ARD 334 in Amman, Jordan by ARD designs

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ARD 334 is a residential building located north of Amman, an area that is witnessing an extended urban growth of the capital. The building comprises of five residential floors, with ten three-bedroom apartments in total, each covering 150m2. The solid-void contrast on the main facade creates a visual statement that announces the building’s presence on the busy main street while also framing the views and providing the privacy needed for interior spaces.

Image Courtesy © Dina Al Ahmad

• Architects: ARD designs, (Dina Al Ahmad)
• Project: ARD 334
• Location: North Amman, Jordan
• Photography: Dina Al Ahmad
• Area: 1200 m2
• Year: 2013-2017- Completed

Image Courtesy © Dina Al Ahmad

The design rethinks the use of standard facade finishing material in Amman; i.e. stone and combines Maani white stone with basalt black stone for exterior cladding. The visual impact of this simple tweak is powerful and makes the building stand out with minimum effort and insignificant cost impact, while also enhancing the interior space quality and functions.

The play of color, and shade and shadow patterns, for the main facade due to the selection of finishing material which uses white and black stone, somehow result in an abstract mass, a sculpture-like habitat that is in stark contrast with the “business-as-usual” architecture of its immediate context.

Image Courtesy © Dina Al Ahmad

Image Courtesy © Dina Al Ahmad

The project rethinks the conventional apartment building in search for a more meaningful approach to residential real-estate development that goes beyond the repetitive and bland. Considering the local limitations and need for economic housing that ultimately respects the lives and idiosyncrasies of its inhabitants, this project is an attempt at finding the fine balance between economics and aesthetics, standardization and customization, context-sensitivity and modern expression.

Image Courtesy © Dina Al Ahmad

Image Courtesy © Dina Al Ahmad

Image Courtesy © Dina Al Ahmad

Image Courtesy © Dina Al Ahmad

Image Courtesy © Dina Al Ahmad

Image Courtesy © Dina Al Ahmad

Section-A, Image Courtesy © ARD designs

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Elevation, Image Courtesy © ARD designs

Site-plan, Image Courtesy © ARD designs

Plan, Image Courtesy © ARD designs

Tags: Amman, Jordan

Categories: Apartments, Building, Housing Development, Residential

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