Janzour Business & Lifestyle Compound
where business
meets the mediterranean spirit
Janzour Business & Lifestyle Compound, 2023
The masterplan consists of a carefully orchestrated combination of office spaces, retail areas, cultural venues, residential blocks, and a high-standard hotel featuring conference and meeting facilities. Each function is placed in relation to prevailing winds, sun angles, and sightlines, allowing users to experience optimal natural light, shade, and ventilation throughout the year.
The façades make use of horizontal sun-shading elements and high-performance glazing, maintaining transparency while minimizing heat gain. Locally inspired material palettes—such as sand-tone cladding and native vegetation—establish an architectural language that reflects the identity of the Mediterranean landscape, while remaining resilient in the region’s harsh environmental conditions.
At street level, generous colonnades, landscaped public plazas, and shaded walkways create a vibrant pedestrian experience that encourages social interaction and spontaneous encounters—essential for a complex that brings together entrepreneurs, residents, and travelers.
This project envisions more than just a development: it is a strategic anchor for international collaboration and a daily home for productive life on Libya’s emerging economic frontier.
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LOCATION // Janzour, Libya
CONS. AREA // 53000m²
CLIENT // Libyan Islamic Bank
COLLABORATION // MAS-ECS
