N.A.M.A.D - VEIL

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 6

PORTFOLIO YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2 ANDREA FERNANDES H00305533

TUTORS: DR. HARPREET SETH MANUPRIAM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

FESTIVAL OF LEARNING GROUP ASSIGNMENT Cosmic Viridescent

2.

SITE ANALYSIS GROUP ASSIGNMENT Density and diversity

3.

N.A.M.A.D. INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT National Academy and Museum of Art and Design: Digital media

FESTIVAL OF LEARNING

GROUP ASSIGNMENT: ELISHA ELVINA ANDREA FERNANDES STUTI SHETTY ALI SAYED AMAL NESREDIN

Located in the filli courtyard near the Heriot watt campus, the selected site was chosen to host the festival of learning. This would be a festival where academics and fun collide in a harmonious unison . A theme a cosmic viridescents was explored and selected to educated people about he most recent discussions regarding solar power. ( it’s generation and usage).

March 7th - 13th March

COSMIC VIRIDESCENT .

9 A.M. - 9 P.M

Knowledge Village- Block 8 Courtyard -STAGES FROM -

MUSIC CLUB • DANCE CLUB • TRIVIA • BINGO • CONCERT • MOVIE NIGHT • TED TALKS •ALUMNI Q&A •GROUP BOXING •THEATRE PLAYS • FASHION SHOWS • GROUP YOGA • GROUP EXERCISE • FILM FESTIVAL • STAND UP COMEDY RECYCLED MODEL MAKING BUSINESS SIMULATIONS POSTER DESIGN UPSCALING RECYCLED MATERIALS TO CLOTHS MODELLING A ROOM FIND OUT WHAT TYPE OF ‘X’ YOU ARE BUILD A MINI ROBOT GUEST SPEAKERS

MOHAMED HASAN ALMUTAWWA - SUSTAINABILITY AND GREEN ECONOMY SECTION ● DR. MUSTAPHA TAOUMI - CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY EXPERT ● ABILASH THUPPALE – SMART BUILDING & SMART MOBILITY ● DINA ALKISBI - CLIMATE AND ENERGY FOR THE MENA REGION ● KYLE BENNIE - SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT DUBAI CARES | MOHAMED BIN RASHID CHARITABLE HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION | DUBAI CHAIRTY ASSOCIATION | AL MAKTOUM FOUNDATION

ELISHA ELVINA, ANDREA FERNANDES, STUTI SHETTY, ALI SAYED, AMAL NESREDIN

By: Elisha Elvina, Stuti Shetty, Amal, Andrea Fernandes Ali Sayed.

VISION

In recent times, heavy discussions of how solar energy is the center of green energy and providing clean, sustainable, reliable, low-cost energy for constant use in homes, offices, universities etc. They shine light on the importance of living a more green and sustainable led life, as living in the middle east shows us how minor changes and attempts towards the wellbeing of the environment have led to major impacts. The future goal is to boost these sustainable impacts and thus we try to spread this knowledge among the students.

As Heriot Watt students our university goals speak loud on shaping tomorrow together and celebrating each other. By excelling in research and enterprise we use our academic endeavor to make these outstanding impacts on society by addressing world issues with a collaborative approach of different fields.

Inspiring the world and other generations.

Around every entrance points of this festival , multiple administrative stations are placed dealing with the registration and management of the workshop stations , the sales of tickets for the carnivals: with pricing details ( 1dhs 5dhs and 10dhs worth tickets) , with event details in the main pavilion etc. The sales and funds made from this festival are all given to different charity organizations by the end of the day. These stations act as information desk guiding the visitors to their point of interest.

