Majlis Private Club House by Ardh Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Competition Category.
BronzeArchitecture· 2020
Majlis Private Club House
Client: Ardh Architects
Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Architecture Category
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About Majlis Private Club House
Majlis is a private club house designed for hospitality in Dubai. The name Majlis is an Arabic term for a formal gathering space, and in Arabic culture the term also covers buildings made for private hospitality. The single storey building has an L-shaped plan on a plot of 60 by 60 meters. The layout includes formal and casual living and dining areas, two ensuite bedrooms, an office and a detached service block with a kitchen. Stone cladding, marble interiors, triple glazing and a shading canopy suit the desert climate.
The Recognition
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Majlis Private Club House is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Majlis Private Club House is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Majlis Private Club House splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
Behind the Design
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- Unique Properties
- "Majlis" is the Arabic word for a formal living/gathering space; however in the Arabic culture the meaning could be extended to any dwelling or building that is built specifically for private hospitality by the owner towards his guests.
This building is designed as a ground floor premises comprising of formal and casual living and dining spaces, 2 ensuite bedrooms, an office, and a detached service block that serves an in-house kitchen. - Dimensions & Packaging
- The building is a ground floor L- shaped building in a 60mx60m square plot.
- Tags
- Dubai, Nadd Al Shiba, Majlis, Club House, Ardh, Contemporary Design
- Production Technology
- The building employs a canopy offering shading to the tripple glazing glass envelope to protect from the harsh weather conditions of the desert climate. The materials chosen are natural organic materials, such stone cladding and marble interiors for a cooler feel, that responds well to the existing climate conditions . The vegetation proposed helps act as a buffer for the heat transmittance and provide natural shading with interesting shadows.
- Design Challenge
- The challenges in this design were the location of the building and the continuous request for expansion by the client.
With respect to the location, the designated spot is a low wetland where the rainwater gets concentrated underground. This requiring a different and innovative structural approach without compromising the design. - Research
- Apart from the study of the condition of the site location being on a wetland called by the locals as "Sabkha", the shape needed to open up to embrace the beauty of the natural surroundings. Another factor that was added to the mix was the element of surprise, where the entrance to the building is located in the Southern end with solid facade, where once inside the view opens up to the site's unique characteristics overlooking Burj khalifa view and a beautiful horizon.
- Inspiration
- The club house gets its inspiration from the idea of merging between the old and the new in the Arabian culture, where the concept of hospitality is at the core, while the Arabian oasis in the desert is the nostalgia that modern arabs likes to merge alongside their contemporary lifestyle.
- Project Duration
- The project is located in Dubai, and it is still in the design phase stage.
- Operation Flow
- The majlis operates in a way that allows it to accommodate a large number of guests within the space. The layout is divided into 3 zones each with its own service corridor, circulation and supporting spaces for utilities. The view of the building is more open to the northwest side of the plot where the vital areas can enjoy the sunset view of Burj Khalifa in the distant horizon.
- Patents
- Ardh
- Team Members
- Omran Alowais
Saif Lassas
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