NATURE AS A PHENOMENA

Realizing Natural Resources

Material

SAND: IT’S PROPERTIES & PARAMETERS

Sand

Without sand there is no desert. Sand is nothing more than grain-like material composed of fine rock and mineral particles. Mainly made of silicate minerals and silicate rock granular particles.

To sustain life, locally available resources must be utilized efficiently and intelligently to produce outcomes that are viable for material sourcing, and to promote a way of life that is self-sustaining. At first glance the desert gives an impression of emptiness, however, it is in abundance of resources that could fuel a new life.

Material

Constructing spatial environments in the desert where there are no forms of supply chains (highways, ports, etc..), harnessing on-site resources as for materialization and construction is essential.

Environment

Understanding the properties of the desert and the unique phenomena’s that couldn’t be generated elsewhere to strategize methods of using environmental phenomena as technology.