My Graduation Project: Art and Technology Hub in Aswan

Graduation Project I Art and Technology Hub in Aswan

Status: Graduation Project
Year: 2017

Software Used: 3dsmax,vray,Autocad and photoshop
Typology: Art and technology hub
Location: Awwad island , Aswan
Degree: A+

School: faculty of Engineering , Cairo Uni. , Architecture department.

Supervisors: Dr.Aly Gabr T.A.Fady Sherif

Abstract:

The Nubian community often endures color ,language and cultural discrimination ,a feeling of being perceived as 'other'. The project is a call for reconciliation towards breaking the boundaries between local Nubians and the world , providing them with the tools, techniques, new functions and spaces to create their own school of art which has the ability to compete with the international art schools by using the technological platform as a base for producing futuristic arts and through the hybridization of traditional crafts.The concept has its impact on form ,program, zoning ,plan , landscape design and interior design ; creating a unique experience inside and outside the building in harmony with the nature and the landscape and creating a sense of identity in the outdoor and indoor spaces in response to the Nubian culture and identity.

Concept:

Breaking boundaries, linking and directing local Nubians to the world by introducing technology to produce futuristic arts.

Keywords:

BREAKING LINKING DIRECTING

Project Aims:

.Breaking the boundaries between art,technology,production and
presentation.
.Bring people together across traditional barriers.
.Turning local into global by using the technological platfrom as a base for
bold art directions and the hybridzation of traditional handicrafts.
.Maintain cultural identity.
.Connects and interacts with the world’s multiple settings.
.Enhance tourism with the power of art, culture and technology.

Form Generation Principles:

-Conceptual I THE WALLS

.represents the broken boundaries that break, link and direct.
.Break masses ,creating continuity of spaces between inside and outside.
.Linking between masses ,zones and outdoor spaces.
.Directing masses to the main views and outdoor spaces. And directing people to the main entrances and outdoor spaces (which are related to the zones
functions).

-Contextual I Identity of Form and Spaces

.Human scale: Fragmentation of the architectural block to be suitable for human scale and using multiple grids to create volumes and slabs (traces of the geometry or the boundaries) in the indoor open space that allows the interaction between labs , workshops and the experimental exhibition areas.

.Details abstraction: The skin is inspired by The zigzag shape that refers to the waves of the Nile which they considered to be associated with life and prosperity.

.Some axis were directed towards Philae entrance , Aswan reservoir and Aswan High Dam.

.The Form is in harmony with the nature and the landscape , reflecting how the Nubian culture is based on the Nile.

Breaking down the boundaries between art ,technology , production and presentation through an interactive approach to creating and displaying
interactive art.

Living laboratories are experimental exhibition area that extends the labs and the studios into the public context (the exhibition) and shows the artwork at different stages from early prototype to end product; the exhibition will be a laboratory in its experiments and the public is invited to participate.
The laboratory in which the audience participates will remain unrealised as long as the
audience remain clients rather than partners and as long as research focuses primary on objects and artists rather than audience experience.

The hybridization of crafts workshops extends into the outdoor gallerys and the main public path ,providing a familiar atmosphere for Nubian people.

The Exhibition