35 Green Corner Building
35 GREEN CORNER BUILDING
Studio Anne Holtrop
ARCHITECTS
Studio Anne Holtrop
CONSTRUCTION
GCT
MANUFACTURERS
Art Foundry Kemner
LEAD ARCHITECT
Anne Holtrop
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Mario Monotti
CLIENT
Sheikh Ebrahim Center
LOCAL ENGINEER
Ismail Khonji Associates
COLLABORATORS
Maitham Almubarak, Dario Biscaro, Pedro Henriques, Edoardo Massa,
Massimiliano Marcorni, Yuiko Shigeta, Remco Siebring,
COLLABORATORS
Carlotta Testa
AREA
1190 m²
CATEGORY
Cultural Architecture, Learning
LOCATION
Muharraq, Bahrain
Text description provided by architect.
The building's floor plan consists of two identical-sized rooms and a core in between.
The plan is very shallow in-depth and has one long main facade with two short-end facades. With the shallow depth of the plan, the facade itself is the main spatial element.
The facade is made out of sand-casted structural wall elements with strong relief.
The elements are cast on the ground next to the building. Each cast results in a unique imprint on the element.
At the position of the windows and the corners of the building, the relief is visible, as a geological cut in the ground.
On the interior, the sand casting is repeated in the concrete floor slabs, which are made in the same way. In front of the windows, large shutters can be moved.
The shutters (and the entrance door) are made out of sand-casted aluminum with the relief facing towards the interior.
Contrary to the concrete elements, the aluminum sand casts are hollow. Through the windows, the interior of the casts can be seen.
The Green Corner building takes its name from an existing corner with a vertical garden designed by Patrick Blanc. The building will be built against parking, designed by Christian Kerez.
