Egyptian architect Ahmed Habib has established his own path in contemporary architecture, gaining in good reputation over the past few years for designing some of the large scale projects in the GCC region. Managing and design director of architecture is currently his position at one of the top design firms in Kuwait. His wide exposure and work experience allowed him to design several project types including commercial, educational, entertainment, business offices, landscape, hospitality, residential and mixed use complexes. Habib’s career took a sudden upswing when he designed the AUM Conference Center & Grand Theatre in 2015. This project underlines a number of characteristics of his work and considered one of the landmarks in Kuwait. With projects such as Khalifa Park (350K m2, Cultural Park, Abu Dhabi), West Side (20K m2, Mixed use complex, Kuwait), Levels (35K m2, Mixed use complex, Riyadh), AUM Campus (240K m2, Educational University Campus, Kuwait) or the 120-meter-tall Society Hotel in Kuwait, Habib was engaged in different types of work, often in the large scale and with considerable technical challenges that he always meets with inventive spirit to ensure that high quality projects are produced. Through his work, his vision and his ideas, Ahmed Habib is creating his own place in the world of architecture and it is clear that soon he will be considered as one of the outstanding figures in his generation.

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Next Hub Mixed Use by Ahmed Habib Next hub is an architecture and landscape integrated project in Jeddah that blends in different facilities including hotel, administration, entertainment, f and b and recreational zones. The designer wanted to create good views for the hotel and admin building because the project plot is not surrounded by any views, this was achieved by creating a dynamic composition of masses with respect to environmental, cultural and financial aspects creating good urban experience with visual and social interaction.

Monolithic House Private Villa by Ahmed Habib To create a quality living experience and redefine the image of a residential building in Jeddah, while maintaining the climate requirements and cultural aspects including privacy and gender segregation, were the main design challenges. The designer conceptual idea was to explore the architecture relation between indoor and outdoor spaces, through a composition of three main masses that were shifted to create external courts inspired from Arabic traditional houses.

Al Majlis Traditional Restaurant by Ahmed Habib Al Majlis is a famous traditional Saudi restaurant, presenting the essence of typical sixties experience in Riyadh. The designer conceptual idea was to implement the traditional exterior urban fabric inside using shifting modules to create dynamic composition of masses and walkways. To achieve this experience while respecting the cultural aspects and complicated operational needs were the main design challenges. Earthy colors, traditional patterns, natural materials, rustic effects and real pre-owned accessories were used to fully immerse users in an authentic experience.

Ahmed Sherif Habib

Salmiya

Salmiya

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Ahmed Sherif Habib is IDC member since 2019, with 8160 IDC rating.