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Project • By John McAslan + Partners • Hotels
Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Residences
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Residences in Doha, designed by John McAslan + Partners, with interior design by David Collins Studio and Jouin Manku is the first hotel to open in Msheireb Downtown Doha.
Hufton & Crow
The hotel addresses Al Baraha Square - the largest covered open-air square in the Middle East and accommodates 123 guest rooms, 35 suites and 91 apartment residences.
Hufton & Crow
The massing and elevational treatment of the hotel and residences is carefully integrated within the hierarchy, scale and character of the historic streets, lanes, squares and courtyards surrounding the site.
Hufton & Crow
The design approach to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel is embedded in the core idea that the 21st-cent... More
Library and Learning Centre
Architectural Concept
The new Library and Learning Centre rises as a polygonal block from the heart of the new University campus. The interior of the LLC is informed by the external circulation of the masterplan which maps out the different levels of the building. The straight lines of the building’s exterior separate as they move inward, becoming curvilinear and fluid to generate a free-formed interior canyon that serves as the principal public plaza of the centre, as well as generating corridors and bridges ensuring smooth transitions between different levels.
Functional Plan
The aim of the functional plan is to clearly define the different areas of the building. The plan is translated into a three dimensional object which ou... More
Project • By Archipelontwerpers •
The Gown
The ‘Baljurk-project” (baljurk = evening-dress, ball gown) is situated in the centre of The Hague, next to the old Passage. The construction of the Passage in 1882 has transformed the urban tissue. Before this transformation there used to be a meandering transition between the two streets “Kettingstraat” and the “Achterom”, cause by the fact that the “Achterom” used to be a modest stream. This organic flow is unique in the context of The Hague’s rectangular lay-out. By consequence of the construction of the Passage this smooth transition was converted into a straight angle. The Baljurk-project is exactly placed on this corner.
This part of the city (like every historical part of the city) contains heterogeneous collections of different... More