The Chalet Merhi is among Cipher's most complete residential statements -- a leisure residence in Kuwait designed for the particular pleasures of family life, from the social energy of a pool terrace to the contemplative quiet of a well-made room.
The exterior massing is resolved as a series of interlocking white volumes, each oriented to capture shade and Gulf breeze, while the landscaped arrival sequence establishes a sense of ceremony before the threshold is reached. Inside, a sculpted stairwell forms the spatial centrepiece of the house -- rising through the full section and pulling natural light down from above, animating every level with the slow movement of the sun.