Three convictions. Everything we build follows from them.
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We design the void before we raise the walls.
Space is the first material; the walls only describe it.
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In Najd, light is a material we build with.
Shadow, depth, and the hours of the day are drawn with it.
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We subtract until only the necessary remains.
What is left is exact, quiet, and load-bearing.
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Mutlaq Studio is an architecture and spatial-design practice in Riyadh. We work at the edge of Salmani architecture: limestone, shadow, and the triangular crenellations of Najd.