A WHIFF OF FRESH AIR Shubra Alkheima’s Cultural And Vocational Park 10th Semester Design Studio, Graduation Project Shubra Alkheima/Musturud Area Shubra Faculty Of Engineering February to September 2020
Agriculture land Factories
LIVING WITH INDUSTRY The sight from above is q u i e t s c a r y : the extremely urban density,lack of Green spaces (except for the rare Agriculture lands, and most disturbingly, homes sitting next door to factories (heavy industrial, petroleum factories).
POLLUTION, POVERTY AND GARBAGE The environmental conditions in Shubra Alkheima are catastrophic. Beside the air and noise pollution caused by factories, people suffer from recurring floods of sewerage, and rotting garbage wherever you may look. These problems with other settlements around the site such as Alkhsus and Izbet Alnakhl because they happen to lie in the overlooked area between Cairo and Alqalyoubia where neither governorates would take responsibility for their problems. Despite that, the site most embodies the problem of Shubra Alkheima more that any other area because of the factories we have on one side and the residential buildings on the other.
NEVER TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
A Brief History Of Shubra Alkheima
the park consists of several plazas with a path connecting them that starts with the bus terminal to the south ending with largest plaza to the north which houses all the educational buildings ..The plaza near the south entrance is found at level -4, plazas after that are deeper into the ground so that the largest plaza is at level -16 below the entrance level.
Site Plan And Rendered Shots
Shubra Alkheima used to be known for its textile industry espicially Share’ Ibrahim Bek, the textile empire, but due to the high price of cotton,because cotton planting has declined, the lack of technical training for workers and the inavailability of modern industrial infrastructure the industry has declined So, the educational plaza provides vocational buildings that aims at reviving the textile industry and introducing new textile arts and crafts
THE MARKET PLACE A Cultural And Community Center With A New Approach To Education 9th Semester Design Studio Shubra-Misr, Share’ Shubra Shubra Faculty Of Engineering September to December 2019 Shubra derives its name from “Sapro” the coptic word for small village. It was an upper and upper middle class area, known for its tight knit, diverse community and its religious tolerance. It was home for lots of celeberities and foreigners. The area consisted of palaces, villas and low, semi-detached buildings with Share’ Shubra ,used to be a fashionable royal road, passing through it. But after the industrial revolution, many factories were built and workers from rural areas moved there turning it into a heavily congested, populated and polluted area, with many of its old palaces and historic buildings torn down to make room for housing blocks. And leaving the area’s original residents no choice but to leave.
CONCEPT AND DESIGN PROCESS
Project Plans And Section
The New Facebook Office Building 7th Semester Design Studio New Cairo, Fifth Settlement Shubra Faculty Of Engineering September to December 2018 Facebook has decided to build a new Facebook quarters in Egypt. The deisgn should show the Facebook spirit of connecting people and feedom of speech, and it should create an environment that encourages and helps the employees feel at home. It’s a flat structured company that weighs every employee’s opinion equally.with many small teams that forms the whole. So from these values and characteristics I started working on the design, a universal space consisting of several small buildings (teams) but are all connected together., several large universal spaces, a high-tech facade, stairs on the facade to show (connection), several outdoor areas to allow people to “disconnect” instead of having everything indoors.
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