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Bayt al-Maḥār - Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Commission (2025)
Architect
ThirdSpace*Studio / Mohsin Ali and Abdullah Alamoudi
Date /
Nov 25 - Jan 26
Location /
Jeddah / Abu Dhabi
Role /
Technical Production Lead
Bayt al-Maḥār (The Gathering House) is a transient pavilion conceived by artist Megan Cope as a space for collective memory, ecological dialogue, and public gathering across Abu Dhabi’s coastal landscape.
Commissioned as part of a Guggenheim Abu Dhabi program, the structure reimagines the nomadic tent through a contemporary lens — combining tensile fabric, steel mast systems, modular ballast foundations, and a multifunctional makhazin (service core) integrating water, lighting, and off-grid power.
Bayt al-Maḥār stands as a study in lightweight civic infrastructure: portable, performative, and rooted in cultural symbolism.
