Project Details
Soul Within the Soul
Project Type
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Commercial
Client
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American University in Dubai
Year
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2025
Size
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1700
sq. m
Location
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Al Quoz, Dubai, UAE
Status
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Completed
Project Overview

Design Approach
This project is not a museum in the conventional sense: it is a path inward. Rooted in Sufi philosophy, it follows the belief that truth is not found in the outer world, but in the polishing of the heart — the soul within the soul. The architecture unfolds clockwise, circling a sacred center, echoing the whirling dervish who turns around the unseen Divine. Veils brush the skin, oud and rose linger in the air, poetry whispers from hidden chambers. Visitors do not merely observe — they move, listen, ascend. As they rise toward revelation, space becomes metaphor, and the journey becomes remembrance.
Project Gallery

Platform 3: Jewelry of Devotion

Historical Timeline (Screens & Holograms)

Treasures of Remembrance (cafe)

Hall of Devotion

The Center of Eternity (stage)

Interior View

Close-up of Souvenirs

Whispers of the Divine

Hall of Devotion
CAD Drawings
CAD Drawings

Ground Floor Plan

Mezzanine Floor Plan

Section AA

Section BB

Section CC