The brief
To create far more than just a bookstore. The client wanted a multi-functional space that would reflect Sharjah’s literary heritage.
Our approach
To build a cross-over space that is a cafe, restaurant, event location, bookstore and children’s creative zone.
Wallpaper magazine praised Al Rawi as “uplifting and informal,” and said that “Sharjah’s creative community has a new destination for work and play.”
Al Rawi means ‘the one who tells stories’ in Arabic, so we developed a design narrative inspired by the diverse ways people interact with books.
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