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Pearling Site in Muharraq, Bahrain by VALERIO OLGIATI

Sunday, May 12th, 2019

Article source: VALERIO OLGIATI

The site contains ruins that form part of the UNESCO Pearling Path. The entire building functions as the entrance to the cultural heritage and the foyer for the medina. It is an urban room for the people of Muharraq with the scale of a public park. Concrete elements are placed along the property boundary to form a new locus in the dense city. A large space is created in which a forest of columns and wind towers hold a horizontal plate 10 meters above ground. A roof, understood as an archaic gesture, donates vital shadows for the people of Muharraq in this very hot climate and produces a new and unique situation through its different scale. Slightly set back in the shadow is an enigmatic house in which the museum of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage is located. As a totality the building creates a universe in itself that is the entrance for the Pearling Path and the city beyond.

Image Courtesy © Archive Olgiati

Architects: VALERIO OLGIATI
Project: Pearling Site
Location: Building 999, Road 10, Block 215, Muharraq, Bahrain
Photography: Archive Olgiati
Client: Bahrain Authority of Culture & Antiquities
Collaborators: Sofia Albrigo (project manager), Anthony Bonnici
Local Architect: Emaar Engineering
General Contractor: Almoayyed Contracting Group
Volume: 49855 m3
Area: 6726 m2
Begin of Planning: August 2016
Start of Construction: May 2018
End of Construction: February 2019

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Tags: Bahrain, Muharraq
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House for Architectural Heritage in Muharraq, Bahrain by Noura Al Sayeh and Leopold Banchini Architects

Monday, January 28th, 2019

Article source: Noura Al Sayeh and Leopold Banchini Architects

The house for Architectural Heritage is a centre that houses the archival collection of sketches and drawings by the architect John Yarwood, as well as serving as an exhibition space dedicated to architecture. John Yarwood resided in the city of Muharraq between 1983 and 1985, while he was serving at the Head of the Urban Renewal Department at the Ministry of Housing and fell in love with the city. His affection for exploration and documentation found an excellent opportunity in the abundant architectural heritage of the city. Today, his hand drawn sketches and drawings as well as his photographs remain one of the most extensive sources of documentation on the architectural heritage of Muharraq of which unfortunately much has been destroyed since the 1980s.