Al Noor Cultural Center
Al Noor Cultural Center
Design
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
12,500 m²
Entrance hall and reception
Office and meeting spaces
Services and parking
Landscaped courtyard
Office and meeting spaces
Services and parking
Landscaped courtyard
The design starts from the surrounding urban fabric and organises the building around a calm central void, balancing light, shade and proportion.
The journey from the public realm to the sacred.
The building is shaped by its urban context. Three surrounding streets define a disciplined footprint, grounded in a strict geometric grid. Within this square, the main hall is overlaid following the classic square and double square proportion.
Rather than presenting itself as a monument, the project mediates between city and users through a shaded in-between space that slows the visitor’s movement and prepares the mind before entering the interior.
