The project explores the evolving identity of Qatari women through a cultural and educational space that reinterprets fashion heritage as a living practice. Inspired by natural materials and the rhythmic sequence of textile-making, from raw fiber to finished garment, the design balances tradition and contemporary expression, offering spaces for hands-on making and learning that sustain cultural continuity.
Project Title: Stitched Heritage
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Year: 2026
A short walkthrough introducing the project premise, concept, spatial sequence, and key design moments.
Rawshana reinterpretation study. A heritage architectural element is translated into a framing device that guides display, light, and rhythm throughout the project.
Concept narrative and palette strategy derived from local landscape and vernacular language, using earth-toned plaster, block construction, brass accents, and layered textures to support cultural continuity and contemporary expression.
Brick pattern study demonstrating how wall organization shifts with the narrative: ordered in spaces of preservation, fragmented in zones of analysis, and more open in areas of contemporary reinterpretation.
LEGEND
Zone 1
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Main Reception
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Permanent Exhibition
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Bridge
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Textile Lab
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Dye Garden
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Projection Hall
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Temporary Exhibition
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Cafe
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Public Courtyard
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Runway Hall
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Zone 2
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Reception
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Lecture Hall
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Fashion Studio & Traditional Workshop
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Textile Lab
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Private Courtyard
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Research Library
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Archival
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Floor plan organizing two primary zones around courtyards: a public cultural journey and a semi-private making and learning wing.
Circulation follows a sequential path from heritage display to process and reinterpretation.
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Permanent exhibition atmosphere focused on heritage and stability. Ordered brickwork, clay-plaster skirting, and shallow Rawshana frames “portrait” garments, creating the intimacy of a heritage interior while maintaining respectful viewing distance.
Projection hall as an analytical learning environment. The circular silhouette zone uses brass framing, suspended pattern elements, and projected storytelling to break garments into components, shifting material order into a more fragmented language.
Temporary exhibition and boutique showcasing seasonal collaborations. A smoother plaster language supports flexibility, while the Rawshana evolves into a full-height display volume framing contemporary reinterpretations and encouraging longer engagement through integrated seating.
Section illustrating the spatial journey through reception, exhibition spine, courtyards, dye/process thresholds, and the research-learning wing, emphasizing gradual transitions between public and focused spaces.