No. 044

SUH Villa

ResidentialAl Rayyan, Riyadh1,958 m²2025Architecture, Interiors, Lighting, Landscape

Three houses for a father and his two sons on one plot: close enough to remain a family, independent enough for each household to keep its own life.

The street elevation of SUH Villa, a single building in cream Riyadh stone

Position Before Form

On an 875 m² corner plot, the parents' house takes the corner and faces both streets, with the sons' houses on either side. Each house sits on a parcel of no more than 300 m², with its own street and separate guest and family entrances. Position settles the relationship before form describes it.

Ground floor plan of the three houses on the corner plot — Ground floor plan: the parents at the corner, a son on either side

The corner of SUH Villa in cream Riyadh stone, seen along the street

One Stone

The three masses are structurally separate, joined by one composition and one stone. Cream Riyadh stone is smooth across the base and middle volume, cut with horizontal grooves on the upper volume, and interrupted by gates in aged bronze. The street sees a single 14-metre building; each house knows its boundaries from within.

Axonometric diagram: the shared base on the corner plot — Three masses, separate in structure

Axonometric diagram: the upper volume lifted off the masses below — Three masses, separate in structure

Axonometric diagram: the stepped masses read as one building — One composition, one stone

Axonometric diagram: the complete composition with its courtyards cut in — One composition, one stone

Street facade: smooth stone below, grooved stone on the upper volume

A house entrance with a stone stair and planted side yard — Each house its own door

A second entrance, framed in stone, with the family door beyond — Each house its own door

SUH Villa at night, light falling from the window cuts

Each House Its Own Sky

The shared wall brings the houses together and keeps the light out. The houses therefore draw their light from three main internal courtyards, and each has its own sky. Toward the street, the windows are vertical cuts with inward-folding edges, and the balconies are recessed. The facade keeps privacy; the courtyard gives light.