Al Mawalih Souk of Life, Muscat / Sultanat Oman

2013 – 2016

The Central Fruit and Vegetable Market in Muscat, Oman is currently frequented only by Wholesalers and Tradesmen and remains unattractive to both the local community and visitors to the city. The unfortunate combination of parking without any shading, market stands without roofs and vast areas of paving result in unbearable conditions in summer.

As a result of careful planning a highly attractive public market is to be created, which is to also to be enjoyed even during high summer temperatures. Alongside the market the new souk with small-scale residential neighborhoods and commercial developments contributes towards a new and vibrant multi-faceted city district. A new Children’s Museum provides a further communal focal point.

haascookzemmrichSTUDIO2050 have, together with the specialist consultants Transsolar KlimaEngineering, developed a wide-ranging sustainability strategy combining state-of-the-art technology with local traditions and materials.The strategy embraces an energy concept which draws on traditional practice of using passive components such as solar chimney, earth channels, appropriate distribution of thermal mass, shading through projecting building forms and narrow streets, optimized building orientation, together with active components such as geothermal, photovoltaic and solar absorbers systems.

Colonnade

A Colonnade serves as a connecting element between the various shops and cafes which surround the central plaza, the oasis. Wooden louvers supported by ornately formed concrete frames provide the necessary sunscreening.The louvers are supplemented by „low-e“ coated awnings. During the nights the awnings are retracted to allow for the cooling of the Plaza and Colonnade.

Souk

The Souk is the vibrant heart of the Mawalih Souk of Life Development. Numerous shops, cafes and restaurants line the narrow lanes and small squares. This lively market lies directly adjacent to the peacefulness of the oasis, providing a contrast between two highly distinctive, very different situations. Large-format sliding wall elements ensure a simple means of flexibility within the shops. As in the case of a market hall the individual market stands can be opened up to create a single vibrant public space.

Children Center

The Children’s Center is a place for the entire family. A library, a small theatre, and a cafe defined by various picnic niches, reading and creative areas offer a wide range of amenity. A roof top terrace provides views out over the entire plaza.

Massive construction techniques are employed for both walls and floors ensuring generous thermal storage capacity, supporting an integrated cooling concept which draws on local resources through use of an earth channels and solar chimney.

Short Facts
Client
Muscat Municipality
Planing Team
Architect haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050

Urban Consultants
 Gehl Architects – Copenhagen / Denmark

Energy Concept 
Transsolar – Stuttgart / Germany

Structural Engineering
Schlaich, Bergermann & Partner – Stuttgart / Germany

Landscape Architecture
Atelier Dreiseitl – Überlingen / Germany
Area
187,748 m2 GFA

Team

Boris Rüther

Architekt, Assoziierter

Boris begann sein Studium im schwäbischen Biberach (DE). Nach Zwischenstopps in Luzern (CH) und Berlin (DE) absolvierte er an der Staatlichen Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart (DE) den Master of Arts.


Neben der Planung und dem Mitwirken beim Umbau des CAD-labs an der Kunstakademie, engagierte sich Boris während seines Studiums auch an der Planung und Realisierung der Ausstellungsskulptur für die 250-jährige Jubiläumsausstellung „Voila" in der Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. In den Architekturbüros HASCHER JEHLE Architektur, Berlin und Kauffmann Theilig & Partner, Stuttgart sammelte Boris Praxiserfahrung.


Nach dem Studium hat Boris das neu gegründete STUDIO2050 fasziniert. Hier arbeitete er an Wettbewerben wie der Erweiterung des Mercedes Benz Campus in Stuttgart und dem Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki, Finnland. Das Empfangsgebäude der Firma Schmalz in Glatten (DE) war sein erstes realisiertes Hochbau-Projekt, auf das er nicht nur wegen der Auszeichnung "Beispielhaftes Bauen“ der Architektenkammer stolz sein kann.


Boris betreut derzeit den Bau der Radstation in Tübingen sowie das Stampflehmhaus in Heilbronn.

