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Residential Building
A four-storey residential building in Riyadh that orders a generous urban plot through a restrained grid façade, horizontal light bands, and a stepped penthouse crown.
- Location
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Our role
- Architectural consultant
- Scope
- Full design
- Plot area
- 1,860 m²
- Built-up area
- 3,900 m²
About this project
The design organises 3,900 m² of built area across four storeys on a 1,860 m² plot through a tightly composed grid of large-format windows set within dark bronze frames against light-render panels. Horizontal LED bands mark each floor line, giving the massing clear legibility at night. A setback penthouse level with a projecting flat-roof canopy reads as a distinct fifth element, breaking the otherwise uniform profile without departing from the building's geometric discipline.
The street-facing podium presents two recessed entry portals with angled soffit canopies — a deliberate break in the otherwise flush base that announces arrival without excess ornament. Pockets of vertical planting punctuate the mid-level balconies, introducing texture and shade in a climate where solar gain and privacy are persistent constraints. The building sits on a boulevard-scaled road lined with palms, and the massing is calibrated to read as a continuous streetwall from that distance.
Pioneer Landmarks acted as architectural consultant across the full design scope, developing the massing strategy, façade system, and material palette from concept through design documentation. The proposal demonstrates the studio's approach to multi-residential typologies in the Riyadh context — extracting architectural character from proportion, surface contrast, and lighting rather than applied decoration.
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