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Using 3D modelling software, the shops are a three-dimensional puzzle, comprising 40,000 individual wooden pieces, hand assembled on site./photo by Tom Ferguson

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National Museum of Qatar Gift Shops

PrizeWinner in Interior Design / Retail

Firm LocationSydney, Australia

Project locationDoha, Qatar

CompanyKoichi Takada Architects

Lead ArchitectKoichi Takada

ClientQatar Museums Authority

Projecthttps://koichitakada.com/projects/national-museum-qatar-gift-shops/

Project Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlidKUr4QV8

Inspired by Dahl Al Misfir (Cave of Light), the National Museum of Qatar Gift Shops echo Koichi Takada’s vision of bringing nature back into architecture, establishing relationships that connect people and nature through design. Using 3D modelling software, the shops are a three-dimensional puzzle, comprising 40,000 individual wooden pieces. Each is unique, fitting only with its corresponding piece and were assembled by hand on-site. The intensity of the design and craftsmanship pays homage to the desert rose inspired architecture and celebrates the natural Qatari heritage of the desert-scape.