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
Located in Sharq, Kuwait, this project represents the idea of a multifunctional canopy, that acts as an urban installation for the heart of the business city center, artistically driving a new landmark and becoming a notorious place for gathering. Hosts several uses during each period of the day. Underneath it shields the drive-in restaurant, as we...
Architecture firm
TAEP/AAP
Location
Sharq, Kuwait City
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Design team
Abdulatif Almishari, Rui Vargas,Tiago Brito, João Costa, Dalia Aly, Rafael Fortes, Elvino Domingos, Paulo Monteiro, Carla Barroso, Gonçalo Silva, Lionel Estriga, Mohammed Fawaz Abdulhadi, Telmo Rodrigues, Tiago Lopes
Collaborators
Graphic Design: Mariana Neves, Raquel Martins, Federica Fortugno, Aquilino Sotero
Structural engineer
Al-Farooqi
Environmental & MEP
João Catrapona, Mohammed Hassan, Rúben Rodrigues, Sérgio Sousa
Landscape
Susana Pinheiro
Typology
Installation › Urban Installation, Restaurant
