LIGHT LAPSE
( underground to meet light )
Graduation project 2020
Grade : A+
Supervised by : Dr. Aly Gabr
Dr. Mennatullah El Husseiny
Eng. Mohamed Atef
Eng. Omar Abou El Nagga
Eng. Shahira El Hossary
Theme of Project : Media Architecture
Location : Opera Garage (Old Opera House) Opera square close to azbakeya garden and attaba square
WHAT IS MEDIA ARCHITECTURE?
It is a medium between what happens inside the building and how it is
transmitted to people outside ( dialogue ) where a message is coded by the
architect and then decoded by the users creating immersive experiences that
result in 3d dimensions creating a cinematographic experience of space and to provide a social perspective to media architecture in the sense of describing the reception as a shared experience instead of an individual act.
transmitted to people outside ( dialogue ) where a message is coded by the
architect and then decoded by the users creating immersive experiences that
result in 3d dimensions creating a cinematographic experience of space and to provide a social perspective to media architecture in the sense of describing the reception as a shared experience instead of an individual act.
The project is based on Incremental design in architecture aims to give an opportunity to design only part of the project and then finish the design entirely after having the required budget, depending on taste of users and the circumstances that affect
the project in the future.
the project in the future.
WHY OPERA GARAGE?
1- Rarely public buildings calls for social interaction and gathering in place as well
as in consumer driven societies, access to goods and services became the main
and only concern for place making, this led to the deterioration of Opera
garage site and lack of cultural value in place.
as in consumer driven societies, access to goods and services became the main
and only concern for place making, this led to the deterioration of Opera
garage site and lack of cultural value in place.
2-the manifestation of a complex informal economy described as a slow enrichment into public space. Decades of decaying of formal institutions and the gradual informalisation of state structures have led to an increasing takeover of public space that result in establishment of illegal platforms for street vendors with their own rules.
PROJECT OBJECIVES
1- Set new standards for architecture as being a custom user based
decisions, multi generation depending on activation and re-innovation
decisions, multi generation depending on activation and re-innovation
2-Preserve the Egyptian culture heritage as it acts as a parallel practice to the
formal culture giving the priority to amateurs to recreate their own vision of art,
music and culture
formal culture giving the priority to amateurs to recreate their own vision of art,
music and culture
3- To find a permanent solution to one of the major crisis in place that symbolizes
chaos and informality which is represented in street vendors by establishing a
temporary rented legal market place.
4-Set reminders for the Opera House, Matatya building and narrates the peak
time.
chaos and informality which is represented in street vendors by establishing a
temporary rented legal market place.
4-Set reminders for the Opera House, Matatya building and narrates the peak
time.
5-Showcasing the diversity of Egypt’s traditions, the project is to demonstrate an
inherent strength of Egyptian society AND its pluralism.
inherent strength of Egyptian society AND its pluralism.
CONCEPT
My project is an ever-changing layered platform that excavates the
underground (cultural initiatives to meet light and reflects diversity through
embedding and revealing chaos versus order) in a world of pluralism.
underground (cultural initiatives to meet light and reflects diversity through
embedding and revealing chaos versus order) in a world of pluralism.
BIRDS EYE VIEW ( from order to chaos )
FORM GENERATION
ATTABA POLE ENTRANCE ( modular unit representing vendors entity )
OPERA POLE ENTRANCE ( chaos of site is represented )
LAYOUT ( showing the surrounding of azbakeya garden, national theatre post office building and ismail pasha statue )
NIGHT SHOT
VIEW FROM AZHAR BRIDGE
ROOF TOP VIEW
INTERMEDIATE ZONE INTERIOR SHOT
CHAOTIC ZONE INTERIOR SHOT
ORDER ZONE INTERIOR SHOT
CHAOTIC ZONE OVERVIEWING THE STATUE
CLAY RENDER