Ahmed Habib ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Siq ᱢᱤᱥᱨᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱮᱞᱟᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ, ᱤᱢᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱲᱚᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ· 2026
Siq ᱢᱤᱥᱨᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱮᱞᱟᱠᱟ
Ahmed Habib ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
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Siq ᱢᱤᱥᱨᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱮᱞᱟᱠᱟ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
᱑.᱒ ᱵᱤᱞᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱥᱟᱩᱫᱤ ᱨᱤᱭᱟᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱰᱷᱮᱨ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱵᱟᱡᱮᱴ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱷᱚᱦᱚᱨᱤ ᱥᱤᱠ (urban Siq) ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟᱛᱮ ᱪᱤᱱᱛᱟ ᱦᱩᱭᱮᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱢ ᱢᱟᱥ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱟᱥᱟ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟᱛᱮ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱥᱮᱱᱚᱜ ᱾ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱝ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱪᱷᱟᱭᱟᱣᱟᱱ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱷᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱟᱱᱣᱟᱨ ᱯᱷᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱚᱥᱛᱷᱟ ᱮᱢᱟᱭ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱮ ᱜᱚᱴᱮᱱ ᱟᱠᱷᱚᱨ (axes) ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱦᱩᱭᱮᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱤᱥᱣᱟᱥ, ᱵᱮᱯᱟᱨ, ᱟᱨ ᱴᱷᱤᱠ ᱛᱷᱟᱶ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱣᱟ, ᱯᱷᱮᱫᱟᱛ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱩᱞᱟ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱦᱚᱨᱟᱛᱮ ᱮᱭᱟᱭ ᱜᱚᱴᱮᱱ ᱢᱟᱥ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱩᱲᱟᱣᱟ ᱾ ᱴᱮᱨᱮᱥᱰ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱮᱱᱰᱥᱠᱮᱯ ᱟᱝᱜᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱷᱟᱭᱟᱣᱟᱱ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱩᱫᱩᱜᱚᱜᱼᱟ, ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱝ ᱵᱚᱦᱟᱣ ᱠᱮᱱᱚᱯᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱯᱷᱮᱫᱟᱛ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱟᱥᱱᱟᱣᱜᱚᱜᱼᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱟᱞᱣᱟᱭᱩ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱩᱠᱷᱭᱟ ᱮᱢᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱦᱤ�ssᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱩᱲᱟᱣᱟ, ᱡᱮᱫᱫᱟᱦ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱥᱷᱚᱦᱚᱨᱤ ᱯᱟᱨᱤᱥᱚᱨ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟ ᱾
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Siq ᱢᱤᱥᱨᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱮᱞᱟᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Siq ᱢᱤᱥᱨᱟ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱮᱞᱟᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- Set on a 356,000 sqm site in Jeddah, This project reinterprets the spatial logic of a siq within a contemporary mixed-use development. Instead of isolated buildings, the project forms a continuous urban landscape where terraced masses frame a shaded valley of movement. Large canopy structures create a protected pedestrian environment adapted to Jeddah climate, while seven interconnected masses integrate retail, cultural, educational, and hospitality functions within a unified spatial system.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- Plot Area 356,000 square meters,
Built Up Area 400,000 square meters,
Construction Budget 1,250,000,000 Saudi Riyals - ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- Retail, Commercial, Hospitality, Cultural, Architecture, Real Estate, Construction, Saudi, Urban, Masterplan
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- The project was developed through a system driven urban methodology translating site forces into spatial organization. Parametric studies informed axes, massing, and pedestrian circulation, while environmental analysis shaped the shading strategy. Terraced volumes and canopy structures were modeled to improve shade and walkability in Jeddah climate. The material palette combines steel, stone, textured concrete, wood, glass, and metal screens, while modular planning enables flexible retail and production spaces within a coherent spatial system.
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- The main challenge was translating complex urban forces into a coherent spatial system while responding to Jeddah harsh climate. Balancing cultural continuity with contemporary commercial demands required rethinking spatial organization, density, and pedestrian circulation. Environmental constraints, large scale coordination, and program complexity required extensive testing. The resulting design organizes the project as a shaded urban Siq, improving walkability, climatic protection, and spatial clarity.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- This project is based on applied urban design research exploring how contemporary market districts can respond to climate, culture and social movement in hot environments. The objective was to reinterpret traditional market structures for Jeddah conditions. The methodology combined urban analysis, environmental studies, parametric modeling, and site research, supported by discussions with clients and users. Iterative testing informed a shaded urban Siq linking architecture masses, improving walkability, circulation, and commercial interaction.
- ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- The design draws inspiration from a Siq, a natural passage between rock formations, combined with forces shaping Jeddah urban structure. Architectural masses rise like landforms while a shaded valley organizes pedestrian movement. Three axes reflecting faith, trade, and stability structure the masterplan, linking seven masses through shaded routes and open spaces integrating landscape, movement, and commerce.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- Design started in May 2025 and finished in December 2025, in Cairo, Egypt. The Project is to be executed n Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- Visitors move through the project along a shaded valley linking plazas, courtyards, and interior spaces. Terraced masses create a sequence of outdoor spaces where retail, culture, and hospitality unfold along walkable routes. Large canopy structures provide shade and shelter, allowing smooth transitions between shaded plazas and climate-controlled interiors. This arrangement supports continuous pedestrian flow while maintaining clear orientation across the development.
- ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ
- Ahmed Habib
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