Sponsor Stalls

PhotoBooth

Henna/Face Painting

Enterprise zones

Carnival Stalls Workshop Zone

ZONE 2

Hammock Area

FOOD AREA

STAGE ZONE

ZONE 1

Prize Stall

CARNIVAL AREA

Exhibition Area

Food Area

Cloth Wall Mural

Interactive Pavilion

Stage

Clothes Exchange

Book Exchange

EXHIBITION AREA

The workshop tables are created around the already existing bases of the trees in the site. Attached to the top of these trees are tensile canopy shading devices that create an inspiring interaction between light and shadow. The center stage pavilion overlooks the workshop. It is a basic frame structure, with rolls of paper attached to the stings that are hooked onto the frame. These are rolls are colored and assembled onto the frame by the visitors, offering a community-driven, handcrafted, and interactive exhibition WORKSHOP ZONE COLORED ACRYLIC SHEET

PVC CONNECTORS

PVC PIPES

FOOD AREA STALL SET UP

This is the stalls in the morning which hosts academic activities by various clubs, courses and organizations from a variety of fields.

Students, Professors and parents alike get to interact with one another and be enlightened by new solar power energy products and advancements.

HAMMOCK AREA

At around 5pm, the stalls changes into stalls which hosts carnival games and prizes. The games vary from well-known carnival games such as basketball, throwing rings onto bottles etc, Many of the games use sustainable materials for the games. The lights which lights up the stalls are from the solar power stored during the day.

PVC PIPE

FISHING LINE

The hammock area allows a place of relaxation and spots to pause with families and friends. It is carefully shaded by the surrounding trees and overarching canopies along the walkway. The layout of the festival is pretty open and connects a lot of space, however for the hammock area we wanted to create a sense of privacy. Especially from the stage and central area, we decided to block of the view with the mural.

The stage zone where all the events take place throughout the day is made more attractive and interactive with the Roll pavilion.

Adding its own element of fun, during the day having a play of natural light coming through the rolls and during the night bringing in people together with their art and skills making it more personal. The rolls attached to the PVC pipes are recycled cardboard rolls. this aim to show how different materials could be used and reused by individuals thus promoting our theme.

CARDBOARD ROLLS

EVENT SCHEDULE Monday

Tuesday

The food stalls are centralized around Fili restaurant’s area. The stalls roof are made with different colored acrylics to once again show the play of light and help visitors appreciate the “natural exhibition” by the sun. The 1m tall plant boxes are extended and made into seatings. The seating area is also heavily decorated with banners from sponsors and our main vision for the festival.

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

The exhibition is held throughout the extended queue of drapes. A simple and cost-effective modular, where the drapes are hanging from the top, cut out in different shapes and lengths to create a soft ombre effect as you walk through the exhibition walkway, which dances with the wind during this wonderful season. In terms of the color of the cloth, we opted for shades of green as it relates to sustainability, but also green is also the color of growth, the color of spring, of renewal and rebirth. Throughout the exhibition pieces of art, and mini equipment samples related to solar energy will be displayed to show people the existing technology.

Sunday

stage morning exercise Morning 9-3 talk QnA Guest apperance comedy Evening 3-9 bingo movie

zone 1

zone 2

13 academic stalls gaming/anime debate media

canival games

morning exercise Morning 9-3 talk 13 academic stalls QnA Singing gaming/anime canival games comedy debate media Evening 3-9 bingo movie morning exercise Morning 9-3 talk 13 academic stalls QnA Theater gaming/anime canival games comedy debate media Evening 3-9 bingo movie morning exercise Morning 9-3 talk 13 academic stalls QnA dance gaming/anime canival games comedy debate media Evening 3-9 bingo movie morning exercise Morning 9-3 talk 13 academic stalls QnA film gaming/anime canival games comedy debate media Evening 3-9 bingo movie morning exercise Morning 9-3 talk 13 academic stalls QnA fashion show gaming/anime canival games comedy debate media Evening 3-9 bingo movie morning exercise Morning 9-3 talk 13 academic stalls QnA concert gaming/anime canival games comedy debate media Evening 3-9 bingo movie

GROUP SITE ANALYSIS

GROUP ASSIGNMENT: ASIMMA AKPAN ANDREA FERNANDES BASHIR BELLO DEEPAK BHATT

For the final project this semester the site analysis was split into various groups. In this topic we looked into density and diversity regarding the UAE and Dubai, as well as Sheikh Zayed Road.

