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Entrance & Corridor
Blue stone pilasters, gilded capitals and an inlaid marble floor.
Residential
150-3 | Royal Family Private Majlis
Location
Sharjah, UAE
Type
Private Majlis
The idea
Lapis blue, white marble and gold.
A private majlis in Sharjah, drawn in white marble, gold and a deep lapis blue. A long corridor of blue stone pilasters and gilded capitals leads from the entrance hall, where an inlaid medallion is set into the marble floor, to a pair of carved timber doors.
The main majlis is lined with blue velvet seating around a patterned carpet, under a coffered ceiling and crystal chandeliers. A Moroccan majlis follows, with zellige walls, carved plaster and a brass lantern. Two dining rooms, a round washroom with a central fountain basin and an office panelled in timber and leather complete the house.
Material palette
Zellige
Moroccan majlis
Lapis blue stone
Corridor pilasters
Blue velvet
Main majlis seating
Inlaid marble medallion
Entrance hall floor
About the project
Stone, velvet and tile, as guests meet them.
A visit begins in the entrance hall, at the medallion set into the floor. The corridor draws guests forward between its pilasters, and the carved doors close the view at its far end. Through them lies the main majlis, and the Moroccan majlis follows. Next come the two dining rooms, under crystal chandeliers. The washroom and the office form the private end of the house: one round, centred on its basin; the other panelled.
Lapis blue stone forms the pilasters, and its depth makes the corridor read as long and formal; gold on the capitals catches the light. White marble carries the inlaid medallion, a cool surface beneath the blue. In the main majlis, velvet brings that blue into something soft to sit on. Zellige changes the texture in the Moroccan room, set off by carved plaster and a brass lantern. In this Sharjah majlis, the office ends in timber and leather, warmer to the hand than stone.
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