LOUVRE ABU DHABI3
and create an enchanting effect within the building. It is referred to as the reign of light. It is a
tribute to nature and directly connect the play of light through the Palm trees in in the desert . As
light reflects through the leaves of the palm tree and creates an enchanted play of light and
Shadow similarly the light of rain concept in this museum create the same feeling. It uses filter
and soften the bright sunlight to project a unique and dappled pattern on the ground is the main
theme of this architecture. There are piers to support the dome for making it float. Each is the
110 meter apart hidden within the structure and support the entire museum city.
Louvre Abu Dhabi by Nouvel is situated in the middle of the sea Hills surrounded by
water therefore the visitor can walk through the land or reach there by boat. Just like and
wondering narrow streets of the Arabian Madina the visitors can also explore 55 buildings in this
Museum city of which 23 are gallery. In this Museum City in the sea the visitors can also take a
break along the exterior walkways (Paleologos, El Amrousi & Elhakeem, 2018). There are
sitting arrangement where the visitors can rest and discuss about the artworks. This place is
meant for visualising and ever changing relationship between the natural forces like Sun and sea
with art and architecture. As the climate of Abu Dhabi is warm therefore this can have an impact
upon the architecture. The materials used for or building this architecture is mainly metal
therefore is not supportive of cooling this is the reason why the architecture has solve this
problem with the Dome. This dome is of 180 m diameter in the base. This reduces energy
consumption of the buildings under it. This creates shade from the heat of the Sun and provides
unparalleled experience by creating rain of light.
Louvre Abu Dhabi is a design which is set for the environmental excellence and has been
rated with silver LEED status (Paleologos, El Amrousi & Elhakeem, 2018). This has also
achieved Three Pearl Estidama Design rating. This is due to the fact that it creates a

Architectural Design of Louvre Abu Dhabi

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