This page is not a contact form. It is a threshold — the point at which a prospective client and this practice decide whether a conversation is worth beginning. Read it carefully before making contact.
Before You Proceed
INJ Architects does not produce options to choose between, present sketches for selection, or execute a predetermined vision. The process is analytical before it is visual: the office studies the client, the site, and the intent, and from that study a single considered direction emerges — developed with rigor and defended through every stage that follows.
This is the right practice for clients who understand the difference between commissioning an architect and hiring someone to confirm what they already want. The office works with government ministries, diplomatic missions, royal and private estates, and military institutions. The discretion and precision those engagements demand is the standard applied to every project, regardless of scale.
Three pages form the foundation of any serious submission. A submission from someone who has not read them will not reach the review stage.
Who We Are
The identity and philosophy of the practice.
How We Work
The methodology, from first analysis to final document.
Projects
The portfolio. Understand the design language first.
The Practice
INJ Architects was founded in Jeddah in 2009 by Ibrahim Nawaf Joharji — Saudi architect, design theorist, and visual artist. The office team receives and assesses every submission against the criteria on this page; projects that show genuine alignment are advanced to the Principal for direct engagement. The Principal does not delegate design decisions — every direction and every document carries his direct authorship.
Who Should Not Apply
If you are uncertain whether this practice is right for you, it likely is not. The following submissions are not considered and will not receive a response:
- Requests to visit completed projects or contact previous clients. Every commission is private; the published portfolio is the only reference provided.
- Inquiries from intermediaries who do not disclose the owner’s identity. The office engages only with the owner or a formally authorized representative.
- Requests to replicate a reference or reproduce a style seen elsewhere. The office does not work from Pinterest boards or AI-generated references.
- Clients approaching multiple offices and selecting on price or turnaround. This practice does not compete for commissions.
- Any engagement without advance payment. No work begins before a retainer is confirmed. This is not negotiable.
What We Take On
The categories below reflect direct experience — they are not limits. A project outside them that carries genuine ambition will be reviewed on its own terms.
- Palaces, residences, and compounds — private commissions of any scale.
- Diplomatic and sovereign buildings — embassies and consulates under bilateral protocols.
- Military and governmental facilities — ministries, command centers, operational complexes.
- Hospitality — ultra-luxury resorts and five-star hotels.
- Cultural and research institutions — museums, visitor centers, academic buildings.
- Typologies not yet designed well — production, logistics, and infrastructure buildings that deserve architectural intelligence rather than generic engineering.
How Engagement Works
The process is built around direct engagement, not presentations for approval. Once a project is accepted, it moves through structured workshops in which the client’s identity, the site, and the programme are studied in depth before any spatial proposition is made. The single direction the office commits to is the output of that analysis — but behind it lie many sketches, massing studies, and alternatives developed and discarded internally. A client may see one direction; ten or more will have been resolved before the first proposal reaches the table.
Revision is a natural part of the process. What it does not accommodate is a return to the analytical stage after the direction is set, or the introduction of external references as alternative briefs mid-process. The full methodology is described in How We Work.
The office works under two engagement structures, discussed after initial alignment:
Design & Studies
Complete design documentation, construction drawings, and the studies the project requires. Execution remains the owner’s responsibility.
Design & Build
Full responsibility from first concept to final handover — one point of authority across design, engineering, procurement, and construction.
How to Submit
Send your submission to i@inj.sa. A submission missing any of the required information below will not advance — there are no follow-up requests for what is missing. A submission without identity documents is, to this office, an anonymous one, and anonymous submissions are not reviewed.
Email subject line
Project Name — City / District — Client Name
In the email
- A short brief — what you want to create and why it matters. Not a room schedule, not a reference image.
- Project location — a Google Maps link to the plot, with plot area in m².
- Identity — your full name and role. If representing an owner, the owner’s name and your formal authorization.
- Official documents — title deed, survey, municipal approvals, or any studies you hold. Government and semi-government entities should attach the official RFP and full documentation.
- Budget range — an honest approximate figure.
Submissions that meet these criteria are reviewed by the office team and, where appropriate, advanced for the Principal’s consideration. Not every submission receives a response. A response, when it comes, is itself the beginning of a selection.
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