Qatar National Archive
Doha, Qatar
The Qatar National Archive building, in Doha, was designed by Allies and Morrison and inspired by the layout and materiality of Qatar’s vernacular architecture. We were appointed as Archive Specialists in December 2021 to design the fit-out of archive facilities within the building shell.
We carried out an analysis of the site and existing building, developed the project brief and advised on storage specification. We also undertook the calculation of storage capacity for the existing collection and the required provision for the future expansion of stacks over eleven floors. The scope includes the design of the associated specialist rooms, which support the archive function, such as document control, quarantine, digitisation, accessioning, cold stores and the laboratory-like conservation room.
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Consultants
Exhibition Design: GuM Studio
Project Management and Cost: Gharnata Consultant Engineers