Situated on an irregular 824 m² plot in Ajyal, Dhahran, the residence confronts a difficult condition: exposure to three roads — two main streets and one service road — leaving the site with virtually no protected edge. The clients required a long swimming pool visible from most rooms, five bedrooms, and complete separation between guest and family circulation. The plan organizes around a single gesture. The house wraps into a U-shape, enclosing a central courtyard that contains the pool. By turning inward, the building creates its own private ground — shaded by its own massing — while presenting a restrained, largely closed facade to the surrounding streets.

On the ground floor, three distinct zones radiate from the courtyard. The guest wing occupies the south, oriented toward the pool and garden. The family wing is accessed from the service road through a compressed entrance sequence — mudroom, wardrobe, then a framed view of the courtyard — before opening into a generous living area with full-height glazing facing the water. The service wing is positioned along the eastern edge, connected directly to the garage for practical daily flow. Above, four bedrooms and a master suite surround the courtyard, with a balcony opening directly above the pool and double-height voids linking the two levels. Two entrances, one for guests from the main street and one for the family from the service road, ensure that the social and private lives of the household never intersect at the most intimate part of the house: the pool.