GRADUATION PROJECT PORTFOLIO “ STUDIES” Science Park Project
Smart Technology Devices Yasmine Zaki
Table of Contents
Land Zoning Comparison Between Selected Sites Project Criteria, Site Selection & City Info.
Project Concept
Site Analysis
Project Overview
Architecture
Overview
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History Of Science Parks.
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Definition Of Science Parks.
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Purpose for science parks.
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Why Science Parks Are Important?
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Definition Of The Project Theme.
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Why Technology Science Park To Be The Project?
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Why Smart-Tech. Devices?
Project Overview
Purpose for science parks
History Of Science Parks
1. Sharing Of Ideas: - In 1960, the French newspaper Le Monde published an article written by Senator Pierre Laffitte titled "Le Quartier Latin aux Champs," his theory was that creativity is born through the exchange between industrial, scientific, philosophical, and artistic minds. Pierre Laffitte, the mastermind and founder of Sophia Antipolis Science Park in France decided to apply the concept in France, thus the Sophia Antipolis Science Park.
The first science and technology park was created on the campus of Stanford University more that 50 year ago.
It has transformed the Silicon Valley area from one of the poorest regions in the USA into a global centre of technology, finance, education and research.
- Strategically planned mixed-use science parks are emerging and involve shared space in which industry and academic researchers can work side by side.
This trio represents the oldest and the most well-known science parks in the world.
- science parks create environments that foster collaboration and innovation in which government, universities and private companies cooperate and collaborate.
1. Stanford University Science Park, Silicon Valley 2. Sophia Antipolis (France) in Europe in the 1960s 3. Tsukuba Science City (Japan) in Asia in the early 1970s
2. Launching new companies - Parks can provide a location for start-up companies which are often based on innovative new ideas from university or private sector researchers created to commercialize technology developed in the labs.
Some Science Parks All over the world
Definition Of A Science Park A science park is an area devoted to scientific research or the development of science-based or technological industries, and managed in a manner designed to promote innovation. In a more clear way it is a physical place that supports university-industry and government collaboration with the intent of creating high technology economic development and advancing knowledge.
There are over 400 science parks (Approved by UNESCO) worldwide and their number is still growing , At the top of the list comes: 1. USA, have more than 150 science parks. 2. Japan, 111 science parks. 3. China, has around 100, 52 of which were approved by the national government and the remainder by local governments.
There are many approximate synonyms for “science park”, the appropriate term depends on the type of sort of science and research in which the park's entities engage. ex: Bio park, Technology park … etc.
- Every job in a science park generates an average of an additional 2.57 jobs in the economy, according to the AURP-Battelle Technology Practice report, released in October 2007. According to the Battelle report: • More than 380,000 workers in North America work in university science parks today. • Nearly 800 firms graduated from park incubators in the past five years, while only thirteen percent failed. • About one-quarter of these graduates remain in their park. • Fewer than ten percent of the graduates left the region
Why Science Parks Are Important? • Supports the start-up of innovation-led, high-growth, knowledge-based businesses; • Provides an environment where larger and international businesses can develop specific and close interactions with a particular center of knowledge creation for their mutual benefit; • Has formal and operational links with centers of knowledge creation such as universities, higher education institutes and research organizations. • Science parks are able to foster economic development at a regional level. • Able to find solutions to particular emerging challenges. • Contribute towards the national agenda for innovation. • Able to interact with municipalities and communities
Definition Of The Project Theme (Project Idea) Supporting Development & Researches
The Project is a “Smart Tech-Devices Science Park”, And what follows is defining the nature of the project and why it’s chosen.
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Technology The branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
1.4% GLOBAL AVERAGE
Smart Device
Is the ratio for expense of Arab countries on researches & developments, which is:
7 times less than the GLOBAL AVERAGE
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2% ISRAEL AVERAGE
10 times less than ISRAEL AVERAGE
A smart device, is an electronic gadget that is able to connect, share and interact with its user and other smart devices. Although usually small in size, smart devices typically have the computing power of a few gigabytes
Smart – Technology Devices Hardware/products that have AI enhanced capabilities and/or the ability to access the Internet. Some of these devices are designed to sense your actions or learn your patterns and alter their behavior accordingly.
