Farah Al Amin



Waset Youth Center
Sharjah, UAE
2018 - 2022
tri Design

Architectural Design Team 
Farah Al Amin (Project Co-Lead) 
Nada Waleed 
Nada Abu Shaqra 
Freddie Laplana 


 Area
18,800 ft2

Scope
Exterior & Interior Renovation
Landscape Design

Client
The Executive Office of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Al Qasimi
Sharjah Youth

Photography
Farah Al Amin
Nada Al Obaidi
Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council

© Farah Al Amin, Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council




Being a civic building, the exterior renovation proposal introduced a public open space within the building boundary allowing for public engagement and providing an opportunity for urban social activities. Pre-cast graphic concrete panels follow the existing pattern of windows, with an added three-dimensional playfulness bringing lightness and dynamism. The durable pattern adds another layer of visual appeal to the facade.

We seezed an opportunity of the interior rennovation scope to engage local artisans as makers for partition walls that responded to the spatial planning requirements. We facilitated the connection between the owner and Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council, a body promoting local crafts in the UAE. This partnership led to the commissioning of Emirati women artisans to 'weave' the walls, preserving the intangible heritage of Emirati weaving traditions. The act of weaving not only supported these artisans financially but also facilitated a transfer of knowledge within the artisan community, elevating the craft to new scales and territories
Existing Floor Plan 
Propsed Floor plan 


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