House Between a Palm Tree and a Jujube Tree / Civil Architecture

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© Laurian Ghinițoiu

Text description provided by the architects. This installation for the Arab Design Now exhibit in the Design Doha Biennale recreates the roof of a house sited between two trees in a garden compound in Bahrain.

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© Laurian Ghinițoiu

House Between a Palm Tree and a Jujube Tree / Civil Architecture - Interior Photography, Table
© Laurian Ghinițoiu

The form of the roof responds to the process of maintaining the two trees: creating spaces for the clearing of leaves, trimming of branches, and the collection of fruit.

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© Laurian Ghinițoiu
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As an exploration of the summer and winter life of a building, the project uses the architecture of the guesthouse as a way of exploring a family’s relationship to the garden they maintain. 

House Between a Palm Tree and a Jujube Tree / Civil Architecture - Interior Photography
© Laurian Ghinițoiu

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Address:Doha, Qatar

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Cite: "House Between a Palm Tree and a Jujube Tree / Civil Architecture" 04 Apr 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1015274/house-between-a-palm-tree-and-a-jujube-tree-civil-architecture> ISSN 0719-8884

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