Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities announces six winning projects in ‘Jalis Al Muharraq’ competition
TDT | Manama
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The Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) has announced the list of winners in the “Jalis Al Muharraq” competition, which was organised in cooperation with the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning. The competition won six projects for various public seats whose implementation will enrich the city's urban landscape, especially the site “Pearl Path: A Witness to the Economic of an Island”.
This competition is part of Studio 244 programmes and the celebration of Muharraq, a creative city in the field of design, within the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
The Muharraq Walker competition sought to activate the role of the public, not only in designing the seats but also in suggesting their locations on the track to be compatible with the interactions between the place and community members and the aesthetics of the landscape and urbanisation.
The winning designs were selected based on form and function, aesthetic dimension, ease of use, interaction with the public and society, manufacturing materials, durability, and the seat’s ability to withstand the climatic characteristics of the Kingdom of Bahrain and maintenance requirements.
First in the list is the Rawan Abdullah project, which chose for its seat a location next to the Nokhatha House. The design of Rawan Abdullah enjoys high dynamism, continuity and durability, as the material from which it will be made in cement.
The white seat takes the form of cubes that will play the functional role of the seat and gradually turn into shapes that suggest pearl beads attached to the wall of the house.
The second prize was won by the project of the duo Hamad Bukhamseen and Ali Karimi from “Civil Architect”, a project that relies in its raw material on limestone extracted from Bahrain quarries, and its location was chosen to be on the Bahrain facade of Bu Maher Castle in line with its design and architecture. Bahrain, adjacent to the seashore. The project proposes importing a group of limestones that will be formed in the form of benches.
The design of the third winning project in the competition is inspired by the culture and history of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Hussam Yousef presented a wood bench project that simulates the undulating natural forms associated with the pearling profession and its relationship to the sea. The seat also draws inspiration from traditional dhows.
In keeping with the sustainability standard and using recycled materials, the seat will be made from decommissioned dhow wood. The fourth project, “Balanced Twisting”, is also located on the shore of Bomaher Castle.
It was designed by Noura Faridoun, through which she tries to simulate the harsh conditions experienced by sailors and pearl divers during their journeys at sea from the heat of the sun, the separation of families and the difficulty of life on ships.
The seat takes the form of a half-cylinder and balances it, and prevents it from rotating, seven wooden bars on the side of the drum will bear the weight of the concrete seat.
Artist Nader Al Abbasi designed the fifth winning project. The bench will be located near Beit Murad and Beit Fakhro within the Pearling Path that connects many historical sites together. The bench reflects the interactions that shaped social life in the city of Muharraq.
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