Why Technology Science Park To Be The Project? Economic Growth Based on Technology
There were some essential reasons behind choosing a science park project in general and a technology science park especially, to be in Egypt and the Middle East overall:
$324 Billions is the Gross National Product (GNP) for Middle East and which falls down to $230 Billions without petroleum. This Amount is: • Less than the GNP of a very small country such as Holland which its population is 20 times less than the whole middle east. • Less than 1/3 the GNP of Italy. • Less than 1/5 the GNP of France.
Failure Of Human Evolution In Knowledge Era
Why Smart-Technology Devices
45%
Is the ratio of illiterate people in the Middle East
70 millions
Is the number of illiterate people in the Middle East.
25%
Are the Arab illiterate people to total population
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A very essential method that provides many requirements of human needs. Add a huge improvement to many domains (education, health, business,…etc.). Save time and accomplish targets faster and easier. Encourages innovation and capability to create more technological stuff and build links between them. • Affects economic situation positively.
Global growth of smart devices 2015-2020 forecast
Regional share of smart devices 20152020 for converting installed base to smart devices
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Site Criteria
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City Selection
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City Characteristics
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City Info.
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Sites Selection Methodology.
Criteria & City Info.
Site Criteria The existence for some criteria while choosing the site is very important since they affect on the decisions of choosing a suitable city with a suitable site as well. Criteria needed to be considered while picking the site are: To implement the project in a technological city is very important for the nature of project activity.
City Selection After determining the criteria for measuring whether the site to choose is suitable for the desired project or not, the selected city according to those criteria were “New Borg El-Arab”. The following will present info. About the city and how much does it achieve the requirements of the criteria:
Location & Info.
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It’s important to exist investment and productive industry in the city.
Existence universities and academies nearby are necessary in site selection.
Research Departments are very important also for establishing a science park.
The site needs to be accessible to avoid problems in transportation for employees and attracting visitors. Acceptable land value should be considered strongly for employee accommodations as the project targets young people in the first place
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7 Km
48 Km
Technology needs to provide a very good infrastructure.
Expandable Empty land should be put in consideration for futuristic expansions if needed.
Longitude:
29’38 east
Latitude:
30’54 north
The city is Industrial Technological Residential City. It has 13 Districts & 5 industrial zones at the southern part. 150K population live in the city, 70% of them are living in district “1”. The city is far from Alexandria about 48 Kilometers, and about 7 kilometers from North Coast.
The city established 37 years ago (1979 AD), it is one of the 1st generation cities and its planning relied on Dutch experience.
Characteristics Of The City This part presents the characteristics that New Borg El-Arab had which leaded to choose the site in this city:
City Classification The city satisfies the all the needed classifications since it is: • • • •
Technological Industrial Touristic Investment Residential
Knowledge The city has a very good educational facilities such as: - Alexandria Bibliotheca makes Alex on of the most knowledge centers in the middle east. • SRTA City as a key pillar for innovations in technology. • Technology Valley, Smart Village, Technology Universities and Research Centers & Institutes. • Highest percentage of educated people after Cairo & Giza. (30,000 Graduates\year) • 32% of the manpower have already graduated from universities.
Production A productive city: • A strong Egyptian industrial foundation. • First factory in Egypt about to manufacture Egyptian electronic devices. (accomplished in 2017)
Competitive A competitive city from where: • Good earnings & salaries with a low cost of living (25% less than Cairo). • Cheap apartments prices to stimulate young people to live there. • As a scientific and industrial city in the first class, schools & institutes are existed fort training and teaching in the sector domains.
Links The city is capable to make links with cities and countries abroad, Since it is placed in the North gate of Egypt and has: • Airport for serving the tourism and business sectors. • harbors for exporting goods abroad.
