04 June 2015
DOHA: Qatar plans to transform the Qatar Flour Mills site into 'Art Mill' -- a massive museum that will contain art galleries and house Qatar Museums' (QM) growing collection. Construction of the project is expected to begin in 2017.
QM and Malcolm Reading Consultants (MRC) recently launched the Art Mill International Design Competition, a global search for the designer of what will be one of the world's leading art galleries on a spectacular and historic waterfront site.
Close to key landmarks, including the Corniche and Jean Nouvel's forthcoming National Museum of Qatar, the Art Mill will have an extraordinary civic presence. Art Mill is the working title used to describe the design competition itself. The actual name for the gallery will be determined in due course.
According to the competition brief the project will occupy up to 80,000sqm of gross space in addition to an underground parking area.
While majority of the museum's area will be dedicated to gallery and exhibition space, it will also include education, conference and event space, as well as state-of-the-art conservation and storage. There will also be facilities to support the community and provide amenities for visiting families.
The flour mill contains numerous grain silos and some of the internal spaces are monumental in character with many have high ceilings and large floor areas. The project will reuse and adapt the flour mill's existing structures.
The reinvention of the existing site as a cultural space reflects the wider urban and civic development of the City. It will be designed to connect some of the country's most cherished cultural institutions including the Museum of Islamic Art, Al Riwaq and the forthcoming National Museum of Qatar.
The international design competition requires practising architects with at least seven years of experience post-final professional qualification.
Competitors have until June 26 to send their entry and be considered for the long list. The list will receive a contribution to expenses of £5,000, the shortlist an honorarium of £30,000.
The long-list will be announced this summer, the shortlist in the autumn and the winning practice in spring next year.
DOHA: Qatar plans to transform the Qatar Flour Mills site into 'Art Mill' -- a massive museum that will contain art galleries and house Qatar Museums' (QM) growing collection. Construction of the project is expected to begin in 2017.
QM and Malcolm Reading Consultants (MRC) recently launched the Art Mill International Design Competition, a global search for the designer of what will be one of the world's leading art galleries on a spectacular and historic waterfront site.
Close to key landmarks, including the Corniche and Jean Nouvel's forthcoming National Museum of Qatar, the Art Mill will have an extraordinary civic presence. Art Mill is the working title used to describe the design competition itself. The actual name for the gallery will be determined in due course.
According to the competition brief the project will occupy up to 80,000sqm of gross space in addition to an underground parking area.
While majority of the museum's area will be dedicated to gallery and exhibition space, it will also include education, conference and event space, as well as state-of-the-art conservation and storage. There will also be facilities to support the community and provide amenities for visiting families.
The flour mill contains numerous grain silos and some of the internal spaces are monumental in character with many have high ceilings and large floor areas. The project will reuse and adapt the flour mill's existing structures.
The reinvention of the existing site as a cultural space reflects the wider urban and civic development of the City. It will be designed to connect some of the country's most cherished cultural institutions including the Museum of Islamic Art, Al Riwaq and the forthcoming National Museum of Qatar.
The international design competition requires practising architects with at least seven years of experience post-final professional qualification.
Competitors have until June 26 to send their entry and be considered for the long list. The list will receive a contribution to expenses of £5,000, the shortlist an honorarium of £30,000.
The long-list will be announced this summer, the shortlist in the autumn and the winning practice in spring next year.
© The Peninsula 2015
