Dana El Assi's profile

[Re]constructing the Sharjah Waterfront

My intentions is to reclaim the old edge of the water edge that used to appear in the maps of the 1960s, and bring back the old activities that existed on that water edge as a tourist attraction spots. These activities include: boat building, fishing, pearl hunting, trading goods, and cooking.

On the other edge, I created some buildings in the water that include hotels, restaurants/cafes and shops as a program. Also I created a prototype that is made up of modules, making up the buildings located on the new edge.

Through my approach, I intended to pay respect to the historical character of the water edge and recall the close relationship that people had with the water in the past
Program on the old historical water edge

Different configurations of the buildings on the water edge
Diagrammatic Site Sections
Renderings
[Re]constructing the Sharjah Waterfront
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[Re]constructing the Sharjah Waterfront

Academic Project for The Directorate of Heritage, Government of Sharjah. Graduation Project

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