Summary
Twenty years of practice across villas, mosques, schools and a museum wing. Registered with the Oman Society of Engineers; LEED AP. I work with developers and families who want architecture, not just square metres.
Experience
Principal Architect
Al Harthi Design · Muscat
A studio of nine; residential, cultural and education work across Oman.
Senior Architect
Atkins · Muscat
Masterplanning and public buildings.
Architect
Dar Al-Handasah · Beirut
Selected projects
Wadi House
Lead architect · 2024
A courtyard villa in Al Khoud with passive cooling, local stone and a 40 % lower cooling load than code.
Seeb Community Mosque
Design architect · 2022
A 600-worshipper mosque with a mashrabiya screen that cuts glare and keeps the breeze.
Bait Al Zubair — east wing
Consultant · 2021
A quiet extension to a museum: rammed earth, deep reveals, daylight from above.
Al Mouj Primary School
Lead architect · 2019
Shaded courtyards as classrooms; every room with two exposures.
Services
Concept and schematic design
From brief to a design you can price and present.
Full architectural services
Design development, authority approvals, tender and site supervision.
Peer review
An independent eye on a design before it goes to site.
Testimonials
Ahmed designed us a house that stays cool at noon in July. Our neighbours ask how.
The Al Balushi family — Wadi House
Education
B.Arch, Architecture
American University of Beirut
Certifications
- Registered ArchitectMay 2008 · Oman Society of Engineers
- LEED AP BD+CNov 2015 · USGBC
Awards
- Oman Architecture Award — ResidentialNov 2024 · Oman Society of Engineers
Wadi House
Expertise
- Passive cooling
- Courtyard typologies
- Heritage extension
- Mosque design
- Revit / BIM
- Authority approvals