Look inside Beeah HQ - in pictures

  • The headquarters of Sharjah waste management operator Beeah was the last project designed by Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid before her death in 2016. All photos: Andrew Scott / The National
    The headquarters of Sharjah waste management operator Beeah was the last project designed by Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid before her death in 2016. All photos: Andrew Scott / The National
  • The glass facade reduces the entry of infrared and ultraviolet light, while solar panels harness energy to run the air conditioning system
    The glass facade reduces the entry of infrared and ultraviolet light, while solar panels harness energy to run the air conditioning system
  • The HQ opened last year and now has a full capacity of 500 workers
    The HQ opened last year and now has a full capacity of 500 workers
  • Sweeping staircases take visitors to a first-floor art gallery with screens showing a time-lapse video to explain the sustainable building’s five year construction
    Sweeping staircases take visitors to a first-floor art gallery with screens showing a time-lapse video to explain the sustainable building’s five year construction
  • Conference rooms are equipped with technology that automatically transcribes meeting minutes and emails them to participants
    Conference rooms are equipped with technology that automatically transcribes meeting minutes and emails them to participants
  • The building is the third in the UAE to be designed by Zaha Hadid architects, after the Sheikh Zayed Bridge, which opened in Abu Dhabi in 2010, and The Opus hotel and apartments complex in Business Bay, Dubai, opened in 2018
    The building is the third in the UAE to be designed by Zaha Hadid architects, after the Sheikh Zayed Bridge, which opened in Abu Dhabi in 2010, and The Opus hotel and apartments complex in Business Bay, Dubai, opened in 2018