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The museum is articulated around the old palace of King Abdul Aziz. The addition of the new museum will entail the restoration of the existing building as well as the addition of new gallery spaces that will cater for the requirements of the program. The challenging part of this project is how these new spaces will be designed so as to be in harmony with the old building. Thus, the objective of it all is to restore the old palace while still preserving its identity. The new space for the museum should not overshadow the old structure but at the same time has to be large enough to accommodate for the great surfaces required.
As such, the idea of the project is to sit the old building on a clearly identifiable platform, as if put on a pedestal. Underneath its surface, the platform will host the galleries, shops and other activities that can be accessed directly from the street level through gentle slopes. In fact, if one strolls down Masar Al Tawhid Street, which is one of the major urban axes, one can access the main museum entrance easily. Gazing into the South of the platform, what is visible is that it extends into an open round space that regroups the future tall buildings, thus creating an extended public park. North South of the platform will run parallel bands that side with the Art Boulevard and the Souk. Shrubs will be planted on some bands, and others will sink down to allow for trees. More bands will serve as fountains filling up with water, and others will have a floor inlay as decoration inspired from typical plasterworks or woodworks from Jeddah.
The platform will be full of trees, their density on the platform and around it making the project a major green space in future urban development.
From a distance, a condenser tower will be the main pointer to the project from a distance (from Masar Al Tawhid). This condenser tower was actually inspired by the old Kandasahs usually used in Jeddah to gather water from humidity. The said new structure will not only be developed as an engineered sculptural object that is the vertical presence of the museum, but it will also enhance the sustainability of the project by contributing in the collection of water to serve the irrigation of the landscapes.
To act in accordance with the rochans of intricate musharabiahs covering the windows of traditional buildings in old Jeddah to protect from the sun and from direct view, the balustrade, the edge of the platform and the front of the shops will be made using this technique.
The traditionally cast cement decorative tiles captured in the old palace will be used as a floor finish for the streets.
The library of the museum will live against the South façade of the building, which is currently a blind wall. The library will face the park and will either glow at night to let everyone see the collection of books inside, or completely close off to entertain a projection.
As such, the idea of the project is to sit the old building on a clearly identifiable platform, as if put on a pedestal. Underneath its surface, the platform will host the galleries, shops and other activities that can be accessed directly from the street level through gentle slopes. In fact, if one strolls down Masar Al Tawhid Street, which is one of the major urban axes, one can access the main museum entrance easily. Gazing into the South of the platform, what is visible is that it extends into an open round space that regroups the future tall buildings, thus creating an extended public park. North South of the platform will run parallel bands that side with the Art Boulevard and the Souk. Shrubs will be planted on some bands, and others will sink down to allow for trees. More bands will serve as fountains filling up with water, and others will have a floor inlay as decoration inspired from typical plasterworks or woodworks from Jeddah.
The platform will be full of trees, their density on the platform and around it making the project a major green space in future urban development.
From a distance, a condenser tower will be the main pointer to the project from a distance (from Masar Al Tawhid). This condenser tower was actually inspired by the old Kandasahs usually used in Jeddah to gather water from humidity. The said new structure will not only be developed as an engineered sculptural object that is the vertical presence of the museum, but it will also enhance the sustainability of the project by contributing in the collection of water to serve the irrigation of the landscapes.
To act in accordance with the rochans of intricate musharabiahs covering the windows of traditional buildings in old Jeddah to protect from the sun and from direct view, the balustrade, the edge of the platform and the front of the shops will be made using this technique.
The traditionally cast cement decorative tiles captured in the old palace will be used as a floor finish for the streets.
The library of the museum will live against the South façade of the building, which is currently a blind wall. The library will face the park and will either glow at night to let everyone see the collection of books inside, or completely close off to entertain a projection.
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