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ARD Ᾱrḍ : Arabic for “land”, “earth”, “ground”, “terrain”, “territory”, “parcel” or “plot”. ARD Design has also been involved in several residential projects.

It is the beginning; a landscape that is infused with creativity and wonder; a bare canvas full of possibility and unexplored potential.

Ᾱrḍ is a creative architecture & design studio, based in Amman, Jordan, Founded and Directed by Architect Dina Al Ahmad in 2012. Our practice seeks to generate meaningful, coherent and living landscapes through tailored, sensitive designs that are rooted in thei

r social and environmental fabric. Our work includes architecture, interior, landscape and furniture design. Our team is a combination of Designers, architects, civil engineers and contractors. This combination allowed for a different approach that is more flexible, more daring and experimental, as projects were designed architecturally and structurally, implemented and supervised on site -all by the same team. I believe our work process introduces a more coherent materialization of projects that would hopefully show and stand out in the Ammani landscape. Apartment buildings, in particular, form a great part of the Ammani urban fabric; yet they are often a dull repetition of badly designed prototypes. Introducing well-designed apartment buildings would, hopefully, gradually improve the image and quality of this major component of our urban scene.

https://archello.com/project/mrz-memorial
17/06/2024

https://archello.com/project/mrz-memorial

The MRZ  Memorial Competition proposes an intervention deeply rooted in the valor of martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the peace and security of fu...

https://architizer.com/projects/ard-221/
17/11/2021

https://architizer.com/projects/ard-221/

A R D 221 is a relocation and rebranding project for Skin 360 Dermatology and Laser Surgery Clinic located in Amman, Jordan. The clinic's newly designed in...

https://architizer.com/projects/ard-277/
18/03/2021

https://architizer.com/projects/ard-277/

: The Project is a three story apartment building located At Bader , West Amman . Bader is one of many areas that is witnessing an extended urban growth of t...

https://architizer.com/projects/m-a-clinic/
09/11/2020

https://architizer.com/projects/m-a-clinic/

MA Clinic is a Dermatology, Cosmetology and Laser Surgery Clinic located in Amman, Jordan. The project is a relocation and rebranding of a clinic with a new ...

Archdaily has just launched the 2018 Building of the Year Awards and they have let us know that The ARD 334 is eligible ...
23/01/2018

Archdaily has just launched the 2018 Building of the Year Awards and they have let us know that The ARD 334 is eligible for nomination!
In the coming days the collective intelligence readers of Archdaily will filter over 3,000 projects down to just 16 stand-out buildings – the very best in each category.
If you like the project , vote for it in the following Link and share it.
Let's make Jordan in the list, at the most visited architectural platform in the world.

Completed in 2017 in Amman, Jordan. Images by Dina Al-Ahmad & Mina Al-Meznawi. A R D 334 is a Residential Building located in North Amman-Jordan. One of the areas that are witnessing the extended urban growth of the city. The...

Architizer
22/11/2017

Architizer

ARD 334 has been featured on ARCHDAILY. This is our second project published on ARCHDAILY's website:) .. To access the f...
01/07/2017

ARD 334 has been featured on ARCHDAILY. This is our second project published on ARCHDAILY's website:) .. To access the full article , follow the link below . Dina Al Ahmad

Completed in 2017 in Amman, Jordan. Images by Dina Al-Ahmad & Mina Al-Meznawi. . A R D 334 is a Residential Building located in North Amman-Jordan. One of the areas that are witnessing the extended urban growth of the city. The...

We are glad ARD 334 is being featured on DIVISARE
29/05/2017

We are glad ARD 334 is being featured on DIVISARE

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Project Title: A R D 334Type: Residential BuildingLocation: Amman, JordanArea: 2000m2Year: 2016-2017-Completed Photograp...
12/05/2017

Project Title: A R D 334
Type: Residential Building
Location: Amman, Jordan
Area: 2000m2
Year: 2016-2017-Completed
Photography: Dina Al-Ahmad, Mina Al-Meznawi

A R D 334 is a Residential Building located in North Amman-Jordan. One of the areas that are witnessing the extended urban growth of the city.
The project explores the Ammani urban fabric and rethinks the conventional apartment building in search for a more meaningful approach to residential real-estate development that goes beyond the repetitive and bland. During the economic crisis Jordan is currently facing, a modern, simple, and economic design will flourish and give some life into the area. A solid void contrast on the facade of the building was chosen not only because it creates a statement but also does not compromise the interior uses, rather enhance them. The buildings around it try very subtle means to change their appearance using glass or bulkier stone pillars but neither really push the boundaries. It does so to the context without really adding an extra material or ornament, standing out from the rest of the buildings to break the uniformity that plagues the Jordanian scape.
Adding some form of color to the scene also assists in breaking the standardization. This kind of reflection likewise aids in giving off a more direct, transparent feel. The black stone used offers enough similar texture when compared to the white that it is not an eyesore when looking at the building as a whole. The white solid part of the exterior compliments the interior as it shields the main bedroom from the sounds of the street and closes off the view to the inside. The bedrooms have windows on the sides of the building that look over the street from an angle so nothing is truly cut off. While on the contrary, the black void half lets light and scenery right into the living room. In addition, the sides of the building are fairly regular, making sure that it doesn’t become a thorn to the neighborhood instead of an interesting and dynamic addition.

Archdaily has just launched the 2017 Building of the Year Awards and they have let us know that The Farm House project i...
24/01/2017

Archdaily has just launched the 2017 Building of the Year Awards and they have let us know that The Farm House project is eligible for nomination!

In the coming days the collective intelligence readers of Archdaily will filter over 3,000 projects down to just 16 stand-out buildings – the very best in each category.

If you like the project , vote for it in the following Link and share it.

Let's make Jordan in the list, at the most visited architectural platform in the world.

http://boty.archdaily.com/us/2017/candidates/102389/farm-house-a-r-d-designs

Farm House / A R D designs, nominated to Building of the Year 2017

The Hexagon is An Artistic, Multi-Functional, Single-Unit Display. Through the ADW, A R D had the opportunity explore it...
24/08/2016

The Hexagon is An Artistic, Multi-Functional, Single-Unit Display. Through the ADW, A R D had the opportunity explore it and experiment it as a new approach to retail space design and shopping experience ,as part of ADW Gift shop . The design is based on expanding the potential of a simple unit, or a cell, which is repeated through different arrangements to form different wall units, tables, free-standing display units, or stools. The cell design initially unfolded as a modern interpretation of the traditional hanger; i.e. the nail, and was later developed as a multi-faceted medium for retail space and furniture design.

Soon at the hanger
10/08/2016

Soon at the hanger

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