Samah Shaltout Digital Portfolio
The Proposed Museum of Natural Science & Culture
Table of Content 1. Introduction 2. Reception Area: Plan, & Isometric 3. My Philosophy 4. Reception Area ; Rendered Perspective 5. Project Goals 6. Design Concept 7. Museum Restaurant/Natural Light 8. Site Analysis-Aerial Views 9. Site Concept 10. Project Concept 11. The Exterior Inspiration 12. Sketches 13. Exterior Elevations 14. Exterior Perspective 15. The Theatre Inspiration 16. Theatre Exterior Elevation/Plan 17. Theatre –Design Concept 18. Visitors Route + Final Plan Samah Shaltout
19. Furniture & Fixture Plan 20. Exhibition Plan 21. Library space/ Orthographic View 22. Museum facilities and visitors Journey/3D Visualisations 23. The main Entrance & Information Desk 24. The main Exhibit hall 25. Roof Openings/Windows Inspiration 26 Museum Restaurant/ Natural light 19. Library space/Process of Form Creation 20. Library Space – Ladies section/Men section 21. Theatre Space/ Process 21 . Theatre Space- Interior / Lighting 22. Longitudinal Section 23. The main hall & Information Desk Section 24. The main exhibit hall/ elevations 25. Furniture & Finish materials 26. Conclusion
Introduction
Museums can make an important contribution to the cultural infrastructure of a location or area, often alongside other cultural facilities such as theatres, libraries, or concert halls. Nowadays, a critical mass of high-quality cultural facilities and services can often be a powerful machine that would attract businesses or organisations to invest in and locate to an area. Such facilities can make the area more attractive for their families and its workforce who will live there in the future. Thus, museums can regenerate to develop local communities through supporting job creation and serving as an important element in the argument for ďŹ nancial investment. In this way, the museum can quantify the economic beneďŹ ts that it brings to the local community.
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My Philosophy Contemporary architecture believes that the effectiveness of a design solution is measured not only by its aesthetics outcome but also by the user's satisfaction and more importantly by the impact of the design on the users. Especially, when it comes to interiors, the key success is to have a strong vision of what is most important to the users. To achieve this goal, each project should strive to explain the value of the design process that would meet the user's expectations physically, functionally and aesthetically.
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u To create a place of remarkable quality in an urban context that has a strong architectural message that would reflect the local identity.
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Goals
u To ensure the use of day lighting typologies that make all the facilities of the museum space bathed in natural light. u To promote a way of life that seeks to provide and secure a perfect recreation/education facility that would serve the economy and social wellbeing. u To improve that architecture is the language that unified the different cultural functions in a dynamic and creative urban environment.
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Design Concept
I believe that the more facilities and services the museum provides the visitors with, the larger the success the museum has. Also, the visitors need to feel welcome and comfortable through their visual visit by introducing them to a well-designed museum circulation. In addition to, employing high-level techniques that would encourage them to repeat the visit several times. From this context and previous case studies, I decided to design the proposed 'Museum of Natural History and Culture' based on these facts. I intend to introduce the proposed museum in the form of a discovery display that would encourage the visitors from all ages and genders to explore the displayed objects and make their own connections and discoveries. Another point to add is the design of the presentation page cover and the separate pages. I decided to use the topographical map of Saudi Arabia the aim is to identify the location of the project and to attract the viewers’ attention via the map abstract design as well as the use of the green colour that reects the identity of the country.
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Major Study Module (7FTC1034) Tutor: Joe Lynch
Site Concept Figure1: The isometric view illustrates that the large body of water is created in order to give the essence of “prominent urban development projects in the city that is aimed to complete the bouquet of the recreational facilities that would attract more visitors and to add a magnificent scene to the whole image.
Urban Landscape for more attraction
Artificial lake for various activities
The sweeping paths
Figure2:The plan showcases the sweeping paths that are created to entertain the visitors and encourage the gather and social interaction.
Plan Samah Shaltout
Project Concept
This project proposes the identity of the local community of Jeddah as well as the natural science, which forms an element of exploring and learning about scientiďŹ c information, culture, society and history. The visual experience is created through the participation of the residents of all genders and ages. This proposed museum will become the vessels that contain the lives and cultures of the local community through the connection of the outside space that contentious on endlessly to allow every space to form a relationship with nature. The outside space recreates a space for breathing, exercising and encouraging the gathering of the people and social interaction for the local residents to exclusively possess the contents of the space.
