Situated in a distinguished urban context, Cleft House emerges as a refined architectural response to its surroundings, engaging with the city’s density and scale while deeply responding to the local climate. The design leverages light, voids, and materiality as foundational elements.
Architecture firm
TAEP/AAP
Location
Abdullah Al-Salem, Kuwait
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Design team
Abdulatif Almishari, Rui Vargas, Carla Barroso, Elvino Domingos, Telmo Rodrigues, António Brigas, Alba Duarte, Duarte Correia, Diogo Monteiro, Fátima Mendes, João Costa, Luís Esteves, Mariana Neves, Pedro Batista, Pedro Miranda, Paulo Monteiro, Ricardo Balhana, Sofia Teixeira, Tânia Oliveira, Tatiana Pavliuc, Tiago Farinha, Vânia Reis, Lionel Estriga
Collaborators
Aquilino Sotero, Mariana Neves, Fábio Dimas, Diogo Monteiro
Interior design
Leonor Barata Feyo, Luísa Calvo, Cesar Maria, Carolina Grave
Structural engineer
R5 Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Hassan Javed, Mohamed Hassan, João Catrapona, Sérgio Sousa, Pedro Vaz
Lighting
Light Design Portugal
Typology
Residential › House
Embodying the architectural attributes of Northern Gulf architecture of privacy and discretion, the White Fortress is enveloped by towering, thick walls that offer protection from the harsh climate and arid surroundings, while enclosing a serene and inviting interior.
Project name
White Fortress
Architecture firm
TAEP/AAP
Location
Al Khiran, Kuwait
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Design team
Abdulatif Almishari, Rui Vargas, Carla Barroso, Alba Duarte, Telmo Rodrigues, Carlo Palma, Duarte Correia, Elvino Domingos, Emanuel Grave, Hassan Javed, João Costa, Lionel Estriga, Pedro Miranda
Collaborators
Graphic Design: Mariana Neves, Aquilino Sotero, Diogo Monteiro, Federica Fortugno, Nelson Ferreira, Luís Esteves
Interior design
Leonor Barata Feyo, Carolina Grave
Structural engineer
R5 Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Mohammed Hassan, Rúben Rodrigues
Landscape
Susana Pinheiro
Supervision
AsBuilt - Lúcio Silva, Ricardo Janeiro, Vando Beldade
Typology
Residential › House
Inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula have a long-standing tradition of leaving the cities on holidays often traveling to the seaside or to the desert to set up temporary infrastructures and spend quality time with their families. The Tent residence conceptually recreates this idea of a family gathering under a lightweight and discrete shelter struc...
Architecture firm
TAEP/AAP
Location
Al Khiran, Kuwait
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Design team
Abdulatif Almishari, Rui Vargas, Telmo Rodrigues, Carla Barroso, Abdullahziz Al Kandahari, Fábio Guimarães, Alba Duarte, António Brigas, António Gorjão, Carlo Palma, Duarte Correia, Gonçalo Silva, Hassan Javed, João Costa, Mariana Neves, Maysi Vasquez, Pedro Batista, Pedro Miranda, Raquel Martins, Sofia Teixeira
Collaborators
Graphic Design: Mariana Neves, Aquilino Sotero, Diogo Monteiro, Federica Fortugno, Luísa Calvo
Interior design
Leonor Feyo, Carolina Grave, Estrela Nunes, Luísa Calvo
Structural engineer
R5 Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Mohammed Hassan, Rúben Rodrigues, Sérgio Sousa
Landscape
Susana Pinheiro
Supervision
ASBUILT Lúcio Silva, Ricardo Janeiro, Vando Beldade
Typology
Residential › House