City Life The city is provided by all the needs and has a very good and suitable infrastructure for achieving the technological city requirements. Water Supply: Purification plant 3 lines with a diameter 1000, 1500, 1500 mm to the water lift station in the city. Total water networks = 655 km Energy: The city is supplied by around 166K meters^3/daily of energy. And it will be reach about 566K meters^3/daily after the establishment. Total no. of transformer stations = 3 Sewage: Sewage Treatment Plant with capacity of 64K m^3/daily. And will reach about 460K after establishment. Total sewage networks = 425 km Roads & Communications: Roads network = 578.50 km Telecomm. Network = 410 km
City Info. Area, Level & Boundaries
Area: 255 Km square.
Level: 28 m. above sea level.
Main Accessible Roads
Boundaries: Illustrated on map.
The city is approached by main roads & highways which is accessible from different places from Egypt.
Wind Direction
Airports & Railways Al-Nozha airport – Alexandria 60 km distance Borg El-Arab airport – Borg El-Arab 8 km distance Cargo Railway Station coming from Egypt Station - Alexandria Passengers Station coming from Egypt Station - Alexandria Suggested Passengers Station as in strategic plan. Alexandria Port – Alexandria 45 km distance
Dry port – New Borg El-Arab
Wing direction on Alexandria in general is coming from the northern west right from the sea, that means the northern direction on New Borg ElArab
Sites Selection Methodology
The Methodology of choosing the site was depending on the strategic plan of New Borg ElArab, by targeting the important criteria that needed to be in or surrounding the site, then making a comparison between the most suitable sites in the area and choosing the most perfect for the requirements needed.
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Sites Locations
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Area & Dimensions
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Neighborhood Context
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Advantages
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Height Conditions
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Winner Site
Sites Comparison
Locations Site 1 Site 2
Site 2
Site 1
Site 1
Area & Dimensions
Advantages 459 m
194 m
790 m
Site 2
194 m
36 Acres
35 Acres
194 m
The site is a part from the technology valley.
The site is in the city center (close to service areas).
Near to a logistic area and a dry port.
A planned businessmen hotel is very near to the site.
The site is near to the industrial zone.
The site is located in an academic zone
459 m
439 m 194 m
Roads
Height Conditions National Rd. (6th Oct. – North Coast)
The Arterial St.
International Rd. (Port Said – Lybia)
Site 1 has higher determinants in height conditions than site 2, which won’t be suitable for the project.
Neighborhood Context
Borg ElArab Airport
Technology Valley
Site 1
Site 2
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“7’’
Winner Site EJUST
SRTA
SITE No. 2
Site (1) is rejected as it is in the heart of the industrial zone and is already proposed for industrial activities. Also for the strict height conditions. While site (2) is perfect for the selection criteria.
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Area & Dimensions
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Neighborhood Context
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Roads
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Accessibility
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Soil Type
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Wind Direction
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Sun Path
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Contour
Selected Site Analysis
Area & Dimensions
Neighborhood Context Cultural, Social & Commercial Services
Dim. = 495 meters
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Dim. = 309 meters
Dim. = 309 meters
Dim. = 495 meters
Main Street, 60m width
Mosque
Radius = 61 meters
Area = 35 Acres = 174,000 m^2
Roads
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Egypt-Japan University Of Science & Technology
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City of Scientific Researches and Technological Applications Authority
Resid ential
Off Street 36m width
Main Street 50m width
Accessibility
Railway Station 3 Km distance
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Railway Station 3 Km distance
Borg El-Arab Airport 14 Km distance
Soil Type
Wind Direction
The type of soil at the site is a “Sandy Soil” type. This kind of soil is very easy to grub in any weather conditions and rarely retains water. Hence, it needs organic materials and lots of water for soft landscaping.
Preferable wind often take the north-west path, this can help in designing landscape open areas and architectural forms.
Sun Path
Contour
Sun path and shadow can illustrate shaded parts so this can help to avoid forming open spaces at sunny areas.
Temperature Average High 30°C
Record High 37°C (2015)
Average Low 12°C
Record High 5°C (1987)
Temperature for Borg El-Arab has a good average and this is caused due to the high level of the city.
