Shared Space Envisioning Workshop for Design Zone Qatar, led by Mario Gagliardi, November 2008
The first site visit north of Doha: Kayvan, Jakob, Joerg, Shuhei and Aoi enjoy a great view and a nice breeze	Yasuyuki, Charlotte and Marc vigorously exploring the site	Yasuyuki and Marc: Great for swimming! But we didn't think of bringing our bathing suits...	Paul, Alexandre, Ricardo, Marc, Erik and Charlotte are organising thoughts	Implementing sustainability ideas with Erik
Considering options	The shared space arrived: A scale printout of the site is filling up the room	Jakob, Joerg and Gianni towards a shared understanding of the site	Anders makes a little joke: A skyscraper and 4 car showrooms, and the problem is solved!	Considerations on wayfinding, climate, and vegetation
Calculating energy options	The concept for a zero-carbon community - only sea water and the sun are required!	Laying out streets- the first pedestrian-friendly environment in the Gulf	Jakob works on scale models	Anders works on more scale models
Gianni and Yasuyuki on the shared space	A few designs thrown in for good measure	Trying out different arrangements	More discussions into late night	Working on the computer
Laying out the spatial arrangement	Final fine-tuning	Relief after a long week!	The sketchbooks are full with ideas	Jakob and Anders stay to finish the scale model. Anders on his way to find model building material
After another few days of work, a community vision takes shape	A village by the sea where international creative people and the local population live, work and interact: 100% walkable, sustainable and zero-carbon	Growing its own vegetables and producing its own cooking gas through biodigesters, with greywater channels inspired by traditional Arabic water features	Another view - the wooden blocks are massing models, the foam models are the first step towards a further design development	A step towards truly inspired neighbourhoods!