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Sketches- Mass Plan
Mass Plan Figure 3:The Sketch illustrates the Mass Plan of the proposed museum. Considering the characteristic of topography, where the natural sea is located nearby the project together with the artiďŹ cial lake. The project is designed in such a way to create a mass, which ďŹ ts the symbolism of the project and project site. Samah Shaltout
Sketches- Mass Plan
Mass Plan Figure 5:The Sketch illustrates the Mass Plan of the proposed museum. Considering the characteristic of topography, where the natural sea is located nearby the project together with the artiďŹ cial lake. The project is designed in such a way to create a mass, which ďŹ ts the symbolism of the project and project site. Samah Shaltout
Sketches-Plans
Figure 6:Zoning Plan
Figure 7:Upper View
Figure 4,5: The manual sketches showcase the circulation plan and zoning plan of the museum that has an iconic and contemporary design. This reflects the simplicity and fluidity to be consciously recognised an important vichle for social and economic regeneration. The museum circulation shows a spectacular architectural design through its specific features: entrances and sweeping healthy paths, that create a breathing area for the public. These paths circulate eyes of water that increase the potential of the outside space. Samah Shaltout
Sketches- Exterior Elevation
Exterior Elevation Figure 6:The design of the façade showcases contemporary architectural form through the fluid and curve linear structure. The relationship between the glass façade and the environment reflects the investigations of the concepts such as beauty, technology, function and aesthetic. Samah Shaltout
Sketches- Major Outside Performanbce View
Major Outside Performance View Figure 7:The role of the glass facade is without a doubt providing meaningful places in the built environment that convey the power of urban architecture as well as the economy. Samah Shaltout
The Exterior
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THE EXTERIOR The mass is designed in compliance with the inclination topography communicating the shape of the swords of the local community, while the conical shape of the theatre building is representing the design of “The Metal Incense Burner, AL Mubkhara” that is forming a pleasurable and important element for the local community till today. The flawless design of the roof and paths will breath along with the outside landscape that would blend the beauty of the magnificent scene of the sea located near by the museum. Finally, the museum forms a coherent environment not merely a collection of performance spaces but a vibrant new part of the city itself that commensurate the ambition vision and plan of the year of two-thousand and thirty.
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Design Concept
1-Connection of mass
Figure 8:Bird’s Eye Perspective
2-Void through & connection
3-Reflect Figure10:Isometric View Samah Shaltout
Figure 9: The Design Concept & Process
Design Concept-Rendered Mass Plan Figure13:The final rendered Mass Plan of the proposed museum. The project has a great and natural environment, offered by the artificial lake which floats under the massive body of the project. The extensive project site showcases an urbanised and dynamic landscape design which has intimate cultural space while emphasising the symbolism and vitality of the project. Roof Openings
Sweeping Path Artificial Lake
Figure 11:Final Rendered Mass Plan Samah Shaltout
Exterior Elevations
Front Elevation-A
Right Elevation-C Samah Shaltout
Left Elevation-B
Figure 11: A ,B ,C: Illustrate the main elevations front, left, and right elevations of the proposed museum. The theatre building is taking the form of a frustum cone, which is symbolised to the design of “Al Mubkhara” that is forming a pleasurable and important element for the local community till today.
Isometric View of the Exterior
Isometric View of the Exterior Figure 12: The digital model showcases the roof and wall surfaces will breathe along with the dynamic design of the museum. The light has been entered through windows and holes that are derived from nature, specifically from the Palm Tree leaves that reflect the identity of the local city. Samah Shaltout
The Theatre Building-Inspiration Figure13: “The Metal Incense Burner”, (Movement) and the “Scottish Docot”(The tapered face) inspire the design of the exterior of the theatre. The theatre is intended to serve various purposes including cultural/ recreational, which would communicate the temporal values of the twenty-first century in a dynamic flow and also become a media that would communicate the market needs in a simple modernisation of a facility that would Figure 13: The “Scottish Docot”(The tapered face) harmonise with the urban context.
“The Metal Incense Burner(Movement) Samah Shaltout
Theatre Exterior-Elevations/Plan
Figure 14 A :Front ~Elevation at night Figure14 A: The front view of the theatre during daytime and at night as well as the top view. B: The dramatic design of the outer glazing cone is allowing the natural light to penetrate deep into the building, offering greatest exibility, which allows the visitors to walk through a circular path. The aim is to continue the architecture language of uidity and seamlessness. C: Illustrates the top View of the theatre. Samah Shaltout
B: Front ~Elevation during daytime
C: Top View
The Theatre Space-Design Concept
§ Outer cone made of huge body of glazing. § The inner cone is typically structured from concrete. § The circular shell distance between the two cones.
