Al Majlis Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Fale'aiga by Ahmed Habib is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.
ArioTotonu· 2021
Al Majlis Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Fale'aiga
by Ahmed Habib
Client: Mi-nus
A' Design Award Ario Winner in Totonu Category
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About Al Majlis Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Fale'aiga
Book Text: O Al Majlis o se fale'aiga fa'aleaganu'u a Saudi o lo'o tu i totonu o se fale'oloa i Riyadh. O totonu e aofia ai le 1,570 sikuea mita ma fa'amanatu mai ai uiga fa'a'a'ai a le mamanu fausaga a Saudi i le vaitau o le onosefulu. O mamanu e fesuia'i e fausia ai ni auala fa'amalosi ma se tu'ufa'atasiga eseese o mea mamafa. E nofo ma 'a'ai malo i luga o le eleele i vaega, ma o vaega ta'itasi e tu'uina atu i ai se potu tapuni pe fa'aatoa tapunia mo le le fa'alauaiteleina. O fa'ai'uga e aofia ai le sima, laupapa walnut mataputa, faletautau tuia ma mashrabiya, e tu'ufa'atasia ai elemene fa'aonaponei ma fa'aleaganu'u e atagia ai le measina a Saudi.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Ario
O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Al Majlis Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Fale'aiga, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Al Majlis Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Fale'aiga e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Al Majlis Primary Function: Mamanu o Totonu o le Fale'aiga o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.
Behind the Design
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- Unique Properties
- The 1,570 square meters restaurant is located inside a mall in Riyadh, Saudi captured the essence of a typical sixties urban experience. The interior and layout mimicked the earlier urban fabric by disorderly shifting modules to create dynamic alley ways, fully immersing users in the authentic experience. The materials and accessories used, were a collective combination of modern and cultural elements to represent the Saudi heritage.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Ground Floor Area: 1,020 sqm
Mezzanine Floor Area: 550 sqm
Number of closed rooms: 13 rooms & 1 VIP room
Number of semi-enclosed rooms: 25 rooms
Kitchen Area: 435 sqm
Total clear double height: 9.2 meters
Ground clear height: 5 meters
Mezzanine clear height: 3.6 meters - Tags
- Architecture, Commercial, Traditional, Design, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, Social, Restaurant, Interior, Saudi, Jeddah
- Production Technology
- -Internal Structure: Steel, GRG Glass Reinforced Gypsum, GRC Glass Reinforced Concrete, Cement Board -Main Finishes: Off White Stucco, Beige Stucco, Gray Stucco, Matt Walnut Wood, Double Glazed Glass, Perforated Screens, Mashrabiya.
- Design Challenge
- Creating external traditional Saudi urban feeling inside an indoor space while respecting the operational and privacy needs were the main design challenges.
- Research
- Type-Objective-Methodology
1-Data Collection research-Project needs analysis-Client meetings & web based research
2-Cultural research-Zoning & Privacy needs-Social Questionnaire
3-Design Direction research-General mood board, Massing & Materials-Saudi Urban Study & Web based research
4-Technical research-Identify Construction methodology-Subject Matter Experts & Web based Research
5-Operational research-Zoning & facilities-Subject Matter Experts & Web based Research - Inspiration
- The general mood was inspired from traditional Saudi architecture in the sixties to create dynamic alley ways and urban-like experience to fully immerse users in the authentic feeling.
- Project Duration
- Duration: The project design Process started in July 2020 and finished in September 2020 Location: Riyadh, KSA
- Operation Flow
- Al Majlis Al Khaleeji is a traditional Saudi restaurant were guests site & eat on the ground in groups, each group has their own semi/enclosed space space for privacy.
- Team Members
- Design Director: Ahmed Habib
Assistant Design Architect: Mostafa Al Haj
Technical Architect: Mohamed Sherif
3D Visualization: Oleksandr Bakhmatskyi
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