a subterranean waterfall pouring over a swimming pool. The space between the interlocking elements is occupied by the spaces’ glazing, creating the inner enclosure. A layer of louvers superimposes the glazing to add shade and coolness to the interior spaces. Overall, the simplicity and elegance of the design lie in the cooling the material selection has created in the middle of the desert. The project was designed by BAD in collaboration with Mohamed Harasani Architects.

Location

Riyadh | Saudi Arabia

Type

Commission

Program

Residential

Size

5,000 SQM

Year

2015

Status

In Progress

Team Ali Basbous | Josep Alcover | Ji Won Jun | Maciej Sutula

HHPA VILLA

Residential Single Houses

HHPA VILLA

Residential Single Houses

HHPA VILLA

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Y HOUSE

Residential Single Houses

Y House is a 2,000 m2 mountain top villa located in the village of Mayfadoun in South Lebanon. The site holds on to 360 panoramic views of the surrounding mountains and landscape. To maximize its exposure to the views, the house spreads its program over three wings, resting as a Y-shaped form on an undulating terraced landscape. All parts of the house revolve around a central hall, which serves as a vertical hub and entrance to the project. One arm envelops the living areas and cantilevers over the road, highlighting the entrance zone. The living area cantilever aids in its scenic emersion expanding the viewing angles from 360 to 270 for each wing, for a combined 810 degrees of view. The remaining arms sit firmly on the ground; one contains sleeping areas respecting the resident’s privacy while exposing them to the private garden/forest. The other contains recreational areas, a pool, and sports facilities. The Corten steel skin gives the house a metallic camouflage with the natural elements on the site. The terraced landscape is accentuated with brutal stone walls and local vegetation. A water pond complements this natural mixture, enhancing the serenity of the project.

Location

Mayfadoun | Lebanon

Type

Commission

Program

Residential

Size

2,000 SQM

Year

2017

Status

In Progress

Team

Y HOUSE

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FLEX-HAUS

Residential Single Houses

A luxury residential villa with a nearly 180-degree views over the Mediterranean. The house rests on a steep slope within a compound of villas. Catering for an approach to induce event spaces and celebration platforms, the house incorporates sloped steps harboring outdoor areas and a pool Initiating the design process from a grid of outdoor circulation space, the grid was deformed with respect to the landscape underlying it. The sloped grid instigates terraces of outdoor spaces, and residential spaces underneath them. Each terrace was then further stepped curvilinearly to connect them and create a continuous landscape on top of the interior spaces. The overall view reveals a concrete being peeping out of the lush green landscape, with its eyes pointing straight towards the Mediterranean.

Location

South | Lebanon

Type

Commission

Program

Residential

Size

1,500 SQM

Year

2018

Status

In Progress

Team

FLEX-HAUS

Residential Single Houses

FLEX-HAUS

Residential Single Houses

FLEX-HAUS

Residential Single Houses

FLEX-HAUS

Residential Single Houses

FLEX-HAUS

Residential Single Houses

FLEX-HAUS

Residential Single Houses

FLEX-HAUS

Residential Single Houses

NICHIBOTSU

Residential Single Houses

A private ecological beachfront retreat for family and friends ‘Nichibotsu’ the Sunset Pavilions are located within banana granges on the Mediterranean shore, 15 minutes’ drive south of Beirut. The master plan is composed of 12 pavilions (6x2bedrooms, 6x1bedrooms) distributed around pools and outdoor entertainment areas, supported by a Restaurant, a spa, and a small Marina. Distributed over two clusters of 6 units each, the layout is connected by a global pergola infested with ivy, vines, and creeper flora, under which a range of playful spaces are created that can be increasingly private or public. Simultaneously, used for shading, place-making, and an ecosystem catalyst, the floating pergola and its vegetation are core elements for the project. It is an ecosystem of social life, retreat, and nature achieved through an organic design that takes wood as a driver for ecological living. CNC fabrication method is core for achieving the building of such a complex design within a short range of time. The project construction spans over 100 days.

