Daytime render of the building from the street corner
A project story, from plot to foundations

Shops below,homes above.

Location
Al-Zubair, Basra
Floors
3 floors + roof
Ground floor
4 shops
File
45 sheets
Service
Architecture, structure, visuals
01 Idea

On a street corner in Al-Zubair, the building puts shops at street level, two quiet residential floors above, and a façade that turns the corner into a landmark.

This page walks you through the file exactly as we handed it to the owner: plans, then façade, then materials, then structure. Everything you see comes from the project’s own sheets.

02 Ground floor

Trade on the street, home behind it

Four shops take both street fronts, and behind them sits a complete home with its own entrance. The line between the two is clear from the first drawing.

  • 4 shops
  • Reception
  • Living room
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Kitchen
  • 3 bathrooms
  • 2 light wells
From the project sheets, scale 1:100
Typical floor, scale 1:100
03 First & second floors

One floor, repeated, designed once with care

Each floor holds four bedrooms, two family rooms, two receptions and two kitchens. The layout separates guests from family and keeps bedrooms away from the street.

04 Façade

From line to light

The same façade in three stages. Switch between them to watch the drawing become a building, by day and by night.

Dimensioned front elevationDaytime façade renderNight façade render with warm lighting
Why is the corner curved?

The building sits on an intersection. The curved corner opens the shops onto both streets and lets the building read from either direction.

05 Materials

Quiet luxury in five tones

Modern classicism with contemporary details, in warm tones that sit well in Al-Zubair. This is the palette and material list as approved for the project.

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  • Matte exterior paintOff-white
  • Italian claddingVertical ribs
  • Bronze-brown aluminiumWith tinted glass
  • Wrought ironClassic pattern
  • Light beige marbleFloors and entrance
  • Exterior lightsMatte black
  • Concealed lightingAtop the columns
06 Structure

What the render doesn’t show

The render sells the idea; the structural drawings protect the building. The file goes all the way to columns, beams, reinforcement and section details, so the contractor has nothing left to guess.

Column and beam plan
Section and reinforcement details

Structural drawings in collaboration with structural engineer [name].

07 Result
45
sheets in one file
3
floors + roof
4
street-front shops
1:100
drawing scale

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