Al Thani Museum
The concept for the museum comes from the Arabian tent.
- Type
- Commission
- Status
- In progress
- Client
- Qatar State
- Scale
- 25,000 m²
- Program
- Museum
- Architect
- AND Studio
About
The volumes are made by the movement of concrete walls that surge from the ground and reach for the sky. Here the tent becomes permanent, with walls in place of fabric.
The project also includes a 15,000 m² mosque, a simple ogive volume with a double façade: a white metal mashrabiya in front, and behind it a second, solid façade in gold.