While the exterior walls are white washed, the inward-facing walls are comprised of panels of various shapes and sizes -- all of them covered with brick and tile work in various patterns.

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The curving walls of this white-washed building arc around a courtyard amphitheatre, a space that was used for client presentations and meetings.

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The cobbled lanes and white washed buildings, made using traditional Qatari architectural elements including mud rendered walls and exposed timber beams, look to be from a bygone era.

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