ARC502 | Section 1 | Architectural Design Studio VIII

“L’Habiter pur la machine”SPACE[LESS]CITY- Abu Shaghara.

SITE AREA 23.068 sqm

FLOOR AREA RATIO 3.8

GROSS FLOOR AREA 87658sqm

MAX HEIGHT 20M

MAX SITE COVERAGE 90%

DINA ALMALIK MAHRA ALSHAMSI

CAR PARK 35% GFA

PUBLIC SPACE 10% GFA

CAR MALL 65% GFA

RETAIL 10% GFA

OFFICES 15% GFA

1960 2010

HISTORICAL ANALYSIS

1950 1970 1980 1990 2000 2020

Sharjah Creek 1971Sharjah Airport 1969

Sharjah Royal Airforce 1970

Sharjah Map 1950

Sharjah 1988

Sharjah 2008

Sharjah Heritage Area Today

Development of the historic fab-ric, its evolution, loss and recon-struction, including the impacts of modernization, roads and services.

ABOUT SHARJAH

The third largest emirate covering an area of 2,600 sq kms, the emirate of Sharjah straddles the peninsula, over-looking the Arabian Gulf to the west and the Gulf of Oman to the east. This gives it the unique advantage of being geographically diverse. The emirates also boasts of some of the most diverse of sceneries and superb waterfronts.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

Analysis of the local environmental characters: Climate Prevalent winds Humidity Orientation Sun path and shade

TEMPERATURE AVERAGE

The warm season lasts from may 15 to september 25 with an average daily high temperature above 38°c. The hot-test day of the year is july 26, with an average high of 42°c and low of 29°c.

The cold season lasts from december 5 to march 6 with an average daily high temperature below 27°c. The coldest day of the year is january 22, with an average low of 13°c and high of 24°c.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY

The relative humidity typically ranges from 22% (dry) to 93% (very humid) over the course of the year, rarely dropping below 10% (very dry) and reaching as high as 100% (very humid).

Prevailing Winds

SOCIAL ANALYSIS

Analysis of the existing local community and potential for fu-ture inhabitants derived bythe introduction of new functions or implementation of the existing ones

POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE INHABITANTS

Function: pedestrianAge group: adults and children

Function: transportationAge group: adults

Function: transportationAge group: children

Function: abu shagara parkAge group: all

Country: uaePercetntage: 20%Purpose: business (trade)

Country: india, pakistan, banglad-ishPercetntage: 70%Purpose: employees, shop own-ers, lving

Country: other countriesPercetntage: 10%Purpose: residential

LOCAL COMMUNITY

MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

Analysis of the existing urban morphology: Volumes, den-sity, grids, typologies, roads network & hierarchy, circula-tion, accessibility, relationship with main city infrastructures, site levels, architectural styles.

Site area: 23.068 SQMCar park: 30680 SQM

Grid network of main roads and intersection points Analysis of primary and secondary roads on site and surroundings Analysis of traffic zones in primary roads

CITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Sharjah is divided into three zonesThe industrial zone, commericial and residen-tial zone. The industrial zone includes mainly factories and warehouses that are make up a major aspect of sharjah. The commercial zone includes the areas of shopping malls, hos-pitals and educational servies. The residen-tial zone includes mainly high rise buildings/apartment buildings. The site for this project is located within a residential/industrial zone.

CITY NETWORK

Sharjah is connected to the rest of the city via several main roads; mohd bin zayed road and the dubai-sharjah road. These major highways are the main transportation link to the other cities of the uae. Other sig-nificant roads that connect the smaller parts of sharjah’s infrastructure are the industrial roads that connect the industrial zone of sharjah together as well as king abdalzeez street and alnahda street that connect resi-dential and commercial zones of the city.

ACCESSIBILITY FROM MAIN ROAD Grid system created by main roads and intersec-tion points within the city’s major network infrastructure

PRIMARY ROADSSECONDARY ROADSTERTIARY ROADS

ENTRY TO SITE VIA MAIN ROADS

Right: the industrial zone has bigger volumes and is more dense with factories. Left: includes the residential area which is made up of smaller volumes with more exterior spaces.

Analysis of the existing functions in the surrounding area.The area in-cludes a variety of services; hos-pitals, hotels, factories, supermar-kets as well as educational centers. The infrastructure is divided into several blocks. The site is located in the residen-tial block, which has a shopping mall as well as a hospital within a small driving distance. Other ameneties existing in this block include hotels, a park and a su-permarket. On the opposite side, the in-dustrial block includes several factories.

MASSES VS. VOIDS (BUILDINGS) ACCESSES

COLORS AND MATERIALS

Perceptual analysis of the perceptive parameters of the area: existing and potential views,accesses, enclosure vs. Openness, security, masses vs. Voids, colors, materials, edg conditions

PERCEPTUAL ANALYSIS

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