Muttrah Fish Market: Merging Tradition With Innovation

Designing Matter, Middle Density, Project, Snøhetta, Technology and fabrication, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms

Active Public Spaces, Agency of Urban Organization, Aluminum skin, Arab cities, Atrium, Canopy, Commercial, Commercial infrastructure, Connections, Food, Harborfront, Innovation, Light, Market, Muttrah, Oman, Port, Project, Technological Approach, Territorial Approach, Tourism, Tradition, Urban Paradigms, Ventilation, Water, Waterfront

West of Muscat, on the coast of the Gulf of Oman, a new fish market has become a new landmark on the waterfront along the lively corniche in Muttrah. The Snøhetta-designed Muttrah Fish Market was created to serve as a focal point for the community of Muttrah, while simultaneously functioning as a hub for Oman’s thriving fishing industry.