Site Analysis

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

Model of the evolution of cuneiform

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.

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.

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.