Bait Mohammed Bin Khalifa / Buro Happold + X Architects

Curated by Hana Abdel

Architects: Buro Happold, X Architects
Area: 2840 m²
Year: 2021
Photographs:Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Manufacturers: Smartech Door Systems
Engineering Consultants: Buro Happold

Bait Mohammed Bin Khalifa / Buro Happold + X Architects - Exterior Photography, Windows, Cityscape — © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Al Ain – Oases & Aflaj - Bait Mohammed Bin Khalifa (BMBK) is a heritage conservation project to preserve and rehabilitate a major building in the context of the UAE’s recent history. BMBK is located in the city Al Ain, meaning literally the “Spring”, and part of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The location of Bait Mohammed Bin Khalifa is near the Mutaredh Oasis and its main falaj, in the city of Al Ain. As a component of the World Heritage Cultural Sites of Al Ain, the house offers valuable insights into the changing social, historical and architectural traditions of the nation during the 1950s and 1960s.