Dubai, UAE
“The Museum of the Future is a ‘living museum’, constantly adapting and metamorphosing as its very environment drives continual and iterative change to its exhibits and attractions,” said Mohammed Al Gergawi, chairman of the Dubai Future Foundation.
Designed by Killa Design and Buro Happold, under the auspices of the Dubai Future Foundation, the Museum of the Future opened its doors to the public, a couple of days ago.
Killa Design, known for its sustainable architecture techniques, has designed the museum using technologically advanced building methods, employing modern sustainable architecture strategies, such as solar power as the structure is powered through its dedicated solar park.
Inside, a multipurpose hall sits at the core of the building, surrounded by further spaces including a lecture hall, innovation laboratories for health, education, smart cities, energy and transportation, and permanent exhibition areas.
This seven-story building contains a combination of exhibits dedicated to the future and workshops for testing and developing emerging technology.
It has a 1,000-capacity multi-use hall, a 345-seat lecture theatre as well as numerous laboratory spaces.
Five floors of gallery space contain exhibits dedicated to space exploration, a digital recreation of the Amazon rainforest, and prototypes of future products.
The 77-meter-high building is supported by a steel structure, developed with engineering studio Buro Happold, which was “digitally grown” using parametric tools.
This structure means that the building has no internal columns.
It is clad in stainless steel with windows in the form of quotes from the emirate’s ruler written in Arabic calligraphy.
The three sentences written on the building are: “We may not live for hundreds of years, but the products of our creativity can leave a legacy long after we are gone”; “The future belongs to those who can imagine it, design it, and execute it. It isn’t something you await, but rather create”; and “Innovation is not an intellectual luxury. It is the secret behind the evolution and rejuvenation of nations and peoples.”
Project: The Museum of the Future
Architects: Killa Design
Lead Consultants: Buro Happold
Client: Dubai Future Foundation
Developer: North25
Photographers: Killa Design