These topics were explored in terms of buildings, typologies, populations, events, modes of transport.

DENSITY AND DIVERSITY

POPULATION DENSITIES

Sheikh Zayed Rd is an intervention of many diversities. It is a place where different cultures, people and countries unit at. People love different backgrounds End age groups are found. The number of UAE citizens is around 11.5% and the remaining 88.5% made up of expatriate workers. The largest group of non-UAE nationals are Indians, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Egyptian , Filipino, other.

Sheikh Zayed Road is not only a tangle of people but also the buildings as well are having different conversations with one another. In different manners diversity is emphasized at this landmark. Buildings of Low Rise, High Rise, towers, and villa typology of buildings are found in and around the site.

Different types of road networks also connect different modes of transports. Highway, Internal Roads, Bridges, Service Roads, Metro Line, Pedestrian and E-Scooter Footpaths. E311 is a collaboration of variety of Activities (Marathon, U.A.E Police car show, etc.) And Movements on this road where cars don’t stop at signals, they stop at different food cuisine. Through out the year the landscaping and the climate also narrates how diverse it is during different months and seasons.

ROAD DENSITIES

BUILDING DENSITIES

DENSITY AND DIVERSITY POPULATION DENSITY & BUILDING HEIGHTS Population densities within an area directly co-relates to the building height and typologies. in the red zone due to high riser there is a greater population. Whereas in the yellow zone due to low rise building there is a lower occupancy.

There is the exception of areas with low rise typologies but high densities due to unit sharing increasing the occupancies

POPULATION GROWTH COMPARISONS Every half of a century population of the planet doubles itself.

In New York the population in 50 years only grew from 16 million people to 19 million people and only 20% of the population own driver’s license . In shanghai city the population grew from 6 million to 30 million which is 5 times in 50 years and only 10% of the population have their driver’s license . But in Dubai the fastest growing city in the world the population grew from 73,000 to 3.3 million people which is a growth multiplied 50 times in 50 years. Dubai 2 million people have a driver’s license and 2.5 million cars are registered which makes 60% of Dubai residents drive to move around and the rest use public transport

POPULATION DENSITIES

BUILDING DENSITIES

VEHICULAR DENSITIES

GREEN-SCAPE DENSITIES

A tower

Blue tower

Building densities vary all along Sheikh Zayed Road

DENSITY AND DIVERSITY Pedestrian connections People busy with their own lives

High traffic densities in the area

Diversity in the people: Tourist to everyday residents

Diversity in building typologies

Dense pedestrian pathways

Variety in landscaping elements

Multiple modes of transportation - car, metro, bus, bikes and e-scooters

Home to Diverse species of flora and fauna

DENSITY AND DIVERSITY

N.A.M.A.D NATIONAL ACADEMY AND MUSEUM OF ART AND DESIGN

A national academy and museum was designed on Sheikh Zayed Road, located in the heart of Dubai, along with a theater component. Various aspects of the viability and need for such a project were searched and exploded as well as the value the selected theme bought to the community and people of Dubai.

THEME DIGITAL MEDIA

In recent years, technology has become omnipresent in every aspect of our daily life and can be seen to directly co-relate to our happiness. The UAE and the World hope in the near future for further innovations and research in the field of technology. Society consumes content from social media at such a rapid pace that it has become the cornerstone in URBAN METABOLISM. With the growth of digital media, many fields have seen tremendous advancements. One of these field being the fashion and graphics industry. Different cities, host fashion weeks for designers from all around the world. Even in Dubai, the Arab fashion week is an annual event held in various hotels. This museum will act as a HUB for international fashion events and its prestigious guests. It will also be a place where upcoming designers from all around the world can showcase their digital media work. This museum and academy will become a place for innovation and collaboration for bright minded people.

