Work / Hospitality
Food Court
A two-storey food court on a corner plot in Dammam, its rusticated stone façade and terracotta-tiled roofline anchoring a programme of dining tenants behind shaded upper terraces.
- Location
- Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Our role
- Architectural consultant
- Scope
- Architectural design
- Plot area
- 1,500 m²
- Built-up area
- 1,800 m²
About this project
The building occupies a 1,500 m² corner site and rises to two floors, with the additional built area distributed across a wraparound upper level. The façade is clad in coursed stone, articulated by a regular grid of stone piers and tall vertical windows that admit daylight to the ground-floor dining units. A projecting entrance bay introduces a double-height glazed frontage, marking the primary approach from the street. The pitched, terracotta-tiled roof draws the composition together and provides a substantial overhang above the upper balcony edge.
The upper level is organised around a continuous open terrace, screened by wrought-iron balustrades and punctuated by timber pergola structures. Planted cascades of vegetation soften the stone parapet and offer a degree of shade — a practical response to the Gulf climate of Dammam's Eastern Province, where outdoor dining is viable across a wider seasonal band than in Riyadh's inland heat. The terrace reads as a usable amenity rather than a decorative gesture, extending the rentable dining area beyond the enclosed floor plate.
Pioneer Landmarks acted as architectural consultant on this project, leading the architectural design across a total built-up area of 1,800 m². The work encompassed massing, façade development, and the organisation of the multi-tenant hospitality programme across both levels, producing a low-rise commercial building that draws on regional masonry traditions without literal historicism.
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