WHO ARE WE?
WHAT DO WE DO?
HOW DO WE DO IT?
WHO ARE WE?
WHAT DO WE DO?
HOW DO WE DO IT?
We are an independent architecture studio. We love what we do, and we work really, really hard. For that, we have been recognised and awarded internationally.

Ternion Villas, Al Bida’a, Kuwait, 2020
Our approach
We build more than architecture.
We curate core memories.
We curate core memories.
House in Rawda, Rawda, Kuwait, 2024
Architecture, for us, is the patient pursuit of timelessness. Not the spectacle of an idea, but the quiet ways a space holds its people — the warmth a wall keeps at the end of an afternoon, the courtyard that gathers the cool of evening, the favoured step that waits for the same coffee, the same conversation, year after year. We design for what stays. Spaces that gather memory rather than impose upon it, and keep faith with the lives inside them long after the drawings are filed away.
What next? Give us a call.
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Our expertise
Architecture
Residential, commercial, hospitality, public sector, and mixed-use developments.
Interior Design
Spatial planning, material selection, custom furniture and joinery, lighting design, and FF&E specification.
Urban Design
Masterplanning, public realm and landscape, urban strategy, community engagement, and placemaking.
Concept Development
Design research and strategy, feasibility studies, programming, and schematic design.
Project Delivery
Construction documentation, engineering coordination, site supervision, project management, and sustainability consulting.

House in Dahiya, Abdullah Al Salem, Kuwait, 2025
Edges Apartments, Salmiya, Kuwait, 2015
Our people
We are powered by Hend Almatrouk, Gijo Paul George, Bareeq Bahman, Rita Baptista Moura, Samuel J. Mathew, Manuel Monteiro Lemos, Rithika Sajeev, Hayas Anver, Chandra Kiran, Byron Villa Agustin.
Hend Almatrouk
Creative Director + Founder, Kuwait
Gijo Paul George
Principal + Founder, Kuwait
Bareeq Bahman
Architect-in-Charge, Kuwait
Rita Baptista Moura
Senior Architect, Porto
Samuel J. Mathew
Senior Architect, Kuwait
Manuel Monteiro Lemos
Architect-in-Charge, Porto
Rithika Sajeev
Architect, Kuwait
Hayas Anver
Architect, Kuwait
Chandra Kiran
Civil Engineer, Kuwait
Byron Villa Agustin
Office Admin, Kuwait
Our studios
Kuwait City
Kuwait — Headquarters
Our founding studio, where the majority of our Gulf-region projects are designed and managed. The heart of everything we do.
Porto
Portugal
Established in 2016, our European office expands our design perspective and international reach.
Our recognition
Architizer A+ Awards
Special Honor — Emerging Firm of the Year, 2023
Jury Winner — Best Firm, Middle East & Africa, 2022
Popular Choice — Best Young Firm, 2022
Winner — Unbuilt Hospitality, 2020
Finalists in Multiple Categories, 2018–2019
Jury Winner — Best Firm, Middle East & Africa, 2022
Popular Choice — Best Young Firm, 2022
Winner — Unbuilt Hospitality, 2020
Finalists in Multiple Categories, 2018–2019
AIA International
Merit Award — Project Khat, Al Ula, 2021
Merit Award — Project Jade, Kuwait, 2021
Honour Award — Architecture Unbuilt, 2020
Merit Award — Project Jade, Kuwait, 2021
Honour Award — Architecture Unbuilt, 2020
Dezeen Awards
Longlist — Emerging Architecture Studio, 2021
Longlist — Housing Project, 2021
Longlist — Residential Housing, 2020
Longlist — Housing Project, 2021
Longlist — Residential Housing, 2020
Middle East Architect Awards
Residential Project of the Year, 2019
Sustainable Project of the Year, 2019
Boutique Firm of the Year, 2018
Young Architect of the Year, 2017
Residential Project of the Year, 2016
Sustainable Project of the Year, 2019
Boutique Firm of the Year, 2018
Young Architect of the Year, 2017
Residential Project of the Year, 2016
Architectural Digest Middle East
AD50 — Brightest Talents, 2021
AD50 — Most Influential Designers, 2020
AD50 — Most Influential Designers, 2020
Cityscape Awards
Winner — Mid-Rise Building of the Year, 2017
A' Design Awards
Silver Prize — F.LOT, 2016
CID Awards
Winner — Retail Interior of the Year, 2018
Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Nominated — Project Edges, 2014
Published in
Architectural Digest
ArchDaily
dezeen
designboom
Divisare
Dwell
Architizer
archhello
Whitewall
identity
ADF
Architecture Magazine UK
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