WATA - World Architecture Technal Awards Edition 2019 | Page 112

TECHNAL AWARD
Merchant House Boutique Hotel Al Noor, Manama
Bahrain
Architect Agency
Ahmed Bucheery
Owner
Private
Technal Metal Builder
Al Osra Aluminium, Sitra, Bahrain
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The Merchant House Boutique Hotel is located in the heart
of Manama city ; just a few minutes walk from the Old
Manama Souk grand entrance, Bab al-Bahrain. There is an
abundance of art from Bahraini artists reflective of Bahraini
culture and connective with the environment to the artist’s
eye. Every wall we pass in The Merchant House tells us a
story through a renovation process to maintain the 1974
architecture. The walls speak with feelings, colour and
someone’s life.
The architecture houses a sumptuous library, which is a real
delight thanks to the traditional architecture of comfort, in
contrast to the vibrant and luminous style of the Merchant
House. There is also a garden style open-air rooftop
restaurant, a world of emotion in simple true relation to
nature, which makes it a world of emotion in a simple and
true relationship with nature. The Hotel rooms and suites
are a true natural extension of everything that was inside the
Merchant’s House.
As well as these riches in life-art, the architecture houses
the drama of the two-storey reception lobby, the two
differently styled bars, the emerald green infinity pool, and a
great kitchen.