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Vision
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Project Concept
Vision & Concept
Vision The project aims to increase interest in scientific researches and development in the Middle East overall and contributing in raising the rate of expense of researches for more than 0.2%.
The park also goals to be a pioneer in its field in Egypt and the Middle East by 15 years after initiating the project, and collaborating with national and international companies of the field in the domain of innovation and industry.
Concept - "Intellectual Theme for the project" As the project of the science park is chosen to be about Smart-Tech. Devices, by looking for this type of technology we scientifically see that the foundation of this technology and the basic way to bring it alive is a process that is done generally by some main components that activates any microchip and the main language that a computer in any device can speak (The binary system) ..
The concept of the project in general is inspired from the process that happens for the goal of presenting a certain and desired output whatever accorded to the function of the device. The process is at follows:
Each of these components were studied functionally as will be shown on the next figure, to link them with the project components' functions, and build the general thinking and design on them as the main concept:
Compon ents
Function
Key-words
Link with Building
Input
Devices get orders by eternal stimulations
Start Introduction
ENTRANCE
Copper Wires (Traces & Vias)
Traces: paths carrying info to places. Vias: connect paths in chip layers.
Transfer Layers Gathering
PAHTES & NODES
Microproce ssor
Manage paths signals’ flow
Managing Accessibility
ADMINISTRATION ORIENTATIONS
Transistors
Create binaries to make signals identifiable.
Base Language Foundation
EXHIBITIONS INTERACTIVE BLDGs
Fetch info – Decode them Execute – Write Back.
Brain Operations
RESEARCH CENTER
Implement operations, calculations and solve problems.
Calculations Decisions Assembling
RESEARCH CENTER
Unit Register
Register any data goes into & outside the chip.
Registering Observation
OBSERVATORY BLDG
Result
New data goes back to the software as an output
Cycle Output Info. gaining
ENTRANCE
CPU (Control Processing Unit)
ALU (Arithmetic & Logical Unit)
In a simple way of explanation, the device receives a signal or an order from an external stimulation (eg. a person) by an input device (eg. sensor, memory, keyboard, graphic video, card … etc.). The orders are moved in the microchip respectively as shown in the previous figure till they are presented as outputs.
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Bubble Diagram
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Zoning Program
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Zoning
Project Zoning
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Building Model
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Building Concept
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Building Plans.
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Elevation.
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Section
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Used Structure System
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Building Program
Architecture
The Main Building - Research complex center (Research & Conference Center).
Main Building Concept The concept of the building was divided into two parts according to the function of each center:
For the Research Center: The Research center previously was linked with the CPU chip for similar functions. The CPU is connected by traces from all directions since it's the brain that receives info and send instructions.
By analyzing the connections between them we see the following in the chip The concept is applied as the plan and the form is connected with the paths on the ground (Landscape) and the wires are wrapping around the building.
The wrapping strips around the form appearing in the facade
For the Conference Center: The concept is inspired from linking the relationship between the technology and the activity of the conference center, which depends on displays and screens in a major way.
The form was inspired from the shape of the encoder as it is the beginning of the process to display an image
Some shapes of optical encoder disks Concept was inspired from the mechanism of displaying an image by this function tools (eg. the CD). The CD creates a code when placing an image on it for example.
The encoder in the CD reader for decoding the codes.
The encoder and the Cd should rotate for doing their functions, and this was an inspiration for creating dynamic rotating slices can be used for functional or aesthetic wises.
Codes are converted to binaries and then to pixels to be presented. A digital display is on the elevation contains binaries and there translated sentences written as a welcoming or for special events.
MAIN BUILDING - GROUND FLOOR PLANS
MAIN BUILDING 1ST FLOOR PLAN
MAIN BUILDING 2ND FLOOR PLANS
ELEVATION
SECTION
USED STRUCTURE SYS. – BUILDING PROGRAM Detailed Program – G. Floor.
Used Structure System For The Main Building The Research Centre will use the skeleton structure
The Spherical building will use the Shell structure system.
Detailed Program – 1st Floor.
Dynamic Strips in the spherical building will be fixed with a column in the middle of the sphere, and moved by buried rails in the ground