Addressing sustainability the UN views digital media as an essential tool to allow the goals to be achieved. The 2 these selected to be explored in relation to digital media and fashion are: Decent work and responsible consumption.

SITE ANALYSIS DEVELOPING THE MUSEUM MILE LOCATING THE SITE

SITE

BURJ KAHLIFA

MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE DUBAI MALL

1970

HIGH RISE MIXED USE

2018

LOW RISE RESIDENTIAL

Over the last 50 years UAE has grown considerably. This achievement can be witnessed from the countries infrastructure development. In the future the UAE minister hope that the use of digital media in various fields increases by 1.6% each year.

With a large number of population made up of expatriates, the UAE has a vary diversity populations with SZR having a certain level of iconism to it.

Along the SZR , mostly high rise building populate its edges with various typologies from residential to commercial. The aim of this project ws to develop a museum mile with the burj and museum of the future to draw tourist together.

The 30m high restriction would also allow for a breath of fresh air into the highly populated area and give a new experience. Due to strict master planning regulations the High rise Along SZR follow a similar pattern of commercial ground floor, followed by residential at the top and a parking building set back from the building . Over time these regulations have created this comfortable shaded green corridor for the pedestrians.

COCA COLA ARENA

BUILDING TYPOLOGIES AND ELEVATIONS

DEMOGRAPHICS SITE 30M HEIGHT RESTRICTION

RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL HOTELS

DECODING THE SITE HIGH TRAFFIC PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT

SZR

308

SITE ANALYSIS

KEY FINDINGS

EXISTING SURROUNDINGS Open skies and views towards the North west of the site

308 the main network to access the building on SZR

EDGES - ACCESS

Green spine created due to planning regulations Metro linkage- the only connection to the other-side

Tims- a major node near the site bring in numerous people at once

CLIMATIC ANALYSIS

SOUTH EAST WINDS

SHADOW ANALYSIS

PEDESTRIAN MOVMENT

NORTH WEST WINDS

30M HEIGHT RESTRICTION

37m Setback : Beyond this point

no cars can cross

32m Setback - no built form allowed beyond this point

32m Setback

3m setbackk for the built form

BUFFER ZONES

SITE ZONING STUDIES KEY FINDINGS

SECTIONAL ANALYSIS XXXXX

SCENARIO 1

The theater was embedded in the center with the museum and academy on either sids acting as a noise buffer to maintain acoustic properties

SCENARIO 2

The theater and public zones located on the ground floor.

To allow access at any time and the museum and academy functions were interconnected.

SCENARIO 3

Same base however the museum and academy were divided with a common area in-between.

DESIGN DRIVERS

SCENARIO 4

CHANNELING WINDS

MAINTAINING VIEWS

SCENARIO 5 OPEN MOVEMENT

The academy had direct access to the public with the museum was situated at the top.

COUNTERING THE HARSH SUN

Finally the public zone was brought down with the theater situated underground, followed by the museum and academy at the top most floors due to the need for privacy.

PRECEDENTS: THE DALI MUSEUM Architect: HOK Area: 6300m2 Location: St. Petersburg, Florida

Feature staircase is inviting and defines the space

Large ample exhibition areas

STRUCTURE INTERNAL AND FLUID STRUCTURE Each triangle design is different and from s the complex fluid shape .

Exterior becomes part of the interior facade

PRECEDENTS: V&A DUNDEE Architect: Kengo Kuma and Associates Area: 8500m2 Location: Scotland

MAPPING CIRCULATION INSPIRATION SKETCHCONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

DESIGNING THE PUBLIC REALM Connecting the users

Inspired by the backdrop of the scottish mountains

Form drew inspiration from the existing context

EXHIBITION SPACES

FORM DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS Internal frame with a skin around

INTERIOR SPACES

Creating volume through double height open spaces

EXHIBITION SPACES

Capturing views

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT MAPPING THE SITE

308- is an edge to the site but also is the main vehicular access to the site

SIMPLE CANOPY FRAME

User movements within the site at various times of the day

Green zone

User movements through the pedestrian path and site

High dense pedestrian flow, user movements from 308 to main street and vice versa.

