House of Wisdom

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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House of Wisdom

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Firm

Shoayb Khattab

Type

Educational › Library

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2021

Located on the Sharjah International Airport Road, ten kilometres from the city centre, the two-storey building embodies a sense of clarity and lightness, with a large floating roof cantilevering on all sides of a transparent rectilinear volume. The 15-metre-wide overhang shades the façades throughout most of the day, while aluminium screens with differing densities filter the low sun in the evenings. The movable screens are deployed only during the late afternoon, when the sun is at its lowest, preserving the visual connections with the landscaped gardens.

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House of Wisdom

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

House of Wisdom

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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