Hanan Dhafer

Level 8

An Artist Workplace and living space.

The project is aimed to provide the artists with a comfortable living space and studio workplace through the restoration of the 17A building, The Mall. The concept was inspired by the artist’s work itself: the movement of the beads in the Sabha and the contrast between the circular, small pieces and the straight string which connects all pieces together, and that was reflected in the design by creating a spiral concrete stair which can define as the key element of the design.

The design includes a gallery and a workshop in the basement, a spiral stair and two floors which host the artist’s living space with a skylight, in addition, to the existing windows to allow daylight/sunlight to flow through the spiral stairs, enlightening the whole building during the day.