Projects

Rammed earth residential house in Heilbronn, Germany

Rammed earth residential house in Heilbronn, Germany

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 are planing a rammed earth residential house at the Neckarbogen in Heilbronn, Germany.
Bike Station with a Cafe at Europaplatz

Bike Station with a Cafe at Europaplatz

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 has been awarded 1st prize in the architectural competition for a "Bike Station with a Cafe at Europaplatz“ in Tübingen / Germany
Mercedes Benz Cultural Center

Mercedes Benz Cultural Center

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 won 3rd prize for the Mercedes-Benz Cultural Center in Bejing, China
Guggenheim

Guggenheim

Eine elfköpfige Jury hat unter 1715 eingereichten Entwürfen aus 77 Nationen sechs Finalisten ausgewählt. Als einziges deutsches Büro war haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 mit dabei!
Residential and Nursing Home, Rheinstetten, Germany

Residential and Nursing Home, Rheinstetten, Germany

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 has won first place in the investor and architectural design competition for the B1-Parcel in the new urban centre of Rheinstetten.
Reception Building for J. Schmalz GmbH

Reception Building for J. Schmalz GmbH

The new reception building for J. Schmalz GmbH was built at the company’s headquarters, located in Glatten, Germany. The project was planned in collaboration with Werner Sobek.
Mercedes-Benz Campus

Mercedes-Benz Campus

The Mercedes-Benz Campus is intended as the crowning element of Stuttgart’s Neckarpark. “High Tech – High Nature”. What better symbolizes a worthwhile future? The lake in the centre of the campus serves as an energy engine; its role is to help in making aspects of renewable energy understandable. With the "Wave" and other public activities, the visitor himself is encouraged to be part of the spectacle. We have the responsibility for shaping our future ourselves! Both the Campus and the Future Center therefore do not focus on objects, but on people; their movement, their behaviour and their ambitions, people undertaking research, experimenting and sharing their experience in striving to develop a better future.
Al Mawalih Souk of Life

Al Mawalih Souk of Life

The Children’s Center is an important step in the revival of the AL Mawalih Souk of Life. It is a place for the entire family. A library, a small theatre, and a cafe defined by picnic niches, reading and creative areas offer a wide range of amenities. haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 have, together with the specialist consultants Transsolar KlimaEngineering, developed a wide-ranging sustainable strategy combining state-of-the-art technology with local traditions and materials, thus enabling the abandonment of central air conditioning.
TENon5

TENon5

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 has prevailed in an international design competition with 29 competing teams. The competition included a community participation process. "The design proposal is convincing in terms of urban planning with 10 clearly legible parcels occupied by highly individual buildings offering a wide range of residential opportunities.

Eduardo Martín Rodríguez

Architekt

Eduardo hat in Madrid (Universidad Politécnica) und Weimar (Bauhaus) Architektur studiert. Während seinem Studium war er unter anderem in „3GOffice“ und „Gazapo & Marquerie arquitectos“ in Madrid tätig.

Eduardo arbeitet als Architekt bei haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 seit 2013. Zu seinem bisherigen Tätigkeiten zählt die Mitarbeit an Wettbewerben (u.a. Merecedes Benz Campus in Stuttgart), sowie die Werkplanung für verschiedene Projekte: Schmalz Empfangsgebäude in Glatten (2014-2015), Alnatura Arbeitswelt in Darmstadt (2016-2017) und ein Logistikzentrum in Walldorf (2018).

Projects

Promega

Promega

The project "Promega Under One Roof" unites all functional areas and subsidiaries of Promega Corp under a new single roof. Currently these functions are spread under different buildings in Mannheim.
Mercedes Benz Cultural Center

Mercedes Benz Cultural Center

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 won 3rd prize for the Mercedes-Benz Cultural Center in Bejing, China
Franklin Hochpunkt_H

Franklin Hochpunkt_H

As part of the redevelopment of the Franklin Barracks in Mannheim four separate towers are planned in the distinctive form of letter-shaped buildings. haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 has been appointed for the high-rise „H“.
Experimenta  Heilbronn, Germany

