Established in 2012, Studio Toggle focuses on logical design and problem-solving with a specific emphasis on Architecture and Urban Design. We believe in the balance between opposites — that form follows function, that simplicity is complex, and that chaos can be beautiful.

Our expertise ranges from public-sector, commercial, residential and hospitality architecture to interior design. Operating from studios in Kuwait City and Porto, Studio Toggle has successfully designed, supervised and handed over projects of varying scales and typologies.

Studio Toggle’s body of work has been acclaimed worldwide, as evidenced by prestigious international awards including multiple American Institute of Architects Honor and Merit Awards and multiple Architizer A+ Awards. In 2023, Studio Toggle was distinguished as ‘Emerging Firm of the Year’ by Architizer — alongside luminaires such as Sir Norman Foster and Neri Hu. In 2022, we were named ‘Best Architecture Firm in the Middle East and Africa’ at the Architizer A+ Awards.

Studio Toggle’s projects are routinely published in Architectural Digest, ArchDaily, Dezeen, DesignBoom, and other leading architectural publications. The practice continues to push the boundaries of design sensibilities in its spheres of influence.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

2023
Architizer A+ Awards — Special Honor Award, Emerging Firm of the Year
2022
Architizer A+ Awards — Jury Winner, Best Architecture Firm in the Middle East and Africa Architizer A+ Awards — Popular Choice Winner, Best Young Architecture Firm
2021
American Institute of Architects International — Merit Award: Project Khat, Al Ula American Institute of Architects International — Merit Award: Project Jade, Kuwait Identity Awards — Winner, Residential Project of the Year, Project Jade AD 50 — Architectural Digest, Middle East Dezeen Awards — Longlist, Emerging Architecture Studio of the Year Dezeen Awards — Longlist, Housing Project, Jade
2020
AIA Honor Award — AIA Middle East, Architecture Unbuilt, Project Khat AIA Merit Award — AIA Middle East, Interior Architecture, Bean to Bar Chocolatier Architizer A+ Awards — Winner, Unbuilt Hospitality, Project Khat Dezeen Awards — Longlist, Residential Housing, Ternion Villas Finalist — Al Ula Artist’s Lodge Competition, Royal Commission of Al Ula AD 50 — Architectural Digest, Middle East
2019
Middle East Architect Awards — Winner, Residential Project of the Year Middle East Architect Awards — Winner, Sustainable Project of the Year Architizer A+ Awards — Finalists, multiple categories
2018
Middle East Architect Magazine — 50 Most Influential Architects in the Middle East Middle East Architect Awards — Winner, Boutique Firm of the Year Commercial Interior Design Awards — Winner, Retail Interior Design of the Year Architizer A+ Awards — Finalists, multiple categories
2017
Middle East Architect Awards — Winner, Young Architect of the Year Middle East Architect Awards — Second Place, Boutique Firm of the Year Cityscape Awards — Winner, Mid-Rise Building of the Year
2016
Middle East Architect Awards — Winner, Residential Project of the Year A’ Design Awards — Silver, Residential Projects, F.LOT
2014
Aga Khan Awards — Nominated, Project Edges