ZH Office Building

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Location
Prince Sultan St., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Client
Zuhair Al-Habib (Danat Real Estate)
Type
Commercial / Facade Design
Status
Design
Year
2015
Principal
Ibrahim Nawaf Joharji
Design System
Parametric exoskeleton, faceted louvers

The ZH Office Building facade proposal on Prince Sultan Street in Jeddah uses a folded geometric screen to give the existing commercial building a more coherent exterior. Triangular and diamond-shaped elements establish depth in front of the primary envelope.

Commissioned by Zuhair Al-Habib of Danat Real Estate, the project focuses on the relationship between the building’s corporate identity, street presence and existing structure.

The facade intervention works around the retained building. Its screening, openings and lighting are considered together, so that daytime shadow and evening illumination form part of the same architectural composition.

ZH Office: Night visualization of the folded facade
Night visualization of the folded facade.
ZH Office: Daytime street visualization of the triangular screens
Daytime street visualization of the triangular screens.
ZH Office: Oblique visualization of the facade and adjoining volumes
Oblique visualization of the facade and adjoining volumes.
ZH Office: Close view of diagonal facade members and glazing
Close view of diagonal facade members and glazing.
ZH Office: Comparison diagram of the existing massing and proposed envelope
Comparison diagram of the existing massing and proposed envelope.
ZH Office: Front elevation study of the folded envelope
Front elevation study of the folded envelope.

The facade studies test the rhythm, depth and continuity of the external screen. Digital models and elevations help coordinate this layer with the glazing and the office floors behind it, keeping the architectural treatment connected to the working spaces it encloses.

Related project: Jeddah Chamber Main Entrance.