Mansion Complex
Mansion Complex is a family residential project in the Awali district of Makkah. The sloping, rocky site informed the arrangement of the residential volumes and the shared spaces connecting them.
- Location
- Awali District, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- Type
- Residential Complex
- Status
- Completed
- Year
- 2016
- Principal
- Ibrahim Nawaf Joharji
- Focus
- Topographical integration, climatic defense, spatial privacy
The design works with changes in level rather than treating the plot as a flat platform. Building orientation, shaded routes and the position of outdoor spaces respond to the site’s topography and Makkah’s climate.
Private accommodation and shared family facilities are organized as distinct but connected parts of the complex. Terraces, screened openings and circulation spaces mediate between the individual dwellings and the areas used collectively.
The visual studies contrast pale, rectilinear volumes with textured stone walls. Recesses and projecting upper floors introduce shade at the entrances, while vertical screens filter views between terraces and accommodation.
Shared outdoor spaces are woven between the residential parts. The pool terrace, planted courts and connecting stairs give the family facilities a place within the daily circulation of the complex rather than isolating them as separate amenities.
Working with the slope requires coordination between architectural levels, retaining elements and foundations. The project brings these questions into the organization of a family residence, with the terrain remaining legible in the sequence of arrival and movement.
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