MEAN - Middle East Architecture Network

MEAN - Middle East Architecture Network MEAN* Is an Innovative Architecture Practice MEAN* Is an Innovative Architecture Practice that works at the nexus of design and emergent technologies.

Since its inception in 2016, MEAN* has developed projects of varying scales and functions. The overarching theme of the work produced by MEAN* responds to the contemporary context of the Middle East, developing a site-specific, native architectural language in juxtaposition to avant-garde technologies. MEAN* utilizes cutting-edge computational design processes and digital fabrication tools to leve

rage the quality of architectural solutions. Our mission is to amalgamate computation, material research, and digital fabrication, to provide interdisciplinary solutions that respond to current economic, environmental, and social challenges. MEAN* worked on projects ranging from large public buildings, residential, retail to small experimental structures and products. Most of which had been praised by international awards and publications for the innovative approach taken to materiality, fabrication methods, and outstanding design quality. A major focus in the body of work at MEAN* remains rooted in the preservation of the character, ecology, and history of the locale, while projecting towards a globalized future. We aim to produce contemporary, visionary, and world-class architecture -with a vernacular mindset.

🏆 Gold — FRAME AwardsRepeat Wellness Club has won Gold in the Wellness Space category at the FRAME Awards.Set within a...
04/06/2026

🏆 Gold — FRAME Awards

Repeat Wellness Club has won Gold in the Wellness Space category at the FRAME Awards.

Set within a protected 19th-century building in Barcelona’s Eixample, the project absorbs the constraints of its historic envelope — local planning required the façade to remain untouched — transforming a fragmented, irregular ground-floor unit into a continuous interior for movement, recovery, and pause.

Thank you to FRAME and the jury, and to our clients, collaborators, consultants, makers, and construction team.

Concept & Design Architect: MEAN* — Middle East Architecture Network
Lead Architect: Riyad Joucka
Architect of Record: AK Studio
Client: Repeat (ON Repeat) — Mehrazin Davanipour & Niloufar Hosseinipour
Main Contractor: Arqfai
MEP Engineering: MĂ©trico
Lighting Design: Leika Light
Brand Identity & Signage: A4 Design House Custom Joinery: Benoît Duchesne
Ceramic Wall Fabrication: CerĂ mica Cumella Photography: Salva LĂłpez

AdaptiveReuse Barcelona Eixample

Set against a Papakha-inspired bench, Khabib tries on sneakers đź‘ź at Send Location, the first store for his brand, design...
18/03/2026

Set against a Papakha-inspired bench, Khabib tries on sneakers đź‘ź at Send Location, the first store for his brand, designed by MEAN*.

Built on community, discipline, and ethics.

Eid Mubarak from MEAN* 🌙

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MEAN* was commissioned to design in Barcelona, bringing contemporary ideas of wellness into a holistic architectural fr...
05/02/2026

MEAN* was commissioned to design in Barcelona, bringing contemporary ideas of wellness into a holistic architectural framework. Developed over a two-year process, the project opened in January 2026.

Pictured here are the founders of Repeat, and , alongside their architect .joucka.

More project images to follow.

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Honoured to see Send Location featured in the Commercial Interior Design Awards 2025 Special Edition.“Send Location plac...
09/12/2025

Honoured to see Send Location featured in the Commercial Interior Design Awards 2025 Special Edition.

“Send Location places MEAN* directly in the spotlight of future retail design.” 

Designed for Khabib Nurmagomedov’s debut store in Dubai, the space merges sport culture, storytelling, and architectural nuance — from the octagonal majlis to the bespoke “Alhamdulillah” installation and the immersive retail-podcast hybrid environment.

Thank you and editor for the feature.

We’re proud to see our work recognised among leading studios shaping the future of design in the region. Thank you to ,...
04/12/2025

We’re proud to see our work recognised among leading studios shaping the future of design in the region. Thank you to , and .basharat for the nomination and to the AD team for spotlighting our approach and vision.

 “AD100 2026: The Best Designers in the Middle East and North Africa”

From Dubai to Barcelona to NEOM, our focus remains on advancing architecture through research, computation, and fabrication. This recognition fuels our mission for the year ahead: deeper collaborations, more innovation, and new ideas about how we live and build.

“MEAN* is reimagining how technology and culture intersect. Established in 2016, the Dubai-based studio works across architecture, research, and fabrication, producing modular systems and adaptive spaces that respond to environment and place. Recent works include Send Location in Dubai, Repeat Pilates in Barcelona, and Lamella in Neom – a 3D-printed canopy system that generates shade while harnessing solar power.”

Projects:
1-Lamella - NEOM, KSA (Render X .studio)
2-Send Location - Dubai, UAE (Photo X )
3-Meta-Modular House (Render X )

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