Bahrain City Centre is currently the largest and most visited retail centre in Bahrain. The vast scale of the complex has been managed by creating diverse areas to provide a more humane scale & a better sense of location.

As a part of this strategy, ‘theme’ zones have been pleasingly incorporated within the layout. The traditional souq is one of them, two-storey self-contained retail area within the project. Stepping into this area is about the experience of effortlessly transferring visitors into the traditional charming local market.

The design infuses the traditional architectural elements in the interior treatment of walls, ceilings, and floorings. Lantern lighting, shutters, handrails, mashrabiyas, decorative patterns, wall plastering and floor materials which are carefully detailed and integrated to recreate a distinctive area with a scent of tradition.