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Concept
2025
Jeddah Corniche, KSA
Corniche Shade Pavilion
A perforated steel canopy along the Jeddah waterfront.
Lead architect — O+
The corniche is unusable for half the year because there is nothing between the body and the sun. The proposal is the simplest possible answer: one continuous shade plate, perforated to filter the light, raised just high enough to keep the sea air moving underneath.
The column grid is set out at 4.8 m — wide enough to walk a family through, narrow enough to make the canopy feel like a room.