She earned her architectural degree from the AA, where her final thesis was awarded an honourable mention in the Dennis Sharp writing prize. She is currently working with Wafra Real Estate in Kuwait, her previous experience includes working with AGi (Kuwait) and BDP (London). Hessa also serves as Programme Head of the AA Jeddah Visiting School and is also co-founder and partner at Studio Bound, a multidisciplinary design and research studio based between Jeddah, London and Kuwait.