Towards A New Architecture Mohammed Ali Khesroh
A Greater Renaissance
N Neukรถlln, Berlin
public access
spatial organization
weave
subtract and alternate
facade shading device
courtyard
Towards A Ground of Healing
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Extrusion
Seperate
Block
Define O.R.
Reconnect
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.ecapS gnitiaW dna efaC entry
Entry
language
Language
remove extra volume
Remove Extra Volume
healing garden
Helaing Garden
connect to old
Connect to Aid
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Second Floor
Ground Floor
North Elevation
DN
UP
OPEN TO BELOW
East Elevation
Second Floor
An Architecture for Machines
14.5’ x 7’ long span box truss with 8” members and occupiable center 5’ deep steel truss bolted connection to box truss -shape steel bracket for bolt and weld connection between steel structure and precast concrete panel 4” precast hollow core concrete slab panel with #3 re-bar
6” deep top and #5 re-bar 18” o.c. 2” structural glass 1” rubber gasket 18” deep steel truss with bolt connection 6’ deep poured concrete girder
3’ wide poured concrete column unit with #7 bar 1’ o.c. 8” poured concrete floor slab with #5 bar 18” o.c. 1” expanstion joint between floor and column 8” crushed gravel subgrade 18” poured concrete pile cap with #7 reinforcing bar 12”x12” precast concrete pile with #3 bar
The New Kind
PROGRAM WIND SCULPTING S O LAR RESP.
W I N D T U N N E L ANALYS I S .
Wind Sculpting
DESERT SNAIL
WIND HARVEST
W A T E R S Y S. NUMBER T WO
W A T E R S Y S. NUMBER ONE
Body Shape Reflector
SAGUARO CACTUS
WAT E R R E S E R V O I R
PERSIAN WIND CAT C H E R
Cell Water Retention System
W a t e r R e s e r v o i r C o l l e c t i o n S y e t em
Wind Reception Barrier
The cells are made of material that are able to expand when the weather is warm, which will be able to seal water that was collected during rainfall. and allows the sand dunes to form while the water is sealed for later use.
Release: during cooler climate During cooler season when the dunes have formed, the cells then open to release the water into the sand and onto the seed blanket allowing plants to start to grow on and within the dune, to prevent the sand from participating in a sand storm.
Secondary Water Collection system The secondary water collection system that runs in between all the cells would, over a long period, continuously absorb and store water much like the saguaro cactus in a reservoir underground to keep water from evaporating due to high heat on the desert surface.
Plant Seed Blanket For Revitalization The mesh- like blanket, would serve as the main element in which plants grow from. It aims to reduce the needed time for seeds to planted or to be transported naturally through air.The blanket carries native endanged plant seed, such as, Arfaj. The hope is that this method of growing protected plants on buildings would be the precursor to revitaliztion of a fragile and damaged ecosystem.
Water Collecting
Wind Harvesting
Solar Shading
Winter Installation
Rain Collection
Skin Water Retention
Dust Storm Season
Sand Dune Formation & Warer Release in Winter
Desert Terraforming & Revitalization