MICROFLATS
IN COLLABORATION WITH FOUAD SAMARA ARCHITECTS
2020 | JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
IN COLLABORATION WITH FOUAD SAMARA ARCHITECTS
2020 | JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
MAIN FACADE VIEW
MICROFLATS IS A RESPONSE TO THE GROWING DEMAND FOR MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM FURNISHED APARTMENTS TAILORED FOR BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS IN JEDDAH, REFLECTING THE EVOLVING EXPECTATIONS FOR QUALITY LIVING ENVIRONMENTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. THE PROJECT IS CONCEIVED AS A ‘COMMUNITY’ FOR THE WELL-ESTABLISHED AND EXPANDING POPULATION OF BUSINESSMEN, PRIMARILY SINGLE PROFESSIONALS, IN JEDDAH AND ACROSS THE KINGDOM.
THIS FOUR-STAR HOTEL FEATURES OVER 130 UNITS DESIGNED AS FLEXIBLE LIVING SPACES, OFFERING BUSINESSMEN A HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT DURING THEIR STAYS. THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE PROJECT IS CAREFULLY CRAFTED WITH THE MAIN FAÇADE ORIENTED WESTWARD, A STRATEGIC DECISION TO SHIELD THE BUILDING FROM THE HARSH SUN. IN COLLABORATION WITH ECOCONSULTING, A SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT BASED IN BEIRUT, WE CONDUCTED VARIOUS STUDIES TO DEVELOP THE MOST SUSTAINABLE FAÇADE SOLUTION, BALANCING ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY WITH AESTHETIC APPEAL.
AS THE MAIN CONSULTANT AND PROJECT MANAGERS, WE COORDINATED WITH MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS ASSIGNED BY THE CLIENT, INCLUDING FIT-OUT, ELECTROMECHANICAL, STRUCTURAL, AND LIGHTING EXPERTS. WE MANAGED CONSECUTIVE SCHEDULES TO ENSURE THE PROJECT’S PROGRESS, OVERSEEING EVERY STAGE TO MEET THE HIGH STANDARDS SET FOR THIS INNOVATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.