J/Brice to design luxury community in Al Khobar

Al Khobar is the centre of the Saudi oil industry.

The American architect and design firm J/Brice Design International has been awarded its second major real estate design contract in Saudi Arabia in the form of a 120-villa project in Al Khobar, centre of the Saudi oil industry.

The developer of the project, Al-Othman Holding Company, last year selected J/Brice to design and manage the interiors of the Al Khobar Hotel and Office Towers, a US $300m project.

"J/Brice Design was the only firm we even considered for our residential community. We based our decision on our personal knowledge of Jeff's [Jeff Ornstein, J/Brice CEO and founder] vision, commitment, and demonstrated ability to weave together Arabian motifs with an international style that is impressive to both Saudis and guests of the Kingdom," said the developer’s CEO Mohammed Abdullah Al Othman.

"We are honored to have won the respect and trust of our hosts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and greatly appreciate the opportunity the Al Othman Holding Company has granted us to contribute to Al Khobar's image as a welcoming and vibrant international city rooted in Arabian culture and aesthetics," responded Ornstein, who founded J/Brice Design two decades ago in Boston and has since expanded into the Middle East with regional offices in Al Khobar.

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"Today the West turns to the Arab world for architectural and design inspiration, not the other way around. Jeff's ability to create spaces that are centered on the experience of the occupants, rather than on the architecture of the building, as well as his unique and distinctive personal vision is a great recipe for success in the region," added Al Othman's business development manager Walid A. Al Dubaikel.

In addition to The Al Othman Compound, and The Al Khobar Hotel and Towers, J/Brice is also currently designing interiors for the summer palace on the Red Sea, just outside Jeddah, having already designed the Khalifa Hotel in Doha, Qatar and participating in the development of properties in Ethiopia, Zanzibar, Libya and Barbados.