Resting on a terraced stone platforms, the embassy’s monolithic building surmounts the summit as an “acropolis” that overlooks Amman’s mountains and endows a grand monumental image, which establishes it as one of Amman’s major landmarks. The embassy’s form is animated by a series of perceived dualities between monumental top and vernacular base, smooth and…
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Unique design elements, beautiful details, and open spaces; the Chinese Embassy & Ambassador’s Residence in Saudi Arabia harmoniously unites Islamic architecture with Asian influences on a spectacular 8,928m² site on the main spine of the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh. Arcades, walkways, window screens, courtyards, and pockets of green space all evoke a mixture of…
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Project Brief An elegant embassy complex that is much more than a work of architecture; The Austrian Embassy in Riyadh functions as a symbolic representation of the two countries’ relationships to one another. It represents the eloquent universal language of Austrian diplomacy and fulfils the difficult task of representing two diametrically opposed concepts: privacy and…
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Project Brief The design concept finds its origin in the natural slopes and landscapes of Athens , the Greek hillsides as well as the southern region in Saudi Arabia . The natural site grading was used as the guiding architectural and landscape design principle, resulting in a terraced building, set within the natural slopes, emphasizing…
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