
Architects
Location
Riyadh Saudi ArabiaProject Year
2013Photographs
Courtesy of SOMArea
890000.0 ft2
Design Partner
Roger Duffy, FAIAManaging Partner
Peter Magill, AIAProject Manager
Joseph Ruocco, AIASenior Design Architect
Scott Duncan, AIADesign Architect
Jackie Wong, AIAStructural Director
Charles BesjakMEP Director
Kevin CahillStructural Engineering
Skidmore, Owings & MerrillOwner
Rayadah Investment Company

SOM is designing this new 89,000 square meter commercial office building for the King Abdullah Financial District with a façade inspired by the traditional “muqarnas” vaulting technique that results in multiple corner offices while providing the shading needed in the Saudi Arabian climate. The unique floor plate shape and façade geometry results in an office plan with up to eleven corner offices per floor, producing an exclusive office environment generally preferred throughout the Middle East.
