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Located near Muscat main entrance, the Cultural Centre emerges from a unique
landscape, between the sea and the mountains, as an oasis where palm trees and mineral colonnades offer cool and haded public spaces.
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This new cultural district brings together three major buildings around a wide, central square: the Oman National Theatre, including a 1,000-seat auditorium and a 250-seat flexible auditorium; the 20,000 sqm five-story National Library; and the National Archives partially open to the public, including nearly twenty kilometers of archival shelf-displays. The complex also features an exhibition centre, a cultural centre and a cinema.
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With reference to Omani architecture, a musharabieh canopy covers all the buildings. While filtering sunbeams, this canopy creates plays of light and shadow that echo the reflections and sparkles of the water features.
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The Muscat Cultural Centre pays tribute to local architectural traditions. The building embodies an ambitious project, where past and present harmoniously complement one another.
- Customer:Ministère de la Culture et du Patrimoine, Sultanat d'Oman
- Team:Architecturestudio, Gulf Engineering, Setec Bâtiment, AVA Ecocités, MDP
- Program:Centre culturel
- Year:2019
- Surface:70 000 m²
- Status:En cours
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