Vídeo: Preservar a identidade do Qatar através do seu património arquitetónico

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It is very important to keep all this old features for the fire station because it is a legacy we aim to change the way people think of how to live in an urban city and urban downtown and we always aim to raise The Bard and raise the

Standards hello and welcome to Kata 365 I’m Laya Huma and on this episode we take a look at how Qatar is embracing ing sustainable Urban living from energy efficient super structures to an award-winning Smart City the country is reaping the rewards from laying the foundations of a Greener future but

First I went in search of one of qatar’s oldest buildings that’s been given a facelift and a new purpose from the house of everyday Heroes to a Haven for artists all around the world this is Doha fire station built in 1982 it was once the home of qatar’s first civil defense Authority

The fire station here used to be one of the spectacular building it was like one of the building who have have got like the architect language of the80s like the Sheran Hotel the main building of the post office so it has this type of design which is reflecting that era

Today the fire station is a contemporary art space for self-expression an Avenue for exchanging diverse ideas and a meeting ground for the creative Community the vibe here we are creating through the indoor exhibitions outdoor exhibitions murals around the building it’s really putting you in a space where is a lot of

Inspiration a lot of beautiful Vibe you have it here while many areas of the fire station have been refurbished into new workspaces there are some original elements purposely kept as a reminder of the buildings identity like this drill Tower which once served as a facility for routine exercises and

Training it is very important to keep all this old features for the fire station because it is a legacy the younger generation they can see how used to be the fire station the tower is now an imposing structure with a colorful facade a beacon of expression and creativity it’s also something the

Museum hopes to embody with this artist and residence initiative every year we are receiving like hundred of applications but we are accepting 15 half of them cies and the other half for the people who living in Doha the exper so this type of um like merging the experience and inspiration from

Different backgrounds of artist and exchanging all this experience supporting the artist to understand and to know different technology ideas someone who’s benefited from the program is artist and filmmaker mamad al-hamadi as an artist and residence within the seventh program from last year it’s just uh an amazing opportunity

It just uh broaden your potential open up your scope and uh helps you reach out the idea that you have in your head for 9 months every year the initiative provides artists like Muhammad as Studio space mentorship opportunities and guidance from curators it’s always good

To be among a network of artists or a network of creatives in general you know creatives feed into each other for the DOA fire station its Legacy is quite literally cemented in its walls a celebration of an honorable purpose in its past life reborn to nurture the next generation of talented individuals all

Heroes in their their own right to reuse a building this is a very important this building have got a lot of um effort in that time supporting you know and defense on the community saving the people and now have got another sort of role to uh Inspire and to create

Art it’s hard to talk about architectural Marvels in Qatar without talking about Masher known as the world’s first sustainable downtown regeneration project mareb is one of the world’s smartest cities that’s about to get even smarter to find out how I met aliel kuari the CEO of masarat

Properties so Ali just in the last couple of months there’s been so much Buzz about mashar properties and Masher downtown Doha your company has been named as one of the most Innovative companies in the region by fast company and masar was highlighted at cop 28 as the shiny example of how a sustainable

And futuristic city should look like how are you building on these achievements to further develop the business in line with qatar’s goals we consider ourself as one of the Qatari uh real estate development leading in the sustainability side it was a new back to that time but thanks God nowadays it

Becomes very norm and everybody is trying to adapt and raise the bar itself step by steps because of its location and the connectivity like the Metro station and the tra itself around the city that make it a h for all type of generation especially the Young Generation let’s talk about mare as a

Smart City you’ve just signed this huge new deal with Microsoft to boost the high-tech capabilities of the city can you tell us more about this partnership and how it will once again transform Maser we would like to enhance the experience in the cities for individual for guest who’s coming to the city just

To experience what’s going on in the city itself plus the retail owner we would like to have different experience plus the commercial and also the resident who lives in the city technology is being updated in a state of day by day and now minutes by minutes

Actually and we need to CP with what’s going on in the worldwide if you look at our uh Mission we aim to change the way people think of how to live in urban city and urban downtown and we always aim to raise the bar and raise the

Standards just a short trm right away is the baraha the heart of Maser where its most outstanding features are on full display and I’m here to meet Fatima fi who heads Maser property sustainability team for a look at what makes Urban living particularly special here so every bit of mare downtown Doha was

Built with intention and purpose down to the very details and motives but what are some of your favorite parts of mare tough question um you’re right every detail in Sher was uh in viewed with the significant and thorough thoughts of doing it now starting from let’s say the

Top you could see this rect table grp where you can open it in summer and close it in winter really giving a a beautiful perspective to the baraha throughout the season uh of the Year cascading from down there you could look at the really fixed uh shades of the

Building which also add to the overall system of cooling the Bara another favorite feature in baraha is the geometry pattern that you could see everywhere Now The Architects have shown a really skill in utilizing this details uh the pattern is used in stone flooring you could also see it and engraved on

The stone wall and the same pattern is also being used as a stencil in the glass this small detail unify the space really very very beautifully this is an unconventional Convention Center designed by Japanese architect Arata isozaki the iconic Qatar National Convention Center’s facade features two intertwined cidra trees which span 250 M

The native Qatari tree represents growth and survival even in the harshest of environments Adel halim takes us inside the largest Exhibition Center in the Middle East designed with sustainability at its core the cther National Convention Center is where Modern design meets cultural heritage the architectural Marvel is symbolic of the country’s

Ability to incorporate contemporary Aesthetics without losing touch with its roots literally just as it provides cover to the building’s glass facade the cidra tree historically provided shade and shelter to Travelers and Scholars alike the symbolis exactly the the the strong roots within the katar culture so

The the cidra was able to to grow in the desert and it’s normally very difficult environment to grow for a tree so this symbolism is representing the strong roots of this country and to help fertilize those roots sustainability played a big role in the design process from energy saving programs to efficient

Water usage the qncc is designed to be onethird more efficient than a similarly designed building we have a unique uh system that collect filter and treat the gray water to be used within our washrooms and also through our irrigation system we also use a very efficient uh water fixtures that helps

Us reducing by 40% the usage of the of the waterers and with so many sunny days in Doha solar panels were an obvious addition we have roughly 3,500 met of our roof covered by solar panel actually this helps us to settle roughly 1,100 tons of carbon emission and also

Covers almost 12% of our need there are exhibition Halls auditoriums meeting rooms and a ballroom all things you’d expect in a Convention Center except for one massive creepy crawly creature now talk about a conversation starter this iconic giant spider greets visitors here at the convention center but while l

Bourgeois mama is a towering intimidating sight upon first glance go deeper and there’s much more to the story this 9 M tall sculpture is an expectant mother made of marble bronze and stainless steel and explores the idea of motherhood it’s also Bourgeois tribute to her own mother who she lost

At the age of 21 it represents the maternal protection and also the the intricate nature of relationship it gives us let’s say uh a big Dimension and a big symbolism to our main fo actually it’s a well-known sculpture all over the world and soon after playing

Host to the world’s media for the 2022 FIFA World Cup the qncc hosted 114 events in 2023 all the things that we do it’s uh let’s say not only for the qncc sustainability scope but also to align our ideas to the country strategy for the for the long term

Whether it’s energy efficient Mega structures like the qncc or breathing new life into older buildings like the Doha fire station Qatar is committed to beautifying a landscape that’s pleasing to the eye and respectful to the environment we hope you’ve enjoyed this episode but that’s all the time we have

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