Sharif Hussein House Museum in Aqaba - Exhibit Design by Zaid Masannat

Описание: Schematic design for Sharif Hussein Museum in Aqaba, Jordan

Schematic exhibit design by Zaid Masannat of https://zCreations.com


Architect Zaid Masannat did a full museum schematic design for The Sharif Hussein Museum in Aqaba, Jordan while working for the USAID Jordan tourism project Building Economic Sustainability Through Tourism Project (BEST).  The work included a full architectural, interior, interpretation, exhibit, landscape and branding design for this landmark museum in Aqaba. The project was later handed over to a consulting firm that did some changes in the final look and feel, but overall abided by the schematic design by architect Zaid Masannat.

The Museum in Context

The Sharif Hussein House was built in 1918 and was one of the first official building in Jordan which originally served as a customs toll house. It was renovated in the 1980's and housed the Aqaba Archaeological Museum until 2016, when it was decided to dedicate it fully to tell the story of Sharif Hussein and his role in the Great Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule in 1916.

The house itself was built right at the edge of the seafront adjacent to the historic 14th century Mamluk Fort. In recent decades Aqaba witnessed a transformation and the Great Arab Revolt plaza was added in front of the house with a massive memorial revolt flag in its center.  The plaza is the living heart of Aqaba and its historic district.  The museum design celebrates both its formal central location in the plaza and its humble original domestic building state.

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