Building acts a a visual barrier

Service road become an edge Buffer zone created by landscaping

SUPPORTS DESIGNED AND CENTER EXTRUDED

Busy, highly dense SZR

INTERNAL FORM DEVELOPMENT

User patterns

Channelings the winds and views

CANOPY FOLLOWS THE INTERNAL FORM Creating a level form

Extruding elements to counter climatic conditions

CANOPY FORM DEVELOPMENT

CANOPY LOOSELY WRAPS AROUND INTERNAL STRUCTURE

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FORM INTERACTIONS

CANOPY RESTS ON THE FACADE

CANOPY INTERACTION WITH THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE The form was tested in relation to the canopy structure, how the spaces interacted was accounted and appropriate adjustments were made

The internal structure was manipulated to adjust t othe canopy beinging in slanted wall and more volumetric place with double height spaces

CANOPY MERGES INTO THE FACADE

CANOPY SUPPORTED WITH GAP INBETWEEN

The last option was chosen due to sustainable cooling aspect where a double skin facade is generated allowing the internal structure to remain shaded and cool at all times of the day

SZR EXPERIENCE AT 20KM/H EXPERIENCE AT 100KM/H

Visually see the interactive facades and people interacting with the building. Many elements hidden behind canopy to draw curiosity

A sinuous form creating a break from the monotony of high rise buildings around

FUNCTIONAL ZONING

ACADEMY

MUSEUM PUBLIC BASEMENT PARKING

THEATER

ACCESS TO BASMENT

DROP OFF AND PICK UP

SURFACE PARKING

OUTDOOR EXHIBITION AREAS

PEDESTRIAN ACCESS

SITE PLAN SCALE 1: 500 Interactive digital facades - engage the pedestrians

Digitally mapped sculptures for various experiences during night and day.

Cooling water feature, with show and digital projections

Main pedestrian access to structure Outdoor seating for restaurant

GROUND FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1: 200

AREAS AND FUNCTIONS

UNDERGROUND FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1: 200

FRAMING THE VIEWS MUSEUM MOVEMENT

FIRST FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1: 200

ACADEMY FUNCTIONS SECOND FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1: 200

FOURTH FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1: 200

THIRD FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1: 200

CANOPY

ROOF STUDIOS

CLASSROOMS

DIGITAL ROOMS

FOURTH

THIRD

RECORDING ROOMS SECOND

FIRST

MEETING ROOMS GROUND

COMPUTER LABS

ACADEMY ROOMS

BASEMENT

EXPLODED DIAGRAM

SERVICES AND MEP

DOUBLE HEIGHT ENTRANCE LOBBY ROOF PLAN SCALE 1: 200

ACADEMY

USER EXPERIENCES

MUSEUM

THEATER

WEST ELEVATION SCALE 1: 200

URBAN SECTION SCALE 1: 500

SECTION A-A SCALE 1: 500

NAILED TO INTERNAL CONCRETE STRUCTURE

METAL SUPPORTING FRAME

JOINT CONNECTS VERTICAL TRUSS TO METAL SUPPORT

VERTICAL TRUSS

CANOPY SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION DETAIL SCALE 1: 10

SECTION B-B

HORIZONTAL TRUSS STRETCHED ETFE

NORTH ELEVATION

CIRCULATION

INDOOR VS OUTDOOR

CONSTRUCTION GRID

INTERNAL STRUCTURE

CANOPY STRUCTURE

PHYSICAL MODEL DOCUMENTATION