House Of Wisdom
Located in the cultural district of Sharjah, the House of Wisdom is a contemporary civic structure that reinterprets the typology of the public library through a minimalist architectural language. The building is defined by its dominant horizontal datum — a cantilevered floating roof slab that extends beyond the glazed envelope, creating deep overhangs and passive shading. Its structural clarity, expressed through slender columns and transparent curtain walls, reinforces the sense of lightness while maintaining strong geometric order. The façade composition emphasizes linearity and proportion, with layered white planes contrasting against fully glazed elevations that dissolve the boundary between interior and exterior space.
Through architectural and aerial photography, this project documents the interplay between massing, void, and spatial hierarchy, highlighting the integration of landscape design within the public plaza. Elevated perspectives reveal the building’s orthogonal layout, circulation flow, and contextual relationship to its urban surroundings, while ground-level compositions focus on materiality, structural rhythm, and human scale.
The result is a visual study of how contemporary Islamic architectural principles, clarity, balance, and spatial openness—are articulated in a modern institutional landmark within the UAE