Figure15:The theatre space was firstly designed and covered with one frustum cone. Then, the idea was further refined and defined by creating a circular shell distance between two cones, where the outer one is characterised by a large body of glazing while the inner, that is forming the theatre space, is typically constructed of concrete. The aim of the design is to create a circular shell distance between the two cones that would allow the visitors to enjoy their walking during the performances’ break in a closed and air-conditioned atmosphere. Samah Shaltout
The Building Exterior- Finish Materials Finish Materials
Granite
Glass
Flooring
Concrete
Paint
Figure 16: The upper part of the building has a sculptural form of light grey concrete which will integrate bits of gravel and limestone in its composition that would give the building a performativity and intelligent skin. The purpose of the building design is to create a remarkable quality. On one hand, it opens on the surrounding urban context and on the other hand it has a strong identity. Samah Shaltout
The Interior
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The Interior The sculptural volume of this proposed museum in the city of Jeddah is designed with more uidity, velocity and lightness. The interior walls with their curved lines have broken the rigid box design and the stands are offering the enigmatic presence that would add points towards a modern and future interior architectural language and embraces the latest digital design methods that will continue the city of Jeddah to develop as a cultural centre in which the connection between culture and public life is critical. The proposed museum will deďŹ nitely offer a place of experimentation, accommodating galleries, spatial complexity and movement.
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Visitors Route Plan
Visitors Route & Zoning Plan Figure 17: This route through the museum provides a visual connection to the outdoor and visitors take the opportunity to linger.
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Final Plan
Final Plan Figure 18:The final plan after the idea has been refined and defined. The spaces of the museum are arranged in a flexible way and they are integrated with each other in order to give a dynamic space experience while creating the mass which fits the symbolism of the local city and the project site. Samah Shaltout
Furniture& Fixture Plan
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Furniture & Fixture Plan
Furniture & Fixture Plan Figure 19 :The furniture and ďŹ xture plan showcases the arrangement of the furniture in relation to physical aspects and human dimensions, which play an important role in the deďŹ nition of the space inside the building. The design of the stands in the main exhibit halls is created in free unusual forms that allow the visitors to move freely in between them while enjoying their visual experience.
Interior Levels
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Furniture & Fixture Plan
Furniture & Fixture Plan
Figure20 : Illustrates the variation in levels inside the museum the aim is to create a dynamic journey to the visitors Samah Shaltout
Exhibition Plan
Exhibition Plan Figure23:The Exhibition plan concept is “The Road to magical Dream”. It will be the story of various times and people who would visit the proposed museum. They will experience and recognise the cultural and scientific history values by displaying a series of spaces that would give new awareness on the importance of natural science and culture Samah Shaltout
Library space-Orthographic View Figure21:The Rendered plan and the orthographic view that illustrate the location of the library in comparison to the other facilities inside the museum. The location will allow easy access as it has a direct connection between the main hall and the main exhibit hall. So that ,they can enjoy collecting information in a collaborative environment after they ďŹ nish their visual experience in the main exhibit hall.
Rendered Plan
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Orthographic View
Museum Facilities & Visitors Journey 3D Visualisations
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The Information Desk
Figure22 A: Illustrates the main entrance and the reception area. It is designed to be a space where everyone can enjoy the various changeable geometric artworks. Meanwhile, it is connected to numerous places and facilities of the museum which suggests a new comfortable culture space for the residents. Samah Shaltout
The Main Entrance & Information Desk
Figure22.B:The atmosphere of the space induces a certain mood that combines the most important concept of architecture with the continuous ow, aesthetic atmosphere, and functional space. In addition, unique order or sense of rhythm is embraced in the space. Samah Shaltout
The Main Exhibit Hall
Figure23:The exhibition space is the most important key space in the Museum of Natural Science and Culture. The stands have a sculptural, elongated and fluid form that encourage the visitors’ movement around them. Samah Shaltout
The Main Exhibt Hall
Figure24:The arrangements of the stands in the main exhibit hall. Some of the stands have sculptural elongated forms while others have latex forms that give a future interior language. The organisation of the exhibit hall is aimed to showcase an attractive and pleasurable visual experience and follow a continuous path through daylight and zone of diverse spatial qualities. Samah Shaltout
Museum Restauarnt / Natural Light
Figure28:The restaurant and cafeteria have been designed with simple space that connects the outside with the inside via windows, derived from the local palm trees. The aim is to reflect the identity of the local city while allowing the visitors to enjoy the magnificent scene and natural light. Space will provide the users with various experiences. On one hand it allows them to rest and breath after they finish their visual experience while enjoying tasty meals on the other hand. Samah Shaltout
Library Space-Process of Form Creation Process of Form Creation
Figure25:The geometric motive that reflects the identity of the local heritage. Each motive is placed close to one another to form a unique design through the overlapped patterns. This created a changeable structure in an immediate and innovative manner.
