SITE & CONCEPT A FILTERATION AND RESERVOIR

The site is categorized as a “Wadi”, which is a string of valleys that form a funnel for a lake to form. Often in Wadi’s,, lakes are dry except for the rainy seasons where water is gathered and rises in level. In summer when evaporation rates are high, most of the water evaporates leaving a small pond. Most rainfall in the UAE occurs in Hatta, therefore, during the winter, rainfall is so abundant that the lake formed through the Wadi is large enough to support hundreds of thousands of people.

Carveout

A portion of the mountain will be carved out so that the building can be placed inside, giving the impression that the architecture and the site exist as one entity

Reachout

The building volume is cantilevered towards the deepest point in the lake so that the maximum capacity of water can be collected.

The volume is supported by structural columns and transparent structural pipes that takes in the water from the lake.

Curveout

By curving the slab, the water falls down by gravity through a falaj/aqueduct system

Pushout

Integrating architecture with the landscape to derive unique views and vistas.

The play of mass and void create openings for views and sunlight which interact gracefully with the mountains.