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education in the city learning from Old Doha:

Education City Qatar University North Atlantic College Education in the City

Education! in ! the city ! Medical center ! Government building ! Residential ! Recreation facilities ! Food and Beverage ! Retail! Cultural ! Commercial!

education as an attractor

the courtyard as a social place of learning

courtyard

baraha (carved space)

sikkah (links & connections) sikkah (links & connections)

activate

culture & adult education

Sports Centre World Cup Marketing Centre Student Club House

sports & recreation

Sports Centre World Cup Marketing Centre Student Club House

arts, crafts & technology

Msheireb Arts Centre Building Craft College Apprenticeship Schemes Artisan Workshops Traditional Craft Market Outdoor Performance Space Artist studios 3D Printing and Prototyping

madrasa

Adventure Playground Primary School Secondary School Internship Programme

heritage

Oral History Memories Museum Heritage Library Archive

architecture & innovation

Centre for Islamic Architecture Sustainable Design Research Heritage Houses Trail

nursery

Nursery Day Care Centre Toy Library Creche Play Space

business & finance

Conference centre Student Placement Scheme

social spaces

souk wakif msheireb al najada al asmakh

al asmakh street a b d u l l a h b i n t h a n i s t r e e t wadi msheireb street

architectural character

heritage trail

walkable city

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Divert the Road

New public space to Mosque and heritage sikkah connects Al Asmakh with Souk Waqif

Tram

New Al Asmakh tram with potential to expand into sur- rounding neighbourhoods

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New Metro

• pening as part of

Misheireb Properties

Parking

Underground car parking to pe- rimeter edges under new build & public squares

“I won’t go there, if I can’t park my car” 2013 “Now I use the Metro” +50 yrs?

Sports Hall? Events Space? Remove ‘lightweight’ infil floor Car park

densify edge, beauty within

courtyard

MAIN ROAD MSHEIREB DEVELOPMENT (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) NEW BUILD HIGHER DENSITY TO PERIMETER DOHA DECO NEW BUILD HIGHER DENSITY TO PERIMETER MAIN ROAD ACTIVATE ROOFTOPS CARVE SIKKAH

COURTYARDS WITHIN COURTYARDS

cluster

learning from the site: cutting and filling

RETAIN HUG GUT WRAP

Replace New - build

FILL REPLACE SLICE REMOVE

Retain memory of footprint

• ld & new

Misheireb Arts Centre Madrasa School

Mercure Landmark refurbished

Misheireb Development (under construction) New build

New addition New build building removed

EXISTING DOHA DECO REFURBISHED CORNER CUT TO CREATE ENTRANCE EXISTING REPLACED WITH NEW, RETAINING STREET PATTERN HIGHER DEVELOPMENT TO SOUTHERN EDGE TO MAXIMISE SHADING GROUND FLOOR CONNECTION TO ADJACENT COURTYARD ACTIVATE ROOFTOPS Student rooftop

• rganic cafe &

allotments SABEEL TRADITION & SIDRA TREE HERITAGE TRAIL HERITAGE HOUSE NEW WITHIN EXISTING WALLS PLAN TYPOLOGIES CUT CORNER ADD NEW ABOVE REPLACE WITHIN STREET PATTERN CUT REPLACE WITHIN STREET PATTERN

ARTS & CRAFT MADRASA MADRASA

Msheireb Arts Centre Mosque Mercure Hotel landmark retained New build perimeter edge

(Residential /

• ffice/student housing )

New build perimeter edge

(Residential / office / student housing)

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t e s Active frontages to routes

Building craft college

Artisan market &

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workshops

Madrasa School & Nursery

Outdoor Play Indoor craft market

Active frontages to courtyard

New development Existing Significant buildings Heritage Houses Significant buildings Inserted institutions

Cafe

Artist studios

MSHEIREB DEVELOPMENT (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) ABDULAZIZ BIN AHMED WADI MSHEIREB STREET

PROPOSED TRAM LINE

Taking the children to school Visting the Friday craft market

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Building removed to connect Mercure to new courtyard

retail

Performance platform

Seating / Friday craft market making yard new build above to densify around courtyards

Shortcut to the university via shaded sikkahs

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