parametric Bedouin mobile shelter

MARWAN HAMED ARCH3522 DIGITAL DESIGN DR. SHERIF MOURAD DR. PASSAINT MASSOUD

MOBILE LIFESTYLE BEDOUINS, AS DESERT DWELLERS ARE A PERFECT INSPIRATION AND CONSUMER OF A MOVABLE HOME, SINCE IT IS PART OF THEIR LOGISTICS AND THEY ALREADY USE FABRIC TENTS.

FLOWING EARTH

bediouns

ALTHOUGH A VERY EARTHY MATERIAL SAND IS SO LIGHT THAT IT RESPONDS IN A FREE-FLOWING MANNER DANCING IN HARMONY WITH SOUND, WIND AND WATER.

A TRAVELLING CHANNEL CONCEPTUALLY THEY EMBODY THE PURPOSE OF A MOVABLE HOME HAVING THE SENSE OF BELONGING TOWARDS THE DESERT WHILE NOT SETTLING IN ONE PLACE SOLVING A MAJOR PROBLEM OF HOME MOVABILITY.

WHO WHERE

SUEZ

SUEZ TERRAIN IS MAINLY DESERT AND ALWAYS ACTED AS A SETTLEMENT OPTION OF BEDOUINS. THE LANDSCAPE BOTH IN THE CITY BOUNDARIES AND CITY CENTRE IS DESERTED GIVING AN IMPRESSION ON THE TERRAIN THE RESIDENTS ARE USED TO.

SAND REPRESENTED BY DESERT HAS ALWAYS BEEN CONSIDERED A MOVEMENT AND TRAVELLING MEDIUM FORCING ITS INHABITANTS TO BE ON THE MOVE. .

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the Bedouin dwelling

embraces outdoor activities and spaces adaptable to function

STRONG SUN HEAT

climatic nature

HARSH WINTER COLD

Bedouin life

STRONG WINTER WINDS AND SUMMER SAND STORMS

iuse of fabric and that responds to climatic issues

identity

caters for arab nature of hospitality

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mirroring environment

sand is easliy flowing with forces of nature aciting as a mirror for the environmental conditions (rain, heat wind etc.)

VARIABLES PERMEABILITY DENSITY STRENGTH

air voids

sand can exist in different compaction states with varying air gaps volume making density the main variable

dense

KEYWORDS / GOALS ADAPTING TO ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING MODULARITY STRENGTH VS. FLOWING STABILITY VS. MOBILITY

research concept SAND DEFINING EDGE LANGUAGE FUNCTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MIRRORING REACTING WITH FORCES OF NATURE WAVES INTERACTION

CONCEPT STATEMENT FLOWING WITH FORCES OF NATURE CREATING AN IMAGING OF TIME THROUGH CLIMATIC RESPONSES

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ADJUSTABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE SAND

SAND INFILL SAFTEY AND STABILITY WALL IS FILLED WITH SAND TO PROVIDE STABILITY AND SAFETY AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS

MOBILITY THE SAND INFILL CAN BE REMOVED TO MAKE THE FLODABLE STRUCTURE EASILY MOVABLE AND EASILY CONSTRUCTED ELSWHERE

environmental MOBILITY SCENARIO 1

SCENARIO 2

THICKER CROSS SECTION

THINNER CROSS SECTION

BLOCKS AIR PENETRATION HIGH THERMAL CAPACITY AND THERMAL RESTITIVTIY PROTECTING FROM THE WINTER COLD OF THE WINTER

ALLOWS AIR PENETRATION

CREATES A SMALLER COZY SPACES THAT OPTIMISES HEAT

CREATES A LARGER SPACE THAT HELPS VENTILLATION

SHRINKING SPACE IN WINTER

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CONTEXT INSPIRED LANGUAGE

form finding STRAIGHT MEMBER TWISTED CREATING DYNAMIC VOLUMES USING ONE DIMENSIONAL STICKS

DYNAMIC TWISTING ENABLED REPSONSE TO CONTEXT AND CREATION OF DYNAMIC OUTDOOR AND INDOOR SPACES

STRAIGHT MEMBER TWISTED CREATING DYNAMIC VOLUMES USING ONE DIMENSIONAL STICKS

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EQUILIBRUIM STRUCUTRAL STABILITY ACHIEVED BY COMPRESSION AND TENSION OF THE PLANE

form finding STRUCTURE CREATING SPACE THE TWISTING CREATES SEPARATE OUTDOOR SPACES THAT CAN DIFFER IN SPATIAL EXPERIENCE

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THE PHYIDCAL AND CONCEPTUAL DIALOGUE WITH THE CONTEXT STARTED CREATING OUTDOOR SPACES AS WELL AS CURATE JOURNEY THROUGH THE SHELTER

form making context INTRIGUED BY THE DEFINING LINES OF SAND WAVES THE DESIGN AIMS TO RETELL THIS EXPRESION

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FORM MAKING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FORM EVOLVED FROM A DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION OF THE INITIAL SKETCH BUT COMBINING SPATIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL ASPECTS

form making

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FAMILY PRIVATE OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE

spatial experience

BEDROOMS AT END OF JOURNEY

SEMIPUBLIC LIVING AREA ‫مجلس الضيافة‬

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TOP VIEW

plans

SCALE 1:50

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elevations

SCALE 1:50

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section

SCALE 1:50

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perspective

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