Location

Damour | Lebanon

Type

Commission

Program

Residential/ Entertainment

Size

36,000 SQM

Year

2021

Status

In Progress

Team

Ali Basbous | Antoun Rizk | Michel Al Azzi | Firas Safieddine | Nemer Nabbouh

NICHIBOTSU

Residential Single Houses

NICHIBOTSU

Residential Single Houses

NICHIBOTSU

Residential Single Houses

NICHIBOTSU

Residential Single Houses

NICHIBOTSU

Residential Single Houses

NICHIBOTSU

Residential Single Houses

NICHIBOTSU

Residential Single Houses

NICHIBOTSU

Residential Single Houses

NICHIBOTSU

Residential Single Houses

DOHA OASIS

Mixed-use

Built by Associative Data Research (BADRx) was commissioned by Nabil Gholam Architects to design the central iconic glass landscape towers for Doha Oasis in Doha, Qatar. The two towers rise from the landscape of the Doha Oasis Park and host a range of entertainment activities accessible from the shopping mall below. Expertise in parametric processes and computational tools enabled BADRx to design and develop complex geometric towers and provide all relevant calculations and construction drawings for the execution of the sculptural towers.

Location

Doha | Qatar

Type Commission venture with NGA Nabil Gholam Architects Program

Monumental Structure Landscape

Size

256,000 SQM

Year

2016

Status

Built

Team

Ali Basbous | Roland Bosbach | Luis Fraguada

DOHA OASIS

Mixed-use

DOHA OASIS

Mixed-use

DOHA OASIS

Mixed-use

DOHA OASIS

Mixed-use

DOHA OASIS

Mixed-use

DOHA OASIS

Mixed-use

DOHA OASIS

Mixed-use

DOHA OASIS

Mixed-use

DOHA OASIS

Mixed-use

SKY PALACES

Mixed-use

A mixed-use tower with 25,000 m2 of hotel spaces on the lower floors alongside a range of residential apartments and larger penthouses on the upper floors creating a new landmark along the Jeddah waterfront. The project represents a communal motion of several blocks and their increase in size as they rise in height. The concept was developed based on the provided spatial program. A hotel needed to be developed alongside a compound of villas and single family houses. In response to the breathtaking views of Obhor, the single family houses were migrated to the top of the hotel building to provide scenic views for both. Aligned with the view, the entrances for each entity oppose each other creating a functional privacy within the building. The program holistically developed a defragmenting form with respect to its height, realized by the overhanging slabs, which in turn are being held by a matrix of thin columns. The elegance of the design explodes when this philosophy is translated into lively spaces. The increase in the scale of each block in the higher levels maximizes the terraces and outdoor areas for the penthouses while providing smaller and more staggered balconies on the lower levels. The project was designed by BAD in collaboration with Mohamed Harasani Architects.

Location

Obhor | Jeddah | KSA

Type

Joint venture with Harasani Architects

Program

Mixed-Use | Hotel + Residential + Palaces

Size

25,000 SQM

Year

2015

Status

In Progress

Team

Ali Basbous | Roland Bosbach | Josep Alcover | Ji Won Jun

SKY PALACES

Mixed-use

SKY PALACES

Mixed-use

SKY PALACES

Mixed-use

SKY PALACES

Mixed-use

SKY PALACES

Mixed-use

SKY PALACES

Mixed-use

SKY PALACES

Mixed-use

SKY PALACES

Mixed-use

SKY PALACES

Mixed-use

NO. 5

Mixed-use

Located in the heart of the Jnah district in Beirut, the mixed-use project of No.5 organizes 33,600 m2 of residential apartments and offices over a two-story F&B and retail plinth in a compact urban form. Situated in an L-shaped site at a high volume traffic juncture, the development creates quality public space while emphasizing a mixed-use F&B, retail, office, and residential environment. The building volume is a site extrusion that has dynamically decayed in a pixelated morphology revealing the aforementioned public space. This allows for a maximized exposure of the program at ground level while also optimizing natural daylight and ventilation for the offices and residential apartments. Using computational tools and modeling a massing study has been undertaken based on various programmatic and environmental parameters to optimize volume and building footprint. The pixelated volumes also work on enhancing the environmental strategy of creating a comfortable external public space by controlling wind infiltration and solar radiation. The sculpted ground level takes advantage of the site’s sloping topography, creating a rich new urban public landscape within the development.

