Architect in Lebanon · WELD co-founder
Architecture, interiors
and the way we live.
Ziad El Khoury is a Lebanese architect and co-founder of WELD Architecture.
He founded WELD with Laura Salloum El Khoury in 2010. Based in Elyssar, Lebanon, the studio brings architecture, interior design and project delivery into one collaborative practice, working in Lebanon and abroad.
Ziad combines architectural practice with teaching at Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ) and the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK). He is also CEO of HK Design, connecting his architectural work with interiors and furniture.
Practice
From the site to the interior.
Through WELD, Ziad works within a team whose projects span residential architecture, hospitality interiors, community spaces and mixed-use destinations. The studio’s approach considers the setting, movement, daylight and material choices together, connecting the overall building with the spaces people use every day.
Architecture and interiors are developed in dialogue with clients, consultants and contractors. WELD’s services include design, consultancy, project management and site follow-up, with scope defined for each appointment.
Selected WELD projects
Places for living and gathering.
Projects shown here are the work of WELD Architecture, co-founded by Ziad El Khoury and Laura Salloum El Khoury.
Bayada, Lebanon / Mixed use
Level Two ↗
An outdoor destination organized around connected courtyards, with dining, leisure and wellness spaces. Reused shipping containers, steel structures and planted terraces define the project.
Jeita, Lebanon / Community
Jeita Community Center ↗
Volumes arranged around a courtyard that extends the chapel outdoors, creating space for gathering and community life.
Zaarour, Lebanon / Residential
Zaarour WR ↗
A residential design exploring mountain views, privacy and outdoor living through horizontal lines and generous openings.
Recognition
Recognition through the work.
Level Two / Arabian Property Awards
WELD’s Level Two project received the five-star Best Mixed Use Architecture — Lebanon award in the Arabian Property Awards 2023–2024. Read the award feature ↗
Mazraat Yachouh Municipality competition
Ziad El Khoury and Laura Salloum El Khoury of WELD Architecture received first prize in Phase 2 of the municipality’s architectural competition. Read the competition announcement ↗
Teaching & practice
Architecture as an ongoing conversation.
Alongside professional practice, Ziad teaches at USJ and USEK. His work across education, architecture and furniture brings together different scales of thinking: the building, the room and the objects within it.