Reimagining what it means to live, work, visit, and relax in the Saudi port city, The House Hotel Jeddah City Yard is a five-star design boutique property where lifestyle and community seamlessly co-exist, and its opening marks the Middle East debut of The House Hotels, a Kerten Hospitality's lifestyle brand. Working with City Yard Center owners Pure Houses, Saudi architect Ayman AlMehmadi designed a minimal low-rise building with materials that reflect regional culture, such as the sandstone used for the property's façade, while local patterns have also found a new contemporary language in the entire piazza's blueprint. The City Yard Center itself has been divided into three distinct sections, with a harmony created between the hotel and its lobby, a centralized piazza, and an interior street, while expansive outdoor spaces that breathe life into the entire area are accented with mature orange and olive trees and rounded out with a central water feature.
Inside The House Hotel Jeddah City Yard, David Hodkinson and Luc Lejeune of the Athens- and Saigon-based Studio Noor have overseen the interior design, with guestrooms and public spaces defined by an aesthetic born from their deep research on Saudi culture, materials, patterns, colors and crafts. Spaces are adorned with marble, bespoke furniture, and artworks made by local artists. The result is a carefully choreographed aesthetic that offers striking impressions that are both comfortable and cozy in nature, such as in...
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