Project Name

Palestinian Museum

Files

Project Location

Birzeit, Palestinian

Year of Completion

2017

Building Type

Institutional

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Peng Shih-Fu, heneghan peng architects
Róisín Heneghan, heneghan peng architects

Architect Location

14–16 Lord Edward Street, Floor 2 Dublin D02 YC63, Ireland

Owner

Taawon-Welfare Association/ Palestinian Museum Dr Mahmoud Hawari

Student Author

Rui Guo

Archived Year

12-19-2018

Climate

Hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa)

Application

Envelope

Material and its Properties

stone cladding The use of local stone to merge into the agricultural terraces landscape of the area. The stone is quarried in Bethlehem. The large stone sheets are pinned to cladding structure for the seismic concern. The stone joints are designed as open joints

Architect Website

http://www.hparc.com/

Other Sources

http://www.tess.fr/projet/musee-de-la-palestine

http://www.hparc.com/work/palestinian-museum1/

https://www.archdaily.com/871986/the-palestinian-museum- heneghan-and-peng-architects

Environmental Response

Local materials

Recommended Citation

Shih-Fu, Peng and Heneghan, Róisín, "Palestinian Museum" (2017). Building Case Studies. 472.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/472