Nad Al Hammar housing buildings

The apartments are laid out around a central garden based on a 3.65m pattern that allows great typological flexibility and anticipates the city’s rapid changes. The housing units extend into the checkered patterns of the outer shell by means of spacious terraces that shield them from the subtropical sun and provide ventilation. Laid out in a staggered arrangement, one above the other, they free up a height of 7.20m on each of the exterior spaces. These alternating voids create an interplay of shadows, which are repeated over the entire height of the building. In turn, these balconies can also use retractable screens, highlighting the playful and kinetic effect of the project. The thick façade unfolds like a large square pattern woven around the building, revealing its inner layout at night when the squares, namely the apartments, light up. Geometric and restrained, the building features an elegant sobriety that is both timeless and refined.