National Museum of Afghanistan

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  • International Ideas Competition.
  • Shortlisted competition entry.

Our proposal for the National Museum of Afghanistan aims to deliver a world class Museum and signal the gradual reversal of the decline of Kabul’s once great building fabric.

The main building “container” is a pure, glistening object, reflecting it’s surroundings and hovering above it, detached and holding it’s precious cargo. Elevated to the height of the surround wall it stands as a symbol of unity and progression towards the bright future of Kabul.

From afar the main building “container” reads as a clean monolithic object. It is pure in form, whole and complete. On approach a detailed texturing is revealed providing scale, rhythm and an ordering device for the functions within.

Re-thinking the ideas about art and collection strategy results in an alternative approach to the ordering of public and private space within the museum building. Controlled exposure to the inner workings of the museum extends the traditional museum experience.

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Scale’s mission is to design spaces that inspire, build the best architecture, and innovate solutions for a green, livable future.

Scale has more than 15 years experience in residential, public and commercial work and have been recognised for our expertise in design excellence through multiple awards, publications and talks.

Through our extensive portfolio of projects, we have proven our ability to deliver our services on time and budget.

At Scale, we believe each project represents a unique opportunity, innovate and achieve design excellence. Working from the ground up, our open design process allows for close collaboration with clients, as well as with contractors, to create clever and enduring design. Passion for design is at the heart of all our projects, across all scales and types.