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Design Matters

Architectural Adventures in old Muharraq: Bayt Sheikh Isa bin Ali

(بيت الشيخ عيسى بن علي)

August 3, 2025

The House of Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa in old Muharraq was both his residence and the seat of his government...

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Destinations

Hospitality – 1

July 28, 2025

Hospitality developments should almost always be designed as a destination. On entering you know you have “arrived”, feel comfortable, are at home...

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Design Matters

Sustainable or Not Sustainable?

July 27, 2025

Many current projects are lauded as being “sustainable”. Is it a credential which is bestowed too lightly? A new single-use retail development which isn’t connected to its neighbours, or to complimentary land uses in a meaningful way, is not sustainable...

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Design Matters

The Line

July 20, 2025

Children used to draw cities filled with buildings, trees, and cars. Today, they can draw a single straight line - and that might be a more accurate vision of the future. The Line is less an urban planning project and more a civilisational experiment...

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Design Matters

Developing the nicholas Brand

July 13, 2025

We wanted to develop a logo that reflects our heritage, lineage and values. We talked for hours. We brainstormed, sketched and evaluated options. Everything was “almost good” – but almost isn’t enough when it comes to identity...

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Urban Ecosystems

People-Centred Space: Healthcare Design

July 8, 2025

We believe that healthcare design should be focused on holistic well-being. It should be welcoming and can be informal – but its architectural programme must be sufficiently “structured” to support core function...

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Industry

Had Enough of the Rock’n’roll Dinosaurs?

July 6, 2025

Octogenarian dinosaurs dominate the music industry. Are you still partying like it’s 1969? In the MENA region, client-side property development teams are larger and more sophisticated than at any point in history...

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Urban Ecosystems

Child-Centred Space: Education Design

July 1, 2025

We believe that learning spaces should be child-centric and focused children’s well-being.‍ They should be comfortable and can be informal – but must be sufficiently “structured” to support their function...

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Design Matters

Height

June 29, 2025

Does height matter?‍ In an urban environment, buildings reaching a height of 14 or more stories – 50 metres (165 feet) – would typically be considered “tall”...

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Urban Ecosystems

People-Centred Space: Residential Design

June 24, 2025

We believe that residential spaces should be people-centred – focused on people and their well-being. They should be comfortable, private and functional...

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Design Matters

The Architecture of Well-being

June 6, 2025

The architecture of well-being is becoming the new design imperative. Not a trend, not a passing craze, not an extravagance – but a necessity...

Insights

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Retail – 1

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Architectural Adventures in old Muharraq: Bayt Sheikh Isa bin Ali

(بيت الشيخ عيسى بن علي)

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Hospitality – 1

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Sustainable or Not Sustainable?

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The Line

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Developing the nicholas Brand

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People-Centred Space: Healthcare Design

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Had Enough of the Rock’n’roll Dinosaurs?

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Child-Centred Space: Education Design

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Height

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People-Centred Space: Residential Design

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The Architecture of Well-being

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