Experimenta Heilbronn, Germany

Visitors are greeted with a welcoming gesture. The building opens to all sides, embracing the outdoor space as an integral part of the distinctly exploratory architecture. The extension of the Experimenta floats above the forecourt, before the view of the visitor opens into a fantastic, multi-storey foyer. The cocoon-like forms of the TALENT INCUBATORS emerge as over-sized sculptures through the roof. Weaving between them is the orange space-time spiral, leading into the courtyard of the special exhibition, before diving underneath the forecourt and into the existing building.
Reception Building for J. Schmalz GmbH

Reception Building for J. Schmalz GmbH

The new reception building for J. Schmalz GmbH was built at the company’s headquarters, located in Glatten, Germany. The project was planned in collaboration with Werner Sobek.
Mercedes-Benz Campus

Mercedes-Benz Campus

The Mercedes-Benz Campus is intended as the crowning element of Stuttgart’s Neckarpark. “High Tech – High Nature”. What better symbolizes a worthwhile future? The lake in the centre of the campus serves as an energy engine; its role is to help in making aspects of renewable energy understandable. With the "Wave" and other public activities, the visitor himself is encouraged to be part of the spectacle. We have the responsibility for shaping our future ourselves! Both the Campus and the Future Center therefore do not focus on objects, but on people; their movement, their behaviour and their ambitions, people undertaking research, experimenting and sharing their experience in striving to develop a better future.
Al Mawalih Souk of Life

Al Mawalih Souk of Life

The Children’s Center is an important step in the revival of the AL Mawalih Souk of Life. It is a place for the entire family. A library, a small theatre, and a cafe defined by picnic niches, reading and creative areas offer a wide range of amenities. haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 have, together with the specialist consultants Transsolar KlimaEngineering, developed a wide-ranging sustainable strategy combining state-of-the-art technology with local traditions and materials, thus enabling the abandonment of central air conditioning.
Alnatura Campus

Alnatura Campus

Open, simple, sustainable, and people-orientated describes the newly constructed building of Alnatura Working Environment.

Martin Haas

Partner Freier Architekt BDA / Miller Chair University of Pennsylvania

Martin Haas hat in Stuttgart und London Architektur studiert. Von 1995-2012 war Martin Haas bei Behnisch Architekten tätig. Nach dem Gewinn einiger Wettbewerbe war er unter anderem von 1996-2002 mit Jörn Genkel als Projektleiter für die NORD/LB in Hannover verantwortlich. Danach arbeitete Haas an internationalen Projekten in Dubai, Italien und Frankreich bevor er 2005 Partner in Behnisch Architekten wurde. Als Partner war Martin Haas verantwortlich für das Stadtentwicklungsprojekt Riverparc in Pittsburgh, für Labor und Büroprojekte in Paris, für das Haus im Haus in der Handelskammer Hamburg, die Unilever Zentrale und den Marco Polo Tower in Hamburg, sowie für das Ozeaneum in Stralsund. Martin Haas war auch Co-Kurator der sehr erfolgreichen Wanderausstellung "Ökologie, Design, Synergie".


Den Schwerpunkt seiner Arbeit legt Haas auf die Entwicklung innovativer, nachhaltiger Architektur. Nach 6 Jahren der Partnerschaft gründet Haas, zusammen mit David Cook und Stephan Zemmrich im April 2012 sein eigenes Büro haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 mit Projekten im In und Ausland.


Als Mitbegründer des DGNB ist Martin Haas Mitglied des Präsidiums, und seit 2013 deren Vizepräsident.Seit 2008 hat er eine Gastprofessur and der University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA sowie an der Universita di Sassari in Italien inne.


Martin Haas ist Mitglied des Gestaltungsbeirats in Konstanz und Offenburg. Seit 2020 ist er ehrenamtliches Mitglied des Konvents der Baukultur.

