My Grad: S3- Desing Stage

Conceptual Statement

Theme: The project will be a mixture of dynamic forms that represent cultures in a hybrid, indirect way, in order to celebrate the multi-cultural nature of Abu-Dhabi. It will also have a modern, contemporary appearance in addition of using conventional elements to imply history. Not to mention the site integration that the project is making with the surrounding context, merging and creating unity and harmony.

Hybridism Definitions:

Linguistic Meaning:
-The state or quality of being hybrid-outrage on nature, an unnatural product
Hybridism mainly means mixing two things different from each other and the product is something that is neither one of the two mixed things but has their qualities, and to relate that to architecture basically it is represented by using different materials and assorted forms.The relation between culture and hybridism is that each civilization has its own, different, distinctive culture and by bringing them all together at one spot hybridism is created, and the result is a building that has something from each culture but implemented in a total different way.

Vagueness definitions:

Linguistic Meaning:
-Not clearly expressed; inexplicit.- Lacking definite shape, form, or character; indistinct
Vagueness can be expressed in a building through the interior circulation or the exterior appearance, various shapes compound together in a way that seems inexplicable and bizarre. But mainly vagueness will be much more shown in the circulation to add the element of surprise and to provide the process of exploring and the feeling of anticipation. The discovery of cultures is a mysterious and vague process. That is during this journey a lot of things come along, things that are unexpected and sort of abrupt, not to mention that when one is exploring he is not fully aware of what he is about to see or witness. And the journey of discovering different cultures that existed in different eras is full of mystery and vagueness.

My GP2 3d images

and here is a flash of my Grad Project

My Grad: S2- Jury Posters

Here are my GP1 Jury Posters

My Grad: S1- Gathering Info

First step was to collect some data about my site which is saadiyat island,which was the site of my graduation project,the new cultural district in the UAE, and will be the new cultural hub of the middle east.

In the saadiyat island there are a lot of great projects of iconic architects such as Frank Gehry, Jean Novel, Zaha Hadid and Tadao Ando, each project is distinctive in its own design and has its own space that feels like its a dominant project while at the same time they kind of interact together.

after chosing the site i thought about my project which had to relate to the island, and cultures
and so House of World Cultures was born, my project mainly deals with cultures from all over the world. and also it will have a visitor centre to inlighten people about the saadiyat island and its projects.

here is the proposal map of the Saadiyat Island

I looked into many case studies but chose only the ones that are close somehow to my project.

and here are some of the chosen case studies

House of World Cultures

Also known as: The Pregnant Oyster
Officially: Congress Hall
Built: 1957
Designed by: Hugh Stubbins
Type: Performance venue
Location: John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, Tiergarten Park

Quai Branly:

Built: 2006
Designed by: Jean Nouvel
The "living wall" (200m long by 12m tall) on part of the exterior of the museum was designed and planted by Patrick Blanc
Type: Cultural Center
Location: 37, quai Branly - portail Debilly, 75007 Paris, France, situated close to the Effil Tower
It was named after its location.

Museum of World Cultures:

Built:2004
Designed by: French-Cuban-English couple Cécile Brisac and Edgar Gonzalez of Brisac Gonzalez Architects
Type: Cultural Center
Location: Sweden