Location

Jnah | Beirut | Lebanon

Type

Commission

Program

Mixed-Use | F&B + Retail + Offices + Residential

Size

33,600 SQM

Year

2016

Status

In Progress

Team

NO. 5

Mixed-use

NO. 5

Mixed-use

NO. 5

Mixed-use

DOHA OASIS

Mixed-use

DOHA OASIS

Mixed-use

NO. 5

Mixed-use

NO. 5

Mixed-use

NO. 5

Mixed-use

NO. 5

Mixed-use

ZAKHER MALL

Mixed-use

The 85,000 m2 mixed-use project on two adjoining plots in Muscat Oman comprises a hotel, entertainment, F&B units, and retail around a climate-controlled Central Square with office and conference facilities located in a standalone building and connected via a pedestrian bridge. The Central square represents primarily the mall – a highly luxurious commercial development, designed to enhance the luxurious lifestyle in the area. The hotel superimposing it is introverted on to the mall and central space. The complex program is carefully stacked to allow maximum synergy and connectivity between the various program elements while also safeguarding the privacy and climatic concerns. The central space creates its microclimate and becomes a focal point for commercial activities and general circulation. The roof with panoramic views contains indoor and outdoor recreational and F&B units that can be accessed independently or plugged into other commercial enterprises in the building. The project was designed by BAD in collaboration with Mohamed Harasani Architects.

Location

Muscat | Oman

Type

Competition

Program

Mixed-Use | Retail + Hotel + Offices

Size

85,000 SQM

Year

2016

Status

Shortlisted

Team

Ali Basbous | Roland Bosbach | Ji Won Jun | Josep Alcover | Maciej Sutula

ZAKHER MALL

Mixed-use

ZAKHER MALL

Mixed-use

ZAKHER MALL

Mixed-use

ZAKHER MALL

Mixed-use

ZAKHER MALL

Mixed-use

ZAKHER MALL

Mixed-use

ZAKHER MALL

Mixed-use

ZAKHER MALL

Mixed-use

ZAKHER MALL

Mixed-use

7ENITH

Mixed-use

The 90,000 m2 proposal for a private sector is designed to add value to the surrounding plots, in which a new residential complex is to rise from the ashes. The development features seven towers accommodating residential units with a plinth of commercial and retail areas. The sculpted towers are a mere morphological reaction to environmental factors including scenic views and weatheroriented orientation parameters. The design maximizes views and daylight while minimizing direct sunlight in unfavorable areas. The sculptures are inspired by sawed-down stone blocks to form brutal and geometrical structures. To light down the form, light-reflective facades have been incorporated that can be manually adjusted at preference. At ground level, the towers are connected by an equally geometric landscape providing urban seating areas and spaces for outdoor interventions.

Location

Undisclosed

Type

Design Proposal

Program

Residential

Size

70,000 SQM

Year

2017

Status

In Progress

Team

7ENITH

Mixed-use

7ENITH

Mixed-use

7ENITH

Mixed-use

7ENITH

Mixed-use

7ENITH

Mixed-use

7ENITH

Mixed-use

7ENITH

Mixed-use

LES ZÉNITHS

Mixed-use

Les Zenith is a 30,000 SQM mixed-use development, bound to become the landmark for the new urban development - Diamniadio, in Senegal. The project is located at the intersection of the two apex avenues in Diamniadio, giving it incredibly high accessibility and traffic attraction. Based on the client’s wishes, Feng Shui rules of energy flow governed the design process of Les Zenith, including function distribution, form, and façade. Featuring three undulating towers, each with its feature function – Offices, a Hotel, and a residential building. The stepped morphology provides outdoor terraces and green areas for each level and function of the towers. The towers morph at their base to form an open urban landscape populated with public seating areas, commercial areas, and restaurants. Families of concentric curves interconnect the landscape and its facilities that direct the flow of pedestrian traffic within the project proportionally integrating it with the surroundings. The elliptical facades are clothed with a silk-like surface highlighted by the vertical timber contours. The contours smoothly drop from the top of each building, merging and morphing at the base to cover the urban landscape, simultaneously overhanging and emphasizing the main approach.

