Aziz House Residential Building
Sarah Harhash
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Aziz House Residential Building by Sarah Harhash Aziz House is a family rest house in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. The residence is designed to suit its desert setting, using passive cooling, natural ventilation and shading for comfort. The form draws on Cycladic massing, Najdi geometric patterns and Moroccan clay tones. Facades are finished with Tadelakt, a natural lime plaster that is hand applied, compressed and polished to a waterproof sheen, then sealed with olive oil soap. Breeze blocks provide privacy and filtered light. The site area is 3740 square meters and the total floor area is 1180 square meters.
Silver A' Design Award Winner
Aziz House Residential Building by Sarah Harhash is a highly esteemed winner of the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award. Aziz House Residential Building earned the Silver A' Design Award in 2025 and is showcased on Best Designs of the World among other remarkable designs. Explore the details of the project, discover other works by Sarah Harhash and see why Aziz House Residential Building design sets itself apart from its competition.
About Aziz House
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Aziz House Residential Building by Sarah Harhash Aziz House is a family rest house in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia. The residence is designed to suit its desert setting, using passive cooling, natural ventilation and shading for comfort. The form draws on Cycladic massing, Najdi geometric patterns and Moroccan clay tones. Facades are finished with Tadelakt, a natural lime plaster that is hand applied, compressed and polished to a waterproof sheen, then sealed with olive oil soap. Breeze blocks provide privacy and filtered light. The site area is 3740 square meters and the total floor area is 1180 square meters. Aziz House earned the Silver A' Design Award, a distinguished level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Silver A' Design Award designs combine inventive thinking with professional design, and are selected by a grand jury, as superior entries in their respective categories, after fair, ethical, meritocratic and independent academic review, where nominated designs are voted following blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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