House Of Wisdom

House Of Wisdom

HOUSE OF WISDOM

Shoayb Khattab

ARCHITECTS
Shoayb Khattab

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

CATEGORY
Educational › Library

Located on the Sharjah International Airport Road, ten kilometres from the city centre, the two-storey building embodies a sense of clarity and lightness, with a large floating roof cantilevering on all sides of a transparent rectilinear volume.

House Of Wisdom
House Of Wisdom

The 15-metre-wide overhang shades the façades throughout most of the day, while aluminium screens with differing densities filter the low sun in the evenings.

The movable screens are deployed only during the late afternoon, when the sun is at its lowest, preserving the visual connections with the landscaped gardens.

House Of Wisdom


House Of Wisdom
House Of Wisdom
House Of Wisdom
House Of Wisdom


House Of Wisdom
House Of Wisdom
House Of Wisdom
House Of Wisdom
House Of Wisdom
House Of Wisdom


House Of Wisdom
House Of Wisdom
House Of Wisdom
House Of Wisdom