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  Project Title

  NATIONAL MUSEUM OF QATAR GIFT SHOPS

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  Winning Firm
  
  

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  Awarded
  
  PLATINUM AWARD, INTERIOR DESIGN, Retail

• Company/Firm
  Koichi Takada Architects
• Lead Designer
  Koichi Takada
• Firm Name
  National Museum Of Qatar Gift Shops
• Firm City
  Sydney
• Firm Size
  Large Firm (49+ employees)
• Project Status
  Built
• Client
  Qatar Museums Authority

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.