This project consists of the construction of the new veterinary laboratories in Riyadh city. The building has a total area of 10,000 m² with an architectural intervention that provides a new visual language for this type of construction.
The building’s aesthetic features an H-shaped volume that divides it into two main wings, connected by a central hall and common services. It follows a local architectural strategy with interior courtyards on both sides of the center, improving air circulation and shading in the interior spaces. The openings on the ground floor are positioned respecting the existing circulation of vehicles and pedestrians. The skin works as a protection belt, and it is composed of two different layers. The external one, opaquer, made with GRC parametrized panels, lifts on the corners framing the entrances of the complex. The second inner layer, fabricated with steel twisted louvres, folds inwards shaping the courtyards and filtering the sun radiation.