The story

Al-Kayyal Tower is a mixed-use development on a tight plot in Jeddah — a vertical brief that has to serve commercial floors, residential floors, and ground-level retail without any of them stepping on each other's circulation or services. Every stacking decision is a regulatory trade-off.

Our concept work navigated the Saudi Building Code constraints (height-to-setback, FAR, parking ratios) against the developer's commercial pro forma — keeping the tower buildable without forfeiting the aesthetic ambition. The concept package landed sustainability moves at the envelope level (high-performance glazing, shading geometry, integrated PV-ready roof) rather than bolting them on later.