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In my opinion, architecture is a profession that explores the interrelationship between space, humans, and nature. Therefore, in my research and study, I often start with the environment and people, hoping to make architecture and the environment resonate while allowing people to reflect and resonate in the space. In addition to this, I also use a parametric design approach in my designs to reduce the impact of architecture on the environment and to realize the concept of sustainable architecture.

The_X_Babylon

Individual work

Autumn semester of 2021

Theme: Public Building / Technology and Tradition / History and Future

Type: Research and Exhibition Center

Site: Babylon, Iraq

Tutor: Zayad Motlib

It has been reported that only ten percent of the Babylonian site has been excavated. Therefore, the city needed a research centre to support the research activities of the heritage and the conversion of the building also required research events and exhibition spaces to present the new discoveries. The building needs to demonstrate the dialogue between tradition and new technology through a diverse range of spaces. On the urban level, the building will become a new node to help people experience the values of the city from its tradition to future, giving rise to a continuous change of past, modern and future.

Cuneiform

Model of the evolution of cuneiform

God

The design site is located near the ruins of ancient Babylon, so it was essential to incorporate the memories of ancient Babylon into the design. The site is located away from the city, with the ruins of ancient Babylon to the west, and most visitors will reach it from the highway to the east. I used ladybug software to analyse the site to get information about the environment, which can be used as a criterion for the orientation of the building.

Cuneiform is an important part of Babylonian culture. Cuneiform has evolved from its initial hieroglyphic-based script to a more abstract and symbolic one. Cuneiform in the Babylonian period was symbolic and abstract in nature, so there is a connection between cuneiform and ancient Babylonian architecture.

Living Number/Letter

The text related to rights can find a connection with the Tower of Babylon, and this centralised layout can communicate to make a connection between the building and the sky.

There is a connection between the text associated with the dwelling and the Babylonian settlement. The courtyard was very important in traditional Babylonian architecture, not only for regulating the temperature, but also for allowing many activities to take place there.

The cuneiform script, which represents numbers and letters, is similar to Babylonian architectural structures. Similar support structures can also be continued in modern times, echoing traditional memories.