AWARENESS SUSTAINABLE
"My building is a community A bank that is focused on encouraging people with endless creativity and potential to start their new businesses in Al Khalifa area"
PROBLEM?
Children
Children will begin to be introduced to the project by attending workshops that give them a basic understanding of the historic surrounding that would allow them to design the new currency creatively and add their footprint to the project in progress.
User Groups of Al Khalifa Bank
Women will have space to have their own projects and have a sense of ownership in the surrounding context. The fear of money will be eliminated because they will not need instant cash to start their own businesses.
Women Workers of the Bank
Formal Workers of the bank will get to have stable jobs in the building that monitor the condition of the new project in Al Khalifa area. They will work collaboratively with Al Khalifa members as well as exhibit the overall experience to NGOs to contribute in the project .
Local Members of Al Khalifa
Women could continue having a sense of ownership at an old age by working at home by creating handmade products or caring for children and storytelling activities that help them know more about history that will help them design currencies.
The Elderly
Older people will be able to take part in focus groups that help share their expertise in a field with younger generations and how to grow their business from people with previous knowledge in the field.
NGOs
NGOs will take part initially in the project by funding what it takes to issue the new currency. They will also take part in attending the exhibitions formed by the bank and supporting small businesses.
Men
Men will work with the barter system and exchange programs and be able to run their workshops and businesses without needing instant cash to keep their work in progress going. They will also get to save the cash in hand to be used with external suppliers instead.
Exchange Rate Loans
1LE = 20 KP
1LE = 18,5 KP 1LE = 17 KP
1- 1 LE ----> 20 KP (real value of currency)
2- 1 LE ---> 18.5 KP ( 1 KP savings for bank services - 0.25 for government -
0.25 community services for the people )
3- 1 LE ---> 17 KP for Non Khalifa Members (1KP savings for bank services - 1 KP for government - 1KP saved for community activities run in the area)
4- Years ahead value of currency will rise.
Loans will be granted according to the reputation of Al Khalifa member, it will cover certain issues:
Marriage expenses
Educational expenses
New businesses (products - sewing machines etc)
Public transportation expenses
How can the build become economically sustaianble?
Catalyzer for local consumption and development: social currencies should be seen as a mechanism, even if temporary, to stimulate the local consumption and appreciation of local products.
Factory Monthly Allowance
10,000 KP
This covers their basic necessities which include:-
Education for children
Food necessities (check tamween list)
Monthly rent for apartment
Electricity and water bills
Healthcare Insurance
The factory will be design to host workshops for newly established business.
1- % of profits made will go to the bank.
2- Bank will renovate the factory and run it by funds from NGOs and tax fee.
Stock Exchange Market Issuing Tickets - Taxation
Citizens can buy shares to invest in workshop businesses being newly established (based on reputation of Al Khalifa member in the area.
For every 1 share ---> the shareholder gets a monthly percentage % of the profits in KP For every 1 share ---> the money paid will help make the workshop grow by supervision from the bank.
External sources needed for business to grow will be bought and supervised by the bank
Renovated sites could be reopened and connected with the context of the bank for the public this will allow:
1- A public image of the sites to be established. brand image
2- Different pricing of the tickets for residents and non residents
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PROPOSALS
ECommerce Trading
Updates are being advertised using screens in front of the bank and big launching events will take place in the spine for people to engage and know more about technological updates. differentways togenerate profitinal khalifabank
Exhibiting Currencies
Jobs
The spine will host interactive screens for people to know more about job opportunities
RULES OF TRADING
Participants need to buy and exchange their products using Al Khalifa currency which can be available right away in stations existing in the spine in between spaces.
Evolution of the currency is part of the exhibition and people can document and buy old designs from the gift shop using Al Khalifa currency.
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Customers are then introduced to the most crowded spaces inside the bank which is the trading rooms by which stock exchange takes place and people are able to know more about start ups and their current profitability level
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"My bu lding is a community A bank that is focused on encouraging people with endless creativ ty and potential to start their new businesses in A Khalifa area"
Howaredifferentusersgoing tointersectusingExperientialArchitecture?
Integrat ve Kiosks n outdoor spaces that a low peop e to exchange sma l amounts and get to know the bank more
Gal eries is the type of display needed to showcase the work done by men and women in the workshops This is to allow more exposure and acknowledgement to their work
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Integrat ve Screens that offer job opportunities and keep peop e up to date w th the upcoming events and opportun t es being he d inside the bank of A Khal fa
Integrative spaces in between the bu lding to allow peop e to understand the procedure briefly and spread more transparency across the space
Main exhibit halls are designed to be theatres for the elderly. They get to showcase any type of art they perform and could reach out to most the audience since it is the largest hall
tourists can be a huge source of ncome for ocals
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understanding the power of heritage to insp re ocals and help them grow their ta ents
creat ng a sp ne l ke exper ence
FORMAL GRID
The formal grid respects Al Khalifa Main Street axis. It also allows the grid to follow the formal identity of the functiona spaces inside the bank
Holding on to a social identity?
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INFORMAL GRID
The informal grid respects the Main Axis of The northern Mosque of Al Sayyida Ruqqaya and allows people to playfully explore the exhibit areas.
LandscapeNotceabe deveopment of andscape in contrast wth macro scae andscape anayss
This was the concentration of vegetation befor e zeinhom was bui t We can still see the scattered geometry that ooks quite similar to A Khalifa from the right The concentration of trees is the closest to the one visible now n 2021
Patternw thinchaosEvery area tends to have a dfferent geometry that makes ts dentty stand out wthout msaignment with the man Kha fa Road
D spers on of pub c transport s seen as an asset that connects both the resdents wth the branching connecton of regons
Linear grid of main streets has a direct impact on the design of districts The Linearity of Khalifa is very much reflected on sideways streets and how secondary streets are aligned parallel to it in a parallel format
Branching geometry of streets emerge from the n le Nasr city is the most rig d and inear relative to the city center Absence of landscape in t ght reg ons 2008 2010 2013
Not ceab e attempt to create a l near gr d that con ines bu d ng blocks together This he ped create a centra node wh ch n th s case were n accessible gardens
This was the plan of the place after demolishing the old buildings of ezbet zeinhom and in the process of building their housing project We can see that the trees have been removed completely from the western side.
In 2010 the blocks starts to appear on the western side of the map yet no presence of greenery is visible yet and the concentration of trees is still n the eastern side on y,
In 2013 there is more focus on vegetation towards the western side of the map that was neglected in the beginning of the planning process of the housing project
FULL MODEL
Full model shows the integration between all grids both in zeinhom and A Khalifa area in order to respect the context and welcome the people from all sides to the building
Zeinhom floor has an entrance that welcomes people there The activities are also similar to the services being offered in thi area and allow people to engage
This floor in the bank allows workers in the bank to have some privacy from the social activities happening in the
The bridge is a continuation of the touristic experiential trip that allows people to ciew the printing area from above and understand how it works.
This is the social identity of the bank that allows the spine to exist with several user groups and have different behaviors altogether
This is the historical level of the design. It has access from the mosque and welcomes people there