Iwan Square — Makkah | Raghdan Bakhsh

Case Study

Overview

Iwan Square is the most complete expression of the practice — a mixed-use commercial destination in Makkah where massing, façade, interior atmosphere, and user movement are resolved as one readable and buildable architectural story.

Key Contributions

·Translated a layered commercial program into coordinated massing and circulation
·Articulated the façade in a contemporary reading of Islamic proportion
·Resolved the arcade and lobby as a continuous spatial experience
·Produced original sheets: S-101/102/103, A-101/102/103, EL series, SP-001
·Linked cinematic representation to a readable, buildable technical record

Outcome / Value

A complete commercial package combining cinematic clarity with an original technical record that ties each design decision back to deliverability.

Role: Architect — design development, visualization, and technical documentation
Scope: Massing and façade studies, arcade and lobby interior atmosphere, and a complete set of original technical sheets (sections, plans, elevations, site plan).

Iwan Square is the most complete expression of the practice: a mixed-use commercial destination in Makkah where massing, façade, interior atmosphere, and user movement are resolved as one architectural story.

The project moves fluidly between cinematic representation and original technical documentation, so the imagery is not promotional surface only, but an extension of a readable and buildable technical logic.

→ Role: Architectural Design, Visualization & Technical Coordination
→ Client: Qadeeb Al-Ban Company
→ Type: Mixed-Use · Retail · F&B · Admin
→ Location: Makkah, KSA

AExterior views9 images

BInterior atmosphere7 images

C / Technical drawings

Technical drawings10 sheets

Original plans, sections, and elevation details preserved as part of the authentic delivery record.

These sheets are preserved as original technical record, not replaced renders

S-101

Section 01

01 / 10

Longitudinal section describing the height logic of the iwan and the courtyard-to-dome relationship.

S-102

Section 02

02 / 10

Cross section through the main hall showing the interior spatial gradient.

S-103

Section 03

03 / 10

Detailed section highlighting the structural logic and roof composition.

S-001

Ground Section

04 / 10

Ground-level section showing the primary entrances and level relationships.

A-101

Floor Plan

05 / 10

Primary plan showing the program layout and user circulation.

A-102

Commercial Entrance

06 / 10

Plan detail focusing on the arrival sequence and first circulation split.

A-103

Admin Corridor

07 / 10

Administrative corridor planning and its relationship to office spaces.

EL-103

Elevation 03

08 / 10

Side elevation tuned to a contemporary interpretation of Islamic proportion.

EL-201

Elevation Detail

09 / 10

Material, opening, and shading detail within a unified façade language.

SP-001

Site Plan

10 / 10

Overall site plan showing the massing relationship to its urban context.

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