True to his style, he incorporated a library, exhibition hall, workshops and other uses of the space without destroying the original plan and ambiance of the residence built in the 1930's by the Hamoud family. Through Khammash's work, the center, which is funded by the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation to promote the fine arts, has achieved a fitting environment for its purposes. Constructing an elevated aqueduct would maximize the use of land and utilize gravity instead of other energy forms to transport water. For example, he'd like to see Jordan's Wadi Rum make music. Throw a note and it will go out to the mountain and come back just in time to reappear at the exact moment in the score.
Nature is a measure.
A valley has music and acoustics. Like an organ in a church. The organ measures the entire volume of the church. When the sound begins to vibrate you know that it has reached the limits of the construction. Your voice can measure the exact distance of Wadi Rum.