Etihad Museum

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Photo © HG Esch, Hennef
Photo © HG Esch, Hennef
Photo © HG Esch, Hennef
Photo © HG Esch, Hennef
Engineers
Werner Sobek – Engineering, Design & Sustainability
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Year
2016
Client
Moriyama & Teshima Architects - Toronto (CA)
Architect
Moriyama & Teshima Architects, Toronto/Canada
Services by Werner Sobek
Facade engineering (preliminary design, design planning, approvals planning, final planning) | Shading and radiation analysis for the optimisation of the facade´s solar protection elements

The museum is a part of the historical quarter of Dubai. Located at the heart of this quarter is the „Union House“ in which the United Arabic Emirates was founded on 2nd December 1971. The museum itself consists of a pavilion building of approx. 2,000 m² as well as a large underground museum section of some 10,000 m² that accommodates the museum galleries and a so-called Education Centre. The pavilion building above the ground is embedded in a garden landscape.

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