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Inspired by Dahl Al Misfir (Cave of Light), the National Museum of Qatar Gift Shops bring nature back into architecture, establishing relationships that connect people and nature through design. Using 3D modelling software, the shops are a three-dimensional puzzle, comprising 40,000 individual wooden pieces. Each is unique, fitting only with its corresponding piece and were assembled by hand on site. The design and craftsmanship for the Gift Shops represents a visually unique example of architecture and retail design that is culturally rooted and sympathetic to the local environment, human experience and place.
Using 3D modelling software, the shops are a three dimensional puzzle, comprising 40,000 individual wooden pieces, hand assembled on site. Photo by Tom Ferguson
The curved walls of the museum shops are formed from CNC-cut timber. Photo by Tom Ferguson
A total of 40,000 pieces of wood, designed using 3D modelling, were used to construct the space. Photo by Tom Ferguson
Entrance of Childrens Gift Shop, a cohesive integration between architecture and the interior spaces. Photo by Tom Ferguson
The gift shop interiors are characterised by soaring wooden walls that create a series of cavernous enclosures from stacked wooden profiles. Photo by Tom Ferguson
Light trickles from skylights that puncture the ceilings, also giving glimpses of the walls outside. Photo by Tom Ferguson
Cave-like gift shops inside the National Museum of Qatar Photo by Tom Ferguson
National Museum of Qatar Gift Shop Photo by Tom Ferguson
Each piece of timber is unique to its position in the structure, and fits flush only with its complementary segment. Photo by Tom Ferguson
Photo by Tom Ferguson
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Winner:Koichi Takada Archit
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Award winning designersKoichi Takada Archit
Koichi Takada Architects has its offices in Sydney’s creative hub Surry Hills. As specialist residential and hospitality designers, KTA provides a full service in both architectural and interior design and adopts a holistic approach to the design and development of a quality product. A close and fruitful collaboration with clients, a rigorous design process and a tailored delivery guarantees that each KTA project successfully responds to the requirements of the brief.
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