Timber and Light: Woven Connections

American University of Sharjah, College of Architecture, art and Design, Sharjah

Idea projektu

The project transforms the interior of the existing warehouse into a choreographed spatial experience by inserting a skeletal timber framework "clothed" in a diaphanous textile skin.
Existing condition is treated as a dark shell, within which the design introduces architectural elements that mediate the scale through light, depth, and texture.

Popis projektu

The conference room is designed as a vertical timber vessel using a system of repetitive timber members that provides the primary structural organization for the conference room. The framework is intentionally visible with celebrated connections and details. The woven skin is a diaphanous textile integrated into that skeleton to create an enclosure and enable an interplay of light. The structures physically engage with the existing warehouse, piercing the roof and the facade to allow light. Such points are treated as critical architectural moments: collisions are resolved through a language of metal sleeves between the industrial exterior and the artisanal interior.

Technické informace

The project consists of an interplay of timber, textile, and steel.

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