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Jeddah conceptual studies

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Corrie Messinger
Corrie Messinger

This document describes 5 design concepts for a building project that draw inspiration from Islamic symbols and patterns. Concept 1 creates a pattern of alternating residential units and sky gardens. Concept 2 contrasts stacked units with a sweeping facade that creates a signature profile. Concept 3 abstracts the visual characteristics of traditional dhow boats into triangulated facades. Concept 4 carves two facades from towers to capture the forces of colliding waves. Concept 5 uses interlocking channels to build a cohesive whole, with garden floors at joints to create shared communal spaces.

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PATTERN Seeking to evoke the symbology 1 of traditional Islamic pat- terning, this design con- cept creates an alternating system of multi-storey and garden units inter- laced with sky gardens and exterior balconies. An atrium at the top becomes an illuminated beacon to surrounding context.
CALLIGRAPHY With a de?n- ing brush 1A stroke, this concept contrasts the rhythmic stacking of multi-storey units with garden units contained by a sweeping facade that creates a signature pro?le within the skyline. Opportunities for community ¡®neigh- borhood¡¯ gardens and upper level atriums bring dynamic tenant spaces to varying levels of the
DHOW The heritage of the hand-made dhows and 2 their distinct visual charac- teristics are abstracted into the exposed structural and triangulated facades of this concept. The tower is captured at the middle by interstitual ?oors of restaurants, ?tness, and other amenities, while the tower vanishes into a cloud garden at the pent- house levels.
CURRENTS Rotational water movements and 3 their circular forces in?uence the geo- metrical moves of this concept, put- ting the towers in a balanced counter- point relationship, encircled by the retail and of?ce programs. A skygarden captures the top of the residential tower, while balconies form a vertical split to express the 45 degree twist.
BREAKWATER To capture the explo- sive forces 4 of two waves col- liding, this design con- cept carves two unique facades from simple rectilinear towers and forming outdoor spaces from the result- ing residual spaces. A sky garden captures the upper residential ?oors, providing a visual anchor to these dynamic forces.
LANGUAGE Drawing inspiration from the 5 interlocking nature of the written Arabic language, this concept utilizes each channel to build into a cohesive whole. At each interlocking joint, garden ?oors create opportuni- ties for shared commu- nal space with varying views of the surrounding context.

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Jeddah conceptual studies

  • 1. PATTERN Seeking to evoke the symbology 1 of traditional Islamic pat- terning, this design con- cept creates an alternating system of multi-storey and garden units inter- laced with sky gardens and exterior balconies. An atrium at the top becomes an illuminated beacon to surrounding context.
  • 2. CALLIGRAPHY With a de?n- ing brush 1A stroke, this concept contrasts the rhythmic stacking of multi-storey units with garden units contained by a sweeping facade that creates a signature pro?le within the skyline. Opportunities for community ¡®neigh- borhood¡¯ gardens and upper level atriums bring dynamic tenant spaces to varying levels of the
  • 3. DHOW The heritage of the hand-made dhows and 2 their distinct visual charac- teristics are abstracted into the exposed structural and triangulated facades of this concept. The tower is captured at the middle by interstitual ?oors of restaurants, ?tness, and other amenities, while the tower vanishes into a cloud garden at the pent- house levels.
  • 4. CURRENTS Rotational water movements and 3 their circular forces in?uence the geo- metrical moves of this concept, put- ting the towers in a balanced counter- point relationship, encircled by the retail and of?ce programs. A skygarden captures the top of the residential tower, while balconies form a vertical split to express the 45 degree twist.
  • 5. BREAKWATER To capture the explo- sive forces 4 of two waves col- liding, this design con- cept carves two unique facades from simple rectilinear towers and forming outdoor spaces from the result- ing residual spaces. A sky garden captures the upper residential ?oors, providing a visual anchor to these dynamic forces.
  • 6. LANGUAGE Drawing inspiration from the 5 interlocking nature of the written Arabic language, this concept utilizes each channel to build into a cohesive whole. At each interlocking joint, garden ?oors create opportuni- ties for shared commu- nal space with varying views of the surrounding context.