Extention of Al Mahataa museum

BHI Urban Studio

In colaboration wiht Sharjah Government Authority

YEAR 5 SEMESTER 9

URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

sarounding context

road hierarchy

primary road

secondary road

teritiary road

SUPERVISING FACULTY :

HISTORY

Located in central Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Mahatta Fort was built by the Ruler of Sharjah in 1932 to afford protection for the passengers and staff of Imperial Airways. After it was transformed into Al Mahatta Museum (opened in 2000). Over time various skyscrapers built around it is making it invisible to the public 2 major buildings hiding the building have recently been demolished revealing a new site connected to the museum

SURROUNDING CONTEXT

Ibn othaimeen mosque

Al mahatta park

Al estiqlal

Mega mall

Possible visibility

King Abdulaziz st,Al Estiq-

ACCESSIBILITY

Sharjah international airport 15km

Dubai international airport 21km

King abdul aziz Bus station 1.5km

King Abdulaziz st,Al Estiqlal

Possible entrances

EXISTING BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Al mahatta museum

Commercial building

Mixed use building

Residential building

Landscape

Dr. Ashok Ganapathy Iyer, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, Architecture & Interior Design

Amity University Dubai

climate analysis

Climate: dry, arid most days tend to be hot with occasional rain however recent cloud seeding projects have increased rainfall in recent years Sun as at it peak in the South Winds: dry & dusty winds blowing from SW

Access: 1 big parking lot is located near the site with several smaller parking areas nearby the walking distance varies between 200m to 300m away from the site, nearest RTA is a 245m walk from the site

The site is rich in vegetation, with a variety of trees and shrubs. Some of the most common species include delonix, fig trees, trumpetbushes, date palm trees, silk plants, tropical almonds jacaranda,

orriorthents: Gravelly soils near mountains and wadis, limited for agriculture.

Torripsamments: Windblown sands, suitability for agriculture varies with terrain (best on low dunes and plains).

The site has a lot of human traffic as well as vehicular traffic this causes 2 main problem air pollution in the release of carbon gasses and noise pollution from the consistent honking in peak traffic hours