Conrad Bahrain Financial Harbour
Manama - Bahrain
For Conrad Bahrain Residence, XOC shaped a curatorial narrative rooted in the project’s Green Building Concept—treating sustainability not as a badge to pin on the wall, but as the atmosphere the whole place breathes.
Our selection draws from Bahrain’s deep tradition of building in dialogue with climate and community, echoing the island’s heritage homes in Muharraq and Manama where environment, architecture, and human life were always designed as one system.
From sculptural focal points to layered wall works and immersive surfaces, each commission was chosen to reinforce that harmony—art that feels native to the space, not imported into it.
Behind the scenes, the collection was organized around the four elements of nature—earth, water, air, and fire—as a way to translate “green design” into lived experience.
You can see it in the materials, palettes, and gestures: works that carry geological weight, others that move like tides, pieces that scatter light and shadow like wind, and compositions that hold warmth and energy without shouting.
The result is a coherent body of contemporary Bahraini and regional art installed across the residence—quietly amplifying the architecture’s sustainable intent while giving artists real, dignified presence in the space.
