91 Architectural Design articles with practical guidance for projects and investments in Saudi Arabia.
What goes into a Saudi building permit application, who prepares each part, and the order to assemble it so the submission is complete the first time.
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Quality on site is not achieved by good intentions. It is achieved by a document that says what gets checked, by whom, and what cannot proceed until it passes.
Read MoreA brief describing how you live produces a better house than one describing what you like. How to write one.
Read MoreKitchen decisions are made on appearance and lived through function. The sequence that gets the function right first.
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Most disputes with an interior designer are scope disputes, not taste disputes. Here is the appointment sequence and the wording that decides who draws, who specifies and who checks.
Read MoreSelection is usually based on portfolio images. The criteria that predict a good outcome are less visible and more useful.
Read MoreA floor is a build-up, not a tile. This is the sequence for specifying what goes on each floor, what goes under it, and what happens where two materials meet.
Read MoreLighting is specified in three separate documents: a layout, a fitting schedule and a circuit schedule. Skip the third and the first two never work as intended.
Read MoreAn office fit-out in a leased building runs on two tracks at once: your programme and the landlord approval process. This is the sequence that keeps both moving.
Read MoreOn a constrained plot the two requirements conflict directly. A worked study showing how the conflict is resolved.
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Six recurring reasons a Saudi approval submission is returned, what each round of comments costs a project, and the checks that prevent the resubmission.
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Owners use the words interchangeably and then wonder why the price moved. Decoration changes surfaces and furniture; fit-out changes the fabric and the services behind it.
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