The Cube

It all started with a square, a seemingly simple and true form to the mathematical and build environment.

Working with the new grid movement which serv s as a geometric nod to UAE traditional weaving in a 2 dimensional flat plan started to form 3D cube. Using a 8x8 grid throught to create a 40x40x 40 cube.

a cube, a purely platonic shape in mathematics associated with the most solid and stable of all platonic shapes, ironically known as the architect in the spiritual realm.

It represents truth - all equal sides

It represents stability and foundation emphasised in the built industry

And further it represents enlightenment, knowledge,

Represents devotion

All of which my client DPPA stands for.

Stability for those in crisis, the truth for those who are in political arrest and knowledge for everyone to be enlightened to the needs of others.

Adding the new movement to the cube in the 2 dimensional space, a thought provoked metronome cube is formed . 3d on a 2d plane

Metetron cube: icosahedron and tetraheden to creat movement Path between the voids creating a seperation of activities and movement.

Ground square cube - earth, top enlightment and knowledge, right, left

Triangle Tetragon -fire harmony equilibrium balance connecting entry to the library, library to the void gardens, gardens to the ai offices and icosahedron - trust in the wisdom of the universe is needed with a willingness to allow others to assist in the situation

Connecting AI to conference, library to quiet rooms and gardens, exhibition to elevated cafe

Joined all together for the merkhaba star from earth to enlightment creating the universe in a building form.

The form of the building was devised by the soma cube pull apart to for voids to seperate functions and create connection parths

Soma cube is a 3d like Tetris formed using mathematics. There are 288 iterations of the soma.

Fun fact

Pi- fastest time to solve a soma cube is 1.34 minutes. Easy as Pi.

Functions

Largest shape full length to create the conference able to seat all 193 UN delegates,

Opposite to that was the second largest the T shape for the AI office and air cafe. On the ground level the twisted z was used for the exhibition to create decent into darkness of exhibition to come up to the light. The lobby the angled T was used and finally the 2nd twisted z was used for the ground cafe and 2 story library with loft nets as platforms

The z through the center of the cube was utilized as access and voids.