Location

Diamniadio | Senegal

Type

Commission

Program

Mixed-Use

Size

30,000 SQM

Year

2019

Status

In Progress

Team

LES ZÉNITHS

Mixed-use

LES ZÉNITHS

Mixed-use

LES ZÉNITHS

Mixed-use

LES ZÉNITHS

Mixed-use

LES ZÉNITHS

Mixed-use

LES ZÉNITHS

Mixed-use

LES ZÉNITHS

Mixed-use

5 PEAKS

Mixed-use

Located on the banks of Moscow river, the project faces the current commercial district of Moscow, highlighted by its towering skyscrapers and aiming to become its doppelganger on the other side of the river. 5 Peaks is a standard for human intervention on a machine-generated process. The towers feature an array of office spaces, a hotel, and residential space. The base is connected by a linear shopping center, merging into the ground landscape and surroundings. The towers themselves were algorithmically generated based on environmental parameters. Including city view and daylight favorability, while simultaneously responding to the topology of each other. The height, location, and orientation were the three universal parameters altered by the script as a primary layer. Further, down the code, the façade has been optimized with several typologies of openings, each with its own visual and light permeability. The typologies were distributed algorithmically for better overall building performance. The five peaks, stretching their silhouette and distorting their tops, exposing the roofs as illuminated beacons of light, further highlight the slender profile of the towers within the city skyline. The uniqueness lies in the design of a homogenous family of towers, similar in style yet featuring subtle changes on top that highlight their social tension and dynamic.

Location

Moscow | Russia

Type

Commission

Program

Mixed-Use

Size

500,000 SQM

Year

2019

Status

In Progress

Team Ali Basbous | Roland Bosbach | Nemer Nabbouh | Cleerstudio

5 PEAKS

Mixed-use

5 PEAKS

Mixed-use

5 PEAKS

Mixed-use

5 PEAKS

Mixed-use

5 PEAKS

Mixed-use

5 PEAKS

Mixed-use

5 PEAKS

Mixed-use

5 PEAKS

Mixed-use

5 PEAKS

Mixed-use

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

The planning and marketing department of King Abdullah Economic City commissioned BAD to explore the potential of cultural events and activities to enhance the ongoing economic and spatial growth of the young city. The proposed KAEC Technology and Culture Aggregator is an ambitious vision that begins with a modest intervention composed of a space to bring together the most innovative creative minds, both locally and internationally. The Technology and Cultural Aggregator, housed in shipping containers from the nearby Port of KAEC, is proposed as a one-year plan of events designed to attract creatives and expose KAEC as a center for innovation. The container structures create an urban environment targeting designers, makers, artists, and engineers with their flexible spaces and youthful vibes. Spaces like galleries and theatres will be a common attraction within the development, operating alongside a variety of maker and fabrication spaces. Those are finalized with retail spaces and cafes, to give the visitors a rounded-up experience for maximum creativity. The outdoors are equally impressive with various outdoor galleries, and display alleyways encapsulated between containers, finalized with a layer of softscape spots and informal seating areas.

Location

King Abdullah Economic City | Saudi Arabia

Type

Commission

Program

Masterplan _ Mixed-Use | Art & Culture

Size

50,000 SQM

Year

2015

Status

On Hold

Team

Ali Basbous | Roland Bosbach | Maciej Sutula | Josep Alcover | Ji Won Jun

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

ACT KAEC

Masterplan

SHENZEN MASTERPLAN

Masterplan

BAD. in collaboration with Vicente Guallart has recently won the First Prize for a masterplan study for the municipality of Shenzhen, China. Shenzen, one of the world’s fastest developing urban landscape in the past few decades, a city known for its technological center and dense population. The project was developed in response to Its expansion, driven linearly along the coast, to connect the natural landscape of the mountains and the bay again. The master plan merges the geometric structure of the traditional banyan tree’s adventitiously growing aerial roots with the concept of the Boot, or small application of blocks that is the origin of any computational process. A process initiates an Open Chain of Urban Blocks that aims to redefine the idea of urbanity in Shenzhen and the world. The usage of RootBoot theory was to identify the root components of the whole project that can, over time grow into a vibrant new urban district, and how to start (boot) the rooting components, which forms the smart start-up model/process for a future urban district. It also reflects the fundamental urban development model to build an Eco-civilization based on the cultural idea on which Shenzhen was created - grow fast, be brave and invent the future.

