“Given the approach to tie the space back to the origins of Emirati culture, the choice of materials celebrates the natural and the raw. The material intervention remains minimal by maintaining the site’s original concrete skeleton in the interior. The raised floor is treated as a thickened slab finished with natural clay from which seating spaces were carved out of. The kitchen volume is made with acid washed steel and natural cut travertine; further enhancing the raw approach of composing the space. Softer elements such as fabric and plants are utilized to augment the intimacy of the space by creating areas of enclosure.” - BONE