The house in Mishref, Kuwait is a contemporary home for two brothers and their families, designed by Toggle Studio in 2019.

Description
The house in Mishref is home to two brothers and their families with their varying lifestyles and needs for privacy and open spaces. Essentially an introverted composition of two separate living units grouped around an internal courtyard, the house is an interpretation of the traditional courtyard house.
Presenting a clean and serene façade to the street, the resulting massing can be best described as a white monolithic volume poised elegantly on top of a stone cladded podium. Rhythmic arrangement of louvered windows across the façade softens the volume by lending it a sense of lightness.
Site and context The site is located in Mishref, a suburb of Kuwait City comprised mostly of 2-3 story detached houses. The demographic is mostly Kuwaiti and the neighbourhood values privacy and quietness. The harsh desert sun in one of the hottest cities in the world sees ambient temperatures rise up to 50 degrees Celsius regularly during the summer. Dust storms are also a regular phenomenon that dictates the planning and construction strategies in the area.
A quick study of the surroundings reveal the following insights:

1. Climate controlled internal spaces are preferred more than open outdoor or semi outdoor spaces.

2. Maximising the internal built spaces dictates that windows on the perimetric walls become the only so...