Location

Shenzhen | China

Type

Master plan (Winner at International Competition)

Program

Mixed-Use

Size

4,900,000 SQM

Year

2018

Status

In Progress

Team

SHENZEN MASTERPLAN

Masterplan

SHENZEN MASTERPLAN

Masterplan

SHENZEN MASTERPLAN

Masterplan

SHENZEN MASTERPLAN

Masterplan

SHENZEN MASTERPLAN

Masterplan

SHENZEN MASTERPLAN

Masterplan

SHENZEN MASTERPLAN

Masterplan

SHENZEN MASTERPLAN

Masterplan

SHENZEN MASTERPLAN

Masterplan

HONG KONG PARK

Masterplan

Hong Kong Park is a new urban development along Shenzen river, connecting Hong Kong and Shenzen, catering towards scientific research and advancement. The park lies adjacent to Huanggang port, which is a public-restricted zone that served as a principlelimiting factor for the site. In response to it, a loop canal has been proposed to encapsulate the park on both sides of the river. The canal serves as a buffer zone between the park and the city, while also providing vast potentials for natural development in the area providing research opportunities. Extending from the canal and into the urban fabric of the project, are various ponds, smaller canals, and water features. The infestation of life into the master plan was designed to enhance fisheries, flora, and fauna development, expanding furthermore the fields of possible research. Complementing that is the electrical transport system in the area and the pedestrian-friendly urban layouts. The masterplan as a whole has been designed as a single superblock, a living being, constructed out of wood with public spaces extending in all directions. Flora infests the buildings, structures, and open spaces, served by the water canal-like blood veins. Resting in those structures is a scientific campus, with all its labs, halls, and services, designed holistically to accommodate a variety of scientific fields and adapt with future advancements.

Location

Honk Kong | China

Type

Competition

Program

Mixed-Use

Size

1,000,000 SQM

Year

2020

Status

Aborted

Team

HONG KONG PARK

Masterplan

HONG KONG PARK

Masterplan

HONG KONG PARK

Masterplan

HONG KONG PARK

Masterplan

HONG KONG PARK

Masterplan

HONG KONG PARK

Masterplan

HONG KONG PARK

Masterplan

HONG KONG PARK

Masterplan

HONG KONG PARK

Masterplan

BASTOS

Masterplan

Bastos is a new urban development in the heart of Yaounde, planned to replace an abandoned chemicals factory. The development features an 85,000 SQM single-family houses compound and 15,000 SQM hotel and commercial spaces. The development was designed based on a family of modular voxels that are combined into eight villa typologies. A spinal pine forest occupies the central area of the development, from which trees escape and infest the rest of the site. The modules are designed to capture the flowing green and integrate it as a natural ambiance within the villas. Coincidentally, small to mid-sized urban parks popup at different locations around the site creating denser points of green around them. The uphill part of the site is landmarked by the voxelized towers that form the main commercial hub of the development, while also housing a hotel and office spaces. The towers capture the green from the central spine, and raise it with them into the sky, adding the natural ambiance to every level in the project.

Location

Yaounde | Cameroun

Type

Competition

Program

Mixed-Use

Size

100,000 SQM

Year

2021

Status

In Progress

Team

BASTOS

Masterplan

BASTOS

Masterplan

BASTOS

Masterplan

BASTOS

Masterplan

BASTOS

Masterplan

BASTOS

Masterplan

BASTOS

Masterplan

BASTOS

Masterplan

BASTOS

Masterplan

XINGYI

Masterplan

Considered one of the most stunning nature reserves in the world, Xingyi is a paradise of lush jungles and forests infesting towering rocky mountains and valleys. The ecology of the region is unique for its disproportionate tower mountains, considered one of the producers’ inspirations for the movie Avatar. Inhabiting those forests are minorites with very entricate and endangered cultures. To cater and spread the knowledge of the natural beauty of the region and its culture, a project has been developed with facilities to serve its ecotourism. The concept was to minimize ground-level interventions and enhance natural elements in areas with lesser variation. Hence, a subterranean approach has been adopted by carving into the mountains and creating cave-like spaces housing restaurants, galleries, activities, and lodging spaces. The spaces are connected via huge underground tunnels creating stone-flavored burrows, opening up out of the mountain, and looking over the surrounding scenes and valleys. Those outlook point shaves have been strategically located to overlook the previously dead natural spots that have been rejuvenated by Gerada’s marvelous satellite scale artworks. The artworks were designed to represent human portraits constructed out of patches of trees and bushes of various colors. The result is a scene where human ingenuity meets natural landscapes. The project was designed by BAD in collaboration with Vicente Guallart and Georges Rodriguez Gerada.

