Practice

Four ways we take a shoreline from tide to threshold.

One studio, one set of hands, from the first walk of the shore to the last joint of teak. We do not hand a project off.

Coastal architecture

Houses, majlis, and civic buildings designed for the shore — oriented to the breeze, shaded deeply, and built to stay cool in the Gulf summer.

Concept → build · from QAR 900 / m²

Piers, boardwalks, majlis over water, and marine structures detailed to survive salt, tide, and sun without constant repair.

Piers · boardwalks · sea majlis

Courtyards, palm groves, and water channels that pull the temperature down and hold the coast’s ecology instead of paving over it.

Courtyards · palms · water

Restoring coral houses and old boatyards, and reviving the stone, plaster, and rope trades by giving their makers new commissions.

Restoration · local makers

1
Walk the shore
We spend days on the site — tide lines, breeze direction, the angle of the low winter sun — before a single wall is placed.
2
Shape to the wind
The form follows the breeze and the shade. We model each scheme against the summer sun until the building cools itself.
3
Build with makers
We stay on site with the masons and carpenters. The detail on the drawing is agreed with the hand that will make it.