Figure 26:The 3D view of the unit structure of the library chairs.
Library Space & Furniture-Ladies Section
Figure 27:The design of the library chairs that are inspired by the Arabic motives and the trunk of the palm trees as well. The design showcases a unique combination that allows the users of the space to enjoy a collaborative environment while they are sitting on chairs that seem like sculpted creative work. Samah Shaltout
Library Space & Furniture-Men Section
Figure32: Proposed separate section for men Samah Shaltout
The Theatre Space-Interior/Lighting Effect
Figure 28: The theatre uses three- dimensional art screen technology in order to create an immersive experience to the viewers. Samah Shaltout
The Theatre Space-Interior/Lighting Effect
Figure 29:The circular movement is forming a captivating element in the theatre design. Play of light strips in the oor, walls, and ceiling of the theatre demonstrates an artistic, and magical effect. Samah Shaltout
The Patio
Figure 30: Illustrates the patio space that is dedicated to display the art work of the young artists and talented students. Samah Shaltout
Museum Facilities & Visitors Journey Sections Elevations Materials
Longitudinal Section A-A
Figure 31: Illustrates the longitudinal Section A-A, Passing through the main exhibit hall, information desk, the patio, and the museum restaurant Figure31: Illustrates the patio top view. The Patio inside the museum is creating a proper space that is dedicated to young artists, design and talented students to display their work freely.
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The Main Hall & Information Desk-Section B-B
Section B-B Figure32:Section B-B : Showcases how is the lighting designed to lit the main entrance and the information desk in order to give the visitors a pleasurable experience from the ďŹ rst glance
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The Main Exhibit Hall –Elevation D-D
Figure33: Elevation D-D in the main exhibit hall
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Main Exhibit Hall-Elevation C-C
Figure34:Elevation C-C in the main exhibit hall C
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Roof Openings & Windows Inspiration Diagram
Palm Tree Leaf
Horizontal
Vertical Figure 35:The diagram showcases how the idea is generated and developed from the local heritage that reects the identity of the local city. Samah Shaltout
Museum Restauarnt
Rendered Elevation E-E
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Figure41: Isometric View
Diagram Figure 36: Illustrates the rendered elevation E-E and the diagram explains how is the design of the windows is derived from the local Palm Trees that reect the identity of the local city.
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Figure42: Illustrates the museum restaurant plan
Main Exhibit Hall Furniture& Materials
Figure 38: The used materials are fiber glassreinforced gypsum in the design of the stands and other furniture pieces
Figure 37: Custom-moulded units of fiber glassreinforced gypsum are used for the interior of the exhibit hall, to continue the architectural language of fluidity and seamlessness.
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Figure 39: Illustrates the polished concrete flooring that is used to cover the main exhibit hall.
Library Furniture & Materials
Figure40: The chairs are made of artiďŹ cial leather and have a unique sculptural design.
Figure41: ArtiďŹ cial Leather samples Samah Shaltout
Library Furniture & Materials
Figure 42: The section in the library table showcases the design of the table that has a cruciďŹ xion form that would create more work space.
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Figure 43:Illustrates the 3D view of the desk structure design that allows a more working space and collaborative environment for the users.
Library Furniture & Materials
Plexiglas
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Figure 44: Illustrates the library table design. The tables are made of Plexiglas.
Conclusion Recently, the concept of the traditional museum designs has changed a lot and as a result assembly of families for social /recreational and educational/economic reasons has also increased. Although, the local city of Jeddah has included many museums all or most of them are museums for simple display and exhibition that have become obsolete. Moreover, They have no influential power and have become gradually regarded as a moment in the past. In addition, these museums only show the remains of the old heritage of different civilizations from different areas with a unified and organised exhibition method. However, they embrace the history and culture of Saudi Arabia as a Renaissance building built in a modern time. Only a few visitors could recognise its true value. Thus, this fuelled the intention to create and design an appealing space suited to represent the science and culture of new values and propose a new recreational/commercial and educational/economical urban experience. Hence, the building is different from the shopping malls that would become one of the today’s cultural and commercial spaces, closely related to everyday life. To compliment this, I proposed a space to look back to the old culture, but after creating a new exhibition paradigm where the past and the present are simultaneously exhibited. Through this, the historical facts of current damage will be illuminated and designed to correct and recover the fame of the old heritage by creating an exhibition space that would focus on a continued exploration into a new interior architectural language of fluidity, encompassing all scales of design and revealing the spatial complexity of the practice’s projects, which in turn demonstrates a radical and unique solutions of space.
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