Projects

Cuore:NINO

Cuore:NINO

Campus HafenCity

Campus HafenCity

Nestbau⁴

Nestbau⁴

Rapunzel Naturkost Visitor Center

Rapunzel Naturkost Visitor Center

Visiting Rapunzel: haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 is planning the new Visitor Center for the head quarters of the organic manufacturer Rapunzel Naturkost GmbH in Legau.
VielArten

VielArten

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 are awarded the contract for the VielArten building community project in Tübingen
Rammed earth residential house in Heilbronn, Germany

Rammed earth residential house in Heilbronn, Germany

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 are planing a rammed earth residential house at the Neckarbogen in Heilbronn, Germany.
Smart Mobility Hub

Smart Mobility Hub

haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 gewinnen 1. Preis beim Wettbewerb "Smart Mobility Hub“ in Stuttgart
Elementary School and Kindergarden in Bremen

Elementary School and Kindergarden in Bremen

First place for haascookzemmrich STUDIO 2050
Berliner Platz

Berliner Platz

First place for haascookzemmrich STUDIO 2050
Spring Park Valley Hotel

Spring Park Valley Hotel

Haascookzemmrich Studio2050 is tasked with a hotelproject made of rammed earth in Bad Vilbel near Frankfurt including 250 guest rooms.

Yohhei Kawasaki

Architekt

Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss seines Studiums im Fach Materials Engineering in Japan, war Yohhei als Produktdesigner / technischer Zeichner in Japan tätig. Nach zwei Jahren Berufserfahrung als Produktdesigner studierte er Architektur BA und MA in Stuttgart (DE). Während und nach seinem Studium war Yohhei in mehreren Büros in Süddeutschland tätig. Unter anderem arbeitete er für LAVA in Stuttgart.


Bei haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 ist Yohhei seit 2013 als Architekt angestellt. Yohhei verfügt über umfangreiche Erfahrungen mit Designwettbewerben, darunter das Mercedes Benz Cultural Center, Beijing, China, und die Grundschule Sodenmatt in Bremen.


Zu seinen bisherigen Tätigkeiten zählt auch die Mitarbeit für das Projekt Alnatura Campus in Darmstadt und die Mitarbeit beim Rapunzel Besucherzentrum in Legau, sowie die Projektleitung für das Projekt Smichov City, Sever Prag, Tchechoslowakei und das Kaldewei Innovationszentrum in Aalen, Deutschland.


Seit 2020 ist Yohhei für das Projekt Berliner Platz in Hamburg tätig und unterstützt seit 2023 das Projekt Stampflehmhaus Heilbronn

Projects

Rapunzel Naturkost Visitor Center

Rapunzel Naturkost Visitor Center

Visiting Rapunzel: haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 is planning the new Visitor Center for the head quarters of the organic manufacturer Rapunzel Naturkost GmbH in Legau.
Elementary School and Kindergarden in Bremen

Elementary School and Kindergarden in Bremen

First place for haascookzemmrich STUDIO 2050
Berliner Platz

Berliner Platz

First place for haascookzemmrich STUDIO 2050
Smichov City – Sever

Smichov City – Sever

Experimenta  Heilbronn, Germany

Experimenta Heilbronn, Germany

Visitors are greeted with a welcoming gesture. The building opens to all sides, embracing the outdoor space as an integral part of the distinctly exploratory architecture. The extension of the Experimenta floats above the forecourt, before the view of the visitor opens into a fantastic, multi-storey foyer. The cocoon-like forms of the TALENT INCUBATORS emerge as over-sized sculptures through the roof. Weaving between them is the orange space-time spiral, leading into the courtyard of the special exhibition, before diving underneath the forecourt and into the existing building.
Al Mawalih Souk of Life

Al Mawalih Souk of Life

The Children’s Center is an important step in the revival of the AL Mawalih Souk of Life. It is a place for the entire family. A library, a small theatre, and a cafe defined by picnic niches, reading and creative areas offer a wide range of amenities. haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050 have, together with the specialist consultants Transsolar KlimaEngineering, developed a wide-ranging sustainable strategy combining state-of-the-art technology with local traditions and materials, thus enabling the abandonment of central air conditioning.
Alnatura Campus

Alnatura Campus

Open, simple, sustainable, and people-orientated describes the newly constructed building of Alnatura Working Environment.

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