"Its form is shaped by the site's light and wind, rooted in climate, and positioned between rock and dune. The design follows the concept of a shelter belonging as much to the desert as to its inhabitants, and behaving as a "living landscape." The structure is conceived with thick rammed-earth walls, contrasted by open platforms that frame the sky."
"The proposal dates back to 2022 and remains in the design stage. It is grounded in the recognition of AlUla's desert landscape as sacred, a testimony to the passage of time inscribed in successive geological layers. The studio's approach suggests that architecture should act as an emphasis of the landscape and a tool for understanding the territory."
"The project is imagined within an embankment, along a ridge at the shifting topographies between two rock formations, following the natural rise of a rock. The site itself is read as a natural shelter. Designing for such a context requires specific knowledge of the desert's climatic conditions. The process thus began scanning thermal conditions, wind, sun and shade, and topography to determine the most suitable place to inhabit."
A proposed AlUla dwelling is shaped by site-specific light, wind and climate, positioned between rock and dune to behave as a living landscape. The design pairs thick rammed-earth walls with open platforms that frame the sky, aiming to host rather than dominate and to provide refuge while maintaining connection to the surroundings. The proposal, dating to 2022 and still in design, recognizes AlUla's desert as sacred and geologically layered. The project follows a ridge and natural embankment, treating climate as a structuring element informed by thermal, wind, sun, shade and topographic analysis to locate suitable habitation.
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