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Zaha Hadid Architects completes dune-like Beeah Headquarters in Sharjah

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Inside, the building is divided into two wings. One houses the Beeah Group's public and management departments while the other contains the administrative zone. These areas are connected by a central courtyard, described by Zaha Hadid Architects as an "oasis within the building" that helps provide natural ventilation.

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BEEAH Group’s new headquarters by Zaha Hadid Architects

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Embedded within its context of Sharjah’s Al Sajaa desert, the design echoes the surrounding landscape. Smart building technologies by Microsoft, Johnson Controls and EVOTEQ, a BEEAH Digital venture. Photo © Hufton+Crow. Source by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA). Photo © Hufton+Crow. Photo © Hufton+Crow.

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