The SOUQ - Traditional Arabian Market
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Concept :
THE DESIGN IS INSPIRED OF THE TRADITIONAL ARABIAN MARKET AND INTENDS TO CREATE RECOGNIZABLE PLACE THAT ANSWER TO THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENT.
SMALL SHOPS ARE ALIGNED TO THE BOTH SIDE OF NARROW COVERED STREETS. STREETS ARE DESIGNED IN “LABYRINTH” WAY THAT GIVES ALWAYS ELEMENT OF SURPRISE - WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE NEXT. SMALL OPEN TO SKY COURTYARDS IN HUMAN SCALE GIVE EXTRA SPACE WHERE VISITORS MAY RELAX AND REST. ALL THIS ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE TRADITIONAL ARABIC CITIES AND MARKETS AND THESE WAY VISITORS CAN TOUCH ATMOSPHERE OF THE BEST ARABIC TRADITION.
Project Brief :
Location: AL WATHBA, ABU DHABI, UAE
Plot Area: 57000 sq.m
Built-up Area: 14,177 Sq.M (Proposal-1/Module), 16,749 Sq.M (Proposal-2/Module)
Year : April, 2013
Status : Proposal, Design Completed
Year : April, 2013
Status : Proposal, Design Completed
CONCEPT / FUTURE EXPANSION :
PROPOSAL-1
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
PERSPECTIVE VIEW of the Complex
PERSPECTIVE VIEW of Main Entrance
PERSPECTIVE VIEW of Exterior Corner-Entrance
PERSPECTIVE VIEW of Internal Corridor with Sky-light
PERSPECTIVE VIEW of open to sky Internal Courtyard
PROPOSAL-2
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE through Courts
BIRDS EYE VIEW of the Complex
PERSPECTIVE VIEW of Central Court
BIRDS EYE VIEW of the Entrance Court
Images © AEC I Mohammad Ashfaqul Hoque Tanvir I Mohammad Nazmul Huda
