{"id":61605,"date":"2020-06-11T08:45:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T12:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=61605"},"modified":"2020-06-17T15:12:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T19:12:46","slug":"national-museum-of-qatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/practice\/details\/national-museum-of-qatar\/","title":{"rendered":"Architectural Details: Jean Nouvel\u2019s National Museum of Qatar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architects: Showcase your next project through <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architizer<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sign up for our <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.leadpages.co\/serve-leadbox\/HSkYzzJnz7DjqLs3Rvr9tH\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inspirational newsletter<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Landmark architecture often begins with a strong, singular concept. This is especially true in Qatar, where a rise in modern buildings is defining a national image rooted in symbolism.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the country\u2019s latest monumental works, <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/ateliers-jean-nouvel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ateliers Jean Nouvel<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/national-museum-of-qatar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Museum of Qatar<\/a> set out to address the contradictions and contrasts between Qatar\u2019s past and present. Harnessing one of the region&#8217;s most distinctive natural features, the design was inspired by a flower-like aggregate of mineral crystals known as a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Desert_rose_(crystal)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">desert rose<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61606 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-89.jpg?resize=1600%2C1066&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"National Museum of Qatar\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-89.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-89.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-89.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-89.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-89.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-89.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>As Nouvel explains, the museum emerges from a desert that has ventured all the way to the sea. On the site, the Royal Palace of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani rises up, a twentieth-century landmark of major heritage value to Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>As the new museum is dedicated to the history of Qatar, it was made to evoke the desert\u2019s eternal dimension and fluidity. Taking the desert rose as a starting point, the team designed a building 350 meters long with a series of large, inward-curving disks. These iconic disks define the museum\u2019s formal approach and spatial experience throughout.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61608 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-87.jpg?resize=1600%2C1021&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"National Museum of Qatar\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-87.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-87.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-87.jpg?resize=1024%2C653&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-87.jpg?resize=768%2C490&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-87.jpg?resize=1536%2C980&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-87.jpg?resize=400%2C255&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61607 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-80.jpg?resize=1600%2C897&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"National Museum of Qatar\" width=\"1600\" height=\"897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-80.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-80.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-80.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-80.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-80.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-80.jpg?resize=400%2C224&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> The skin of the building is made of a high-performance glass fiber-reinforced concrete that possesses the same sand color inside and outside the building.<\/p>\n<p>This GFRC layer was segmented into a series of panels along the building disks, each ranging from 46 to 285 feet in diameter. Internationally renowned consulting firm Arup provided most of the engineering disciplines, including the primary steel structural system. Their task was nothing short of epic \u2014 the museum comprises some 539 disks of 30 different sizes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61615\" style=\"width: 1108px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61615\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61615 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ateliers-Jean-Nouvel-2.jpg?resize=1098%2C878&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"National Museum of Qatar\" width=\"1098\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ateliers-Jean-Nouvel-2.jpg?w=1098&amp;ssl=1 1098w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ateliers-Jean-Nouvel-2.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ateliers-Jean-Nouvel-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ateliers-Jean-Nouvel-2.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ateliers-Jean-Nouvel-2.jpg?resize=375%2C300&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>National Museum of Qatar Structural Drawings; courtesy Ateliers Jean Nouvel<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61613 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-82.jpg?resize=1600%2C1067&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"National Museum of Qatar\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-82.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-82.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-82.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-82.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-82.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-82.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Stuttgart-based Werner Sobek worked on the design and engineering of the secondary structure that connects with the external cladding: 76,000 Fibrex panels made from 3,000 master molds. Stainless-steel embeds cast into the panels connect them to the substructure.<\/p>\n<p>The orientation of the disks add to the building\u2019s energy efficiency. When the sun hits the building from the east or west, the disks cast long protective shadows that help to keep the interior spaces cool.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61617\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61617\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61617 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Iwan-Baan.jpg?resize=900%2C550&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"National Museum of Qatar\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Iwan-Baan.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Iwan-Baan.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Iwan-Baan.jpg?resize=768%2C469&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Iwan-Baan.jpg?resize=400%2C244&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>National Museum of Qatar; photograph by Iwan Baan<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_61616\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61616\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61616 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Iwan-Baan-2.jpg?resize=900%2C550&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"National Museum of Qatar\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Iwan-Baan-2.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Iwan-Baan-2.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Iwan-Baan-2.jpg?resize=768%2C469&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/Iwan-Baan-2.jpg?resize=400%2C244&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>National Museum of Qatar; photograph by Iwan Baan<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The large openings around the structure offer glimpses of the Howsh, the museum\u2019s gardens and Doha Bay. The permanent exhibitions, focusing on the environmental, cultural and political history of Qatar, are on display in 11 galleries.<\/p>\n<p>Formally, some disks are \u2018horizontal\u2019, their edges resting on other disks at different angles. The \u2018vertical\u2019 disks constitute the building\u2019s support and transfer the loads of the horizontal planes to the base.\u00a0 Like the exterior, the interior is a landscape of intersecting disks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-61682 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1905-National-Museum-of-Qatar-Doha-Ateliers-Jean-Nouvel-06.jpg?resize=900%2C550&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1905-National-Museum-of-Qatar-Doha-Ateliers-Jean-Nouvel-06.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1905-National-Museum-of-Qatar-Doha-Ateliers-Jean-Nouvel-06.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1905-National-Museum-of-Qatar-Doha-Ateliers-Jean-Nouvel-06.jpg?resize=768%2C469&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1905-National-Museum-of-Qatar-Doha-Ateliers-Jean-Nouvel-06.jpg?resize=400%2C244&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61681\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61681\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-61681 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/featured_bl_blog.jpg?resize=1000%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/featured_bl_blog.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/featured_bl_blog.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/featured_bl_blog.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/featured_bl_blog.jpg?resize=625%2C312&amp;ssl=1 625w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/featured_bl_blog.jpg?resize=368%2C184&amp;ssl=1 368w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/featured_bl_blog.jpg?resize=400%2C200&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-61681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>National Museum of Qatar interior spaces; photographs by Iwan Baan<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The disks slice through one another, resulting in a construction made of complex geometric spaces. Inside, you find spaces that don\u2019t exist anywhere else in the world, creating a unique experience for viewing art and traversing between exhibition halls.<\/p>\n<p>A number of floors are on an incline, with ramps bridging the gap between interior spaces. For circulation around these forms, an interior circuit forms a loop, creating a sequential journey for visitors that ends in the discovery of the old Royal Palace.<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architects: Showcase your next project through <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architizer<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sign up for our <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.leadpages.co\/serve-leadbox\/HSkYzzJnz7DjqLs3Rvr9tH\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inspirational newsletter<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uncover the incredible structure behind Nouvel&#8217;s vast desert 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