The interior and exterior space of Ladies Beach of the Al Bustan Ritz Carlton Hotel was created by BIVA Design. Ladies Beach Al Bustan is nestled between the rugged Al Hajar Mountain range and the Sea of Oman.
Project name
Ladies Beach Al Bustan
Architecture firm
BIVA Design
Photography
Qasim Al Farsi
Principal architect
Svetla Boneva
Design team
BIVA Design: Svetla Boneva, Krishna Kerai, Bertyl Noronha, Abhishek J.Menon
Interior design
BIVA Design
Collaborators
Global Industrial Services - GIS Muscat
Civil engineer
Sikkander Afsal
Structural engineer
Sikkander Afsal
Environmental & MEP
CADD Design and Drafting
Construction
Global Industrial Services - GIS Muscat
Lighting
CADD Design and Drafting
Material
Concrete, wood, local stone cladding, MAS paint - micro cement finish
Visualization
BIVA Design
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, Canon 5D Mark III
Typology
Hospitality › Bar, Restaurant, Coastal Architecture, Beach facilities
Situated on a spectacular hilltop in the Batroun region, the site overlooks a lush green valley with vistas towards the sea. Programmatically, the project consists of two houses within one envelope: one for the client and another for his parents.
Project name
SKYHAVEN Residence
Architecture firm
BLANKPAGE Architects
Photography
Wissam Chaaya
Principal architect
Walid Ghantous, Patrick Mezher
Design team
Walid Ghantous, Patrick Mezher, Omar Alameddine
Interior design
BLANKPAGE Architects
Structural engineer
Elie Turk
Environmental & MEP
Mechanical engineer Elias Abu-Khaled; Electrical engineer Charbel Khalife
Lighting
BLANKPAGE Architects
Supervision
BLANKPAGE Architects
Visualization
BLANKPAGE Architects
Construction
MAK Builders
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Leading smart FM solutions provider HITEK Services, which is part of the Farnek group of companies, has successfully developed and activated a cutting-edge community app for MAG, a leading real estate developer in the UAE.
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Intersec Saudi Arabia
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Intersec Saudi Arabia
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Neuroscience and Trauma Care Center NTCC in Jeddah
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Artur Aldyrkhanov
The King Abdullah Financial District Development & Management Company (KAFD DMC) has been awarded the King Salman Charter for Architecture and Urbanism Award for its iconic KAFD Grand Mosque.
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The King Abdullah Financial District Development & Management Company (KAFD DMC)
