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Entrance & Main Hall
Inlaid stone floors, crystal chandeliers and a curved wrought-iron stair.
Residential
150-2 | Royal Family Private Palace
Location
Sharjah, UAE
Type
Private Palace
The idea
Inlaid stone, green marble and Moroccan tile.
A private palace in Sharjah. The family entrance and main hall are laid in inlaid stone, cream, red and green, under coffered ceilings and crystal chandeliers, and a curved stair with a wrought-iron balustrade climbs beside them. The main majlis and dining hall are long, formal rooms lined with seating and draped windows.
A Moroccan majlis of carved arches and deep red drapes holds the centre of the house, with its own tiled washroom. An indoor pool sits between columns of green marble. The family floors are warmer: a living room in gold and blue, a library panelled in timber, a family dining room and bedrooms in soft lilac.
Material palette
Moroccan tile
Moroccan washroom
Striped upholstery
Moroccan majlis
Green patterned carpet
Main majlis
Herringbone timber
Library
About the project
Several traditions under one roof.
This private palace in Sharjah, designed by IAIA, brings distinct interior traditions together in one house. The formal rooms speak a classical language of coffered ceilings, crystal and wrought iron, while a Moroccan majlis at the centre introduces carved arches and Moroccan tile. The design keeps each world legible, then softens the palette as the rooms become more private.
Pattern does much of the work. Inlaid stone in cream, red and green marks the entrance and main hall, and a green patterned carpet runs through the main majlis. Striped upholstery lines the Moroccan majlis, a room designed to be seen by day and by night, and Moroccan tile continues into its washroom. Green marble returns as columns around the indoor pool. On the family floors the materials turn warmer and quieter: a living room in gold and blue, herringbone timber in the library and bedrooms in soft lilac.
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