Al Janah Pavilion

This pavilion project was built as an outcome of an undergraduate design studio and design practicum at the American University of Sharjah in the UAE. The research methodology for the studio included case studies of various traditional building types to understand how traditional architecture in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region has been intelligently shaped by desert climate and Islamic culture over hundreds of years. Understanding and analysis of the precedent projects helped students to formulate climatic, structural, and material strategies for their design endeavors. Of the thirteen conceptual building envelopes developed by thirteen students in the design studio, the Al Janah scheme was chosen for development and construction.