The context Macro- Urban scale analysis

Karama offers a wide range of transportation services for users like the metro, bus stops and taxis.

Karama is one of the oldest commercial and residential neighbourhoods in Dubai with good transportation systems like the metro,taxis and buses.The diagram shows how spaces are used and how people access the site from different areas. Karama is one of the oldest commercial and residential neighbourhoods in Dubai with good transportation

Observational sketches

The buildings surrounding Karama are low rise buildings that provides a low cost liv-

These mixed used buildings provides supermarkets , tailoring shops and saloons for users.

Karama is cramped interms of parking and the level of carbon is therefore high.

Observational drawings were carried out during the site visit to Karama to understand the surroundings of the site and it helped to figure out nearby shops, transport and user groups.

Spatial form

Stage 1 massing

Buildings pushed away from the edge to improve views

Orientation of building changes to respond to algae. Main concept is to optimize sun building srf

Programs in building

Roof recieves an ideal amount of sunlight

Pathway in the middle separates the two libraries. Provides easy access from both sides

Process 1

Process 2

The study model shows how the slope design changes as it starts off with two separate libraries and the final design has three slopes combined to form a building that connects to the land-