Location

Xingyi | China

Type

Masterplan

Program

Mixed-Use

Size

4,000,000 SQM

Year

2017

Status

In Progress

Team

XINGYI

Masterplan

XINGYI

Masterplan

XINGYI

Masterplan

XINGYI

Masterplan

XINGYI

Masterplan

XINGYI

Masterplan

XINGYI

Masterplan

XINGYI

Masterplan

XINGYI

Masterplan

XINGYI

Masterplan

XINGYI

Masterplan

BCN

Commercial F&B

The project of Barcelona is a landmark entertainment destination along the waterfront of Beirut with a diversity of leisure facilities, F&B outlets, kid zones, and multifunctional entertainment areas. With 18,000 m2 of facilities and a diverse set of landscaped terraces, the development creates not only a destination but allows for full-day entertainment and maximized synergy between various complementary program elements. Located on the sloping coastline, the building steps down from the ground floor at street level to meet the sea level through a series of cantilevering terraces with panoramic views throughout. The roof level contains a sculpted lounge landscape with bars and clubs. All units have direct exposure to and access from the ground floor, allowing intuitive exploration and wayfinding for the visitor. Environmental parameters inform the massing of the building on site. While visible from street level, the project blends into the natural landscape. Platforms and terraces not only make visual connections with the surrounding environment but also interact with them spatially and incorporate the panoramic view of the sea. While many of the terraces are open to the air they also offer escapes from the sun by providing shade below. Each restaurant has exclusive access to both drop-off and sea areas with spectacular views.

Location

Ramlet El Bayda | Beirut | Lebanon

Type

Commission

Program

F&B + Entertainment

Size

18,000 SQM

Year

2016

Status

In Progress

Team

BCN

Commercial F&B

BCN

Commercial F&B

BCN

Commercial F&B

BCN

Commercial F&B

BCN

Commercial F&B

BCN

Commercial F&B

BCN

Commercial F&B

BCN

Commercial F&B

BCN

Commercial F&B

RAMLA TOWER

Commercial F&B

Based in Riyadh, the project involves a commercial base for a 30-floor level tower, designed to reflect the luxurious lifestyle of the region. The fading translucent façade has a golden glow created using layers of fritted and tinted glass with random interior linear lights that reflect and refract within the glass layers. The landscape is highlighted with a gradient of pixelated concrete tiles, through 5 shades of grey to emphasize the golden glow of the facade.

Location

Riyadh | Saudi Arabia

Type

Commission

Program

F&B

Size

7,000 SQM

Year

2018

Status

In Progress

Team Ali Basbous | Roland Bosbach | Antoun Rizk | Nemer Nabbouh

RAMLA TOWER

Commercial F&B

RAMLA TOWER

Commercial F&B

RAMLA TOWER

Commercial F&B

RAMLA TOWER

Commercial F&B

RAMLA TOWER

Commercial F&B

RAMLA TOWER

Commercial F&B

RAMLA TOWER

Commercial F&B

CITADELLE 36

Interior Design

Located in one of the most luxurious neighborhoods, the 600-m2 apartment in Citadelle, has 360-degree views of the Mediterranean Sea, the ever-so-high mountains, and the whole urbanized Beirut city. Being on the 36th floor, with unlimited views of all of Beirut and Lebanon’s intricate beauty. The interior was designed with layers of parametric patterns. The first is the sea, whose waves were reflected on the interior floor with metaballic curves. The second represents the client’s fascination with classical art and sculptures. The truly fascinating folds, twists, and curvy turns in these sculptures were Godly, creating a pattern that can never repeat itself. Building on that, the stone fabric folds were reinterpreted into patterns of louvers and vertical elements paneling the spaces’ walls. This created a dreamy effect that only steered the inspiration towards the highly admired Roman sculptures. The furniture has been carefully selected to complement the sculptural aspects while acting as their own entities. This simplistic language highlights the complexity in the walls, creating a sort of duality in texture and visuals of the space.

Location

Beirut | Lebanon

Type

Interior Design Commission

Program

Apartment

Size

600 SQM

Year

2017

Status

Under Construction

Team