ARCH 401 - Project 1
CONNEXION
Urban Design Project
Residential Complex
Al Fahidi, Dubai
2020
A PROJECT THAT PROVIDES UNIQUE USER EXPERIENCE WITH DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. IT STARTS BY CONTINUING THE ALLEYWAYS GENERATED FROM THE EXISTED SURROUNDING BUILDINGS, AND RESPECTING THE CONTEXT BY FOLLOWING CONSTRUCTION LINES. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT INCLUDES CENTRAL SQUARES THAT IS SURROUNDED BY RETAIL & COMMUNITY FACILITIES, AND THEY ARE DEFINED SPACES BOTH HORIZONTALLY & VERTICALLY WHERE THE BUILDINGS GET LOWER CLOSER TO THE SQUARES, WHICH ALSO ALLOWS THE RESIDENTS TO HAVE GOOD VIEW OVER THE SQUARE. THE RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS ARE PLANNED IN A WAY THAT MAKES USE OF THE COMPLEX GEOMETRY GENERATED FROM THE SITE PLANNING. THE TIGHT EDGES WERE TRANSFERED INTO BALCONIES THAT ORIENT TOWARDS THE SQUARE. THE BRIDGE IS CONNECTING THE DIFFERENT PROJECT PARTS AS WELL AS PROVIDING DIFFERENT SPATIAL QUALITIES AND EXPERIENCES, AND IT IS BLOCKING THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND PROVIDING LARGE PORTION OF SHADED SPACES TO ALLOW PEOPLE PRACTICE DIFERENT ACTIVITIES IN COMFORT.
American University in Dubai
STUDIO VII
Individual Work
