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15 • Diplomatic + Residential

Pakistan Diplomatic Residential Compound — Jeddah

An integrated diplomatic living environment where Pakistani heritage, privacy, hospitality, residence and landscape become one contemporary civic identity.

Heritage Becomes Diplomatic Presence.
Cinematic OpeningCeremonial Arrival • Hospitality • Residence • BIM
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Five films. One diplomatic world.

Start with motion: arrival, landscape, reception, hospitality and residence are presented as one continuous architectural experience. Hover or click any chapter to instantly play its film.

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Main Front + Villa Family

The ceremonial first impression and the architectural identity shared across the villa family.

One identity. Different degrees of privacy, representation and hospitality.

The project does not treat heritage as decoration. Architectural memories from Peshawar, Lahore, Multan, Sindh and Punjab are interpreted as a contemporary system of shade, arches, jali screens, carved timber balconies, courtyards and verandas.

The masterplan is organized around a green heart and a clear arrival hierarchy separating diplomatic guests, residents and service movement. Privacy is embedded in planning and architecture rather than added as a defensive layer.

Pakistani Heritage DNADiplomatic RepresentationPrivacy by DesignGreen HeartHospitalityContemporary Craft
PAKISTAN • JEDDAH

A front elevation with diplomatic dignity — not visual excess.

Cream stone, deep openings, carved screens and timber balconies build a recognisable identity through proportion, shadow and craft.

The Question

How can the compound project diplomatic dignity without losing the warmth of everyday residential life?

The Principle

Heritage as cultural reference. Modernity as functional response. Privacy as diplomatic value.

The Organization

A central green heart connects the community while each function keeps the right relationship with movement and privacy.

The Language

Scalloped arches, carved jali, timber jharokha and cream stone are composed with diplomatic restraint.

The Value

One campus can represent the nation, host guests, protect privacy and sustain a coherent daily life.