Drawing from the quiet strength of Tuscan architectural order, this installation reimagined simplicity through a Khaleeji lens. Where formality meets hospitality, and classical rhythm meets regional warmth.

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Nine open majlises were created using 40 unadorned columns, inspired by the Tuscan order’s clean symmetry and sense of proportion. These columns were crowned not by traditional entablatures, but by a reinterpreted “waresh”. The decorative wooden beamwork found in old Emirati homes, here rendered with a twist motif that added a soft movement across the structure.

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The result was a space that felt both timeless and present. Structured but welcoming. A balance between cultural memory and architectural restraint, where guests moved through zones that felt intimate, rhythmic, and rooted.

It wasn’t just about form.

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It was about redefining how space brings people together.