House for Architectural Heritage / Noura Al Sayeh + Leopold Banchini Architects

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Text description provided by the architects. The house for Architectural Heritage houses the archival collection of sketches and drawings by the architect John Yarwood, as well as serving as an exhibition space for architecture exhibition. The project is conceived as a beam structure that frames the existing adjacent walls of the two neighbouring buildings, serving as a showcase for the architectural heritage of the city, the old as well as the new.

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The building is an intrinsic expression of the urban condition of the plot, offering an x-ray view into the urban form of the city and revealing the different phases of construction that the city has witnessed. The two main facades contain two sliding doors that can be lifted within the height of the beam, opening the exhibition space to the streets, and transforming the building into a public passage. The exhibition space becomes one with the street encouraging more public participation. The project addresses through its architectural conception the challenges of creating cultural spaces that hold a more participatory approach to local communities. By providing a space that can be completely opened on to the streets, in a neighbourhood that houses communities that often feel excluded, the project attempts to provide a new exhibition typology.

House for Architectural Heritage / Noura Al Sayeh + Leopold Banchini Architects - Interior Photography, Kitchen
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By carefully inserting itself within a tight urban fabric, conserving the "found" state of the inner walls, the project freezes an urban condition that is often transient within the fast pace of development in the city. The building is built in reinforced concrete, with a beam that spans the 26m width of the plot, linking both sides of the street. The reinforced concrete is juxtaposed to the other building materials of the city, coral stone, coral stone rubble and block work. The concrete structure is thermally insulated, while the internal space is shielded from direct sunlight, considerably reducing the need for cooling.

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Originally published on December 21, 2018

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Address:Muharraq, Bahrain

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Cite: "House for Architectural Heritage / Noura Al Sayeh + Leopold Banchini Architects" 14 Jun 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/908265/house-for-architectural-heritage-noura-al-sayeh-and-leopold-banchini-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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“琥珀”展览空间,聚焦发展中城市状况 / Noura Al Sayeh & Leopold Banchini Architects

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