Military Hospitality: Border Guard Club by INJ

The Border Guard Officers’ Club brings hospitality, accommodation and sports facilities together within a shared compound in Saudi Arabia. Developed for the Ministry of Interior, the project organizes spaces for gathering, recreation and rest around landscaped outdoor areas.

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Location: Saudi Arabia [Classified]
Client: Ministry of Interior (Border Guards)
Type: Institutional / Sports & Residential
Status: Completed
Year: 2014
Principal: Ibrahim Nawaf Joharji
Design System: Secure perimeter massing, climatic adaptation

Visualization of the officers’ club entrance with palms, a paved approach and a two-storey facade. © INJ Architects

The programme combines athletic facilities, fitness spaces and visitor accommodation. Low-rise blocks, planted courts and shaded routes give each part a recognizable setting. Within the accommodation and reception areas, geometric screens, arched openings and changes in ceiling height establish a more intimate scale than the overall compound.

Aerial visualization showing accommodation blocks, sports facilities and landscaped areas within the compound. © INJ Architects

Elevated visualization showing paths and planted areas between the club buildings. © INJ Architects

Bedroom visualization with a geometric headboard surround, timber flooring and a glazed balcony opening. © INJ Architects

Bedroom visualization looking toward the screen wall, recessed display and balcony glazing. © INJ Architects

Interior visualization of a reception hall with arched openings, chandeliers and a central decorative feature. © INJ Architects

Upward view in an atrium visualization showing palms beneath a glazed roof. © INJ Architects

The project’s character emerges from the sequence between shared landscape, formal reception and private rooms. Its institutional setting can be read alongside the Yanbu Departments Complex, while its hospitality spaces address a different pattern of use. The office’s approach to programme and spatial organization is outlined in How We Work.